Colm Meaney
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Colm J. Meaney (Template:IPAc-en;<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Langx; born 30 May 1953) is an Irish actor. Known for his performances across screen and stage, he has received seven nominations from the Irish Film & Television Academy, winning twice for 2001's How Harry Became a Tree, and 2017's The Journey. Other film credits include Roddy Doyle's Barrytown franchise, Con Air, Layer Cake, The Damned United, Get Him to the Greek, and The Snapper, for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and won the Silver Hugo Award for Best Actor at the 1993 Chicago International Film Festival.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
On television, Meaney is best known for his portrayal of Miles O'Brien in both Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994) and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999), appearing in a total of 225 episodes. Other television credits include five seasons as Thomas C. Durant on the AMC western Hell on Wheels (2011–2016), James Burbage on the TNT historical fiction series Will (2017), and Finn Wallace on the Sky Atlantic crime series Gangs of London (2020). Meaney's numerous guest appearances include roles on Moonlighting, MacGyver, Murdoch Mysteries, Law & Order, The Simpsons, and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.<ref>"Colm Meaney Credits." TV Guide. Accessed March 14, 2025. </ref>
Also a veteran of the theatre, Meaney has starred on Broadway and the West End in Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh and A Moon for the Misbegotten, Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and Hugh Whitemore's Breaking the Code.<ref>"Colm Meaney." Internet Broadway Database. Accessed March 14, 2025. https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/colm-meaney-77452.</ref> Additionally, he has appeared in numerous productions with the National Theatre of Ireland, including Sean O'Casey's Juno and the Paycock, The Silver Tassie, and The Shadow of a Gunman.<ref name="Abbey">"Colm Meaney." Abbey Theatre Archives. Accessed March 14, 2025. https://www.abbeytheatre.ie/archives/person_detail/12111/.</ref>
In 2020, Meaney was ranked 24th on The Irish Times list of "The 50 Greatest Irish Film Actors of All Time."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2025, he received the Irish Film & Television Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Early life and educationEdit
Meaney was born in Glasnevin, Dublin, the son of Kathleen and Patrick Meaney, who was a van driver for Johnston, Mooney & O'Brien.<ref>Brady, Tara. "Colm Meaney: ‘My missus doesn't like Los Angeles. She's French’." The Irish Times, December 6, 2019. Accessed March 21, 2025. https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/colm-meaney-my-missus-doesn-t-like-los-angeles-she-s-french-1.4098226.</ref> His brothers are Liam, Padraig, and Sean Meaney.<ref>McGowan, Sharon. "Actor Colm Meaney Breaks Down in Tears at Funeral of 'Inspirational' Irish Director." Irish Mirror, July 23, 2018. Accessed March 21, 2025. https://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/irish-showbiz/actor-colm-meaney-breaks-down-12967815.</ref> He developed a love of acting at the age 14, and after completing his leaving cert matriculated to the Abbey Theatre School. Upon completing his studies, Meaney joined the company of the National Theatre of Ireland.<ref name="crying">Template:Cite news</ref>
CareerEdit
StageEdit
In 1971, Meaney joined the company of the National Theatre of Ireland, appearing in 24 productions over the next nine years. Credits from this period include William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, W. B. Yeats' King Oedipus, George Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan, Dion Boucicault's Arrah-na-Pogue, and Sean O'Casey's Juno and the Paycock.<ref name="Abbey" /> For much of this period, Meaney split his time between Dublin and London, touring the UK with several theatre companies, including the 7:84 theatre group founded by John McGrath.<ref name="IrishmanAbroad">Template:Cite podcast</ref> Meaney made his Off-West End debut in 1975, appearing in McGrath's plays Fish in the Sea at the Half Moon Theatre<ref>"Fish in the Sea (1975)." Stages of Half Moon. Accessed March 21, 2025. https://www.stagesofhalfmoon.org.uk/productions/soft-or-a-girl/.</ref> and Yobbo Nowt at the Shaw Theatre. The following year he appeared in a stage adaptation of Lin Piao's History of the Tenth Struggle at the Institute of Contemporary Arts. Meaney made his American stage debut in 1982 at the Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival, where he would remain a summer company member until 1985. Credits from this period include William Shakespeare's Henry V, J. M. Synge's The Playboy of the Western World, Dylan Thomas' A Child's Christmas in Wales, C. P. Taylor's And a Nightingale Sang, and the American premiere of The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.<ref>Christon, Lawrence. "STAGE REVIEWS : REGIONAL THEATER HAS A NEW LOOK." Los Angeles Times, August 8, 1985. Accessed March 21, 2025. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-08-08-ca-3569-story.html.</ref> The play is an 8½ hour-long stage adaptation of the Charles Dickens’ novel of the same name, performed in two parts. The production was a critical and commercial success, later transferring to Merle Reskin Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
Meaney made his Off-Broadway debut in 1984, appearing as Kevin in Hugh Leonard's The Poker Sessions at Theater Off Park.<ref>Gussow, Mel. "Stage: Hugh Leonard's 'Poker Session' Revived." The New York Times, October 21, 1984. Accessed March 21, 2025. https://www.nytimes.com/1984/10/21/theater/stage-hugh-leonard-s-poker-session-revived.html.</ref> In 1986 he relocated from New York City to Los Angeles. That same year he starred in Sławomir Mrożek's Alpha,<ref>Sullivan, Dan. "STAGE REVIEW : ‘ALPHA’: AN IRONY WITH WRINKLES." Los Angeles Times, September 26, 1986. Accessed March 21, 2025. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-09-26-ca-9137-story.html.</ref> Harold Pinter's The Birthday Party,<ref>Christon, Lawrence. "Another 'Birthday' for Director Mandell." Los Angeles Times, February 16, 1986. Accessed March 21, 2025. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-02-16-ca-8498-story.html.</ref> and Peter Sheridan's Diary of a Hunger Strike,<ref>Koehler, Robert. "Playwright of Irish Greek Tragedy." Los Angeles Times, March 29, 1986. Accessed March 21, 2025. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-03-29-ca-1465-story.html.</ref> all at the Los Angeles Theatre Center. Meaney's performance in the later earned him a Drama-Logue Award nomination for Best Actor in a Play. In 1987, Meaney appeared as Mick Ross in the American premiere of Hugh Whitemore's Breaking the Code at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.<ref>Richards, David. "Code Unsolved Enigma." The Washington Post, October 5, 1987. Accessed March 21, 2025. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1987/10/05/code-unsolved-enigma/53f97080-6bfc-4abd-be68-ed5b2ffff3b5/.</ref> Later that same year the production transferred to the Neil Simon Theatre on Broadway. From 1992 to 1993 Meaney appeared in a multi-city tour of Tom Stoppard's Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, directed by his Star Trek co-star Patrick Stewart. Tour venues included Orange County Symphony in Garden Grove, CA; The Chicago Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, and The Fox Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 1999 Meaney starred in Peter Parnell's stage adaptation of John Irving's The Cider House Rules at the Atlantic Theater Company. Meaney won an Obie Award for his performance.
Meaney made his West End debut as Phil Hogan in the 2006 revival of Eugene O'Neill's A Moon for the Misbegotten at The Old Vic. Directed by Howard Davies, the cast also featured Kevin Spacey and Eve Best. For his performance, Meaney was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role. The following year the production transferred to the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on Broadway. Meaney would later return to Broadway in the 2018 revival of Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh at Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. Directed by George C. Wolfe, the cast featured Denzel Washington, Bill Irwin, David Morse, Tammy Blanchard, and Austin Butler. In 2023, after more than a 40-year absence, Meaney returned to the Irish stage in Landmark Productions revival of the Enda Walsh play Bedbound at the Galway International Arts Festival. Starring opposite his daughter Brenda Meaney, the production later transferred to an additional engagement at the Olympia Theatre, Dublin.<ref>Hayes, Katy. "Bedbound Review: Colm Meaney and Daughter Brenda Are Inspired Casting in Tale of Celtic Tiger Hubris." Irish Independent, July 19, 2023.https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/theatre-arts/bedbound-review-colm-meaney-and-daughter-brenda-are-inspired-casting-in-tale-of-celtic-tiger-hubris/a805730622.html</ref>
Television and filmEdit
Meaney's first television appearance was in Z-Cars on BBC One, in 1978. He guest-starred on shows such as Remington Steele and Moonlighting before embarking on a successful film career; he received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor for his role in The Snapper.<ref name="Addley">Template:Cite news</ref>
Meaney first appeared on Star Trek: The Next Generation in its 1987 pilot episode, "Encounter at Farpoint", as an unnamed helm officer. His character became a frequently recurring one, and was given the name of Miles O'Brien as he became more prominent in the crew as Transporter Chief. In 1993, Meaney left The Next Generation for a main role in its spin-off Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and remained on that show until its final episode, in 1999. With 225 total appearances on Star Trek, he is second to Michael Dorn with the most appearances on the franchise.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Meaney played Colum O'Hara in the 1994 miniseries Scarlett, the sequel to Gone With the Wind. He has played a minor recurring role as Cowen,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> leader of the Genii on the series Stargate Atlantis,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> guest-starred on Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and appeared as Bob O'Donnell on the ABC show Men in Trees. Meaney appeared in the film Die Hard 2, playing the pilot of the plane Windsor 114 that was later crashed by Colonel Stuart.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
He was the only actor to appear in all three film adaptations of Roddy Doyle's The Barrytown Trilogy, as the father of the Rabbitte family. His stage appearances include the Old Vic production of Eugene O'Neill's A Moon for the Misbegotten. Meaney starred in the British comedy film Three and Out (released in the UK on 25 April 2008). In July of the same year An Post (the Irish Post Office<ref>An Post—the Irish Post Office An Post (retrieved 28 May 2018)</ref>) issued a postage stamp showing Meaney as Joe Mullen in the film Kings.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
In 2009, Meaney co-starred with Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx in Law Abiding Citizen, playing Detective Dunnigan. In March 2009, Meaney voiced an Irish bartender on the St. Patrick's Day episode of The Simpsons, "In the Name of the Grandfather". In the same month the film The Damned United was released, a mostly fictional retelling of the 44-day period in which Brian Clough was manager of Leeds United F.C. Meaney played former Leeds manager Don Revie. He co-starred in Soldiers of Fortune. In 2013, Meaney co-starred in Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa. In 2014, he appeared as The Horse in the BBC's three-part crime story The Driver. For five seasons he portrayed railroad magnate Thomas C. Durant on AMC's drama series Hell on Wheels.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Personal lifeEdit
From 1977 to 1994, Meaney was married to fellow actor Bairbre Dowling, with whom he frequently appeared opposite on stage and screen.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{|url=https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22265817/%7C Air date=22 Jun 2023| Retrieval date=22 November 2023}}</ref> Together they had one daughter, actress Brenda Meaney, born in 1984.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Meaney married French costume designer Ines Glorian in March of 2007. Their daughter Ada was born in 2005. The family lives in the Majorcan town of Sóller, with homes in Los Angeles, California, and Dublin, Ireland.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Meaney is a supporter of Sinn Féin.<ref name="Addley"/>
Acting creditsEdit
FilmEdit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Nailed | Younger Protestant | ITV, Television film | ||
| 1983 | Playboy of the Western World | Shawn | PBS, Television film | ||
| 1984 | The Hidden Curriculum | David Dunn | UTV, Television film | ||
| 1986 | Omega Syndrome | Sean | |||
| 1987 | The Dead | Mr. Bergin | |||
| Kenny Rogers as The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues | Tinkerer | NBC, Television film | |||
| 1989 | Perfect Witness | Meagher | HBO, Television film | ||
| 1990 | Come See the Paradise | Gerry McGurn | |||
| Dick Tracy | Cop at Tess's | ||||
| Die Hard 2 | Pilot | ||||
| 1991 | The Commitments | Jimmy Rabbitte, Sr. | |||
| 1992 | Under Siege | Daumer | |||
| The Last of the Mohicans | Maj. Ambrose | ||||
| Far and Away | Kelly | ||||
| Into the West | Barreller | ||||
| 1993 | The Snapper | Dessie Curley | Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | ||
| 1994 | War of the Buttons | Geronimo's father | |||
| The Road to Wellville | Dr. Lionel Badger | ||||
| 1995 | The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain | Morgan the Goat | |||
| Ripple | Nathan | Short film | |||
| 1996 | The Van | Larry | |||
| The Last of the High Kings | Jim Davern | ||||
| 1997 | Con Air | Agent Duncan Malloy | |||
| Owd Bob | Keith Moore | ||||
| 1998 | This Is My Father | Seamus, owner of the Bed and Breakfast | |||
| Monument Ave. | Jackie O'Hara | a.k.a. Snitch | |||
| October 22 | Steve | ||||
| Claire Dolan | Roland Cain | ||||
| Money Kings | Al Sheehan | Cinemax, Television film (a.k.a. Vig) | |||
| 1999 | Mystery, Alaska | Mayor Scott Pitcher | |||
| Chapter Zero | Frank Lazarus | ||||
| Four Days | Fury | ||||
| Most Important | Dan O'Neill | ||||
| 2001 | Backflash | Gin O'Malley | |||
| How Harry Became a Tree | Harry | Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actor | |||
| 2002 | King of Texas | Mr. Tumlinson | TNT, Television film | ||
| R.U.S./H. | Capt. Mike Gunnison | CBS, Television film | |||
| 2003 | The Boys from County Clare | Jimmy | |||
| Intermission | Jerry Lynch | ||||
| 2004 | Blueberry | Jimmy McClure | (a.k.a. Renegade) | ||
| Bad Apple | Gibbons | CBS, Television film | |||
| Zenon: Z3 | Commander Plank | Disney Channel, Television film | |||
| Layer Cake | Gene | ||||
| Battle of the Brave | Benjamin Franklin | ||||
| 2005 | Turning Green | Tom | |||
| Briar & Graves | Father Alister McSweeney | Fox, TV Movie | |||
| 2006 | Caved In: Prehistoric Terror | Vincent | Syfy, Television film | ||
| Five Fingers | Gavin | ||||
| A Lobster Tale | Cody | ||||
| Sixty Minute Man | Charlie | ABC, Television film | |||
| 2007 | Kings | Joe Mullan | Nominated – Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actor | ||
| The Metrosexual | The Mayor | Great Lakes Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actor | |||
| 2008 | Clean Break | Trevor Jones | (a.k.a. Unnatural Causes) | ||
| Three and Out | Tommy | (a.k.a. A Deal Is a Deal) | |||
| 2009 | The Damned United | Don Revie | |||
| Template:Sort | Frank Kensay | ||||
| Law Abiding Citizen | Detective Dunnigan | ||||
| 2010 | Get Him to the Greek | Jonathan Snow | |||
| Alleged | H. L. Mencken | ||||
| Parked | Fred Daly | ||||
| The Conspirator | Gen. David Hunter | ||||
| The Flight of the Swan | Giannopolus | ||||
| 2011 | El Perfecto Desconocido | Mark O'Reilly | |||
| 2012 | Whole Lotta Sole | Detective Weller | (a.k.a. Stand Off) | ||
| Bel Ami | Monsieur Rousset | ||||
| Soldiers of Fortune | Carter Mason | ||||
| The Hot Potato | Harry | ||||
| The Cold Light of Day | CIA Agent | ||||
| 2013 | Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa | Pat Farrell | |||
| One Chance | Roland Potts | ||||
| A Belfast Story | Detective | ||||
| Free Birds | Myles Standish | Voice | |||
| 2014 | The Yank | Fintan McGuire | (a.k.a. My Not So Irish Bride) | ||
| The Devil's Hand | Elder Beacon | ||||
| 2015 | A Dangerous Arrangement | Leslie | TVM, Television film | ||
| 2016 | Norm of the North | Grandfather | Voice | ||
| Pelé: Birth of a Legend | George Raynor | ||||
| The Journey | Martin McGuinness | ||||
| The Secrets of Emily Blair | Father Avital | ||||
| 2017 | Halal Daddy | Martin Logan | |||
| 2018 | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | Big Daddy | NT Live, Television film | ||
| 2019 | Tolkien | Father Francis | |||
| Seberg | Frank Ellroy | ||||
| The Last Right | Detective Donall Crowley | ||||
| 2020 | The Banker | Patrick Barker | |||
| Pixie | Dermot O’Brien | ||||
| 2021 | The Monkey | MacDonell | citation | CitationClass=web
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| Lady Betty | Paddy | Short film | |||
| There's Always Hope | Jonathan Stack | citation | CitationClass=web
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| 2022 | Confession | Father Peter | |||
| Save the Cinema | Martyn | ||||
| Marlowe | Bernie Ohls | ||||
| Unwelcome | "Daddy" Whelan | ||||
| Three Day Millionaire | Mr. Barr | ||||
| 2023 | In the Land of Saints and Sinners | Robert McQue | |||
| The Problem with People | Ciáran | ||||
| 2024 | No Way Up | Brandon | |||
| The Ballad of Davy Crockett | Caleb | ||||
| Duchess | Frank Monaghan | ||||
| Bring Them Down | Ray | ||||
| TBA | The Panic | J.P. Morgan | Post-production |
TelevisionEdit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Thursday Play Date | Freddie | Episode: "Hatchet" | |
| 1978 | Z-Cars | McGlin | Episode: "Pressure" | |
| 1981 | Les roses de Dublin | Michael Kavanaugh | Main role, 6 episodes | |
| 1982 | Play for Tomorrow | Kevin Murphy | Episode: "Easter 2016" | |
| Strangers | Smollett | Episode: "Charlie's Brother's Birthday" (Part 1) | ||
| 1986 | Moonlighting | Katharina Suitor | Episode: "Atomic Shakespeare" | |
| 1987 | Remington Steele | Man in Tavern | Episode: "Steele Hanging in There: Part 2" | |
| Tales from the Darkside | Constable | Episode: "Beetles" | ||
| 1987–1989 | One Life to Live | Alf | Unknown episodes | |
| 1987–1992, 1994 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Chief Miles O'Brien | Main role, 52 episodes | |
| 1990 | Equal Justice | Nucchi | Episode: "The Art of the Possible" | |
| Father Dowling Mysteries | Ernie | Episode: "The Undercover Nun Mystery" | ||
| 1991 | The New Adam-12 | Father | Episode: "Panic in Alverez Park" | |
| MacGyver | Dr. Irwin Malcolm | Episode: "Good Knight MacGyver: Part 1" | ||
| 1992 | Jack's Place | Mikey Ford | Episode: "Forever" | |
| 1993 | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | Jake Slicker | Episode: "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" | |
| Screen Two | Dessie Curley | Episode: "The Snapper" | ||
| Brooklyn Bridge | Mr. Kramer | Episode: "Good as Gold" | ||
| 1993–1999 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Chief Miles O'Brien | Main role, 173 episodes | |
| 1994 | Scarlett | Father Colum O'Hara | 2 episodes | |
| 1996 | Gargoyles | Mr. Dugan (voice) | Episode: "The Hound of Ulster" | |
| 1999 | The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns | Seamus Muldoon | 2 episodes | |
| 2002 | Random Passage | Thomas Hutchings | Miniseries Nominated – Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series | |
| 2004 | The Murdoch Mysteries | Inspector Brackenreid | 2 episodes | |
| 2004–2006 | Stargate Atlantis | Chief Cowen | 3 episodes | |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Judge Harold Garrett | Episode: "In the Wee Small Hours" | |
| 2006 | The Unit | Charge D'Affaires | Episode: "Security" | |
| Covert One: The Hades Factor | Peter Howell | 2 episodes | ||
| 2007 | Men in Trees | Bob O'Donnell | 2 episodes | |
| 2008 | Law & Order | Wyatt Landon | Episode: "Lost Boys" | |
| 2009 | ZOS: Zone of Separation | George Titac | Main role, 8 episodes | |
| The Simpsons | Tom O'Flanagan (voice) | Episode: "In the Name of the Grandfather" | ||
| Life on Mars | Lieutenant Gene Hunt | Episode: "Unaired Pilot" | ||
| Mercy | Dr. Parks | Episode: "I Believe You Conrad" | ||
| Alice | King of Hearts | 2 episodes | ||
| 2011–2016 | Hell on Wheels | Thomas "Doc" Durant | Main role, 52 episodes Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television (2013) Nominated – Irish Film & Television Award for Best Actor TV (2013) | |
| 2014 | The Driver | The Horse | 3 episodes | |
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| 2017 | Will | James Burbage | Main role, 10 episodes | |
| 2020 | Gangs of London | Finn Wallace | Main role, 8 episodes | |
| The Singapore Grip | Brendan Archer | Main role, 6 episodes | ||
| 2021 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Shelley Kelly | 2 episodes | |
| 2021 | Fúria | Michael | 2 episodes | |
| 2022 | The Serpent Queen | King Francis I | 4 episodes | |
| 2023 | Scary Tales of New York | Storyteller | Main role, 6 episodes | |
| 2023 | The Santa Stories | Bill | Episode: "The Note" | |
| 2025 | Safe Harbor | Kieran Walsh | Main role, 8 episodes |
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