Colm Meaney
Known for: Acting
Born: May 30, 1953
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
115 movies · 39 TV shows, newest first
8.4
Remarkably Bright Creatures
2026
6.2
Re-Creation
2025
NR
The Legend of the Happy Worker
2025
6.7
Bring Them Down
2025
6.9
Safe Harbor
2025
5.9
The Problem with People
2024
5.6
Duchess
2024
5.1
The Ballad of Davy Crockett
2024
6.2
No Way Up
2024
7.0
The Santa Stories
2023NR
Scary Tales of New York
2023
6.4
In the Land of Saints and Sinners
2023
2.0
There's Always Hope
2023
5.7
Marlowe
2023
5.8
Unwelcome
2023
4.8
Three Day Millionaire
2022
7.4
The Serpent Queen
2022
6.2
Save the Cinema
2022
4.1
Confession
2022
NR
Fúria
2021
6.3
The Monkey
2021
NR
Back to Barrytown
2021
5.8
Pixie
2020
5.7
The Singapore Grip
2020
7.8
Gangs of London
2020
7.6
The Banker
2020
5.9
Seberg
2019
6.0
The Last Right
2019
6.9
Tolkien
2019
7.1
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
2018
4.5
National Theatre Live: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
2018
5.9
Will
2017
5.4
Halal Daddy
2017
6.3
The Journey
2017
4.3
The Secrets of Emily Blair
2016
7.3
Pelé: Birth of a Legend
2016
NR
The Cowboy
2016
4.6
Norm of the North
2016
7.0
Childhood's End
2015
6.5
I Am Your Father
2015
4.8
A Dangerous Arrangement
2015
NR
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...
2014
5.2
The Devil's Hand
2014
7.1
The Driver
2014
3.5
The Yank
2014
5.9
Free Birds
2013
4.8
A Belfast Story
2013
6.7
One Chance
2013
6.6
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa
2013
7.6
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
2013
4.8
Soldiers of Fortune
2012
5.4
The Cold Light of Day
2012
5.3
Bel Ami
2012
NR
Muide Éire
2011
7.6
Hell on Wheels
2011
5.8
The Perfect Stranger
2011
5.4
Whole Lotta Sole
2011
6.6
The Conspirator
2011
7.6
The Flight of the Swan
2011
6.1
The Hot Potato
2011
4.2
Alleged
2010
6.6
Parked
2010
6.0
Get Him to the Greek
2010
6.6
Alice
2009
6.5
The Race
2009
7.4
Law Abiding Citizen
2009
5.8
Mercy
2009
7.2
The Damned United
2009
9.0
ZOS: Zone of Separation
2009
5.5
Three and Out
2008
4.5
Unnatural Causes
2008
4.5
Kings
2007
6.6
Men in Trees
2006
6.0
Five Fingers
2006
5.4
Covert One: The Hades Factor
2006
7.4
The Unit
2006
3.3
Caved In: Prehistoric Terror
2006
6.8
A Lobster Tale
2006
8.3
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
6.0
Turning Green
2005
8.0
Jack Charlton: The Irish Years
2005
6.3
Battle of the Brave
2004
6.9
Layer Cake
2004
NR
The Murdoch Mysteries: Poor Tom Is Cold
2004
8.0
Stargate Atlantis
2004
NR
The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the Dying
2004
6.2
The Murdoch Mysteries
2004
4.1
Bad Apple
2004
4.8
Blueberry
2004
NR
Deep Space Nine: Ending an Era
2003
6.0
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
2003
6.2
Intermission
2003
5.2
King of Texas
2002
5.5
How Harry Became a Tree
2002
NR
Random Passage
2002
8.0
Random Passage
2002
5.1
Backflash
2002
7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
5.7
Chapter Zero
1999
7.0
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
1999
6.3
Mystery, Alaska
1999
4.8
Four Days
1999
5.8
This Is My Father
1999
5.8
Money Kings
1998
5.6
Claire Dolan
1998
6.6
October 22
1998
5.8
Monument Ave.
1998
6.1
Owd Bob
1998
6.8
Con Air
1997
5.6
The Last of the High Kings
1996
6.4
The Van
1996NR
The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ations
1996
5.6
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996
6.1
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Way of the Warrior
1995
6.3
The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain
1995
6.2
The New Explorers: The Science of Star Trek
1995
6.6
Scarlett
1994
5.6
The Road to Wellville
1994
8.1
Gargoyles
1994
7.0
War of the Buttons
1994
7.0
Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
1994
6.5
The Snapper
1993
4.0
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes
1993
NR
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Emissary
1993
7.9
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
7.6
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993
6.4
Into the West
1992
6.3
Under Siege
1992
7.4
The Last of the Mohicans
1992
6.8
Far and Away
1992
7.8
Brooklyn Bridge
1991
7.3
The Commitments
1991
7.3
Law & Order
1990
6.3
Come See the Paradise
1990
7.0
Die Hard 2
1990
6.2
Dick Tracy
1990
8.0
The Simpsons
1989
6.8
Perfect Witness
1989
6.0
The Gambler: The Legend Continues
1987
8.4
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
6.8
The Dead
1987
4.8
Omega Syndrome
1986
7.7
MacGyver
1985
7.5
Moonlighting
1985
7.1
Screen Two
1985
7.2
Tales from the Darkside
1984
9.0
Easter 2016
1982
10.0
Nailed
1981
7.3
Strangers
1978
5.6
The Late Late Show
1962NR
Shelter Me
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NR
The Panic
—NR
The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes
—NR
Hal
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