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.
Awards & recognition
- Laurence Olivier Award — Best Performance in a Supporting Role · 2007 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy · 1993 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Remarkably Bright Creatures
Star Trek: The Next Generation
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Gargoyles
Stargate Atlantis
The Simpsons
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Gangs of London
Brooklyn Bridge
MacGyver
The Banker
Hell on Wheels
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Moonlighting
The Serpent Queen
Law Abiding Citizen
The Last of the Mohicans
Pele: Birth of a Legend
The Unit
The Commitments
Law & Order
The Damned United
The Driver
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Childhood's End
War of the Buttons
Die Hard 2
Tolkien
Layer Cake
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
The Dead
A Lobster Tale
Con Air
Far and Away
Bring Them Down
One Chance
Alan Partridge
The Conspirator
Parked
October 22
Scarlett
The Snapper
In the Land of Saints and Sinners
The Van
Into the West
The Journey
Mystery, Alaska
The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain
Under Siege