Colm Meaney

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Characters played by Colm Meaney

Miles O'Brien — Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Chief of operations on Deep Space Nine and Enterprise-D, known for his technical expertise.

Miles O'Brien — Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)

星际舰队士官,先后在进取号-D和深空九号服役

Thomas 'Doc' Durant — Hell on Wheels (2011)

The leader of the Union Pacific Railroad whose ambitious quest is to expand westward and complete the transcontinental railroad. He becomes Cullen Bohannan's rival for control of the railroad, and his corruption further complicates the competition with the Central Pacific.

Windsor Plane - Pilot — Die Hard 2 (1990)

Commercial airline pilot.

Detective Dunnigan — Law Abiding Citizen (2009)

A detective who assists Nick Rice in investigating Clyde's operations. He helps uncover a hidden tunnel and weapon cache beneath the prison but fails to locate Clyde before the City Hall bombing.

Agent Duncan Malloy — Con Air (1997)

Agent Duncan Malloy is Agent Vince Larkin’s partner and secretly smuggles a gun aboard the prison transport for an undercover operation. His actions support the intended mission, but the weapon fails to restore control after the hijacking; he later arrives with Larkin in attack helicopters to damage the escaping aircraft.

Daumer — Under Siege (1992)

Armed mercenary working under Strannix to secure the battleship.

Patrick Barker — The Banker (2020)

Patrick Barker is an Irish immigrant who sells Bernard Garrett a building in Los Angeles. Impressed when Bernard renovates it with help from his associates, Barker offers him a partnership in buying and repairing properties, with Barker serving as the acceptable public face until his death ends the arrangement.

Brandon — No Way Up (2024)

Ava's personal bodyguard who initially takes charge of the survivors. While retrieving an oxygen tank from the front of the plane, he is attacked and killed by a tiger shark.

Myles Standish — Free Birds (2013)

Armed Pilgrim commander who intercepts the turkeys in 1621. Loses a stolen powder horn to Jake, leading to the flock's temporary capture, and is ultimately trapped in the time stream by Reggie.

Robert McQue — In the Land of Saints and Sinners (2023)

The local crime boss who employs Finbar as a contract killer, later killed by Doireann for holding information about the IRA incident.

Kelly — Far and Away (1992)

Kelly is a ruthless Irish ward boss in Boston who provides jobs and lodging to newcomers. He brings Joseph Donnelly into bare-knuckle boxing at his club and employs Shannon Christie in a burlesque show. After Joseph loses an important fight, Kelly and his men take the couple's money and throw them into the winter streets.

Career Overview

Colm Meaney has 134 screen credits in a career dating back to 1981. Their work spans 8 cinematic universes — most prominently The Barrytown Trilogy with 3 titles. Signature works include Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Hell on Wheels, Law Abiding Citizen. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For
Acting
Gender
male
Known Credits
134
Birth Date
1953-05-30 00:00:00
Birth Place
Dublin, Ireland

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Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 8 universes

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Related entry on Wikidata (Q313671), public domain (CC0).