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Colm Meaney

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  • Producer
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Colm Meaney was born on 30 May 1953 in Dublin, Ireland. He is an actor and producer, known for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993), Law Abiding Citizen (2009) and Under Siege (1992). He has been married to Ines Glorian since 15 March 2007. They have one child. He was previously married to Bairbre Dowling.
BornMay 30, 1953
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BornMay 30, 1953
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    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 10 nominations total

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    Known for

    Michael Dorn, Terry Farrell, Colm Meaney, Nana Visitor, Avery Brooks, Armin Shimerman, Rene Auberjonois, Cirroc Lofton, and Alexander Siddig in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Chief Miles O'Brien
    • Smiley O'Brien
    • Falcon
    • Tobin Dax
    • Changeling
    • Albert Macklin
    Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler in Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
    Law Abiding Citizen
    7.4
    • Detective Dunnigan
    • 2009
    Steven Seagal in Under Siege (1992)
    Under Siege
    6.5
    • Daumer
    • 1992
    Daniel Craig in Layer Cake (2004)
    Layer Cake
    7.2
    • Gene
    • 2004

    Credits

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    Actor

    • The Yank
      • Post-production
      • TV Series
    • The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes
      • Jack
      • Post-production
    • Shelter Me
      • Filming
    • Hal
      • Officer Bursch
      • Post-production
    • Sally Field, Alfred Molina, and Lewis Pullman in Remarkably Bright Creatures (2026)
      Remarkably Bright Creatures
      7.6
      • Ethan Mack
      • 2026
    • Cary Elwes and Justin Chatwin in The Panic (2025)
      The Panic
      9.0
      • J. Pierpont Morgan
      • 2025
    • Legend of the Happy Worker (2025)
      Legend of the Happy Worker
      5.7
      • Uncle Clete
      • 2025
    • Colm Meaney, Jim Sheridan, Aidan Gillen, Vicky Krieps, and John Connors in Re-creation (2025)
      Re-creation
      5.7
      • Ian Bailey
      • 2025
    • Safe Harbor (2025)
      Safe Harbor
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Kieran Walsh
      • 2025
    • The Problem with People (2024)
      The Problem with People
      5.7
      • Ciáran
      • 2024
    • Christopher Abbott and Barry Keoghan in Bring Them Down (2024)
      Bring Them Down
      6.4
      • Ray
      • 2024
    • Charlotte Kirk in Duchess (2024)
      Duchess
      4.6
      • Frank Monaghan
      • 2024
    • William Moseley in The Ballad of Davy Crockett (2024)
      The Ballad of Davy Crockett
      4.5
      • Caleb
      • 2024
    • No Way Up (2024)
      No Way Up
      4.6
      • Brandon
      • 2024
    • The Santa Stories (2023)
      The Santa Stories
      7.6
      TV Mini Series
      • The No Man
      • Bill
      • 2023
    • Colm Meaney in Scary Tales of New York (2023)
      Scary Tales of New York
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Storyteller
      • 2023
    • Liam Neeson, Ciarán Hinds, Kerry Condon, and Jack Gleeson in In the Land of Saints and Sinners (2023)
      In the Land of Saints and Sinners
      6.4
      • Robert McQue
      • 2023
    • Shakes Versus Shav (2023)
      Shakes Versus Shav
      Short
      • Shav
      • 2023
    • Colm Meaney, Melissa Batchelor, Robbie Gee, Lucinda Rhodes Thakrar, Errol Jarc, Lauren Foster, Kevin Chicken, Jonas Armstrong, Giles Alderson, Sam Glen, James Burrows, Andrew Rodger, Jack Spring, Jeremy James Hunt, and Paul Stephenson in Three Day Millionaire (2022)
      Three Day Millionaire
      4.9
      • Mr. Barr
      • 2022

    Producer

    • Halal Daddy (2017)
      Halal Daddy
      4.8
      • executive producer
      • 2017

    Soundtrack

    • Colm Meaney, Imelda Staunton, Mackenzie Crook, and Gemma Arterton in A Deal Is a Deal (2008)
      A Deal Is a Deal
      6.2
      • performer: "The Lake Isle of Innisfree"
      • 2008
    • Michael Dorn, Terry Farrell, Colm Meaney, Nana Visitor, Avery Brooks, Armin Shimerman, Rene Auberjonois, Cirroc Lofton, and Alexander Siddig in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
      Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
      8.1
      TV Series
      • performer: "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow"
      • performer: "Jerusalem" (uncredited)
      • 1995
    • Michael Aherne, Robert Arkins, Angeline Ball, Dave Finnegan, Bronagh Gallagher, Félim Gormley, Glen Hansard, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Dick Massey, Ken McCluskey, Johnny Murphy, and Andrew Strong in The Commitments (1991)
      The Commitments
      7.6
      • performer: "Can't Help Falling in Love"
      • 1991
    • Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
      Star Trek: The Next Generation
      8.7
      TV Series
      • performer: "The Minstrel Boy" (uncredited)
      • 1991
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Videos88

    The Damned United: TV Interview
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    The Damned United: TV Interview
    Free Birds
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    Free Birds
    Free Birds
    Clip 1:15
    Free Birds
    Free Birds
    Clip 1:40
    Free Birds
    Law Abiding Citizen
    Clip 1:09
    Law Abiding Citizen
    Law Abiding Citizen
    Clip 0:28
    Law Abiding Citizen
    Law Abiding Citizen
    Clip 0:47
    Law Abiding Citizen

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Colm Meany
    • Height
      • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
    • Born
      • May 30, 1953
      • Dublin, Ireland
    • Spouses
        Ines GlorianMarch 15, 2007 - present (1 child)
    • Children
        Brenda Meaney
    • Other works
      "Breaking the Code" play
    • Publicity listings
      • 2 Interviews
      • 2 Articles
      • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Is the only actor to appear in 14 different seasons of "Star Trek," more than any other actor (Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), seasons 1 through 7, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993), seasons 1 through 7).
    • Quotes
      I'm not a big method actor. I'm much more superficial.

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