. He is second only to
episodes. He has guest-starred on many TV shows from
. He has also had a significant career in motion pictures, recently appearing in the British sports film
. He started studying acting when he was fourteen years of age, and entered the Abbey Theatre School of Acting after secondary school. He became a member of the Irish National Theatre and spent the next eight years in England, touring with several theatre companies.
on BBC1 in 1978. He guest-starred on shows such as
before embarking on a successful film career; he received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor for his role in
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
. In 1993, Meaney left
, and remained on that show until its final episode in 1999. With 225 total appearances on
(280). Meaney appeared in two
. Meaney is also one of only six actors to appear in the finales of two different
wherein he played the father of the Rabbitte family; however due to rights issues the family name changed from film to film.
released in the UK on 25 April 2008. In July of the same year
In March 2009 Meaney guest-starred as an Irish bartender on the St. Patrick's Day episode of
". In the same month the British film
. Meaney played the former Leeds manager
, but they are now divorced. He married a second time in March 2007 to Ines Glorian. He currently lives in the Majorcan town of
. He is unrelated to the science fiction writer
and, while not currently a member, has stated that he had joined the party when he was 14. In October 2011, Colm supported Sinn Féin politician
| Film |
| Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
| 1981 |
Nailed |
Younger Protestant |
|
| Les Roses de Dublin |
Michael Kavanaugh |
TV miniseries |
| 1983 |
Playboy of the Western World |
Shawn |
TV film |
| 1984 |
The Hidden Curriculum |
David Dunn |
TV film |
| 1987 |
Kenny Rogers as The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues |
Tinkerer |
TV film |
| Omega Syndrome |
Sean |
|
| The Dead The Dead is a 1987 film directed by John Huston, starring his daughter Anjelica Huston. The Dead was the last film that Huston directed, and it was released posthumously....
|
Mr. Bergin |
|
| 1989 |
Perfect Witness |
Meagher |
TV film |
| 1990 |
Die Hard 2 |
Pilot |
|
| Dick Tracy |
Cop at Tess's |
|
| Come See the Paradise Come See the Paradise is a 1990 film directed by Alan Parker, starring Dennis Quaid and Tamlyn Tomita. Set before and during World War II, the film depicts the treatment of Japanese people in America following the attack on Pearl Harbor, and the subsequent loss of civil liberties within the...
|
Gerry McGurn |
|
| 1991 |
The Commitments The Commitments , the soundtrack for the film, was released on 13 Aug 1991. "Mustang Sally" was released as a single. Most of the songs on the album are performed by the cast band, but two are by Irish singer Niamh Kavanagh.-Track listing:-Chart positions:-The Commitments, Vol...
|
Jimmy Rabbitte, Sr. |
|
| 1992 |
Under Siege Under Siege is a 1992 American action film directed by Andrew Davis and starring Steven Seagal as a former Navy SEAL who must stop a group of mercenaries, led by Tommy Lee Jones and Gary Busey, on a U.S. Navy battleship...
|
Doumer |
|
The Last of the MohicansThe Last of the Mohicans is a 1992 historical epic film set in 1757 during the French and Indian War and produced by Morgan Creek Pictures. It was directed by Michael Mann and based on James Fenimore Cooper's novel of the same name, although it owes more to George B. Seitz's 1936 film adaptation...
|
Maj. Ambrose |
|
Far and AwayFar and Away is a 1992 adventure-drama-romance film directed by Ron Howard from a script by Howard and Bob Dolman, and stars Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. Cinematography by Mikael Salomon, with a music score by John Williams...
|
Kelly |
|
| Into the West Into the West is a 1992 Irish fantasy film about Irish Travellers, directed by Mike Newell and written by Jim Sheridan.The film has received several awards for Best Film, Best European Film, and Outstanding Family Foreign Film.-Synopsis:...
|
Barreller |
|
| 1993 |
The Snapper The Snapper is a 1993 Irish television film which was directed by Stephen Frears and starred Tina Kellegher, Colm Meaney and Brendan Gleeson. The film is based on the novel by Irish writer Roddy Doyle, about the Rabbitte family and their domestic adventures.- Plot :Young Sharon Curley becomes...
|
Dessie Curley |
Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy |
| 1994 |
War of the Buttons War of the Buttons is a 1994 Irish film directed by John Roberts, about two rival kid gangs in Ireland, the Ballys , and the Carricks...
|
Geronimos' Father |
|
| The Road to Wellville The Road to Wellville is a 1994 American comedy-drama film adaptation of T. Coraghessan Boyle's novel of the same name, which tells the story of the doctor and clean-living advocate John Harvey Kellogg and his methods as employed at the Battle Creek Sanitarium at the start of the 20th Century...
|
Dr. Lionel Badger |
|
| Scarlett Scarlett is a 1994 six hour miniseries loosely based on the sequel to Margaret Mitchell's novel, Gone with the Wind, written by Alexandra Ripley...
|
Father Colum O'Hara |
TV miniseries |
| 1995 |
The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain is a 1995 film written by Ivor Monger and directed by Christopher Monger. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival....
|
Morgan the Goat |
|
| 1996 |
The Van The Van is a 1996 film, based on the novel by Roddy Doyle. Like The Snapper, it was directed by Stephen Frears. It was entered into the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.- Plot :...
|
Larry |
|
| The Last of the High Kings The Last of the High Kings is a 1996 coming of age film set in Howth, Dublin, Ireland in the 1970s where the teenagers of the story are dealing with the birth of punk, the death of Elvis Presley and the various dramas of their teens. The lead role of Frankie Griffin is played by Jared Leto...
|
Jim Davern |
|
| 1997 |
Con AirCon Air is an Academy Award–nominated 1997 American action-thriller film directed by Simon West and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. It stars Nicolas Cage, John Cusack and John Malkovich...
|
DEA Agent Duncan Malloy |
|
| Owd Bob Owd Bob is a 1998 British-Canadian drama film directed by Rodney Gibbons and starring James Cromwell, Colm Meaney and Jemima Rooper. It is based on the novel Bob, Son of Battle by Alfred Ollivant.-Main cast:* James Cromwell - Adam MacAdam...
|
Keith Moore |
|
| 1998 |
This Is My FatherThis Is My Father is a 1998 Irish-American film directed by Paul Quinn.- Plot :The film portrays a tragic love story set in late 1930s Ireland, focusing on the relationship between Fiona Flynn , a beautiful, feisty seventeen-year-old from a middle class family, and Kieran O'Dea , a shy labourer in...
|
Seamus, Owner of the Bed-and-Breakfast |
|
| Monument Ave. Monument Ave., originally titled Snitch and titled Noose in Australia, is a 1998 American film directed by Ted Demme and starring Denis Leary. The film centers on the Charlestown, Massachusetts Irish Mob and small-time criminal Bobby O'Grady who is dealing with the problems that arise due to...
|
Jackie O'Hara |
a.k.a. Snitch |
| 22 October |
Steve |
|
| Claire Dolan Claire Dolan is a 1998 American-French drama film directed by Lodge Kerrigan. It was entered into the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:Claire Dolan is an Irish immigrant working as a high-priced call girl in New York City; she doesn't enjoy the profession at all, but owes her pimp, Roland, a great...
|
Roland Cain |
|
| Money Kings |
Al Sheehan |
TV film; a.k.a. Vig |
| 1999 |
Mystery, Alaska Mystery, Alaska is a 1999 drama directed by Jay Roach about a fictional small-town ice hockey team that plays a game against the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League. It was shot in Banff National Park and Canmore, Alberta.-Plot:...
|
Mayor Scott Pitcher |
|
| The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns is a 1999 Hallmark Entertainment made-for-TV fantasy movie. It stars Randy Quaid, Colm Meaney, Kieran Culkin, Roger Daltrey, Caroline Carver and Whoopi Goldberg...
|
Seamus Muldoon |
|
| Chapter Zero |
Frank Lazarus |
|
| Four Days -Notes:*This is a slightly remixed re-release of a 1990 limited edition cassette, which was originally released to repay a friend for a favor. The public release of the cassette was a limited edition of 100 numbered copies....
|
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 The Irish Film and Television Awards were first awarded in 2003. Its sole aim is to celebrate Ireland's notably talented film and television community...
|
| 2002 |
Random Passage Random Passage is a 1992 novel by Newfoundland author Bernice Morgan. It was published by Breakwater Books Ltd. of St. John's, NL. It was followed by a sequel, Waiting for Time....
|
Thomas Hutchings |
TV miniseries
Nominated – Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-SeriesThe 17th Gemini Awards were held on November 4, 2002 to honour achievements in Canadian television. It was hosted by Seán Cullen, and was broadcast on CBC.-Best Comedy Program or Series:* An American in Canada* Buzz* Made in Canada...
|
| King of Texas King of Texas is a 2002 American television film based on William Shakespeare's King Lear directed by Uli Edel.-Plot:The film takes the plot of William Shakespeare's King Lear and places it in the Republic of Texas during the 19th century. Stewart stars as John Lear, a wealthy cattle baron and...
|
Mr. Tumlinson |
TV film |
| 2003 |
The Boys From County Clare The Boys From County Clare is a 2003 Irish comedy/drama film about a céilí band from Liverpool that travels to Ireland to compete in a céilí competition in County Clare...
|
Jimmy |
|
| Intermission Intermission is a 2003 Irish comedy crime film directed by John Crowley which tells a story of a young couple and people surrounding them. The film is set in Dublin, Ireland and is filmed in a TV drama style with several storylines crossing over one another during the course of the film.Mark O'Rowe...
|
Jerry Lynch |
|
| 2004 |
Blueberry Blueberry is a 2004 French film directed by Jan Kounen. It is an adaptation of the Franco-Belgian comic book series Blueberry, illustrated by Jean Giraud and scripted by Jean-Michel Charlier. The film starred Vincent Cassel as the title character along with Michael Madsen and Juliette Lewis...
|
Jimmy McClure |
|
| Bad Apple |
Gibbons |
TV film |
Layer CakeLayer Cake is a 2004 British crime thriller produced and directed by Matthew Vaughn, in his directorial debut. It is based on the novel Layer Cake by J. J...
|
Gene |
|
| Nouvelle-France |
Benjamin Franklin Dr. Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat...
|
|
| 2005 |
Turning Green Turning Green is a 2009 Irish-American dark comedy written and directed by Michael Aimette and John G. Hofmann. The script was a runner up in the original Project Greenlight on HBO. Donal Gallery stars as James Powers, a displaced American teenager living in Ireland in 1979 who discovers girlie...
|
Tom |
|
| 2006 |
Five Fingers Five Fingers is a 2006 film written by Chad Thumann and Laurence Malkin and directed by Malkin.The film was produced by many people, including actor Laurence Fishburne who stars in the film alongside Mimi Ferrer, Ryan Phillipe, Touriya Haoud, Isa Hoes, and Colm Meaney...
|
Gavin |
|
| Caved In: Prehistoric Terror Caved In: Prehistoric Terror is a 2006 "Sci-Fi Original" motion picture, created by the Sci-Fi channel. It follows a party of tourists who become trapped underground by a cave-in, and who are then killed one by one by giant prehistoric rhinoceros beetles....
|
Vincent |
TV film |
| Covert One: The Hades Factor Covert One: The Hades Factor is a made-for-TV thriller filmed in Toronto that first aired in 2006...
|
Peter Howell |
TV film |
| A Lobster Tale |
Cody |
|
| 2007 |
Kings Kings is a 2007 Irish film written & directed by Tom Collins and based on Jimmy Murphy's play The Kings of the Kilburn High Road. The film is bilingual, having both Irish and English dialogues. It was premièred at the Taormina Film Festival in June 2006, and was selected as Ireland's official...
|
Joe Mullan |
Nominated – Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actor The Fifth Annual Irish Film and Television Awards took place on February 17, 2008 at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin.-Film:Film* Garage** Becoming Jane** Closing the Ring** Kings** ShroomsInternational Film...
|
| The Metrosexual |
The Mayor |
Great Lakes Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2008 |
Clean Break Clean Break is a 2008 American film starring Tara Reid, Angus Macfadyen, and Colm Meaney. It was released in a few European markets in 2008 , and has no current release date for the US.-Plot:...
|
Trevor Jones |
|
Three and OutThree And Out is a 2008 British comedy film directed by Jonathan Gershfield. It premiered in London on the 21 April 2008 and was released in the UK and Ireland on 25 April 2008.-Plot:...
|
Tommy |
|
| 2009 |
ZOS: Zone of SeparationZOS: Zone of Separation is a Canadian television drama mini-series, co-executive produced by Paul Gross.It is an eight-part Canadian original drama mini-series about the life and death struggle to enforce a U.N.-brokered ceasefire in the fictional, Sarajevo-like town of Jadac.-Plot:ZOS is a...
|
George Titac |
TV miniseries |
| The Damned United The Damned United is a 2009 British sports drama film directed by Tom Hooper and adapted by Peter Morgan from David Peace's bestselling novel The Damned Utd, a largely fictional book based on the author's interpretation of Brian Clough's tenure as manager of Leeds United...
|
Don RevieDonald George 'Don' Revie, OBE, , was an English footballer who played for Leicester City, Hull City, Sunderland, Manchester City and Leeds United as a deep-lying centre forward. After managing Leeds United he managed England from 1974 until 1977...
|
|
| The Race |
Frank Kensay |
|
| Law Abiding Citizen Law Abiding Citizen is a 2009 thriller film directed by F. Gary Gray from a screenplay written by Kurt Wimmer, starring Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler. The film takes place in Philadelphia and tells the story of a man whose developed sociopathic tendencies drove him into killing while targeting not...
|
Detective Dunnigan |
|
| Alice Alice is a 2009 television mini-series that was originally broadcast on Canadian cable television channel Showcase and an hour later on American cable television channel Syfy...
|
King of HeartsThe King of Hearts is a character from the book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.-Alice's Adventures in Wonderland:He seems to, when compared to the Queen of Hearts, be the moderate part of the Wonderland government...
|
TV miniseries |
| 2010 |
Get Him to the Greek Get Him to the Greek is a 2010 American comedy film written, produced, and directed by Nicholas Stoller and starring Jonah Hill and Russell Brand. The film was released on June 4, 2010. Get Him to the Greek is a spin-off sequel of Stoller's 2008 film Forgetting Sarah Marshall, reuniting director...
|
Jonathan Snow |
|
| Alleged |
H. L. MenckenHenry Louis "H. L." Mencken was an American journalist, essayist, magazine editor, satirist, acerbic critic of American life and culture, and a scholar of American English. Known as the "Sage of Baltimore", he is regarded as one of the most influential American writers and prose stylists of the...
|
|
| Parked |
Fred Daly |
|
| The Conspirator |
Gen. David HunterDavid Hunter was a Union general in the American Civil War. He achieved fame by his unauthorized 1862 order emancipating slaves in three Southern states and as the president of the military commission trying the conspirators involved with the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.-Early...
|
|
| 2011 |
Bel Ami Bel Ami is an upcoming film starring Robert Pattinson and Uma Thurman. The film is directed by Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod and is based on the 1885 French novel of the same name by Guy de Maupassant...
|
Rousset |
Post-production |
| Television |
| Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
| 1978 |
Z Cars |
McGlin |
One episode |
| 1982 |
Play for Tomorrow Play for Tomorrow is a British television anthology science fiction series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 in 1982. It spun off from the anthology drama series Play for Today after the success of The Flipside of Dominick Hide on that strand...
|
Kevin Murphy |
One episode |
| Strangers Strangers was a UK police drama that appeared on ITV between 1978 and 1982.After the success of the TV series The XYY Man, adapted from books by Kenneth Royce, Granada TV devised a new series to feature the regular characters of Detective Sergeant George Bulman and his assistant Detective...
|
Smollett |
One episode |
| 1986 |
MoonlightingMoonlighting is an American television series that aired on ABC from March 3, 1985, to May 14, 1989. The network aired a total of 66 episodes...
|
Katharina Suitor |
One episode |
| 1987 |
Remington Steele Remington Steele is an American television series, co-created by Robert Butler and Michael Gleason. The series, starring Stephanie Zimbalist and Pierce Brosnan, was produced by MTM Enterprises and first broadcast on the NBC network from 1982 to 1987. The series blended the genres of romantic...
|
Man in Tavern |
One episode |
Tales from the DarksideTales from the Darkside is an anthology horror TV series produced by George A. Romero; it originally aired from 1983 to 1988. Similar to Amazing Stories, The Twilight Zone, Night Gallery, The Outer Limits, and Tales From The Crypt, each episode was an individual short story that ended with a plot...
|
Constable |
One episode |
| 1987–1988 |
One Life to LiveOne Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social...
|
Patrick London |
|
| 1987–1994 |
Star Trek: The Next GenerationStar Trek: The Next Generation is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry as part of the Star Trek franchise. Roddenberry, Rick Berman, and Michael Piller served as executive producers at different times throughout the production...
|
Chief Miles O'BrienMiles Edward O'Brien, played by Colm Meaney, is Chief of Operations in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Before DS9, he appeared as a recurring transporter chief in Star Trek: The Next Generation...
|
Recurring Character |
| 1990 |
Equal Justice |
Nucchi |
One episode |
Father Dowling MysteriesFather Dowling Mysteries is an American television mystery series that appeared between November 30, 1987 and May 2, 1991. For its first season, the show was on NBC; it moved to ABC network for its last two seasons...
|
Ernie |
One episode |
| 1991 |
The New Adam-12 |
Father |
One episode |
MacGyverMacGyver is an American action-adventure television series created by Lee David Zlotoff. Henry Winkler and John Rich were the executive producers. The show ran for seven seasons on ABC in the United States and various other networks abroad from 1985 to 1992. The series was filmed in Los Angeles...
|
Dr. Irwin Malcolm |
One episode |
| 1993 |
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman is an American post-Civil War western/drama series created by Beth Sullivan. Dr. Michaela "Mike" Quinn, played by Jane Seymour, left Boston in search of adventure. She goes to Colorado Springs, Colorado where she establishes herself as doctor/adviser.The show ran on CBS...
|
Jake Slicker |
Pilot episode |
| Brooklyn Bridge Brooklyn Bridge is an American television program which aired on CBS between 1991 and 1993. It is about a Jewish American family living in Brooklyn in the middle 1950s...
|
Mr. Kramer |
One episode |
| 1993–1999 |
Star Trek: Deep Space NineStar Trek: Deep Space Nine is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe...
|
Chief Miles O'Brien |
Series regular |
| 1996 |
GargoylesGargoyles is an American animated series created by Greg Weisman. It was produced by Greg Weisman and Frank Paur and aired from October 24, 1994 to February 15, 1997. Gargoyles is known for its dark tone, complex story arcs and melodrama...
|
Mr. Dugan |
Voice only; one episode |
| 2004 |
The Murdoch Mysteries Murdoch Mysteries is a Canadian drama television series that airs on Citytv, featuring Yannick Bisson as William Murdoch, a police detective working in Toronto, Ontario in the 1890s. The television series is based on the Detective Murdoch series of novels by Maureen Jennings. The fifth season was...
|
Inspector Brackenreid |
Two episodes |
| 2004, 2006 |
Stargate AtlantisStargate Atlantis is a Canadian-American adventure and military science fiction television series and part of MGM's Stargate franchise. The show was created by Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper as a spin-off series of Stargate SG-1, which was created by Wright and Jonathan Glassner and was itself...
|
Chief Cowen (leader of the Genii until killed in episode Coup D'État) |
Three episodes |
| 2005 |
Law & Order: Criminal IntentLaw & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and René Balcer, the series premiered on September 30, 2001, as the second spin-off of Wolf's successful crime drama...
|
Judge Harold Garrett |
Episode: In the Wee Small Hours "In the Wee Small Hours" is a fifth season double episode of the television series Law & Order: Criminal Intent. It was originally presented as a two-hour telemovie, but was subsequently divided to air as two one-hour episodes, being listed as "In the Wee Small Hours, Part I" and "In the Wee Small...
|
| 2006 |
The UnitThe Unit is an American action-drama television series that focuses on a top-secret military unit modeled after the real-life U.S. Army special operations unit commonly known as Delta Force...
|
Charge D'Affaires |
One episode |
| 2007 |
Men in Trees Men in Trees is an American romantic television dramedy series which premiered on September 12, 2006 on ABC and starred Anne Heche who played relationship coach Marin Frist. The series was set in the fictional town of Elmo, Alaska and concerned Marin Frist's misadventures in relationships...
|
Bob O'Donnell |
Two episodes |
| 2008 |
Law & OrderLaw & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...
|
Wyatt Landon |
One episode |
| 2009 |
The SimpsonsThe Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie...
|
Tom O'Flanagan |
Voice only; episode: In the Name of the Grandfather"In the Name of the Grandfather" is the fourteenth episode of the twentieth season of The Simpsons. It first aired on Sky1 in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland on St. Patrick's Day, March 17, 2009 and aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 22, 2009. It was the first...
|
| 2011 |
Hell On Wheels Hell on Wheels is an American dramatic television series created and produced by Joe and Tony Gayton. Set in 1865, the series centers on the settlement that accompanied the construction of the first transcontinental railroad, referred to as "Hell on Wheels" by the company men, surveyors, support...
|
Thomas "Doc" Durant Thomas Clark Durant, was an American financier and railroad promoter. He was vice-president of the Union Pacific in 1869 when it met with the Central Pacific railroad at Promontory Summit in Utah Territory...
|
Series regular |