Colm Meaney
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 30, 1953 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- Dublin, Ireland
- Credits
- 154
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.
Known for
The Simpsons
1989TV
Tom O'Flanagan (voice)
Die Hard 2
1990Movie
Windsor Plane - Pilot
Law Abiding Citizen
2009Movie
Detective Dunnigan
Con Air
1997Movie
Agent Duncan Malloy
The Last of the Mohicans
1992Movie
Major Ambrose
Layer Cake
2004Movie
Gene
Filmography
Remarkably Bright Creatures
2026Movie
Ethan Mack
Re-Creation
2025Movie
Ian Bailey
The Legend of the Happy Worker
2025Movie
Bring Them Down
2025Movie
Ray
Safe Harbor
2025TV
Kieran Walsh
The Problem with People
2024Movie
Ciáran
Duchess
2024Movie
Frank Monaghan
The Ballad of Davy Crockett
2024Movie
Caleb
No Way Up
2024Movie
Brandon
The Santa Stories
2023TV
The No Man/ Bill
Scary Tales of New York
2023TV
Storyteller
In the Land of Saints and Sinners
2023Movie
Robert McQue
There's Always Hope
2023Movie
Jonathan
Marlowe
2023Movie
Bernie Ohls
Unwelcome
2023Movie
Colm “Daddy” Whelan
Three Day Millionaire
2022Movie
Mr. Barr
The Serpent Queen
2022TV
Francis I of France
Save the Cinema
2022Movie
Martyn
Confession
2022Movie
Father Peter
Fúria
2021TV
The Monkey
2021Movie
MacDonell
Back to Barrytown
2021TV
Self / Narrator
Pixie
2020Movie
Dermot O'Brien
The Singapore Grip
2020TV
Major Brendan Archer
Gangs of London
2020TV
Finn Wallace
The Banker
2020Movie
Patrick Barker
Seberg
2019Movie
Frank Ellroy
The Last Right
2019Movie
Detective Donall Crowley
Tolkien
2019Movie
Father Francis Morgan
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
2018Movie
Self
National Theatre Live: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
2018Movie
Big Daddy
Will
2017TV
James Burbage
Halal Daddy
2017Movie
Martin Logan
The Journey
2017Movie
Martin McGuinness
The Secrets of Emily Blair
2016Movie
Father Avital
Pelé: Birth of a Legend
2016Movie
George Raynor, Coach George Raynor
The Cowboy
2016TV
Self
Norm of the North
2016Movie
Grandfather (voice)
Childhood's End
2015TV
Wainwright
I Am Your Father
2015Movie
Narrator (voice)
A Dangerous Arrangement
2015Movie
Leslie
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...
2014Movie
Miles O'Brien
The Devil's Hand
2014Movie
Elder Beacon
The Driver
2014TV
The Horse
The Yank
2014Movie
Fintan McGuire
Free Birds
2013Movie
Myles Standish (voice)
A Belfast Story
2013Movie
Detective
One Chance
2013Movie
Roland Potts
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa
2013Movie
Patt Farrell
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
2013Movie
Chief Miles O'Brien (archive footage)
Soldiers of Fortune
2012Movie
Mason
The Cold Light of Day
2012Movie
Bandler
Bel Ami
2012Movie
Monsieur Rousset
Muide Éire
2011Movie
Self
Hell on Wheels
2011TV
Thomas 'Doc' Durant
The Perfect Stranger
2011Movie
Mark O'Reilly
Whole Lotta Sole
2011Movie
Detective Weller
The Conspirator
2011Movie
David Hunter
The Flight of the Swan
2011Movie
Giannopoulos
The Hot Potato
2011Movie
Harry
Alleged
2010Movie
H.L. Mencken
Parked
2010Movie
Fred Daly
Get Him to the Greek
2010Movie
Jonathan Snow
Alice
2009TV
King of Hearts
The Race
2009Movie
Frank Kensay
Law Abiding Citizen
2009Movie
Detective Dunnigan
Mercy
2009TV
The Damned United
2009Movie
Don Revie
ZOS: Zone of Separation
2009TV
George Titac
Three and Out
2008Movie
Tommy Cassidy
Unnatural Causes
2008Movie
Trevor Jones
Kings
2007Movie
Joe Mullan
Men in Trees
2006TV
Bob O'Donnell
Five Fingers
2006Movie
Gavin
Covert One: The Hades Factor
2006TV
Peter Howell
The Unit
2006TV
Charge D'Affaires
Caved In: Prehistoric Terror
2006Movie
Vincent
A Lobster Tale
2006Movie
Cody
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005TV
Shelley Kelly
Turning Green
2005Movie
Tom
Jack Charlton: The Irish Years
2005Movie
Self
Battle of the Brave
2004Movie
Benjamin Franklin
Layer Cake
2004Movie
Gene
The Murdoch Mysteries: Poor Tom Is Cold
2004Movie
Inspector Brackenreid
Stargate Atlantis
2004TV
Cowen
The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the Dying
2004Movie
Inspector Brackenreid
The Murdoch Mysteries
2004TV
Inspector Brackenreid
Bad Apple
2004Movie
Gibbons
Blueberry
2004Movie
Jimmy McClure
Deep Space Nine: Ending an Era
2003Movie
Self
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
2003Movie
Jimmy
Intermission
2003Movie
Jerry Lynch
King of Texas
2002Movie
Mr. Tumlinson
How Harry Became a Tree
2002Movie
Harry
Random Passage
2002Movie
Thomas Hutchings
Random Passage
2002TV
Backflash
2002Movie
Gin O'Malley
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001TV
Harold Garrett
Chapter Zero
1999Movie
Frank Lazaras
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
1999TV
Seamus Muldoon
Mystery, Alaska
1999Movie
Mayor Scott Pitcher
Four Days
1999Movie
Fury
This Is My Father
1999Movie
Seamus
Money Kings
1998Movie
Al Sheehan
Claire Dolan
1998Movie
Roland Cain
October 22
1998Movie
Steve
Monument Ave.
1998Movie
Jackie O'Hara
Owd Bob
1998Movie
Keith Moore
Con Air
1997Movie
Agent Duncan Malloy
The Last of the High Kings
1996Movie
Jim Davern
The Van
1996Movie
Larry
The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ations
1996Movie
Self
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996Movie
Self
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Way of the Warrior
1995Movie
Miles O'Brien
The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain
1995Movie
Morgan the Goat
The New Explorers: The Science of Star Trek
1995Movie
Self
Scarlett
1994TV
Father Colum O'Hara
The Road to Wellville
1994Movie
Dr. Lionel Badger
Gargoyles
1994TV
Mr. Dugan (voice)
War of the Buttons
1994Movie
Geronimo's Dad
Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
1994Movie
Self
The Snapper
1993Movie
Dessie Curley
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes
1993Movie
Himself
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Emissary
1993Movie
Miles O'Brien
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993TV
Miles O'Brien
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993TV
Jake Slicker
Into the West
1992Movie
Barreller
Under Siege
1992Movie
Daumer
The Last of the Mohicans
1992Movie
Major Ambrose
Far and Away
1992Movie
Kelly
Brooklyn Bridge
1991TV
The Commitments
1991Movie
Jimmy Rabbitte, Sr.
Law & Order
1990TV
Wyatt Landon
Come See the Paradise
1990Movie
Gerry McGurn
Die Hard 2
1990Movie
Windsor Plane - Pilot
Dick Tracy
1990Movie
Cop at Tess'
The Simpsons
1989TV
Tom O'Flanagan (voice)
Perfect Witness
1989Movie
Meagher
The Gambler: The Legend Continues
1987Movie
Tinkerer
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987TV
Miles O'Brien
The Dead
1987Movie
Mr. Bergin
Omega Syndrome
1986Movie
Sean
MacGyver
1985TV
Irwin Malcolm
Moonlighting
1985TV
Keterina Suitor (as Colm Meany)
Screen Two
1985TV
Dessie Curley
Tales from the Darkside
1984TV
Constable
Easter 2016
1982Movie
Kevin Murphy
Nailed
1981Movie
Younger Protestant
Strangers
1978TV
Peter Smolett
The Late Late Show
1962TV
Self
Hal
Movie
The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes
Movie
Jack
The Panic
Movie
J. Pierpont Morgan
Shelter Me
Movie