Thomas Durant is a regular character in the series and is portrayed by actor Colm Meaney.

Colm J. Meaney (; Irish: Colm Ó Maonaigh ; born 30 May 1953 ) is an Irish actor widely known for playing Miles O ' Brien in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

He is unrelated to the science fiction writer John Meaney, though the latter's brother is also named Colm Meaney.

Meaney is an outspoken supporter of the Irish Republican political party Sinn Féin and, while not currently a member, has stated that he had joined the party when he was 14.

Worldwide, the landmark ’ s suicide rate is surpassed only by the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco and the Aokigahara Woods in Japan, according to Thomas Meaney of The Wall Street Journal.

Colm Meaney is the only other person who has made over 200 appearances on Star Trek with 216 episodes ; Majel Barrett had 233 " appearances " but many of these were voice only.

* Meaney, Patrick ( 2009 ) Our Sentence is Up: Seeing Grant Morrison's The Invisibles ( paperback, Sequart Research & Literacy Organization, ISBN 978-0-578-03233-7 )

* Joseph Meaney is Director of International Coordination.

Management of the Institute is led by a President ( previously " Director ") ( incumbent in 2009: Dr. Mary Meaney ), and the Heads of Schools and Departments, and of operational functions ( Estates Manager, Finance Manager, IT Manager, HR Manager ).

The present mayor is John W. Meaney, who has been a member of the Kirkland City Council since the mid-1970s.

The academy is run by Northfleet Technology College teachers Brian Meaney ( manager ) and Lisa Donaldson ( chairman ) and also boasts the professional coaching of former Welsh International and current Ashford Town manager Steve Lovell ( Welsh footballer ) The Academy is based in Colyer Road, Northfleet.

Chief Cowen, played by Colm Meaney, is the leader of the Genii in the first two seasons of Stargate Atlantis.

He is the father of actress Bairbre Dowling, and the former father-in-law of Irish actor, Colm Meaney.

Born in Dublin as Barbara Patricia Dowling, she was formerly married to Irish actor Colm Meaney, and is the daughter of Irish-American actor Vincent Dowling, and the late Irish actress, Brenda Doyle ( who died in a car crash in 1981.

Miles Edward O ' Brien, played by Colm Meaney, is Chief of Operations in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

It can also be spelled Moony, Moonie, Meaney and Meeney.

The film, scheduled for release in 2011, will also star his eldest daughter Lois Winstone, Jack Huston, Colm Meaney and David Harewood.

* Colm Meaney as one of Katharina's suitors in the Season 3 episode " Atomic Shakespeare ".

Tony Meaney scored a penalty in the ultimate game, a 1-1 draw against Athlone Town FC, to finish one point ahead of Dundalk.

Meaney appeared in two Star Trek pilot episodes ( The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine ), a distinction shared only with Patrick Stewart and Armin Shimerman.

There are several theatres within the city centre, and various world famous actors have emerged from the Dublin theatrical scene, including Noel Purcell, Sir Michael Gambon, Brendan Gleeson, Stephen Rea, Colin Farrell, Colm Meaney and Gabriel Byrne.

Other Star Trek actors such as Michael Dorn ( Worf on TNG ), Brent Spiner ( Data on TNG ), Colm Meaney ( Miles O ’ Brien on TNG and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ), LeVar Burton ( Geordi La Forge on TNG ), Nichelle Nichols ( Uhura on Star Trek: The Original Series ), Avery Brooks ( Benjamin Sisko on DS9 ), Paul Winfield ( Clark Terrell in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan ), David Warner ( various characters, most notably Gul Madred in " Chain of Command ", a two-part episode of TNG ) and Kate Mulgrew ( Kathryn Janeway on Star Trek: Voyager ) were guest or recurring stars in the series.

Irish actors include Richard Harris, Peter O ' Toole, Maureen O ' Hara, Michael Gambon, Colm Meaney, Gabriel Byrne, Pierce Brosnan, Liam Neeson, Daniel Day-Lewis, Cillian Murphy, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Saoirse Ronan, Michael Fassbender and Colin Farrell.

Colm Meaney was cast in the part of the conn ensign on the ship's battle bridge, and after a further appearance in the episode " Lonely Among Us ", he gained the part of Miles O ' Brien in series two.

Colm Meaney ( right ) with Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Deep Space 9 co-stars Marc Alaimo ( left ) and Armin Shimerman ( center )

Meaney first appeared on Star Trek: The Next Generation in its 1987 pilot episode, " Encounter At Farpoint ", as an unnamed helm officer.

In 1993, Meaney left The Next Generation for a more prominent regular role in its spin-off Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and remained on that show until its final episode in 1999.

Shimerman ( center ) with Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Deep Space 9 co-stars Marc Alaimo ( left ) and Colm Meaney ( right )

* Denise Crosby and Colm Meaney in Star Trek: The Next Generation

* The song's first verse was sung by the character Miles O ' Brien ( Colm Meaney ) in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode " The Wounded " ( air date January 28, 1991 ).

The cast included his Star Trek: The Next Generation colleagues Gates McFadden, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner and Colm Meaney.

Colm Meaney ( right ) with Deep Space 9 co-stars Marc Alaimo ( left ) and Armin Shimerman ( center ), who portrayed the characters of Dukat ( Star Trek ) | Gul Dukat and Quark ( Star Trek ) | Quark.

Later in the year, Spacey starred in Eugene O ' Neill's A Moon for the Misbegotten, along with Colm Meaney and Eve Best.

* Colm Meaney as Daumer, Strannix's main henchman.

Aloysius Pig, voiced by comedian Kevin Meaney, tries to cut the cost of the story, even though the characters are using their imaginations.

In 1992 she appeared alongside fellow cast members Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, and Colm Meaney in a production of Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, which was performed in four cities.

** " George Meaney, head of the UFO-CIA.

* Meaney, Audrey L. " St. Neots, Æthelweard and the Compilation of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle: a Survey.

In the late 1970s, he acted in the Focus Company in Dublin with Gabriel Byrne and Colm Meaney.

Meaney was born in Dublin.

Meaney starred in British comedy film Three and Out released in the UK on 25 April 2008.

In July of the same year An Post ( Irish mail agency ) issued a postage stamp showing Meaney as Joe Mullen in the film Kings.

In 2009 Meaney co-starred with Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx in Law Abiding Citizen wherein he played Detective Dunnigan.

In March 2009 Meaney guest-starred as an Irish bartender on the St. Patrick's Day episode of The Simpsons, " In the Name of the Grandfather ".

Meaney played the former Leeds manager Don Revie.

Meaney was married to Irish actress Bairbre Dowling, but they are now divorced.