Colm Meaney

Acting

Colm Meaney

Born May 30, 1953Dublin, Ireland150 credits

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

Remarkably Bright Creatures

Remarkably Bright Creatures

Movie

2026

Re-Creation

Re-Creation

Movie

2025

The Legend of the Happy Worker

The Legend of the Happy Worker

Movie

2025

Bring Them Down
6.7

Bring Them Down

Movie

2025

Safe Harbor
7.3

Safe Harbor

TV

2025

The Problem with People
5.9

The Problem with People

Movie

2024

Filmography

Remarkably Bright Creatures
2026Remarkably Bright CreaturesMovie
Re-Creation
2025Re-Creationas Ian BaileyMovie
The Legend of the Happy Worker
2025The Legend of the Happy WorkerMovie
Bring Them Down
2025Bring Them Downas RayMovie
Safe Harbor
2025Safe Harboras Kieran WalshTV
The Problem with People
2024The Problem with Peopleas CiáranMovie
Duchess
2024Duchessas Frank MonaghanMovie
The Ballad of Davy Crockett
2024The Ballad of Davy Crockettas CalebMovie
No Way Up
2024No Way Upas BrandonMovie
The Santa Stories
2023The Santa Storiesas The No Man/ BillTV
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2023Scary Tales of New Yorkas StorytellerTV
In the Land of Saints and Sinners
2023In the Land of Saints and Sinnersas Robert McQueMovie
There's Always Hope
2023There's Always Hopeas JonathanMovie
Marlowe
2023Marloweas Bernie OhlsMovie
Unwelcome
2023Unwelcomeas Colm “Daddy” WhelanMovie
Three Day Millionaire
2022Three Day Millionaireas Mr. BarrMovie
The Serpent Queen
2022The Serpent Queenas Francis I of FranceTV
Confession
2022Confessionas Father PeterMovie
Save the Cinema
2022Save the Cinemaas MartynMovie
Fúria
2021FúriaTV
The Monkey
2021The Monkeyas MacDonellMovie
Back to Barrytown
2021Back to Barrytownas Self / NarratorTV
Pixie
2020Pixieas Dermot O'BrienMovie
The Singapore Grip
2020The Singapore Gripas Major Brendan ArcherTV
Gangs of London
2020Gangs of Londonas Finn WallaceTV
The Banker
2020The Bankeras Patrick BarkerMovie
Seberg
2019Sebergas Frank EllroyMovie
The Last Right
2019The Last Rightas Detective Donall CrowleyMovie
Tolkien
2019Tolkienas Father Francis MorganMovie
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
2018What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nineas SelfMovie
National Theatre Live: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
2018National Theatre Live: Cat on a Hot Tin Roofas Big DaddyMovie
Will
2017Willas James BurbageTV
Halal Daddy
2017Halal Daddyas Martin LoganMovie
The Journey
2017The Journeyas Martin McGuinnessMovie
The Secrets of Emily Blair
2016The Secrets of Emily Blairas Father AvitalMovie
Pelé: Birth of a Legend
2016Pelé: Birth of a Legendas George RaynorMovie
The Cowboy
2016The Cowboyas SelfTV
Norm of the North
2016Norm of the Northas Grandfather (voice)Movie
Childhood's End
2015Childhood's Endas WainwrightTV
I Am Your Father
2015I Am Your Fatheras Narrator (voice)Movie
A Dangerous Arrangement
2015A Dangerous Arrangementas LeslieMovie
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...
2014Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...as Miles O'BrienMovie
The Devil's Hand
2014The Devil's Handas Elder BeaconMovie
The Driver
2014The Driveras The HorseTV
The Yank
2014The Yankas Fintan McGuireMovie
Free Birds
2013Free Birdsas Myles Standish (voice)Movie
A Belfast Story
2013A Belfast Storyas DetectiveMovie
One Chance
2013One Chanceas Roland PottsMovie
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa
2013Alan Partridge: Alpha Papaas Patt FarrellMovie
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
2013Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worldsas Chief Miles O'Brien (archive footage)Movie
Soldiers of Fortune
2012Soldiers of Fortuneas MasonMovie
The Cold Light of Day
2012The Cold Light of Dayas BandlerMovie
Bel Ami
2012Bel Amias Monsieur RoussetMovie
Muide Éire
2011Muide Éireas SelfMovie
Hell on Wheels
2011Hell on Wheelsas Thomas 'Doc' DurantTV
The Perfect Stranger
2011The Perfect Strangeras Mark O'ReillyMovie
Whole Lotta Sole
2011Whole Lotta Soleas Detective WellerMovie
The Conspirator
2011The Conspiratoras David HunterMovie
The Flight of the Swan
2011The Flight of the Swanas GiannopoulosMovie
The Hot Potato
2011The Hot Potatoas HarryMovie
Alleged
2010Allegedas H.L. MenckenMovie
Parked
2010Parkedas Fred DalyMovie
Get Him to the Greek
2010Get Him to the Greekas Jonathan SnowMovie
Alice
2009Aliceas King of HeartsTV
The Race
2009The Raceas Frank KensayMovie
Law Abiding Citizen
2009Law Abiding Citizenas Detective DunniganMovie
Mercy
2009MercyTV
The Damned United
2009The Damned Unitedas Don RevieMovie
ZOS: Zone of Separation
2009ZOS: Zone of Separationas George TitacTV
Three and Out
2008Three and Outas Tommy CassidyMovie
Unnatural Causes
2008Unnatural Causesas Trevor JonesMovie
Kings
2007Kingsas Joe MullanMovie
Men in Trees
2006Men in Treesas Bob O'DonnellTV
Five Fingers
2006Five Fingersas GavinMovie
Covert One: The Hades Factor
2006Covert One: The Hades Factoras Peter HowellTV
The Unit
2006The UnitTV
Caved In: Prehistoric Terror
2006Caved In: Prehistoric Terroras VincentMovie
A Lobster Tale
2006A Lobster Taleas CodyMovie
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005It's Always Sunny in Philadelphiaas Shelley KellyTV
Turning Green
2005Turning Greenas TomMovie
Battle of the Brave
2004Battle of the Braveas Benjamin FranklinMovie
Layer Cake
2004Layer Cakeas GeneMovie
The Murdoch Mysteries: Poor Tom Is Cold
2004The Murdoch Mysteries: Poor Tom Is Coldas Inspector BrackenreidMovie
Stargate Atlantis
2004Stargate Atlantisas CowenTV
The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the Dying
2004The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the Dyingas Inspector BrackenreidMovie
The Murdoch Mysteries
2004The Murdoch Mysteriesas Inspector BrackenreidTV
Bad Apple
2004Bad Appleas GibbonsMovie
Renegade
2004Renegadeas Jimmy McClureMovie
Deep Space Nine: Ending an Era
2003Deep Space Nine: Ending an Eraas SelfMovie
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
2003The Boys & Girl from County Clareas JimmyMovie
Intermission
2003Intermissionas Jerry LynchMovie
King of Texas
2002King of Texasas Mr. TumlinsonMovie
How Harry Became a Tree
2002How Harry Became a Treeas HarryMovie
Random Passage
2002Random Passageas Thomas HutchingsMovie
Random Passage
2002Random PassageTV
Backflash
2002Backflashas Gin O'MalleyMovie
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intentas Harold GarrettTV
Chapter Zero
1999Chapter Zeroas Frank LazarasMovie
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
1999The Magical Legend of the Leprechaunsas Seamus MuldoonTV
Mystery, Alaska
1999Mystery, Alaskaas Mayor Scott PitcherMovie
Four Days
1999Four Daysas FuryMovie
This Is My Father
1999This Is My Fatheras SeamusMovie
Money Kings
1998Money Kingsas Al SheehanMovie
Claire Dolan
1998Claire Dolanas Roland CainMovie
October 22
1998October 22as SteveMovie
Monument Ave.
1998Monument Ave.as Jackie O'HaraMovie
Owd Bob
1998Owd Bobas Keith MooreMovie
Con Air
1997Con Airas Agent Duncan MalloyMovie
The Last of the High Kings
1996The Last of the High Kingsas Jim DavernMovie
The Van
1996The Vanas LarryMovie
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1996The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ationsas SelfMovie
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyondas SelfMovie
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Way of the Warrior
1995Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Way of the Warrioras Miles O'BrienMovie
The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain
1995The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountainas Morgan the GoatMovie
The New Explorers: The Science of Star Trek
1995The New Explorers: The Science of Star Trekas SelfMovie
Scarlett
1994Scarlettas Father Colum O'HaraTV
The Road to Wellville
1994The Road to Wellvilleas Dr. Lionel BadgerMovie
Gargoyles
1994Gargoylesas Mr. Dugan (voice)TV
War of the Buttons
1994War of the Buttonsas Geronimo's DadMovie
Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
1994Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generationas SelfMovie
The Snapper
1993The Snapperas Dessie CurleyMovie
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes
1993Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenesas HimselfMovie
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993Star Trek: Deep Space Nineas Miles O'BrienTV
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993Dr. Quinn, Medicine Womanas Jake SlickerTV
Into the West
1992Into the Westas BarrellerMovie
Under Siege
1992Under Siegeas DaumerMovie
The Last of the Mohicans
1992The Last of the Mohicansas Major AmbroseMovie
Far and Away
1992Far and Awayas KellyMovie
Brooklyn Bridge
1991Brooklyn BridgeTV
The Commitments
1991The Commitmentsas Jimmy Rabbitte, Sr.Movie
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas Wyatt LandonTV
Come See the Paradise
1990Come See the Paradiseas Gerry McGurnMovie
Die Hard 2
1990Die Hard 2as Windsor Plane - PilotMovie
Dick Tracy
1990Dick Tracyas Cop at Tess'Movie
The Simpsons
1989The Simpsonsas Tom O'Flanagan (voice)TV
Perfect Witness
1989Perfect Witnessas MeagherMovie
The Gambler: The Legend Continues
1987The Gambler: The Legend Continuesas TinkererMovie
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987Star Trek: The Next Generationas Miles O'BrienTV
The Dead
1987The Deadas Mr. BerginMovie
Omega Syndrome
1986Omega Syndromeas SeanMovie
MacGyver
1985MacGyveras Irwin MalcolmTV
Moonlighting
1985Moonlightingas Keterina Suitor (as Colm Meany)TV
Tales from the Darkside
1984Tales from the Darksideas ConstableTV
Easter 2016
1982Easter 2016as Kevin MurphyMovie
Nailed
1981Nailedas Younger ProtestantMovie
Strangers
1978Strangersas Peter SmolettTV
The Late Late Show
1962The Late Late Showas SelfTV
S
—Shelter MeMovie
The Panic
—The Panicas J. Pierpont MorganMovie
T
—The Last Days of Rabbit Hayesas JackMovie