Colm Meaney
Colm Meaney
Colm J. Meaneyis an Irish actor known for playing Miles O'Brien in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He has guest-starred on many TV shows from Law & Order to The Simpsons, and during its run, starred as railroad magnate Thomas Durant on AMC's drama series Hell on Wheels...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth30 May 1953
CountryIreland
decent home money pay reason road television time
There's no reason not to be in television now. You get to live at home and you're not on the road all the time, they pay you decent money, and the writing's good. You're not compromising for it, you know.
direct handled reminds
Talking about the show reminds you of things that you went through. So it's fun. When the show was on, I couldn't have handled it. I didn't want that direct connection.
history interested period work
It's interesting because I haven't done a lot of period work in the past, but I always wanted to because I'm interested in history.
directors exactly knew saw scene worked
In the past I've worked with directors who saw very much their scene in their head and knew exactly how they were going to cut it.
danger good life pigeonhole rest star trek
Which is good, in a way, because the danger in doing something like STAR TREK is that you end up in that pigeonhole and you're doing that the rest of your life.
amount comply historical obviously playing public record
If you're playing the a historical character that's in the public consciousness, then obviously you've got to make an effort to look like that person and there's a huge amount of historical record there that you have to kind of comply to.
closer perspective specific
I usually look at things like that from an audience perspective first, then have a closer look at the specific character they're talking about me for.
comedy good humor love playing
I love doing comedy. You don't get many good comedy scripts. They're rare. But, I do love playing comedy. Even in drama, I like to try to find the humor because I think it's very human.
background four last loving period strong suit theater three until work
As an actor, my background is in the theater and I feel that my strong suit is period work, but I actually didn't do much of it at all, until the last three or four years. I'm loving it!
played school trombone
I played trombone for 10 minutes, and then I was in an accordion band in school for even less.
depths dreadful
Even in the depths of dreadful situations, there's usually something rather comic, or something you can laugh about afterwards, at least. So, I do look for the comedy in those things.
drama thinking laughing
Even in drama, I like to try to find the humor because I think it's very human. Even in the depths of dreadful situations, there's usually something rather comic, or something you can laugh about afterwards, at least.
struggle character writing
There are so many burning issues to be dealt with that it's completely understandable and natural that a character is struggling with these issues themselves. In that struggle, you inform the audience. The thing about this writing is that it's very easy to learn. Good writing always is.
character perspective scripts
I usually read a script from an audience perspective first, and then look more closely at the character only.