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Colm Meaney joins the cast of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

By Anonymous (not verified) 12 May 2017

We are thrilled to announce that Colm Meaney will play Big Daddy in the Young Vic production of Cat On A Hot Tin Roof directed by Benedict Andrews, alongside Sienna Miller and Jack O'Connell. 

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Colm Meaney was last on stage in London alongside Kevin Spacey in Moon for the Misbegotten at the Old Vic, with the production subsequently transferring to Broadway. His other theatre credits include Breaking the Code, The Cider House Rules, Juno and the Paycock, and more. Earlier this year, Meaney won the Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role in Film for his portrayal of Martin McGuinness in The Journey, opposite Timothy Spall. Additional film credits include all three adaptations of Roddy Doyle's The Barrytown Trilogy (The Commitments, The Snapper and The Van)Die Hard 2Dick TracyThe Last of the MohicansFar and AwayCon AirLayer CakeThe Damned United and Halal Daddy, to be released this summer.  He has also appeared in Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa with Steve Coogan, as well as the comedy-drama One Chance, the story of Britain's Got Talent winner Paul Potts. Meaney voiced the role of the 'Miles Standish' in Free Birds and ‘Grandpa' in Norm of the North. He is best known on television for his long-running role as ‘Chief Miles O'Brien’ in the hit series Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Meaney also starred in AMC's western series Hell on Wheels and will next be seen in TNT’s new period drama Will in the role of James Burbage.

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof  will play at the Apollo Theatre, 31 Shaftesbury Avenue, London W1D 7ES, 13 July – 7 October 2017. For more info and to book tickets, click here.

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