Colm Meaney
Colm J. Meaney (born May 30, 1953) is an Irish actor likely well-known for his work as Chief Engineer Miles O'Brien, first as a recurring character on Star Trek the Next Generation that grew more prominent as time went on, and later as an official main character on Star Trek Deep Space Nine.
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"Talking about the show reminds you of things that you went through. So it's fun. When the show was on, I couldn't have handled it. I didn't want that direct connection."
—Colm Meaney, on his time working on Star Trek
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Colm Meaney has performed in the following roles:
- As previously noted, his role as Chief O'Brien in the Star Trek Universe
- Stargate Atlantis as Cowen
- The Dead as Mr. Bergin
- Die Hard 2 as a pilot
- Dick Tracy in a bit part as a cop
- Under Siege as Doumer
- The Last of the Mohicans as Major Ambrose
- The Snapper as Dessie Curley
- Con Air as Duncan Malloy
- Layer Cake as Gene
- The Damned United as Don Revie
- Law Abiding Citizen as Detective Dunnigan
- Get Him to The Greek as Jonathan Snow
- The Conspirator as General David Hunter
Colm Meaney provides examples of the following tropes:
- Hey, It's That Guy!: In part due to his Irish heritage, he's appeared in a lot of British flicks like Layer Cake and The Damned United.