
Colm Meaney
Known for Acting · 152 credits
- Born
- 1953-05-30 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- Dublin, Ireland
- Also known as
- 콤 미니 · کالم مینی
Biography
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
TV Shows (39)

Law & Order
1990
as Wyatt Landon

The Simpsons
1989
as Tom O'Flanagan (voice)

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Harold Garrett

Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Miles O'Brien

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Miles O'Brien

MacGyver
1985
as Irwin Malcolm

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
as Shelley Kelly

Stargate Atlantis
2004
as Cowen

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993
as Jake Slicker

The Unit
2006
as Charge D'Affaires

Hell on Wheels
2011
as Thomas 'Doc' Durant

Tales from the Darkside
1984
as Constable

Moonlighting
1985
as Keterina Suitor (as Colm Meany)

Gargoyles
1994
as Mr. Dugan (voice)

Screen Two
1985
as Dessie Curley

Gangs of London
2020
as Finn Wallace

The Serpent Queen
2022
as Francis I of France

Men in Trees
2006
as Bob O'Donnell

Mercy
2009

Childhood's End
2015
as Wainwright

Strangers
1978
as Peter Smolett

The Late Late Show
1962
as Self

Brooklyn Bridge
1991

Scarlett
1994
as Father Colum O'Hara

Will
2017
as James Burbage

The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
1999
as Seamus Muldoon

Alice
2009
as King of Hearts

Safe Harbor
2025
as Kieran Walsh

The Singapore Grip
2020
as Major Brendan Archer

Covert One: The Hades Factor
2006
as Peter Howell

ZOS: Zone of Separation
2009
as George Titac

The Driver
2014
as The Horse

The Cowboy
2016
as Self

The Murdoch Mysteries
2004
as Inspector Brackenreid

The Santa Stories
2023
as The No Man/ Bill

Fúria
2021

Random Passage
2002

Back to Barrytown
2021
as Self / Narrator
Scary Tales of New York
2023
as Storyteller
Movies (113)

Remarkably Bright Creatures
2026
as Ethan Mack

Con Air
1997
as Agent Duncan Malloy

Law Abiding Citizen
2009
as Detective Dunnigan

Die Hard 2
1990
as Windsor Plane - Pilot

The Last of the Mohicans
1992
as Major Ambrose

Under Siege
1992
as Daumer

No Way Up
2024
as Brandon

Layer Cake
2004
as Gene

Far and Away
1992
as Kelly

Free Birds
2013
as Myles Standish (voice)

Dick Tracy
1990
as Cop at Tess'

The Banker
2020
as Patrick Barker

Get Him to the Greek
2010
as Jonathan Snow

In the Land of Saints and Sinners
2023
as Robert McQue

Duchess
2024
as Frank Monaghan

Pelé: Birth of a Legend
2016
as George Raynor / Coach George Raynor

Seberg
2019
as Frank Ellroy

The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain
1995
as Morgan the Goat

The Commitments
1991
as Jimmy Rabbitte, Sr.

Tolkien
2019
as Father Francis Morgan

Mystery, Alaska
1999
as Mayor Scott Pitcher

The Cold Light of Day
2012
as Bandler

Norm of the North
2016
as Grandfather (voice)

Marlowe
2023
as Bernie Ohls

Pixie
2020
as Dermot O'Brien

Bel Ami
2012
as Monsieur Rousset

What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
2018
as Self

The Road to Wellville
1994
as Dr. Lionel Badger

Claire Dolan
1998
as Roland Cain

The Secrets of Emily Blair
2016
as Father Avital

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa
2013
as Patt Farrell

The Damned United
2009
as Don Revie

The Conspirator
2011
as David Hunter

Unwelcome
2023
as Colm “Daddy” Whelan

One Chance
2013
as Roland Potts

Renegade
2004
as Jimmy McClure

The Dead
1987
as Mr. Bergin

Omega Syndrome
1986
as Sean

Soldiers of Fortune
2012
as Mason

Bring Them Down
2025
as Ray

Intermission
2003
as Jerry Lynch

Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996
as Self

Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
2013
as Chief Miles O'Brien (archive footage)

Come See the Paradise
1990
as Gerry McGurn

Halal Daddy
2017
as Martin Logan

The Devil's Hand
2014
as Elder Beacon

The Ballad of Davy Crockett
2024
as Caleb
The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ations
1996
as Self

The Snapper
1993
as Dessie Curley

October 22
1998
as Steve

Save the Cinema
2022
as Martyn

Perfect Witness
1989
as Meagher

The Gambler: The Legend Continues
1987
as Tinkerer

Into the West
1992
as Barreller

Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
1994
as Self

Caved In: Prehistoric Terror
2006
as Vincent

The Murdoch Mysteries: Poor Tom Is Cold
2004
as Inspector Brackenreid

Backflash
2002
as Gin O'Malley

War of the Buttons
1994
as Geronimo's Dad

The Last of the High Kings
1996
as Jim Davern

Five Fingers
2006
as Gavin

Battle of the Brave
2004
as Benjamin Franklin

Money Kings
1998
as Al Sheehan
Hal

National Theatre Live: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
2018
as Big Daddy

Monument Ave.
1998
as Jackie O'Hara

Whole Lotta Sole
2011
as Detective Weller

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Way of the Warrior
1995
as Miles O'Brien

The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the Dying
2004
as Inspector Brackenreid

The Last Right
2019
as Detective Donall Crowley

The Boys & Girl from County Clare
2003
as Jimmy

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes
1993
as Himself

Re-Creation
2025
as Ian Bailey

Parked
2010
as Fred Daly

Owd Bob
1998
as Keith Moore

The Van
1996
as Larry

Alleged
2010
as H.L. Mencken

The Problem with People
2024
as Ciáran

King of Texas
2002
as Mr. Tumlinson

This Is My Father
1999
as Seamus

Confession
2022
as Father Peter

Turning Green
2005
as Tom

Four Days
1999
as Fury

A Lobster Tale
2006
as Cody

The Journey
2017
as Martin McGuinness

Easter 2016
1982
as Kevin Murphy

Bad Apple
2004
as Gibbons

Three Day Millionaire
2022
as Mr. Barr

Three and Out
2008
as Tommy Cassidy

Chapter Zero
1999
as Frank Lazaras

The Perfect Stranger
2011
as Mark O'Reilly

The Hot Potato
2011
as Harry

How Harry Became a Tree
2002
as Harry

The Flight of the Swan
2011
as Giannopoulos

Random Passage
2002
as Thomas Hutchings

A Belfast Story
2013
as Detective

There's Always Hope
2023
as Jonathan

The Race
2009
as Frank Kensay
Shelter Me

A Dangerous Arrangement
2015
as Leslie

Muide Éire
2011
as Self

Kings
2007
as Joe Mullan

Unnatural Causes
2008
as Trevor Jones

The Yank
2014
as Fintan McGuire

I Am Your Father
2015
as Narrator (voice)

Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...
2014
as Miles O'Brien

The Legend of the Happy Worker
2025

Nailed
1981
as Younger Protestant

The Panic
as J. Pierpont Morgan

Deep Space Nine: Ending an Era
2003
as Self
The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes
as Jack

The New Explorers: The Science of Star Trek
1995
as Self

The Monkey
2021
as MacDonell
About Colm Meaney
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. With 152 credits spanning from 1962 to 2026, Colm Meaney has appeared in 113 films and 39 TV shows.
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Most Popular Colm Meaney Movies
- Remarkably Bright Creatures (2026) — as Ethan Mack
- Con Air (1997) — as Agent Duncan Malloy
- Law Abiding Citizen (2009) — as Detective Dunnigan
- Die Hard 2 (1990) — as Windsor Plane - Pilot
- The Last of the Mohicans (1992) — as Major Ambrose
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