Indeed. Meaney has never been out of work. He just tends to land side-roles rather than the main part. He crops up everywhere as a result of that, though.
He's an old school actor who seems to have the same attitude as Michael Caine, just always doing some sort of work every year. He's had two good long show runs under his belt though, DS9 and Hell on Wheels being the main two which spring to mind, even now he's a recurring actor on The Spider Queen
Oh how I wish. I wish! Kate was smouldering in that in a wonderfully campy way. It is apparently really good, Colm plays one of the million King Louis' France had
SF Debris makes it even funnier. "I thought the throne of eternal evil would be really uncomfortable but you've really captured that comfortable at home feeling. Do you have a catalog? I'd love to look at it."