Colm Meaney

"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

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.

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.