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{{short description|Irish actor}}
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{{Infobox person
| name         = Colm Meaney
| image        = Colm Meaney (29865699455).jpg
| caption      = Meaney at the [[2016 Toronto International Film Festival]]
| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1953|5|30}}
| birth_place  = Dublin, Ireland
| education          = [[Abbey Theatre School]]
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| occupation   = Actor
| years_active = 1978–present
| awards       = [[List of awards and nominations received by Colm Meaney|Full list]]
| spouse       = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|[[Bairbre Dowling]]|1977|1994|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Ines Glorian|2007}}
}}
| children     = [[Brenda Meaney]]
| website      =
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'''Colm J. Meaney''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ɒ|l|əm}};<ref>{{cite web|title=Article: Las Vegas 2004: Sunday's Highlights|url=http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/6313.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040814103749/http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/6313.html|archive-date=14 August 2004|website=Star Trek|access-date=1 January 2006}}</ref> {{langx|ga|Colm Ó Maonaigh}}; born 30 May 1953) is an Irish actor. Known for his performances across screen and stage, he has received seven nominations from the [[IFTA Film & Drama Awards|Irish Film & Television Academy]], winning twice for 2001's ''[[How Harry Became a Tree]]'', and 2017's ''[[The Journey (2017 film)|The Journey]]''. Other film credits include [[Roddy Doyle]]'s ''[[Barrytown (franchise)|Barrytown]]'' franchise, ''[[Con Air]]'', '' [[Layer Cake (film)|Layer Cake]]'', ''[[The Damned United]]'', ''[[Get Him to the Greek]]'', and ''[[The Snapper (film)|The Snapper]]'', for which he was nominated for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Colm Meaney |url=https://goldenglobes.com/person/colm-meaney/ |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Golden Globes |language=en-US}}</ref> and won the [[Silver Hugo Award]] for Best Actor at the 1993 [[Chicago International Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Richard |date=2023-10-20 |title=Colm Meaney's 12 Best Movie and TV Performances, Ranked |url=https://movieweb.com/colm-meaney-best-performances-ranked/ |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=MovieWeb |language=en}}</ref> 

On television, Meaney is best known for his portrayal of [[Miles O'Brien (Star Trek)|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 (TV channel)|AMC]] [[Western (genre)|western]] ''[[Hell on Wheels (TV series)|Hell on Wheels]]'' (2011–2016), [[James Burbage]] on the [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]] [[historical fiction]] series ''[[Will (TV series)|Will]]'' (2017), and Finn Wallace on the [[Sky Atlantic]] crime series ''[[Gangs of London (TV series)|Gangs of London]]'' (2020). Meaney's numerous guest appearances include roles on ''[[Moonlighting (TV series)|Moonlighting]]'', ''[[MacGyver (1985 TV series)|MacGyver]]'', ''[[Murdoch Mysteries]]'', ''[[Law & Order]]'', ''[[The Simpsons]]'', and ''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]''.<ref>[https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/colm-meaney/credits/3030204063/ "Colm Meaney Credits."] TV Guide. Accessed March 14, 2025. </ref>

Also a veteran of the theatre, Meaney has starred on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] and the [[West End theatre|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 [[Seán O'Casey|Sean O'Casey]]'s ''[[Juno and the Paycock]]'', ''[[The Silver Tassie (play)|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>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/the-50-greatest-irish-film-actors-of-all-time-in-order-1.4271988|title=The 50 greatest Irish film actors of all time – in order|first1=Donald|last1=Clarke|first2=Tara|last2=Brady|publisher=[[The Irish Times]]|date=13 June 2020}}</ref> In 2025, he received the [[Irish Film & Television Academy]]'s Lifetime Achievement Award.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ritman |first=Alex |date=2025-01-10 |title=Colm Meaney to Receive Irish Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/awards/colm-meaney-irish-academy-lifetime-achievement-award-1236271517/ |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>