Pierce Brosnan
104 movies · 16 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 16, 1953 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- Navan, County Meath, Ireland
- Also known as
- Pierce Brendan Brosnan
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.
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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
Pierce Brosnan: movies and TV shows
Acting (118)
- Upcoming Cliffhanger
as Ray Cooper
- Upcoming Wolfland
as Devlin
- Upcoming
- 2026 Giant
as Brendan Ingle
- 2025 The Thursday Murder Club
as Ron
- 2025 Four Letters of Love
as William Coughlan
- 2025 The Unholy Trinity
as Gabriel Dove
- 2025 The King of Kings
as Pontius Pilate (voice)
- 2025
- 2025 Black Bag
as Arthur Stieglitz
- 2024 Playing to Survive: Von Cramm vs. Hitler
as Gottfried von Cramm (voice)
- 2024 The Great Lillian Hall
as Ty Maynard
- 2023 Fast Charlie
as Charlie Swift
- 2023 The Last Rifleman
as Artie Crawford
- 2023 The Out-Laws
as Billy McDermott
- 2022 Black Adam
as Dr. Fate / Kent Nelson
- 2022 The King's Daughter
as King Louis XIV
- 2021 Jack B. Yeats: The Man Who Painted Ireland
as Narrator
- 2021 Cinderella
as King Rowan
- 2021 False Positive
as Dr. John Hindle
- 2021 The Misfits
as Richard Pace
- 2021 Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
as Grandad / Patrick (voice)
- 2020 Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
as Erick Erickssong
- 2018 Final Score
as Dimitri
- 2018 Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
as Sam
- 2018 The Pig on the Hill
as Narrator (voice)
- 2018 Spinning Man
as Malloy
- 2017 The Foreigner
as Liam Hennessy
- 2017 The Only Living Boy in New York
as Ethan Webb
- 2017
- 2016 I.T.
as Mike Regan
- 2016 Urge
as The Man
- 2015 A Christmas Star
as Mr. Shepherd
- 2015 No Escape
as Hammond
- 2015 Survivor
as The Watchmaker
- 2014 Some Kind of Beautiful
as Richard Haig
- 2014 The November Man
as Peter H. Devereaux
- 2014 A Long Way Down
as Martin Sharp
- 2014 The Love Punch
as Richard
- 2013 The World's End
as Guy Shepherd
- 2012 Love Is All You Need
as Philip
- 2011
- 2011 I Don't Know How She Does It
as Jack Abelhammer
- 2011 Salvation Boulevard
as Dan Day
- 2010 Remember Me
as Charles Hawkins
- 2010 The Ghost Writer
as Adam Lang
- 2010 Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
as Mr. Brunner / Chiron
- 2009 The Greatest
as Allen Brewer
- 2008 Thomas & Friends: The Great Discovery
as Narrator (voice)
- 2008 Mamma Mia!
as Sam Carmichael
- 2008 Married Life
as Richard Langley
- 2007 Butterfly on a Wheel
as Tom Ryan
- 2007 Seraphim Falls
as Gideon
- 2006 The Grand Finale
as Narrator
- 2006
- 2006
- 2006
- 2006
- 2006
- 2006
- 2005 The Matador
as Julian Noble
- 2004 After the Sunset
as Max Burdett
- 2004 Laws of Attraction
as Daniel Rafferty
- 2003 Deep Blue
as Narrator
- 2002 Die Another Day
as James Bond
- 2002 Evelyn
as Desmond Doyle
- 2002 The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
as Narrator
- 2001 The Tailor of Panama
as Andy Osnard
- 2000 Tribute to Desmond Llewelyn
as James Bond (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1999 The World Is Not Enough
as James Bond
- 1999 Grey Owl
as Grey Owl
- 1999 The Match
as John MacGhee
- 1999 The Thomas Crown Affair
as Thomas Crown
- 1999 Heritage Minutes: Grey Owl
as Archie Grey Owl
- 1998 The Nephew
as Joe Brady
- 1998 Quest for Camelot
as King Arthur (voice)
- 1997 Tomorrow Never Dies
as James Bond
- 1997 Robinson Crusoe
as Robinson Crusoe
- 1997 Dante's Peak
as Harry Dalton
- 1996 Mars Attacks!
as Donald Kessler
- 1996 The Mirror Has Two Faces
as Alex
- 1996
- 1996
- 1995 GoldenEye
as James Bond
- 1995 Night Watch
as Michael 'Mike' Graham
- 1995
- 1994 Love Affair
as Ken Allen
- 1994 Don't Talk to Strangers
as Patrick Brody
- 1993 Mrs. Doubtfire
as Stu
- 1993 The Broken Chain
as Sir William Johnson
- 1993 Death Train
as Michael 'Mike' Graham
- 1993 Entangled
as Patrick Garavan
- 1992 Live Wire
as Danny O'Neill
- 1992 The Lawnmower Man
as Lawrence Angelo
- 1991 Victim of Love
as Paul Tomlinson
- 1991
- 1991 Mister Johnson
as Harry Rudbeck
- 1991 Murder 101
as Charles Lattimore
- 1989
- 1989 The Heist
as Neil Skinner
- 1989
- 1988 The Deceivers
as William Savage
- 1988 Taffin
as Mark Taffin
- 1988
- 1987 The Fourth Protocol
as Valeri Petrofsky / James Edward Ross
- 1986 Nomads
as Pommier
- 1985
- 1982
- 1982
- 1982 The Silly Season
as Dennis
- 1981
- 1980 Carpathian Eagle
as Last Victim
- 1980 The Long Good Friday
as 1st Irishman
- 1980
- 1980 Murphy's Stroke
as Edward O'Grady
- 1980 The Mirror Crack'd
as Actor Playing Jamie (uncredited)
- 1977
- 1970
Behind the camera (12)
- 2021 The Misfits
Executive Producer
- 2017 Poisoning Paradise
Executive Producer
- 2016 I.T.
Executive Producer
- 2016 My Father, Die
Producer
- 2014 Some Kind of Beautiful
Executive Producer
- 2014 The November Man
Executive Producer
- 2007 Butterfly on a Wheel
Producer
- 2005 The Matador
Producer
- 2004 Laws of Attraction
Executive Producer
- 2002 Evelyn
Producer
- 1999 The Match
Executive Producer
- 1999 The Thomas Crown Affair
Producer
Talk shows and appearances (80)
- 2026
- 2024 Mitt liv som Roger Moore
2 episodes
- 2024
- 2024
- 2023
- 2022
- 2022
- 2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show
2 episodes
- 2016
- 2016
- 2015
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2 episodes
- 2015
- 2014
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers
2 episodes
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
4 episodes
- 2013
- 2012
- 2012
- 2012
- 2011
- 2009 Live from Studio Five
1 episode
- 2006
- 2006
- 2006
- 2005
- 2005
- 2005 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2 episodes
- 2004
- 2003
- 2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show
4 episodes
- 2003 Celebrities Uncensored
1 episode
- 2003 Punk'd
1 episode
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
1 episode
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002
- 2001 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
1 episode
- 2000
- 2000
- 2000
- 2000
- 1999 Prive
1 episode
- 1999
- 1998
- 1998
- 1998 Parkinson
2 episodes
- 1998
- 1997
- 1997 The View
3 episodes
- 1997
- 1997 Taff
1 episode
- 1996 Clive Anderson All Talk
1 episode
- 1996 The Daily Show
2 episodes
- 1996 Muppets Tonight
2 episodes
- 1995
- 1995
- 1995 Die Harald Schmidt Show
2 episodes
- 1995
- 1995 MADtv
1 episode
- 1995
- 1994 Inside the Actors Studio
1 episode
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
2 episodes
- 1993 GMTV
2 episodes
- 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1 episode
- 1991
- 1990
- 1988 This Morning
1 episode
- 1985
- 1984 Goldene Kamera
1 episode
- 1981 Wetten, dass..?
1 episode
- 1980 Nightline
1 episode
- 1979
- 1975 Saturday Night Live
1 episode
- 1975 People's Choice Awards
1 episode
- 1971 Film '72
1 episode
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1 episode
- 1953 The Oscars
3 episodes
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards
7 episodes