Biography
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.
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Filmography
Remarkably Bright CreaturesFilm · 2026 · as Ethan Mack
Bring Them DownFilm · 2025 · as Ray
Re-CreationFilm · 2025 · as Ian Bailey
Safe HarborTV · 2025 · as Kieran Walsh · 8 episodes
The Legend of the Happy WorkerFilm · 2025 · Acting
DuchessFilm · 2024 · as Frank Monaghan
No Way UpFilm · 2024 · as Brandon
The Ballad of Davy CrockettFilm · 2024 · as Caleb
The Problem with PeopleFilm · 2024 · as Ciáran
In the Land of Saints and SinnersFilm · 2023 · as Robert McQue
MarloweFilm · 2023 · as Bernie Ohls- Scary Tales of New YorkTV · 2023 · as Storyteller · 6 episodes
The Santa StoriesTV · 2023 · as The No Man/ Bill · 1 episode
There's Always HopeFilm · 2023 · as Jonathan
UnwelcomeFilm · 2023 · as Colm “Daddy” Whelan
ConfessionFilm · 2022 · as Father Peter
Save the CinemaFilm · 2022 · as Martyn
The Serpent QueenTV · 2022 · as Francis I of France · 1 episode
Three Day MillionaireFilm · 2022 · as Mr. Barr
Back to BarrytownTV · 2021 · as Self / Narrator · 3 episodes
FúriaTV · 2021 · Acting · 2 episodes
The MonkeyFilm · 2021 · as MacDonell
Gangs of LondonTV · 2020 · as Finn Wallace · 10 episodes
PixieFilm · 2020 · as Dermot O'Brien
The BankerFilm · 2020 · as Patrick Barker
The Singapore GripTV · 2020 · as Major Brendan Archer · 6 episodes
SebergFilm · 2019 · as Frank Ellroy
The Last RightFilm · 2019 · as Detective Donall Crowley
TolkienFilm · 2019 · as Father Francis Morgan
National Theatre Live: Cat on a Hot Tin RoofFilm · 2018 · as Big Daddy
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space NineFilm · 2018 · as Self
Halal DaddyFilm · 2017 · as Martin Logan
The JourneyFilm · 2017 · as Martin McGuinness
WillTV · 2017 · as James Burbage · 10 episodes
Norm of the NorthFilm · 2016 · as Grandfather (voice)
Pelé: Birth of a LegendFilm · 2016 · as George Raynor
The CowboyTV · 2016 · as Self · 2 episodes
The Secrets of Emily BlairFilm · 2016 · as Father Avital
A Dangerous ArrangementFilm · 2015 · as Leslie
Childhood's EndTV · 2015 · as Wainwright · 3 episodes
I Am Your FatherFilm · 2015 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...Film · 2014 · as Miles O'Brien
The Devil's HandFilm · 2014 · as Elder Beacon
The DriverTV · 2014 · as The Horse · 3 episodes
The YankFilm · 2014 · as Fintan McGuire
A Belfast StoryFilm · 2013 · as Detective
Alan Partridge: Alpha PapaFilm · 2013 · as Patt Farrell
Free BirdsFilm · 2013 · as Myles Standish (voice)
One ChanceFilm · 2013 · as Roland Potts
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both WorldsFilm · 2013 · as Chief Miles O'Brien (archive footage)
Bel AmiFilm · 2012 · as Monsieur Rousset
Soldiers of FortuneFilm · 2012 · as Mason
The Cold Light of DayFilm · 2012 · as Bandler
Hell on WheelsTV · 2011 · as Thomas 'Doc' Durant · 57 episodes
Muide ÉireFilm · 2011 · as Self
The ConspiratorFilm · 2011 · as David Hunter
The Flight of the SwanFilm · 2011 · as Giannopoulos
The Hot PotatoFilm · 2011 · as Harry
The Perfect StrangerFilm · 2011 · as Mark O'Reilly
Whole Lotta SoleFilm · 2011 · as Detective Weller
AllegedFilm · 2010 · as H.L. Mencken
Get Him to the GreekFilm · 2010 · as Jonathan Snow
ParkedFilm · 2010 · as Fred Daly
AliceTV · 2009 · as King of Hearts · 2 episodes
Law Abiding CitizenFilm · 2009 · as Detective Dunnigan
MercyTV · 2009 · Acting · 1 episode
The Damned UnitedFilm · 2009 · as Don Revie
The RaceFilm · 2009 · as Frank Kensay
ZOS: Zone of SeparationTV · 2009 · as George Titac · 8 episodes
Three and OutFilm · 2008 · as Tommy Cassidy
Unnatural CausesFilm · 2008 · as Trevor Jones
KingsFilm · 2007 · as Joe Mullan
A Lobster TaleFilm · 2006 · as Cody
Caved In: Prehistoric TerrorFilm · 2006 · as Vincent
Covert One: The Hades FactorTV · 2006 · as Peter Howell · 2 episodes
Five FingersFilm · 2006 · as Gavin
Men in TreesTV · 2006 · as Bob O'Donnell · 2 episodes
The UnitTV · 2006 · as Charge D'Affaires · 1 episode
It's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaTV · 2005 · as Shelley Kelly · 2 episodes
Jack Charlton: The Irish YearsFilm · 2005 · as Self
Turning GreenFilm · 2005 · as Tom
Bad AppleFilm · 2004 · as Gibbons
Battle of the BraveFilm · 2004 · as Benjamin Franklin
BlueberryFilm · 2004 · as Jimmy McClure
Layer CakeFilm · 2004 · as Gene
Stargate AtlantisTV · 2004 · as Cowen · 3 episodes
The Murdoch MysteriesTV · 2004 · as Inspector Brackenreid · 3 episodes
The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the DyingFilm · 2004 · as Inspector Brackenreid
The Murdoch Mysteries: Poor Tom Is ColdFilm · 2004 · as Inspector Brackenreid
Deep Space Nine: Ending an EraFilm · 2003 · as Self
IntermissionFilm · 2003 · as Jerry Lynch
The Boys & Girl from County ClareFilm · 2003 · as Jimmy
BackflashFilm · 2002 · as Gin O'Malley
How Harry Became a TreeFilm · 2002 · as Harry
King of TexasFilm · 2002 · as Mr. Tumlinson
Random PassageFilm · 2002 · as Thomas Hutchings
Random PassageTV · 2002 · Acting · 8 episodes
Law & Order: Criminal IntentTV · 2001 · as Harold Garrett · 2 episodes
Chapter ZeroFilm · 1999 · as Frank Lazaras
Four DaysFilm · 1999 · as Fury
Mystery, AlaskaFilm · 1999 · as Mayor Scott Pitcher
The Magical Legend of the LeprechaunsTV · 1999 · as Seamus Muldoon · 2 episodes
This Is My FatherFilm · 1999 · as Seamus
Claire DolanFilm · 1998 · as Roland Cain
Money KingsFilm · 1998 · as Al Sheehan
Monument Ave.Film · 1998 · as Jackie O'Hara
October 22Film · 1998 · as Steve
Owd BobFilm · 1998 · as Keith Moore
Con AirFilm · 1997 · as Agent Duncan Malloy
Star Trek: 30 Years and BeyondFilm · 1996 · as Self
The Last of the High KingsFilm · 1996 · as Jim Davern- The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ationsFilm · 1996 · as Self
The VanFilm · 1996 · as Larry
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Way of the WarriorFilm · 1995 · as Miles O'Brien
The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a MountainFilm · 1995 · as Morgan the Goat
The New Explorers: The Science of Star TrekFilm · 1995 · as Self
GargoylesTV · 1994 · as Mr. Dugan (voice) · 1 episode
Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next GenerationFilm · 1994 · as Self
ScarlettTV · 1994 · as Father Colum O'Hara · 2 episodes
The Road to WellvilleFilm · 1994 · as Dr. Lionel Badger
War of the ButtonsFilm · 1994 · as Geronimo's Dad
Dr. Quinn, Medicine WomanTV · 1993 · as Jake Slicker · 1 episode
Star Trek: Deep Space NineTV · 1993 · as Miles O'Brien · 173 episodes
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the ScenesFilm · 1993 · as Himself
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - EmissaryFilm · 1993 · as Miles O'Brien
The SnapperFilm · 1993 · as Dessie Curley
Far and AwayFilm · 1992 · as Kelly
Into the WestFilm · 1992 · as Barreller
The Last of the MohicansFilm · 1992 · as Major Ambrose
Under SiegeFilm · 1992 · as Daumer
Brooklyn BridgeTV · 1991 · Acting · 1 episode
The CommitmentsFilm · 1991 · as Jimmy Rabbitte, Sr.
Come See the ParadiseFilm · 1990 · as Gerry McGurn
Dick TracyFilm · 1990 · as Cop at Tess'
Die Hard 2Film · 1990 · as Windsor Plane - Pilot- Law & OrderTV · 1990 · as Wyatt Landon · 1 episode
Perfect WitnessFilm · 1989 · as Meagher- The SimpsonsTV · 1989 · as Tom O'Flanagan (voice) · 1 episode
Star Trek: The Next GenerationTV · 1987 · as Miles O'Brien · 53 episodes
The DeadFilm · 1987 · as Mr. Bergin
The Gambler: The Legend ContinuesFilm · 1987 · as Tinkerer
Omega SyndromeFilm · 1986 · as Sean
MacGyverTV · 1985 · as Irwin Malcolm · 1 episode
MoonlightingTV · 1985 · as Keterina Suitor (as Colm Meany) · 1 episode
Screen TwoTV · 1985 · as Dessie Curley · 1 episode
Tales from the DarksideTV · 1984 · as Constable · 1 episode
Easter 2016Film · 1982 · as Kevin Murphy
NailedFilm · 1981 · as Younger Protestant
StrangersTV · 1978 · as Peter Smolett · 1 episode
The Late Late ShowTV · 1962 · as Self · 1 episode- HalFilm · Acting
- Shelter MeFilm · Acting
- The Last Days of Rabbit HayesFilm · as Jack
The PanicFilm · as J. Pierpont Morgan
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