Pierce Brosnan
- Acting
- May 16, 1953 · Navan, County Meath, Ireland
Biography
Pierce Brendan Brosnan, OBE (May 16, 1953) is an Irish actor, film producer and environmentalist who holds Irish and American citizenship. After leaving school at 16, Brosnan began training in commercial illustration, but trained at the Drama Centre in London for three years. Following a stage acting career he rose to popularity in the television series Remington Steele (1982–87). After Remington Steele, Brosnan took the lead in many films such as Dante's Peak and The Thomas Crown Affair. In 1995, he became the fifth actor to portray secret agent James Bond in the official film series, starring in four films between 1995 and 2002. He also provided his voice and likeness to Bond in the 2004 video game James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing. Since playing Bond, he has starred in such successes as The Matador (nominated for a Golden Globe, 2005), Mamma Mia! (National Movie Award, 2008), and The Ghost Writer (2010). In 1996, along with Beau St. Clair, Brosnan formed Irish DreamTime, a Los Angeles-based production company. In later years, he has become known for his charitable work and environmental activism. He was married to Australian actress Cassandra Harris from 1980 until her death in 1991. He married American journalist and author Keely Shaye Smith in 2001, becoming an American citizen in 2004.
Known for
Filmography
- Cliffhanger · Ray Cooper
- My Life As Roger Moore · Self
- Giant · Brendan Ingle
- The Thursday Murder Club · Ron
- The Unholy Trinity · Gabriel Dove
- Four Letters of Love · William Coughlan
- The King of Kings · Pontius Pilate (Voice)
- MobLand · Conrad Harrigan
- Black Bag · Arthur Stieglitz
- Mitt liv som Roger Moore · Self
- From Roger Moore with Love · Self
- Playing to Survive: Von Cramm vs. Hitler · Gottfried von Cramm (Voice)
- The Great Lillian Hall · Ty Maynard
- Quintessentially Irish · Self
- Fast Charlie · Charlie Swift
- The Last Rifleman · Artie Crawford
- The Out-Laws · Billy McDermott
- History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan · Self
- Black Adam · Dr. Fate / Kent Nelson
- Black Adam: Saviour or Destroyer? · Self
- The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall · Self
- The King's Daughter · King Louis XIV
- Jack B. Yeats: The Man Who Painted Ireland · Narrator
- Cinderella · King Rowan
- False Positive · Dr. John Hindle
- The Misfits · Richard Pace, Executive producer
- Riverdance: The Animated Adventure · Grandad / Patrick (Voice)
- Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga · Erick Erickssong
- The Kelly Clarkson Show · Self
- Final Score · Dimitri
- Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again · Sam
- The Pig on the Hill · Narrator (Voice)
- Spinning Man · Malloy
- The Foreigner · Liam Hennessy
- The Only Living Boy in New York · Ethan Webb
- Poisoning Paradise · Executive producer
- The Son · Eli McCullough
- Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage · Self
- Good Fortune · Self
- I.T. · Mike Regan, Executive producer
- My Father, Die · Producer
- Urge · The Man
- Another Take on… Mrs. Doubtfire · Self
- A Christmas Star · Mr. Shepherd
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert · Self
- No Escape · Hammond
- Sean Connery: In His Own Words · Self
- Survivor · The Watchmaker
- Some Kind of Beautiful · Richard Haig, Executive producer
- The November Man · Peter H. Devereaux, Executive producer
- I Am Steve McQueen · Self
- A Long Way Down · Martin Sharp
- Late Night with Seth Meyers · Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon · Self
- The Love Punch · Richard
- Completing the Golden Mile: The Making of The World's End · Self
- The World's End · Guy Shepherd
- Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars · Self
- Everything or Nothing · Self
- The World Of Bond · Self
- Love Is All You Need · Philip
- Bag of Bones · Mike Noonan
- I Don't Know How She Does It · Jack Abelhammer
- Jane's Journey · Self
- Salvation Boulevard · Dan Day
- Remember Me · Charles Hawkins
- The Ghost Writer · Adam Lang
- Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief · Mr. Brunner / Chiron
- Live from Studio Five · Self
- The Greatest · Allen Brewer
- Thomas & Friends: The Great Discovery · Narrator (Voice)
- Mamma Mia! · Sam Carmichael
- Married Life · Richard Langley
- Butterfly on a Wheel · Tom Ryan, Producer
- Seraphim Falls · Gideon
- The Grand Finale · Narrator
- Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles
- The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event
- Creating an Icon: Making the Teaser Trailer
- Whaledreamers · Self