
Colm Meaney
Born May 30, 1953 · Dublin, Ireland
Colm J. Meaney (born May 30, 1953) is an acclaimed Irish actor. Born in Dublin, Meaney discovered his passion for acting in his youth and later honed his craft at the Abbey Theatre School before joining the National Theatre of Ireland. He achieved global recognition for his iconic portrayal of Chief Miles O'Brien within the Star Trek franchise, seamlessly transitioning the character from Star Trek: The Next Generation to a leading role on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine across a staggering 225 total episodes. Beyond science fiction, Meaney is deeply revered for starring as the quintessential working-class father in all three film adaptations of Roddy Doyle’s beloved Barrytown Trilogy: The Commitments, The Snapper (which earned him a Golden Globe nomination), and The Van. A highly versatile character actor, his prolific Hollywood filmography includes memorable roles in major blockbusters such as Die Hard 2, The Last of the Mohicans, Con Air, and Layer Cake. On the small screen, he delivered powerhouse performances as the ruthless railroad tycoon Thomas C. Durant in AMC's Western series Hell on Wheels and the crime boss Finn Wallace in Gangs of London. An accomplished stage veteran of Broadway and the West End, Meaney was honored with the prestigious Irish Film & Television Academy’s (IFTA) Lifetime Achievement Award in 2025. He continues to remain a vibrant force in the industry, starring in high-profile projects such as the Netflix feature adaptation Remarkably Bright Creatures and the crime drama series The Yank, which reunited him on screen with fellow Star Trek alumnus Kate Mulgrew.
Movies

Die Hard 2

Remarkably Bright Creatures

Con Air

Law Abiding Citizen

The Banker

Under Siege

Far and Away

The Last of the Mohicans

Free Birds

No Way Up

In the Land of Saints and Sinners

Get Him to the Greek

One Chance

Pelé: Birth of a Legend

Marlowe

Norm of the North

Dick Tracy

Layer Cake

The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

The Cold Light of Day

The Conspirator

Tolkien

The Commitments

Bel Ami

Bring Them Down

The Road to Wellville

The Damned United

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa

Mystery, Alaska

Come See the Paradise

The Dead

Five Fingers

The Devil's Hand

Seberg
TV Shows

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

MacGyver

Stargate Atlantis

Screen Two

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Moonlighting

The Unit

Tales from the Darkside

Gargoyles

Hell on Wheels

Gangs of London

Men in Trees

Strangers

Brooklyn Bridge

Mercy

The Late Late Show

The Serpent Queen

Will

Scarlett

Childhood's End

The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns

The Singapore Grip

Covert One: The Hades Factor

Safe Harbor

Alice

The Driver

ZOS: Zone of Separation

The Cowboy

The Santa Stories

The Murdoch Mysteries

Random Passage

Back to Barrytown

Fúria
More Movies

Blueberry

Unwelcome

What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Intermission

Battle of the Brave

Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond

The Secrets of Emily Blair

This Is My Father

Soldiers of Fortune

The Gambler: The Legend Continues

Re-Creation

War of the Buttons

Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Way of the Warrior

Whole Lotta Sole

Duchess

Owd Bob

Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation

Caved In: Prehistoric Terror

Pixie

The Boys & Girl from County Clare

Claire Dolan

The Last Right

Into the West

The Ballad of Davy Crockett

The Last of the High Kings

The Murdoch Mysteries: Poor Tom Is Cold

Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...

Four Days

The Legend of the Happy Worker

The New Explorers: The Science of Star Trek

Save the Cinema

The Problem with People

Bad Apple

Three and Out

The Snapper

The Monkey

How Harry Became a Tree

I Am Your Father

National Theatre Live: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Money Kings

The Journey

The Hot Potato

King of Texas

Monument Ave.

Halal Daddy

Three Day Millionaire

Nailed

Perfect Witness

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Emissary

The Flight of the Swan

Deep Space Nine: Ending an Era

A Lobster Tale

The Panic

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes

October 22

There's Always Hope

Omega Syndrome

Confession

The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the Dying

The Van

Alleged

A Dangerous Arrangement

Backflash

The Race

Turning Green

Parked

A Belfast Story

Unnatural Causes

Random Passage

The Perfect Stranger

The Yank

Easter 2016

Muide Éire

Chapter Zero

Jack Charlton: The Irish Years




