Colm Meaney
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Colm Meaney

Biography

Colm J. Meaney (born 30 May 1953) is an Irish actor widely known for playing Miles O'Brien in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He is second only to Michael Dorn in most appearances in Star Trek episodes. He has guest-starred on many TV shows from Law & Order to The Simpsons. He has also had a significant career in motion pictures.

Colm J. Meaney (born 30 May 1953) is an Irish actor widely known for playing Miles O'Brien in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He is second only to Michael Dorn in most appearances in Star Trek episodes. He has guest-starred on many TV shows from Law & Order to The Simpsons. He has also had a significant career in motion pictures.

Personal Info

Known For Acting

Gender Male

Known Credits 95

Birthday 1953-05-30

Place of Birth Dublin - Ireland

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Acting TV ShowsMovies

— 60 Minute Man — (1 episode)
— Tolkien as Father Francis Morgan
2019 Against All Enemies
2018 National Theatre Live: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof as Big Daddy
2017 Will — (10 episodes)
2017 Halal Daddy as Martin Logan
2017 The Journey as Martin McGuinness
2016 The Secrets of Emily Blair as Father Avital
2016 Pelé: Birth of a Legend as Coach George Raynor
2016 Pelé: Birth of a Legend as George Raynor
2016 Norm of the North as Grandfather (voice)
2015 Childhood's End — (3 episodes) as Wainwright
2015 I Am Your Father as Narrator (voice)
2015 A Dangerous Arrangement as Leslie
2014 The Driver — (3 episodes) as The Horse
2014 The Yank as Fintan McGuire
2013 Free Birds as Myles Standish (voice)
2013 A Belfast Story as Detective
2013 One Chance as Roland Potts
2013 Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa as Patt Farrell
2012 Soldiers of Fortune as Mason
2012 Whole Lotta Sole as Detective Weller
2012 The Cold Light of Day as Bandler
2012 Bel Ami as Monsieur Rousset
2011 Hell on Wheels — (64 episodes) as Thomas 'Doc' Durant
2011 The Perfect Stranger as Mark O'Reilly
2011 The Hot Potato as Harry
2010 The Conspirator as David Hunter
2010 Alleged as H.L. Mencken
2010 Parked as Fred Daly
2010 Get Him to the Greek as Jonathan Snow
2009 Alice — (2 episodes) as King of Hearts
2009 The Race as Frank Kensay
2009 Law Abiding Citizen as Detective Dunnigan
2009 Mercy — (1 episode)
2009 The Damned United as Don Revie
2009 ZOS: Zone of Separation — (8 episodes) as George Titac
2008 Three and Out as Tommy Cassidy
2008 Life on Mars — (32 episodes)
2008 Clean Break as Trevor Jones
2007 Kings as Joe Mullan
2006 Men in Trees — (1 episode)
2006 Five Fingers as Gavin
2006 Covert One: The Hades Factor — (2 episodes) as Peter Howell
2006 The Unit — (1 episode)
2006 Caved In: Prehistoric Terror as Vincent
2006 A Lobster Tale as Cody
2004 Battle of the Brave as Benjamin Franklin
2004 Layer Cake as Gene
2004 Stargate Atlantis — (2 episodes) as Cowen
2004 Stargate Atlantis — (1 episode)
2004 The Murdoch Mysteries — (3 episodes) as Inspector Brackenreid
2004 Bad Apple as Gibbons
2004 Blueberry as Jimmy McClure
2003 The Boys from County Clare as Jimmy
2003 Intermission as Jerry Lynch
2002 King of Texas as Mr. Tumlinson
2002 How Harry Became a Tree as Harry
2002 Backflash as Gin O'Malley
2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent — (2 episodes) as Judge Harold Garrett
1999 The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns — (2 episodes) as Seamus Muldoon
1999 Mystery, Alaska as Mayor Scott Pitcher
1999 Four Days as Fury
1999 This Is My Father as Seamus, Owner of the Bed-and-Breakfast
1998 Vig as Al Sheehan
1998 Claire Dolan as Roland Cain
1998 October 22 as Steve
1998 Monument Ave. as Jackie O'Hara
1998 Owd Bob as Keith Moore
1997 Con Air as Duncan Malloy
1996 The Last of the High Kings as Jim Davern
1996 The Van as Larry
1995 The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain as Morgan the Goat
1995 The Science of Star Trek as Himself
1994 Scarlett — (4 episodes)
1994 The Road to Wellville as Dr. Lionel Badger
1994 Gargoyles — (1 episode)
1994 War of the Buttons as Geronimo's Dad
1994 Journey's End: The Saga of Star Trek - The Next Generation
1993 The Snapper as Dessie Curley
1993 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine — (176 episodes) as Miles O'Brien
1993 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman — (1 episode)
1992 Into the West as Barreller
1992 Under Siege as Doumer
1992 Far and Away as Kelly
1991 Brooklyn Bridge — (1 episode)
1991 The Commitments as Jimmy Rabbitte, Sr.
1990 Law & Order — (1 episode)
1990 Die Hard 2 as Pilot (Windsor Plane)
1990 Dick Tracy as Cop at Tess'
1989 The Simpsons — (1 episode)
1989 Perfect Witness as Meagher
1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation — (5 episodes) as Chief Miles O'Brien
1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation — (3 episodes) as Transporter Chief
1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation — (1 episode) as Battle Bridge Conn
1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation — (25 episodes) as Miles O'Brien
1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation — (45 episodes) as Chief O'Brien
1987 The Dead as Mr. Bergin
1985 MacGyver — (1 episode)
1982 Remington Steele — (1 episode)
1982 Easter 2016 as Kevin Murphy

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