Kenny Ireland comes from Paisley and trained at the Scottish Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts.
| 2006 | THE TAMING OF THE SHREW | Baptista Minola | Anne Tipton | Bristol Old Vic | |
| 2005 | TRANSLATIONS | Hugh | Sean Holmes | National Theatre | |
| 2004/5 | ALADDIN | Widow Twankey | Pam Brighton | Dubbeljoint Theatre Co, Belfast | |
| 1989 | A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE | Eddie Carbone | Ian Wooldridge | Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh | |
| 1988 | SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL | Sir Peter Teazle | Les Waters | Bristol Old Vic | |
| 1986 | THE THREE ESTATES | Scottish Theatre Co. in Scotland & Warsaw Festival | |||
| 1984 | ANIMAL FARM | Old Major/ Pilkington | Peter Hall | National Theatre | |
| 1983/4 | THE RELAPSE & RENTS | Bill Gaskill | Lyric Hammersmith | ||
| 1983 | VICTORY | Ball | Danny Boyle | Tour & Royal Court | |
| 1981/2 | THE ORESTEIA | Apollo | Peter Hall | National Theatre (also Televised) & Epidauros, Greece | |
| 1980 | THE PASSION | Bill Bryden | National Theatre | ||
| 1979 | A FAIR QUARREL | Bill Gaskill | National Theatre | ||
| 1979/80 | THE LOUD BOY’S LIFE | Howard Davies | RSC | ||
| 1979/80 | THE CAUCASIAN | ||||
| 1979/80 | CHALK CIRCLE | John Caird | RSC | ||
| 1979/80 | MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING | Howard Davies | RSC | ||
| 1978 | THE RAGGED TROUSERED PHILANTHROPIST | Bill Gaskill | Joint Stock | ||
| THE HARD MAN | Peter Lichtenfels | Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, ICA & Tour | |||
| 1976 | MR LAUREL & HARDY | Robert Walker | Traverse. Edinburgh & Transfer to Mayfair, London |
| 2009 | BENIDORM III | Donald | Sandy Johnson | Tiger Aspect Productions | |
| 2007 | BENIDORM II | Donald | Sandy Johnson | Tiger Aspect Productions | |
| 2006 | BENIDORM | Donald | Kevin Allen | Tiger Aspect Productions | |
| 2005 | ROSE & MALONEY | Mr. Hawkins | Metin Huseyin | Company Television | |
| 2004 | NEW TRICKS | George Morton | Juliet May | BBC | |
| 2004 | CASUALTY | Mr. Wright | Dominic Lees | BBC | |
| 2004 | MY DAD’S THE PRIME MINISTER | Union Leader | Juliet May | BBC | |
| 2004 | HEARTBEAT | Zeph Pratt | Jude Dine | YTV | |
| 2003 | MONARCH OF THE GLEN | Mike Baxter | Brian Kelly | Ecosse TV/BBC Scotland | |
| 1999 | TAGGART | Kenny Murdoch | Alan Macmillan | STV | |
| 1996 | HAMISH MACBETH | Torquil | Nick Renton | Zenith North | |
| 1992 | PUNCHDRUNK | Vinnie Binns | Colin Gilbert | BBC Scotland | |
| 1990 | WORK | Sgt. Clark | Norman Hull | Punch and Judy Films | |
| 1990 | BALL ON THE SLATES | Willie Byers | Terry Johnson | Black Cat Films | |
| 1990 | LAZARUS & DINGWALL | BBC | |||
| 1990 | DROP THE DEAD DONKEY | Thames | |||
| 1990 | THE PARADISE CLUB | Rennie Rye | Zenith Productions | ||
| 1990 | HOUSE OF CARDS | Landless | Paul Seed | BBC (4 Episodes) | |
| 1989 | THE CHAIN | Robbie | Don Leaver | BBC | |
| 1989 | RAB C. NESBIT | Colin Gilbert | BBC | ||
| 1989 | YELLOWBACKS | Roy Battersby | BBC Scotland | ||
| 1988 | TAGGART | Ken Lomax | Peter Barber Flemming | STV | |
| 1987 | WALTER | Stephen Frears | Ch4 | ||
| 1987 | INTERROGATION OF JOHN | Nicholas Renton | BBC | ||
| 1987 | LIFE WITHOUT GEORGE | Sammy | BBC | ||
| 1986/7 | VICTORIA WOOD AS SEEN ON TV: ACORN ANTIQUES | Mr Derek | BBC | ||
| 1985 | AUF WIEDERSEHEN, PET | Central | |||
| 1985 | PARADISE POSTPONED | Arthur Nubble | Alvin Rakoff | Euston Films | |
| 1985 | TIES OF BLOOD: McCABE’S WALL | Will Price | James Ormerod | ||
| 1984 | THE YOUNG VISITERS | Mr Salteena | Ch4 |
| 2003 | BLINDED | Lachie McNeill | Eleanor Yule | Blinded Ltd | |
| 1989 | THE BIG MAN | David Leland | Palace Productions | ||
| 1988 | PRISONERS OF CHILDHOOD | Midge McKenzie | Brook Productions | ||
| 1987 | DROWNING BY NUMBERS | Jonah | Peter Greenaway | ||
| 1987 | SALOME | Ken Russell |
| 2001 | THE UNBROKEN THREAD | Narrator | John Forsyth | BBC Scotland | |
| 2000 | MACBETH | The Porter | Richard Eyre | BBC R3 | |
| 2000 | TAKING THE LONG VIEW | Virginia Crompton | BBC R4 | ||
| 1997 | ANDY | Narrator | BBC Scotland | ||
| 1997 | FINDERS KEEPERS | Willy | BBC |