Know Your “That Guy”: Colm Meaney
Colm Meaney
Born: May 30, 1953
Number of Roles: 101
Best Known for Playing: Chief O’Brien on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, pissed off FBI/Govt. Agents
First Appearance: McGlin on Z Cars (1978)
Most Recent Appearance: Thomas “Doc” Durant on Hell on Wheels (2011)
Can Be Seen/Heard in:
- Con Air
- Law Abiding Citizen
- The Conspirator
- Under Siege
- ZOS: Zone of Separation
- Kings
- The Unit
- Stargate: Atlantis
- Law and Order: Criminal Intent
- Mystery, Alaska
- The Commitments
- Die Hard 2
- Dick Tracy
- Omega Syndrome
Fun Facts:
- His character on Star Trek started out as a background character on Next Generation but was expanded upon until he was the chief engineer on Deep Space Nine.
- Even though they had different names, he played the same character in The Commitments, The Snapper and The Van