Peter O'Meara (born 27 October 1969) is an Irish actor. Known for his work on the

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stage he came to the screen in the

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series '' Band of Brothers'' playing the role of Lieutenant Norman Dike. He garnered a popular following on USA TV series ''

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'' as Detective Larimer Finch bringing the science of the future to the old west opposite

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as Marshall Jared Stone. For this, he received the Western Heritage

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award. O'Meara went on to star on season 4 of ''

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'' as international arms dealer Martin Bishop opposite

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. He has also guest starred on ''

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'' with

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, ''

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'' with

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and '' The Forgotten'' with

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. All three are produced by

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. He recently recurred on the Sky/Cinemax action series '' Strike Back'' as Major Brian Donoghue. O'Meara has appeared in the independent features '' Haven'' with

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, '' Resident Evil: Extinction'', with

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and the acclaimed

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drama '' My Boy Jack'' with

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and

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O'Meara took minor roles in the indie comedy ''

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'' with

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and the film

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opposite

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and

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. He is friend to

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in the New Line Cinema hit romantic comedy '' He's Just Not That Into You'' playing Bill opposite

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. The CD film soundtrack contains a special extra date scene between the two. In 2013, O'Meara joined series four of acclaimed award-winning Irish television drama Love/Hate in the role of conflicted dentist Andrew. He has recurred in the American drama series, '' NCIS'', as Marco Sali head of interpol starting Season 12 in the episode, "The Lost Boys".

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* 1969 births Irish male television actors Actors from County Tipperary Living people Echo Island presenters {{Ireland-actor-stub