Colm Meaney

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Colm Meaney as Miles O'Brien

Colm J. Meaney (/cɔləm/ or /cɔlm̩/, Irish for "dove"); born May 30, 1953 in Dublin, Republic of Ireland) actor widely known for his role as Miles O'Brien in ' and '. He lives in Dublin.

He started studying acting when he was 14 years of age and entered the Abbey Theatre school of Acting after secondary school. He became a member of the Irish National Theatre and spent the next eight years in England, touring with several theatre companies. Meaney's first tele­vision appearance was in Z-Cars on BBC1 in 1978.

Colm Meaney as Cowen in Stargate Atlantis.

He also guest-starred on shows like Remington Steele and Moonlighting before embarking on a successful film career; He received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor for his role in The Snapper. Recently, he has played a minor recurring role as Cowen, leader of the Genii on the Sci-Fi Channel series Stargate Atlantis, and he guest-starred on .

He has no relation to the science fiction writer John Meaney, though the latter does have a brother who is also named Colm.

He was married to Irish actress Bairbre Dowling, but they are now divorced. He is a fan of Dublin's gaelic football team.

Selected filmography

• (2006).....Vincent
• Layer Cake (2004).....Gene
• The Boys & Girl From County Clare (2003).....Jimmy
• Intermission (2003).....Jerry Lynch
• Mystery, Alaska (1999)
• The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns (1999)....Seamus Muldoon
• This is my Father (1998)
• Monument Ave. (1998)
• Con Air (1997).....DEA Agent Duncan Malloy
• Owd Bob (1997)
• The Van (1996)
• The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain (1995)
• War of the Buttons (1994).....Geronimos' Dad
• The Road to Wellville (1994)
• The Snapper (1993) (TV)
• Under Siege (1992).....Doumer
• The Last of the Mohicans (1992).....Maj. Ambrose
• Far and Away (1992).....Kelly
• The Commitments (1991).....Jimmy Rabbitte, Sr.
• Dick Tracy (1990).....Cop at Tess's
• (1990).....Pilot
• The Dead (1987).....Mr. Bergin

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