Irish actor Colm Meaney (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, In the Land of Saints & Sinners) will receive the Irish Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement for his “outstanding contribution to the Irish and international screen industry,” the Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) said in Friday.
“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. “To be asked to join this long list of very illustrious previous recipients is a huge honor, and I’m thrilled and looking forward to a good night in Dublin.”
IFTA lauded his career, spanning five decades, noting that it has seen him “work with renowned filmmakers, including John Huston, Robert Redford, Michael Mann, Jim Sheridan, Neil Jordan, Alan Parker, Warren Beatty and Ron Howard, and alongside actors such as Al Pacino, Tom Cruise, Denzel Washington, Daniel Day-Lewis, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, Bruce Willis, Anjelica Huston, Hugh Grant, Nicolas Cage, John Malkovich, Julie Walters, Brian Cox, Samuel L. Jackson, James Caan, Burt Reynolds, Patrick Stewart and Michael Gambon, to name a few.”
Meaney will be presented with the award at the 22nd IFTA Awards ceremony, which will take place on Friday, Feb. 14 at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre. The 2025 IFTA nominations will be unveiled on Tuesday, Jan. 14.
Meaney has also guest-starred on such TV shows as Law & Order and The Simpsons.
