Colm J. Meaney (/ˈkÉ'lÉ™m/; Irish: Colm Ã" Maonaigh; born 30 May
1953) is an Irish actor known for playing Miles O'Brien in Star Trek:
The Next Generation (1987â€"1994) and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
(1993â€"1999). He has guest-starred on many TV shows including Law &
Order and The Simpsons, and starred as Thomas Durant on Hell on Wheels
(2011â€"2016).He has also had a significant career in motion pictures,
and appeared in the film Layer Cake, The Damned United, all three film
adaptations of Roddy Doyle's The Barrytown Trilogy, and in Get Him to
the Greek, as well as Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa. In 2017, Meaney won
the Best Actor IFTA for his portrayal of Irish politician Martin
McGuinness in the film The Journey. In 2020, he was listed at number
24 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors.Meaney
was born in Glasnevin, Dublin. He began studying acting when he was 14
years old and entered the Abbey Theatre School of Acting after
secondary school. He became a member of the Irish National Theatre and
worked for the next eight years in England, touring with several
theatre companies, including the 7:84 theatre group founded by John
McGrath.
1953) is an Irish actor known for playing Miles O'Brien in Star Trek:
The Next Generation (1987â€"1994) and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
(1993â€"1999). He has guest-starred on many TV shows including Law &
Order and The Simpsons, and starred as Thomas Durant on Hell on Wheels
(2011â€"2016).He has also had a significant career in motion pictures,
and appeared in the film Layer Cake, The Damned United, all three film
adaptations of Roddy Doyle's The Barrytown Trilogy, and in Get Him to
the Greek, as well as Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa. In 2017, Meaney won
the Best Actor IFTA for his portrayal of Irish politician Martin
McGuinness in the film The Journey. In 2020, he was listed at number
24 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors.Meaney
was born in Glasnevin, Dublin. He began studying acting when he was 14
years old and entered the Abbey Theatre School of Acting after
secondary school. He became a member of the Irish National Theatre and
worked for the next eight years in England, touring with several
theatre companies, including the 7:84 theatre group founded by John
McGrath.
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