Colm Meaney to receive IFTA Lifetime Achievement Award

Actor Colm Meaney says he's honoured to be receiving the Irish Film & Television Academy's (IFTA) Lifetime Achievement Award next month.

The IFTA winner and Golden Globe and Olivier Award nominee described his latest honour as "a source of great pride and joy" as he looked forward to the big night on Friday 14 February.

"To say I was surprised when I got the news that IFTA wanted to give me this award would be an understatement. I was truly shocked," Meaney said.

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"To be asked to join this long list of very illustrious previous recipients is a huge honour, and I'm thrilled and looking forward to a good night in Dublin on the 14th of February."

Previous recipients of IFTA's Lifetime Achievement Award include Mary Kennedy, Stephen Rea, Bryan Murray, Judi Dench, Gabriel Byrne, Jim Sheridan, Fionnula Flanagan, and the late Gay Byrne and Maureen O'Hara.

Over five decades, Meaney's many credits include the films The Commitments, The Snapper, The Van, The Dead, Under Siege, The Damned United, and, most recently, the Ireland-set comedy The Problem with People.

On the TV side, alongside “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,” Meaney appeared as a regular in AMC’s “Hell on Wheels” and was more recently seen in “Gangs of London,” “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” and “The Serpent Queen.”

“Colm is one of Ireland’s most beloved and versatile actors, with a one-of-a-kind warmth and roguish persona and wit that has endeared him to audiences right across the globe,” said IFTA CEO Áine Moriarty.

“His illustrious screen and stage career has shown him to be such a skillful and nuanced actor as well as a superbly funny leading man. Despite his international success, Colm has always been an unflinching supporter of home-grown Irish projects and talent coming through.

"The Irish Academy is honoured to pay tribute to Colm’s achievements, and his remarkable career.”

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