Colm Meaney
May 30, 1953 (72 years old) in Dublin, Ireland
Colm J. Meaney (born May 30, 1953) is an Irish actor. He is widely known for playing Chief 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 other television shows, from Law & Order to The Simpsons, and has a significant career in motion pictures.
Known For
Credits
- 2026 · Remarkably Bright Creatures as
- 2025 · Bring Them Down as Ray
- 2025 · Safe Harbor as Kieran Walsh
- 2024 · Duchess as Frank Monaghan
- 2024 · The Ballad of Davy Crockett as Caleb
- 2024 · No Way Up as Brandon
- 2023 · In the Land of Saints and Sinners as Robert McQue
- 2023 · Marlowe as Bernie Ohls
- 2023 · Unwelcome as Colm “Daddy” Whelan
- 2022 · The Serpent Queen as Francis I of France
- 2021 · The Monkey as MacDonell
- 2021 · Back to Barrytown as Self / Narrator
- 2020 · The Singapore Grip as Major Brendan Archer
- 2020 · Gangs of London as Finn Wallace
- 2020 · The Banker as Patrick Barker
- 2019 · Seberg as Frank Ellroy
- 2019 · Tolkien as Father Francis Morgan
- 2017 · Will as James Burbage
- 2017 · Halal Daddy as Martin Logan
- 2016 · Pelé: Birth of a Legend as George Raynor
- 2016 · Pelé: Birth of a Legend as Coach George Raynor
- 2016 · The Cowboy as Self
- 2016 · Norm of the North as Grandfather (voice)
- 2015 · Childhood's End as Wainwright
- 2014 · The Driver as The Horse
- 2013 · Free Birds as Myles Standish (voice)
- 2013 · One Chance as Roland Potts
- 2012 · The Cold Light of Day as Bandler
- 2012 · Bel Ami as Monsieur Rousset
- 2011 · Hell on Wheels as Thomas 'Doc' Durant
- 2011 · The Conspirator as David Hunter
- 2010 · Get Him to the Greek as Jonathan Snow
- 2009 · Alice as King of Hearts
- 2009 · The Race as Frank Kensay
- 2009 · Law Abiding Citizen as Detective Dunnigan
- 2009 · Mercy as
- 2009 · The Damned United as Don Revie
- 2009 · ZOS: Zone of Separation as George Titac
- 2006 · Men in Trees as Bob O'Donnell
- 2006 · Covert One: The Hades Factor as Peter Howell
- 2006 · The Unit as
- 2005 · It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Shelley Kelly
- 2004 · Layer Cake as Gene
- 2004 · Stargate Atlantis as Cowen
- 2004 · The Murdoch Mysteries as Inspector Brackenreid
- 2004 · Bad Apple as Gibbons
- 2004 · Renegade as Jimmy McClure
- 2001 · Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Harold Garrett
- 1999 · The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns as Seamus Muldoon
- 1999 · Mystery, Alaska as Mayor Scott Pitcher
- 1998 · Owd Bob as Keith Moore
- 1997 · Con Air as Agent Duncan Malloy
- 1995 · The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain as Morgan the Goat
- 1994 · Scarlett as Father Colum O'Hara
- 1994 · The Road to Wellville as Dr. Lionel Badger
- 1994 · Gargoyles as Mr. Dugan (voice)
- 1993 · The Snapper as Dessie Curley
- 1993 · Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Miles O'Brien
- 1993 · Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman as Jake Slicker
- 1992 · Under Siege as Daumer
- 1992 · The Last of the Mohicans as Major Ambrose
- 1992 · Far and Away as Kelly
- 1991 · Brooklyn Bridge as
- 1991 · The Commitments as Jimmy Rabbitte, Sr.
- 1990 · Law & Order as Wyatt Landon
- 1990 · Die Hard 2 as Windsor Plane - Pilot
- 1990 · Dick Tracy as Cop at Tess'
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Tom O'Flanagan (voice)
- 1987 · Star Trek: The Next Generation as Miles O'Brien
- 1987 · The Dead as Mr. Bergin
- 1985 · MacGyver as Irwin Malcolm
- 1985 · Moonlighting as Keterina Suitor (as Colm Meany)
- 1984 · Tales from the Darkside as Constable
- 1982 · Easter 2016 as Kevin Murphy
- 1962 · The Late Late Show as Self
- Future · The Panic as J. Pierpont Morgan
- 2024 · The Problem with People as Ciáran
- 2023 · The Santa Stories as The No Man/ Bill
- 2022 · Save the Cinema as Martyn
- 2021 · Fúria as
- 2020 · Pixie as Dermot O'Brien
- 2018 · What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Self
- 2017 · The Journey as Martin McGuinness
- 2014 · The Devil's Hand as Elder Beacon
- 2013 · Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa as Patt Farrell
- 2013 · Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds as Chief Miles O'Brien (archive footage)
- 2012 · Soldiers of Fortune as Mason
- 2011 · Whole Lotta Sole as Detective Weller
- 2011 · The Hot Potato as Harry
- 2010 · Parked as Fred Daly
- 2008 · Three and Out as Tommy Cassidy
- 2006 · Five Fingers as Gavin
- 2005 · Turning Green as Tom
- 2004 · Battle of the Brave as Benjamin Franklin
- 2003 · The Boys & Girl 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 · Random Passage as
- 2002 · Backflash as Gin O'Malley
- 1999 · Four Days as Fury
- 1998 · Money Kings as Al Sheehan
- 1998 · Claire Dolan as Roland Cain
- 1998 · October 22 as Steve
- 1998 · Monument Ave. as Jackie O'Hara
- 1996 · The Last of the High Kings as Jim Davern
- 1996 · The Van as Larry
- 1996 · The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ations as Self
- 1996 · Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond as Self
- 1994 · War of the Buttons as Geronimo's Dad
- 1992 · Into the West as Barreller
- 1990 · Come See the Paradise as Gerry McGurn
- 1987 · The Gambler: The Legend Continues as Tinkerer
- Future · Shelter Me as
- 2025 · Re-Creation as Ian Bailey
- 2025 · The Legend of the Happy Worker as
- 2023 · Scary Tales of New York as Storyteller
- 2023 · There's Always Hope as Jonathan
- 2022 · Three Day Millionaire as Mr. Barr
- 2022 · Confession as Father Peter
- 2019 · The Last Right as Detective Donall Crowley
- 2018 · National Theatre Live: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof as Big Daddy
- 2016 · The Secrets of Emily Blair as Father Avital
- 2015 · I Am Your Father as Narrator (voice)
- 2015 · A Dangerous Arrangement as Leslie
- 2014 · Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things... as Miles O'Brien
- 2014 · The Yank as Fintan McGuire
- 2013 · A Belfast Story as Detective
- 2011 · Muide Éire as Himself
- 2011 · The Perfect Stranger as Mark O'Reilly
- 2011 · The Flight of the Swan as Giannopoulos
- 2010 · Alleged as H.L. Mencken
- 2008 · Unnatural Causes as Trevor Jones
- 2007 · Kings as Joe Mullan
- 2006 · Caved In as Vincent
- 2006 · A Lobster Tale as Cody
- 2004 · The Murdoch Mysteries: Poor Tom Is Cold as Inspector Brackenreid
- 2004 · The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the Dying as Inspector Brackenreid
- 2003 · Deep Space Nine: Ending an Era as Self
- 2002 · Random Passage as Thomas Hutchings
- 1999 · Chapter Zero as Frank Lazaras
- 1999 · This Is My Father as Seamus
- 1995 · Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Way of the Warrior as Miles O'Brien
- 1995 · The New Explorers: The Science of Star Trek as Self
- 1994 · Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation as Self
- 1993 · Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes as Himself
- 1989 · Perfect Witness as Meagher
- 1986 · Omega Syndrome as Sean
- 1981 · Nailed as Younger Protestant
- Future · The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes as Jack