Colm Meaney

70 · Born: May 30, 1953

Personal Details

Born May 30, 1953 Dublin, Ireland

Spouse

Ines Glorian
( Mar 15, 2007 to Apr 28, 2024 )
Bairbre Dowling
( Dec 31, 1969 to Dec 31, 1969 )

Biography

Colm J. Meaney (born May 30, 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.

Career

acting

2024

2023

There's Always Hope

There's Always Hope as Jonathan

Unwelcome as Colm “Daddy” Whelan

In the Land of Saints and Sinners

In the Land of Saints and Sinners as Robert McQue

Marlowe as Bernie Ohls

2022

Confession as Father Peter

2021

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Shelley Kelly

2020

Pixie as Dermot O'Brien

The Banker as Patrick Barker

Gangs of London

Gangs of London as Finn Wallace

The Singapore Grip

The Singapore Grip as Major Brendan Archer

2019

Tolkien as Father Francis Morgan

Seberg as Frank Ellroy

The Last Right as Detective Donall Crowley

2017

The Journey as Martin McGuinness

Halal Daddy as Martin Logan

Will as James Burbage

2016

Norm of the North

Norm of the North as Grandfather (voice)

The Secrets of Emily Blair

The Secrets of Emily Blair as Father Avital

2015

I Am Your Father

I Am Your Father as Narrator

A Dangerous Arrangement

A Dangerous Arrangement as Leslie

Childhood's End

Childhood's End as Wainwright

2014

The Devil's Hand

The Devil's Hand as Elder Beacon

The Yank as Fintan McGuire

The Driver as The Horse

2013

Alan Partridge as Patt Farrell

Free Birds as Myles Standish (voice)

A Belfast Story

A Belfast Story as Detective

One Chance as Roland Potts

2012

Soldiers of Fortune

Soldiers of Fortune as Mason

Bel Ami as Monsieur Rousset

2011

The Perfect Stranger

The Perfect Stranger as Mark O'Reilly

The Flight of the Swan

The Flight of the Swan as Giannopoulos

The Hot Potato as Harry

Whole Lotta Sole

Whole Lotta Sole as Detective Weller

Hell on Wheels as Thomas 'Doc' Durant

2010

Parked as Fred Daly

The Conspirator

The Conspirator as David Hunter

Alleged as H.L. Mencken

2009

The Damned United

The Damned United as Don Revie

The Race as Frank Kensay

Law Abiding Citizen

Law Abiding Citizen as Detective Dunnigan

Alice as King of Hearts

ZOS: Zone of Separation

ZOS: Zone of Separation as George Titac

2008

Clean Break as Trevor Jones

A Deal Is a Deal

A Deal Is a Deal as Tommy Cassidy

2007

Kings as Joe Mullan

2006

Caved In as Vincent

A Lobster Tale as Cody

Five Fingers as Gavin

Covert One: The Hades Factor

Covert One: The Hades Factor as Peter Howell

2005

Turning Green as Tom

2004

The Murdoch Mysteries

The Murdoch Mysteries as Inspector Brackenreid

Layer Cake as Gene

Bad Apple as Gibbons

The Murdoch Mysteries

The Murdoch Mysteries as Inspector Brackenreid

Stargate: Atlantis

Stargate: Atlantis as Cowen

The Murdoch Mysteries

The Murdoch Mysteries as Inspector Brackenreid

2003

Intermission as Jerry Lynch

The Boys & Girl from County Clare

The Boys & Girl from County Clare as Jimmy

2002

King of Texas as Mr. Tumlinson

Backflash as Gin O'Malley

How Harry Became a Tree

How Harry Became a Tree as Harry

1999

Four Days as Fury

Mystery, Alaska

Mystery, Alaska as Mayor Scott Pitcher

This Is My Father

This Is My Father as Seamus

The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns

The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns as Seamus Muldoon

1998

Vig as Al Sheehan

October 22 as Steve

Claire Dolan as Roland Cain

Owd Bob as Keith Moore

1997

Con Air as Agent Duncan Malloy

1996

The Last of the High Kings

The Last of the High Kings as Jim Davern

The Van as Larry

1995

The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain as Morgan the Goat

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Miles O'Brien

1994

War of the Buttons

War of the Buttons as Geronimo's Dad

The Road to Wellville

The Road to Wellville as Dr. Lionel Badger

Scarlett as Father Colum O'Hara

1993

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Miles O'Brien

Screen Two as Dessie Curley

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Miles O'Brien

1992

Far and Away as Kelly

Under Siege as Daumer

Into the West as Barreller

1991

MacGyver as Dr. Irwin Malcolm

1988

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation as Miles O'Brien

1987

The Dead as Mr. Bergin

Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside as Constable

1986

Omega Syndrome as Sean

Banking on Mr. Toad

Banking on Mr. Toad as John Fletcher Moulton

appearances

2018

What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine