Colm Meaney

Personal context

Summary

Colm Meaney is an Irish actor known for playing Miles O’Brien in Star Trek and for roles in The Commitments, The Snapper, and The Van. His work spans Irish working-class stories, science fiction, and historical drama. As a teenager, he joined Sinn Féin because of its left-wing politics, and he later hosted a rally for Martin McGuinness’s 2011 presidential campaign. Meaney has said he opposed the Provisional IRA’s use of violence and believed it should negotiate; no public statements on DEI, identity-based activism, or other advocacy causes are on record.