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.

Фільмографія

• 2026Напрочуд кмітливі створіння — Ethan Mack
• 2025Re-Creation — Ian Bailey
• Safe Harbor — Kieran Walsh
• 2025The Legend of the Happy Worker
• 2025Знищи їх — Ray
• 2024Duchess — Frank Monaghan
• 2024The Ballad of Davy Crockett — Caleb
• 2024The Problem with People — Ciáran
• 2024Немає шляху вгору — Brandon
• Scary Tales of New York — Storyteller
• The Santa Stories — The No Man/ Bill
• 2023There's Always Hope — Jonathan
• 2023Марлоу — Bernie Ohls
• 2023На землі святих і грішних — Robert McQue
• 2023Непрохані — Colm “Daddy” Whelan
• 2022Confession — Father Peter
• 2022Save the Cinema — Martyn
• 2022Three Day Millionaire — Mr. Barr, Executive Producer
• Королева Змій — Francis I of France
• Fúria
• 2021The Monkey — MacDonell
• 2020Pixie — Dermot O'Brien
• The Singapore Grip — Major Brendan Archer
• Банди Лондона — Finn Wallace
• 2020Банкір — Patrick Barker
• 2019Seberg — Frank Ellroy
• 2019The Last Right — Detective Donall Crowley
• 2019Толкін — Father Francis Morgan
• 2018National Theatre Live: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof — Big Daddy
• 2017Halal Daddy — Martin Logan
• 2017The Journey — Martin McGuinness
• Will — James Burbage
• 2016The Secrets of Emily Blair — Father Avital
• 2016Норм та Незламні — Grandfather (voice)
• 2016Пеле: Народження легенди — George Raynor, Coach George Raynor
• 2015A Dangerous Arrangement — Leslie
• Childhood's End — Wainwright
• 2015I Am Your Father — Narrator (voice)
• 2014Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things... — Miles O'Brien
• 2014The Devil's Hand — Elder Beacon
• The Driver — The Horse
• 2014The Yank — Fintan McGuire
• 2013A Belfast Story — Detective
• 2013Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa — Patt Farrell
• 2013One Chance — Roland Potts
• 2013Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds — Chief Miles O'Brien (archive footage)
• 2013Індики: повернення в майбутнє — Myles Standish (voice)
• 2012Soldiers of Fortune — Mason
• 2012Любий друг — Monsieur Rousset
• 2012Серед білого дня — Bandler
• 2011The Flight of the Swan — Giannopoulos
• 2011The Hot Potato — Harry
• 2011The Perfect Stranger — Mark O'Reilly
• 2011Змовниця — David Hunter
• Пекло на колесах — Thomas 'Doc' Durant
• 2011Повний абзац — Detective Weller
• 2010Alleged — H.L. Mencken
• 2010Parked — Fred Daly
• 2010Зірковий ескорт — Jonathan Snow
• Alice — King of Hearts
• Mercy
• 2009The Damned United — Don Revie
• 2009The Race — Frank Kensay
• ZOS: Zone of Separation — George Titac
• 2009Законослухняний громадянин — Detective Dunnigan
• 2008Three and Out — Tommy Cassidy
• 2008Unnatural Causes — Trevor Jones
• 2007Kings — Joe Mullan
• 2006A Lobster Tale — Cody
• 2006Caved In: Prehistoric Terror — Vincent
• Covert One: The Hades Factor — Peter Howell
• 2006Five Fingers — Gavin
• Загін — Charge D'Affaires
• Люди в деревах — Bob O'Donnell
• 2005Jack Charlton: The Irish Years — Self, Presenter
• 2005Turning Green — Tom
• У Філадельфії завжди сонячно — Shelley Kelly
• 2004Bad Apple — Gibbons
• 2004Battle of the Brave — Benjamin Franklin
• 2004Blueberry — Jimmy McClure
• The Murdoch Mysteries — Inspector Brackenreid
• 2004The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the Dying — Inspector Brackenreid
• 2004The Murdoch Mysteries: Poor Tom Is Cold — Inspector Brackenreid
• Зоряна брама: Атлантида — Cowen
• 2004Листковий пиріг — Gene
• 2003Intermission — Jerry Lynch
• 2003The Boys & Girl from County Clare — Jimmy
• 2002Backflash — Gin O'Malley
• 2002How Harry Became a Tree — Harry
• 2002King of Texas — Mr. Tumlinson
• 2002Random Passage — Thomas Hutchings
• Random Passage
• Закон і порядок: злочинні наміри — Harold Garrett
• 1999Chapter Zero — Frank Lazaras
• 1999Four Days — Fury
• The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns — Seamus Muldoon
• 1999This Is My Father — Seamus
• 1999Таємниця Аляски — Mayor Scott Pitcher
• 1998Claire Dolan — Roland Cain
• 1998Money Kings — Al Sheehan
• 1998Monument Ave. — Jackie O'Hara
• 1998October 22 — Steve
• 1998Owd Bob — Keith Moore
• 1997Повітряна в'язниця — Agent Duncan Malloy
• 1996The Last of the High Kings — Jim Davern
• 1996The Van — Larry
• 1995Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Way of the Warrior — Miles O'Brien
• 1995Англієць, який піднявся на пагорб, а спустився з гори — Morgan the Goat
• Gargoyles — Mr. Dugan (voice)
• 1994War of the Buttons — Geronimo's Dad
• 1994Дорога на Веллвілл — Dr. Lionel Badger
• Скарлетт — Father Colum O'Hara
• Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman — Jake Slicker
• 1993Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Emissary — Miles O'Brien
• 1993The Snapper — Dessie Curley
• Зоряний шлях: Далекий космос 9 — Miles O'Brien
• 1992Into the West — Barreller
• 1992В облозі — Daumer
• 1992Далеко-далеко — Kelly
• 1992Останній з могікан — Major Ambrose
• Brooklyn Bridge
• 1991The Commitments — Jimmy Rabbitte, Sr.
• 1990Come See the Paradise — Gerry McGurn
• 1990Дік Трейсі — Cop at Tess'
• Закон і порядок — Wyatt Landon
• 1990Міцний горішок 2 — Windsor Plane - Pilot
• 1989Perfect Witness — Meagher
• Сімпсони — Tom O'Flanagan (voice)
• 1987The Dead — Mr. Bergin
• 1987The Gambler: The Legend Continues — Tinkerer
• Зоряний шлях: Наступне покоління — Miles O'Brien
• 1986Синдром «Омеґа» — Sean
• MacGyver — Irwin Malcolm
• Screen Two — Dessie Curley
• Агентство «Місячне сяйво» — Keterina Suitor (as Colm Meany)
• Казки з темного боку — Constable
• 1982Easter 2016 — Kevin Murphy
• 1981Nailed — Younger Protestant
• Strangers — Peter Smolett
• Hal
• Shelter Me
• The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes — Jack
• The Panic — J. Pierpont Morgan

Ток-шоу, премії та інші появи (11)

• Back to Barrytown — Self / Narrator
• 2018What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine — Self
• The Cowboy — Self
• 2011Muide Éire — Self
• 2003Deep Space Nine: Ending an Era — Self
• 1996Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond — Self
• 1996The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ations — Self
• 1995The New Explorers: The Science of Star Trek — Self
• 1994Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation — Self
• 1993Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes — Himself
• The Late Late Show — Self