Personal Info
Birth date
1953-05-30 (72 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Dublin, Ireland
Also known as
콤 미니
کالم مینی
Colm Meaney
Biography
Colm J. Meaney is an Irish actor. He is 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 other television shows, from Law & Order to The Simpsons, and has a significant career in motion pictures.
Filmography
Law & Order
7.403
Overview:
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.The Simpsons
8
Overview:
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.Star Trek: The Next Generation
8.368
Overview:
Follow the intergalactic adventures of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and his loyal crew aboard the all-new USS Enterprise NCC-1701D, as they explore new worlds.It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
8.278
Overview:
Four egocentric friends run a neighborhood Irish pub in Philadelphia and try to find their way through the adult world of work and relationships. Unfortunately, their warped views and precarious judgments often lead them to trouble, creating a myriad of uncomfortable situations that usually only get worse before they get better.Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
7.889
Overview:
At Deep Space Nine, a space station located next to a wormhole in the vicinity of the liberated planet of Bajor, Commander Sisko and crew welcome alien visitors, root out evildoers and solve all types of unexpected problems that come their way.Stargate Atlantis
8
Overview:
With the Ancients' city of Atlantis discovered in the Pegasus Galaxy by Stargate Command, Dr. Elizabeth Weir and Major Sheppard lead a scientific expedition to the ancient abandoned city. Once there, the team not only find themselves unable to contact Earth, but their explorations unexpectedly reawaken the Ancients' deadly enemies, The Wraith, who hunger for this new prey. Now with the help of newfound local allies like Teyla Emmagan, the Atlantis Team sets about to uncover their new home's secrets even as their war of survival against the Wraith begins.MacGyver
7.7
Overview:
He's everyone's favorite action hero... but he's a hero with a difference. Angus MacGyver is a secret agent whose wits are his deadliest weapon. Armed with only a knapsack filled with everyday items he picks up along the way, he improvises his way out of every peril the bad guys throw at him. Making a bomb out of chewing gum? Fixing a speeding car's breaks... while he's riding in it? Using soda pop to cook up tear gas? That's all in a day's adventures for MacGyver. He's part Boy Scout, part genius. And all hero.Law & Order: Criminal Intent
7.562
Overview:
The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense psychological approaches the Major Case Squad uses to solve its crimes.The Unit
7.313
Overview:
A covert team of special forces operatives risk their lives on undercover missions around the globe, while their wives maintain the homefront, protecting their husbands' secrets.Gargoyles
8.1
Overview:
In Scotland, 994 A.D. Goliath and his clan of gargoyles defend a medieval castle. In present day, David Xanatos buys the castle and moves it to New York City. When the castle is attacked the gargoyles are awakened from a 1000 year curse.Moonlighting
7.5
Overview:
After being duped and going bankrupt, model Maddie is convinced by David to become a partner in a detective agency. Together they solve various cases, while getting comfortable with each other.Hell on Wheels
7.6
Overview:
The epic story of post-Civil War America, focusing on Cullen Bohannon, a Confederate soldier who sets out to exact revenge on the Union soldiers who killed his wife. His journey takes him west to Hell on Wheels, a dangerous, raucous, lawless melting pot of a town that travels with and services the construction of the first transcontinental railroad, an engineering feat unprecedented for its time.Gangs of London
7.9
Overview:
When the head of a criminal organisation, Finn Wallace is assassinated, the sudden power vacuum his death creates threatens the fragile peace between the intricate web of gangs operating on the streets of the city. Now it’s up to the grieving, volatile and impulsive Sean Wallace to restore control and find those responsible for killing his father.Intimacy
6.2
Overview:
Failed musician Jay abandoned his family and now earns a living as head bartender in a trendy London pub. Every Wednesday afternoon, a woman comes to his house for graphic, almost wordless, sex. One day, Jay follows her and learns about her. This eventually disrupts their relationship.Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
7.611
Overview:
Dr. Michaela Quinn journeys to Colorado Springs to be the town's physician after her father's death in 1868.Men in Trees
6.8
Overview:
Relationship coach Marin Frist knows what to look for, what to avoid and what will make her happy. As the many fans of her two bestselling books could tell you, we're all in charge of our own happiness. But like many people full of advice, she fails to apply it to herself. On her way to a speaking engagement in Alaska, she learns that her fiancé has cheated on her. Slapped in the face with personal failure, a snowstorm then leaves her stuck in a small town full of the one thing she really doesn't need—available men.Mercy
5.896
Overview:
Mercy is a medical drama which aired on NBC from September 23, 2009 to May 12, 2010. The series initially aired on Wednesday nights at 8/7c, as part of the 2009 fall season, but was pushed back to 9/8c in April. On October 23, 2009, Mercy was picked up for a full twenty-two-episode first season. On May 14, 2010, NBC announced that Mercy had been cancelled and would not return for a second season due to low ratings.Childhood's End
7
Overview:
The peaceful alien invasion of Earth by the mysterious “Overlords,” whose arrival begins decades of apparent utopia under indirect alien rule, at the cost of human identity and culture.Will
6.111
Overview:
The wild story of young William Shakespeare's arrival onto the punk-rock theater scene in 16th century London -- the seductive, violent world where his raw talent faced rioting audiences, religious fanatics and raucous side-shows. It's a contemporary version of Shakespeare's life, played to a modern soundtrack that exposes all his recklessness, lustful temptations and brilliance.Scarlett
6.6
Overview:
Scarlett O’Hara’s flight from the scrutiny of Atlanta society takes her on a journey to Savannah and Charleston, to England, and to Ireland, where she discovers her family's roots.The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
6.9
Overview:
In a land of myth and magic, a forbidden love affair ignites an ancient war between the leprechauns and the trooping fairies. Jack Woods is appointed to restore harmony...but will peace prevail before the unthinkable happens?The Serpent Queen
7.5
Overview:
Considered an immigrant, common and plain, Catherine de Medici is married into the 16th century French court as an orphaned teenager expected to bring a fortune in dowry and produce many heirs, only to discover that her husband is in love with an older woman, her dowry is unpaid and she’s unable to concieve. Yet, only with her intelligence and determination, she manages to keep her marriage alive and masters the bloodsport that is the monarchy better than anyone else, ruling France for 50 years.Alice
6.637
Overview:
Alice Hamilton, a fiercely independent twenty-something, watches as her lover Jack Chase is kidnapped and driven into darkness. Desperate to find Jack, Alice puts her trust in a stranger who calls himself White Rabbit and suddenly finds herself on the other side of a looking glass.Tales from the Darkside
7.174
Overview:
Tales from the Darkside is an anthology horror TV series created by George A. Romero, each episode was an individual short story that ended with a plot twist. The series' episodes spanned the genres of horror, science fiction, and fantasy, and some episodes featured elements of black comedy or more lighthearted themes.The Singapore Grip
5.7
Overview:
In colonial Singapore during World War Two, this epic drama follows the schemes – both commercial and amorous – of a wealthy British family as they struggle to preserve their prosperous business amid cataclysmic world events.The Murdoch Mysteries
5.778
Overview:
In 1890s Canada, a police inspector applies the latest scientific methods of deduction, much to the chagrin of his superiors.Safe Harbor
6.2
Overview:
Tobias, a gifted hacker and his ambitious best friend Marco, intent on cracking into the tech billionaires club. They are plunged headfirst into the chaos of organized crime when they cross paths with the Irish mob.Con Air
6.753
Overview:
Newly-paroled former US Army ranger Cameron Poe is headed back to his wife, but must fly home aboard a prison transport flight dubbed "Jailbird" taking the “worst of the worst” prisoners, a group described as “pure predators”, to a new super-prison. Poe faces impossible odds when the transport plane is skyjacked mid-flight by the most vicious criminals in the country led by the mastermind — genius serial killer Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom, and backed by black militant Diamond Dog and psychopath Billy Bedlam.No Way Up
6.316
Overview:
Characters from different backgrounds are thrown together when the plane they're travelling on crashes into the Pacific Ocean. A nightmare fight for survival ensues with the air supply running out and dangers creeping in from all sides.Covert One: The Hades Factor
5.4
Overview:
While in a retrieve operation of a virus in Berlin, the Covert One agent Rachel Russell is double-crossed by two dirty agents; she kills them and escapes, trying to find a hiding place and someone to trust to protect the vials. Meanwhile, the former Covert One agent Dr. Jon Smith is also in Berlin with his beloved fiancée Sophie Amsden participating in a congress. When three persons die with bleeding, the doctors disclose a Hades virus outbreak, an extreme rare Ebola variant. Jon and Sophie return to the USA to research a cure, and Jon discovers a huge combination of bio-terrorism and conspiracy.Acting
TBAShelter Me as Unknown
TBARemarkably Bright Creatures as Unknown
2025Re-Creation as Ian Bailey
2025The Legend of the Happy Worker as Unknown
2025Bring Them Down as Ray
2025Safe Harbor (8 Episodes) as Kieran Walsh
2024The Problem with People as Ciáran
2024Duchess as Frank Monaghan
2024The Ballad of Davy Crockett as Caleb
2024No Way Up as Brandon
2023The Santa Stories (1 Episode) as The No Man/ Bill
2023In the Land of Saints and Sinners as Robert McQue
2023There's Always Hope as Jonathan
2023Marlowe as Bernie Ohls
2023Unwelcome as Colm “Daddy” Whelan
2022Three Day Millionaire as Mr. Barr
2022The Serpent Queen (1 Episode) as Francis I of France
2022Confession as Father Peter
2022Save the Cinema as Martyn
2021Fúria (1 Episode) as Unknown
2021The Monkey as MacDonell
2021Back to Barrytown (3 Episodes) as Self / Narrator
2020Pixie as Dermot O'Brien
2020The Singapore Grip (6 Episodes) as Major Brendan Archer
2020Gangs of London (10 Episodes) as Finn Wallace
2020The Banker as Patrick Barker
2019Seberg as Frank Ellroy
2019The Last Right as Detective Donall Crowley
2019Tolkien as Father Francis Morgan
2018What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Self
2018National Theatre Live: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof as Big Daddy
2017Will (10 Episodes) as James Burbage
2017Halal Daddy as Martin Logan
2017The Journey as Martin McGuinness
2016The Secrets of Emily Blair as Father Avital
2016Pelé: Birth of a Legend as George Raynor, Coach George Raynor
2016The Cowboy (2 Episodes) as Self
2016Norm of the North as Grandfather (voice)
2015Childhood's End (3 Episodes) as Wainwright
2015I Am Your Father as Narrator (voice)
2015A Dangerous Arrangement as Leslie
2014The Devil's Hand as Elder Beacon
2014The Driver (3 Episodes) as The Horse
2014The Yank as Fintan McGuire
2013Free Birds as Myles Standish (voice)
2013A Belfast Story as Detective
2013One Chance as Roland Potts
2013Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa as Patt Farrell
2013Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds as Chief Miles O'Brien (archive footage)
2012Soldiers of Fortune as Mason
2012The Cold Light of Day as Bandler
2012Bel Ami as Monsieur Rousset
2011Hell on Wheels (57 Episodes) as Thomas 'Doc' Durant
2011The Perfect Stranger as Mark O'Reilly
2011Whole Lotta Sole as Detective Weller
2011The Conspirator as David Hunter
2011The Flight of the Swan as Giannopoulos
2011The Hot Potato as Harry
2010Alleged as H.L. Mencken
2010Parked as Fred Daly
2010Get Him to the Greek as Jonathan Snow
2009Alice (2 Episodes) as King of Hearts
2009The Race as Frank Kensay
2009Law Abiding Citizen as Detective Dunnigan
2009Mercy (1 Episode) as Unknown
2009The Damned United as Don Revie
2009ZOS: Zone of Separation (8 Episodes) as George Titac
2008Three and Out as Tommy Cassidy
2008Unnatural Causes as Trevor Jones
2007Kings as Joe Mullan
2006Men in Trees (1 Episode) as Unknown
2006Five Fingers as Gavin
2006Covert One: The Hades Factor (2 Episodes) as Peter Howell
2006The Unit (1 Episode) as Unknown
2006Caved In: Prehistoric Terror as Vincent
2006A Lobster Tale as Cody
2005It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2 Episodes) as Shelley Kelly
2005Turning Green as Tom
2004Battle of the Brave as Benjamin Franklin
2004Layer Cake as Gene
2004The Murdoch Mysteries: Poor Tom Is Cold as Inspector Brackenreid
2004Stargate Atlantis (3 Episodes) as Cowen
2004The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the Dying as Inspector Brackenreid
2004The Murdoch Mysteries (3 Episodes) as Inspector Brackenreid
2004Bad Apple as Gibbons
2004Renegade as Jimmy McClure
2003Deep Space Nine: Ending an Era as Himself
2003The Boys & Girl from County Clare as Jimmy
2003Intermission as Jerry Lynch
2002King of Texas as Mr. Tumlinson
2002Random Passage as Thomas Hutchings
2002Random Passage (8 Episodes) as Unknown
2002Backflash as Gin O'Malley
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2 Episodes) as Harold Garrett
2001How Harry Became a Tree as Harry
2001Intimacy as Unknown
1999Chapter Zero as Frank Lazaras
1999The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns (2 Episodes) as Seamus Muldoon
1999Mystery, Alaska as Mayor Scott Pitcher
1999Four Days as Fury
1999This Is My Father as Seamus
1998Money Kings as Al Sheehan
1998October 22 as Steve
1998Monument Ave. as Jackie O'Hara
1998Claire Dolan as Roland Cain
1998Owd Bob as Keith Moore
1997Con Air as Agent Duncan Malloy
1996The Last of the High Kings as Jim Davern
1996The Van as Larry
1996The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ations as Self
1995Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Way of the Warrior as Miles O'Brien
1995The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain as Morgan the Goat
1995The New Explorers: The Science of Star Trek as Self
1994Scarlett (4 Episodes) as Father Colum O'Hara
1994The Road to Wellville as Dr. Lionel Badger
1994Gargoyles (1 Episode) as Mr. Dugan (voice)
1994War of the Buttons as Geronimo's Dad
1994Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation as Self
1993The Snapper as Dessie Curley
1993Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Emissary as Miles O'Brien
1993Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes as Himself
1993Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (174 Episodes) as Miles O'Brien
1993Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1 Episode) as Jake Slicker
1992Into the West as Barreller
1992Under Siege as Daumer
1992The Last of the Mohicans as Major Ambrose
1992Far and Away as Kelly
1991Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption as Miles O'Brien (archive footage)
1991Brooklyn Bridge (1 Episode) as Unknown
1991The Commitments as Jimmy Rabbitte, Sr.
1990Law & Order (1 Episode) as Wyatt Landon
1990Come See the Paradise as Gerry McGurn
1990Die Hard 2 as Windsor Plane - Pilot
1990Dick Tracy as Cop at Tess'
1989The Simpsons (1 Episode) as Tom O'Flanagan (voice)
1989Perfect Witness as Meagher
1987The Gambler: The Legend Continues as Tinkerer
1987Star Trek: The Next Generation (53 Episodes) as Miles O'Brien
1987The Dead as Mr. Bergin
1986Omega Syndrome as Sean
1985MacGyver (1 Episode) as Dr. Irwin Malcolm
1985Moonlighting (1 Episode) as Keterina Suitor (as Colm Meany)
1984Tales from the Darkside (1 Episode) as Constable
1982Easter 2016 as Kevin Murphy
1981Nailed as Younger Protestant
1962The Late Late Show (1 Episode) as Self
Production
2022Three Day Millionaire ... Executive Producer