Colm Meaney

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Colm Meaney
Colm Meaney as Miles O'Brien in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine <tr><td style="text-align:left;">Birth name</td><td>Colm J. Meaney</td></tr>
Born	May 30, 1953 Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Notable roles	Miles O'Brien in Star Trek: The Next Generation & Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Colm J. Meaney (/cɔləm/ or /cɔlm̩/<ref>StarTrek.com Article: Las Vegas 2004: Sunday's Highlights. Retrieved on January 1, 2006.</ref>, Irish for "dove"); born May 30, 1953 in Dublin, Republic of Ireland is an actor widely known for his role as Miles O'Brien in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He lives in Dublin.

He started studying acting when he was 14 years of age and entered the Abbey Theatre school of Acting after secondary school. He became a member of the Irish National Theatre and spent the next eight years in England, touring with several theatre companies. Meaney's first television appearance was in Z-Cars on BBC1 in 1978.

Colm Meaney as Cowen in Stargate Atlantis.

He also guest-starred on shows like Remington Steele and Moonlighting before embarking on a successful film career; He received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor for his role in The Snapper. Recently, he has played a minor recurring role as Cowen, leader of the Genii on the Sci-Fi Channel series Stargate Atlantis, and he guest-starred on Law & Order: Criminal Intent. With 211 total appearances on Star Trek (157 on Deep Space Nine and 54 on Star Trek: The Next Generation), he has made more appearances on the franchise than any other actor except Michael Dorn, who has 282 appearances.

He was the only actor to appear in all three film adaptation of Roddy Doyle's The Barrytown Trilogy wherein he played the father of the Rabbitte family, however due to rights issues the family name changed from film to film.

He has no relation to the science fiction writer John Meaney, though the latter does have a brother who is also named Colm.

He was married to Irish actress Bairbre Dowling, but they are now divorced. He is a fan of Dublin's gaelic football team.

He is currently playing Phil Hogan in a production of Eugene O'Neill's A Moon For The Misbegotten at London's Old Vic theatre, as of September 2006.

[edit] Selected filmography

Five Fingers (2006) .... Gavin
The Unit (2006).....Charge D'Affaires
Caved In: Prehistoric Terror (2006).....Vincent
Layer Cake (2004).....Gene
The Boys & Girl From County Clare (2003).....Jimmy
Intermission (2003).....Jerry Lynch
Mystery, Alaska (1999)
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns (1999)....Seamus Muldoon
This is my Father (1998)
Monument Ave. (1998)
Con Air (1997).....DEA Agent Duncan Malloy
Owd Bob (1997)
The Van (1996).....Larry.
The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain (1995)
Into the West Barreller
War of the Buttons (1994).....Geronimos' Dad
The Road to Wellville (1994)
The Snapper (1993).....Dessie Curley
Under Siege (1992).....Doumer
The Last of the Mohicans (1992).....Maj. Ambrose
Far and Away (1992).....Kelly
The Commitments (1991).....Jimmy Rabbitte, Sr.
Dick Tracy (1990).....Cop at Tess's
Die Hard 2 (1990).....Pilot
The Dead (1987).....Mr. Bergin

[edit] Footnotes

[edit] External links

Colm Meaney at the Internet Movie Database
Colm Meaney article at Memory Alpha, the Star Trek wiki.

Major Cast Members of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Avery Brooks \| Nana Visitor \| Terry Farrell \| Rene Auberjonois \| Alexander Siddig \| Colm Meaney \| Michael Dorn \| Cirroc Lofton \| Armin Shimerman \| Chase Masterson \| Max Grodénchik \| Aron Eisenberg \| Nicole de Boer \| Andrew Robinson \| J. G. Hertzler \| Casey Biggs \| Marc Alaimo \| Jeffrey Combs \| Louise Fletcher \| Salome Jens