Colm Meaney
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.
Fotos
Películas (115)
Remarkably Bright Creatures
2026 · Ethan Mack
Re-Creation
2025 · Ian Bailey
The Legend of the Happy Worker
2025
Bring Them Down
2025 · Ray
The Problem with People
2024 · Ciáran
Duchess
2024 · Frank Monaghan
The Ballad of Davy Crockett
2024 · Caleb
No Way Up
2024 · Brandon
In the Land of Saints and Sinners
2023 · Robert McQue
There's Always Hope
2023 · Jonathan
Marlowe
2023 · Bernie Ohls
Unwelcome
2023 · Colm “Daddy” Whelan
Three Day Millionaire
2022 · Mr. Barr, Executive Producer
Save the Cinema
2022 · Martyn
Confession
2022 · Father Peter
The Monkey
2021 · MacDonell
Pixie
2020 · Dermot O'Brien
The Banker
2020 · Patrick Barker
Seberg
2019 · Frank Ellroy
The Last Right
2019 · Detective Donall Crowley
Tolkien
2019 · Father Francis Morgan
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
2018 · Self
National Theatre Live: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
2018 · Big Daddy
Halal Daddy
2017 · Martin Logan
The Journey
2017 · Martin McGuinness
The Secrets of Emily Blair
2016 · Father Avital
Pelé: Birth of a Legend
2016 · George Raynor, Coach George Raynor
Norm of the North
2016 · Grandfather (voice)
I Am Your Father
2015 · Self - Narrator (voice)
A Dangerous Arrangement
2015 · Leslie
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...
2014 · Miles O'Brien
The Devil's Hand
2014 · Elder Beacon
The Yank
2014 · Fintan McGuire
Free Birds
2013 · Myles Standish (voice)
A Belfast Story
2013 · Detective
One Chance
2013 · Roland Potts
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa
2013 · Patt Farrell
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
2013 · Chief Miles O'Brien (archive footage)
Soldiers of Fortune
2012 · Mason
The Cold Light of Day
2012 · Bandler
Bel Ami
2012 · Monsieur Rousset
Muide Éire
2011 · Self
The Perfect Stranger
2011 · Mark O'Reilly
Whole Lotta Sole
2011 · Detective Weller
The Conspirator
2011 · David Hunter
The Flight of the Swan
2011 · Giannopoulos
The Hot Potato
2011 · Harry
Alleged
2010 · H.L. Mencken
Parked
2010 · Fred Daly
Get Him to the Greek
2010 · Jonathan Snow
The Race
2009 · Frank Kensay
Law Abiding Citizen
2009 · Detective Dunnigan
The Damned United
2009 · Don Revie
Three and Out
2008 · Tommy Cassidy
Unnatural Causes
2008 · Trevor Jones
Kings
2007 · Joe Mullan
Five Fingers
2006 · Gavin
Caved In: Prehistoric Terror
2006 · Vincent
A Lobster Tale
2006 · Cody
Turning Green
2005 · Tom
Jack Charlton: The Irish Years
2005 · Self, Presenter
Battle of the Brave
2004 · Benjamin Franklin
Layer Cake
2004 · Gene
The Murdoch Mysteries: Poor Tom Is Cold
2004 · Inspector Brackenreid
The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the Dying
2004 · Inspector Brackenreid
Bad Apple
2004 · Gibbons
Blueberry
2004 · Jimmy McClure
Deep Space Nine: Ending an Era
2003 · Self
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
2003 · Jimmy
Intermission
2003 · Jerry Lynch
King of Texas
2002 · Mr. Tumlinson
How Harry Became a Tree
2002 · Harry
Random Passage
2002 · Thomas Hutchings
Backflash
2002 · Gin O'Malley
Chapter Zero
1999 · Frank Lazaras
Mystery, Alaska
1999 · Mayor Scott Pitcher
Four Days
1999 · Fury
This Is My Father
1999 · Seamus
Money Kings
1998 · Al Sheehan
Claire Dolan
1998 · Roland Cain
October 22
1998 · Steve
Monument Ave.
1998 · Jackie O'Hara
Owd Bob
1998 · Keith Moore
Con Air
1997 · Agent Duncan Malloy
The Last of the High Kings
1996 · Jim Davern
The Van
1996 · Larry
The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ations
1996 · Self
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996 · Self
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Way of the Warrior
1995 · Miles O'Brien
The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain
1995 · Morgan the Goat
The New Explorers: The Science of Star Trek
1995 · Self
The Road to Wellville
1994 · Dr. Lionel Badger
War of the Buttons
1994 · Geronimo's Dad
Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
1994 · Self
The Snapper
1993 · Dessie Curley
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes
1993 · Himself
Into the West
1992 · Barreller
Under Siege
1992 · Daumer
The Last of the Mohicans
1992 · Major Ambrose
Far and Away
1992 · Kelly
The Commitments
1991 · Jimmy Rabbitte, Sr.
Come See the Paradise
1990 · Gerry McGurn
Die Hard 2
1990 · Windsor Plane - Pilot
Dick Tracy
1990 · Cop at Tess'
Perfect Witness
1989 · Meagher
The Gambler: The Legend Continues
1987 · Tinkerer
The Dead
1987 · Mr. Bergin
Omega Syndrome
1986 · Sean
Easter 2016
1982 · Kevin Murphy
Nailed
1981 · Younger Protestant
Shelter Me
The Panic
· J. Pierpont Morgan
The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes
· Jack
Hal
Paddy Power
Series (41)
The Galway Bay Murders
2026
Tierra de Mafia
2025 · Medusa
Safe Harbor
2025 · Kieran Walsh
The Santa Stories
2023 · The No Man/ Bill
Scary Tales of New York
2023 · Storyteller
The Serpent Queen
2022 · Francis I of France
Fúria
2021
Back to Barrytown
2021 · Self / Narrator
The Singapore Grip
2020 · Major Brendan Archer
Gangs of London
2020 · Finn Wallace
Will
2017 · James Burbage
The Cowboy
2016 · Self
Childhood's End
2015 · Wainwright
The Driver
2014 · The Horse
Hell on Wheels
2011 · Thomas 'Doc' Durant
Alice
2009 · King of Hearts
Mercy
2009
ZOS: Zone of Separation
2009 · George Titac
Men in Trees
2006 · Bob O'Donnell
Covert One: The Hades Factor
2006 · Peter Howell
The Unit
2006 · Charge D'Affaires
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005 · Shelley Kelly
Stargate Atlantis
2004 · Cowen
The Murdoch Mysteries
2004 · Inspector Brackenreid
Random Passage
2002
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · Harold Garrett
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
1999 · Seamus Muldoon
Scarlett
1994 · Father Colum O'Hara
Gargoyles
1994 · Mr. Dugan (voice)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993 · Miles O'Brien
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993 · Jake Slicker
Brooklyn Bridge
1991
La Ley y el Orden
1990 · Wyatt Landon
Los Simpson
1989 · Tom O'Flanagan (voice)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987 · Miles O'Brien
MacGyver
1985 · Irwin Malcolm
Moonlighting
1985 · Keterina Suitor (as Colm Meany)
Screen Two
1985 · Dessie Curley
Tales from the Darkside
1984 · Constable
Strangers
1978 · Peter Smolett
The Late Late Show
1962 · Self