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Colm Meaney
Colm Meaney

Colm Meaney

ActingBorn May 30, 1953 (age 73)Dublin, Ireland

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.

Filmography

2026Movie
2025
Re-Creation

as Ian Bailey

Movie
2025Movie
2025
Safe Harbor

as Kieran Walsh

TV
2024Movie
2024
Duchess

as Frank Monaghan

Movie
2024
No Way Up

as Brandon

Movie
2023
The Santa Stories

as The No Man/ Bill

TV
2023TV
2023Movie
2023Movie
2023
Marlowe

as Bernie Ohls

Movie
2023
Unwelcome

as Colm “Daddy” Whelan

Movie
2022Movie
2022
The Serpent Queen

as Francis I of France

TV
2022Movie
2022
Confession

as Father Peter

Movie
2021TV
2021
The Monkey

as MacDonell

Movie
2021
Back to Barrytown

as Self / Narrator

TV
2020
Pixie

as Dermot O'Brien

Movie
2020
The Singapore Grip

as Major Brendan Archer

TV
2020
Gangs of London

as Finn Wallace

TV
2020
The Banker

as Patrick Barker

Movie
2019
Seberg

as Frank Ellroy

Movie
2019
The Last Right

as Detective Donall Crowley

Movie
2019
Tolkien

as Father Francis Morgan

Movie
2017
Will

as James Burbage

TV
2017
Halal Daddy

as Martin Logan

Movie
2017
The Journey

as Martin McGuinness

Movie
2016Movie
2016
Pelé: Birth of a Legend

as George Raynor

Movie
2016
Pelé: Birth of a Legend

as Coach George Raynor

Movie
2016
The Cowboy

as Self

TV
2016
Norm of the North

as Grandfather (voice)

Movie
2015
Childhood's End

as Wainwright

TV
2015
I Am Your Father

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2015Movie
2014
The Devil's Hand

as Elder Beacon

Movie
2014
The Driver

as The Horse

TV
2014
The Yank

as Fintan McGuire

Movie
2013
Free Birds

as Myles Standish (voice)

Movie
2013
A Belfast Story

as Detective

Movie
2013
One Chance

as Roland Potts

Movie
2013Movie
2013
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds

as Chief Miles O'Brien (archive footage)

Movie
2012Movie
2012Movie
2012
Bel Ami

as Monsieur Rousset

Movie
2011Movie
2011
Hell on Wheels

as Thomas 'Doc' Durant

TV
2011
The Perfect Stranger

as Mark O'Reilly

Movie
2011
Whole Lotta Sole

as Detective Weller

Movie
2011
The Conspirator

as David Hunter

Movie
2011
The Flight of the Swan

as Giannopoulos

Movie
2011Movie
2010
Alleged

as H.L. Mencken

Movie
2010
Parked

as Fred Daly

Movie
2010
Get Him to the Greek

as Jonathan Snow

Movie
2009
Alice

as King of Hearts

TV
2009
The Race

as Frank Kensay

Movie
2009
Law Abiding Citizen

as Detective Dunnigan

Movie
2009TV
2009
The Damned United

as Don Revie

Movie
2009TV
2008
Three and Out

as Tommy Cassidy

Movie
2008
Unnatural Causes

as Trevor Jones

Movie
2007
Kings

as Joe Mullan

Movie
2006
Men in Trees

as Bob O'Donnell

TV
2006
Five Fingers

as Gavin

Movie
2006TV
2006
The Unit

as Charge D'Affaires

TV
2006Movie
2006Movie
2005TV
2005Movie
2004
Battle of the Brave

as Benjamin Franklin

Movie
2004
Layer Cake

as Gene

Movie
2004Movie
2004TV
2004Movie
2004
The Murdoch Mysteries

as Inspector Brackenreid

TV
2004
Bad Apple

as Gibbons

Movie
2004
Renegade

as Jimmy McClure

Movie
2003
Intermission

as Jerry Lynch

Movie
2002
King of Texas

as Mr. Tumlinson

Movie
2002Movie
2002
Random Passage

as Thomas Hutchings

Movie
2002
Backflash

as Gin O'Malley

Movie
2001TV
1999
Chapter Zero

as Frank Lazaras

Movie
1999
Mystery, Alaska

as Mayor Scott Pitcher

Movie
1999
Four Days

as Fury

Movie
1999Movie
1998
Money Kings

as Al Sheehan

Movie
1998
Claire Dolan

as Roland Cain

Movie
1998
October 22

as Steve

Movie
1998
Monument Ave.

as Jackie O'Hara

Movie
1998
Owd Bob

as Keith Moore

Movie
1997
Con Air

as Agent Duncan Malloy

Movie
1996Movie
1996
The Van

as Larry

Movie
1994
Scarlett

as Father Colum O'Hara

TV
1994
The Road to Wellville

as Dr. Lionel Badger

Movie
1994
Gargoyles

as Mr. Dugan (voice)

TV
1994
War of the Buttons

as Geronimo's Dad

Movie
1993
The Snapper

as Dessie Curley

Movie
1993Movie
1993TV
1993TV
1992
Into the West

as Barreller

Movie
1992
Under Siege

as Daumer

Movie
1992
The Last of the Mohicans

as Major Ambrose

Movie
1992
Far and Away

as Kelly

Movie
1991
The Commitments

as Jimmy Rabbitte, Sr.

Movie
1990
Law & Order

as Wyatt Landon

TV
1990
Come See the Paradise

as Gerry McGurn

Movie
1990
Die Hard 2

as Windsor Plane - Pilot

Movie
1990
Dick Tracy

as Cop at Tess'

Movie
1989
The Simpsons

as Tom O'Flanagan (voice)

TV
1989
Perfect Witness

as Meagher

Movie
1987TV
1987
The Dead

as Mr. Bergin

Movie
1986Movie
1985
MacGyver

as Irwin Malcolm

TV
1985
Moonlighting

as Keterina Suitor (as Colm Meany)

TV
1985
Screen Two

as Dessie Curley

TV
1984TV
1982
Easter 2016

as Kevin Murphy

Movie
1981
Nailed

as Younger Protestant

Movie
1978
Strangers

as Peter Smolett

TV
1962TV
Movie
The Panic

as J. Pierpont Morgan

Movie
Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayMay 30, 1953
Place of BirthDublin, Ireland
Popularity2.7
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