Pierce Brosnan
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
The Simpsons
Pierce Brosnan (voice)
1989
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Series
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
2005
Series
Play for Today
Dennis
1970
Series
Wetten, dass..?
Self
1981
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
MobLand
Conrad Harrigan
2025
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Host
1944
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
Series
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Self - Guest
1995
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
1992
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self
1993
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Film
Black Adam
Dr. Fate / Kent Nelson
2022
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
1975
Series
Punk'd
Self
2003
Series
The Professionals
Radio Man
1977
Series
Taff
self
1997
Series
Remington Steele
Remington Steele
1982
Series
GMTV
Self
1993
Series
Heritage Minutes
Archie Grey Owl
1991
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
TFI Friday
1996
Series
Parkinson
Self
1998
Film
Mrs. Doubtfire
Stu
1993
Film
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Mr. Brunner / Chiron
2010
Film
Fast Charlie
Charlie Swift
2023
Film
Mamma Mia!
Sam Carmichael
2008
Film
Black Bag
Arthur Stieglitz
2025
Film
Mars Attacks!
Donald Kessler
1996
Film
GoldenEye
James Bond
1995
Film
The Thursday Murder Club
Ron
2025
Goldene Kamera
Self
1984
Series
The Son
Eli McCullough
2017
Film
Die Another Day
James Bond
2002
Film
The Foreigner
Liam Hennessy
2017
Film
Tomorrow Never Dies
James Bond
1997
Film
Remember Me
Charles Hawkins
2010
Film
The King's Daughter
King Louis XIV
2022
Film
The World Is Not Enough
James Bond
1999
Film
Dante's Peak
Harry Dalton
1997
Series
Muppets Tonight
Self
1996
Series
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self - Guest
2001
Film
The Thomas Crown Affair
Thomas Crown
1999
Film
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Sam
2018
Film
The Misfits
Richard Pace
2021
Film
No Escape
Hammond
2015
Film
Survivor
The Watchmaker
2015
Film
The World's End
Guy Shepherd
2013
Film
After the Sunset
Max Burdett
2004
Film
The November Man
Peter H. Devereaux
2014
Film
Cinderella
King Rowan
2021
Film
Final Score
Dimitri
2018
Series
Nightline
Self
1980
Series
Hammer House of Horror
Last Victim
1980
Film
The Out-Laws
Billy McDermott
2023
Film
The King of Kings
Pontius Pilate (voice)
2025
Film
The Ghost Writer
Adam Lang
2010
Film
Seraphim Falls
Gideon
2007
Film
Butterfly on a Wheel
Tom Ryan
2007
Film
Quest for Camelot
King Arthur (voice)
1998
Series
Around the World in 80 Days
Phileas Fogg
1989
Film
The Lawnmower Man
Lawrence Angelo
1992
Film
The Unholy Trinity
Gabriel Dove
2025
Film
The Long Good Friday
1st Irishman
1980
Series
Bag of Bones
Mike Noonan
2011
Film
Giant
Brendan Ingle
2026
Film
Laws of Attraction
Daniel Rafferty
2004
Film
The Tailor of Panama
Andy Osnard
2001
Series
Noble House
Ian Dunross
1988
Film
The Mirror Crack'd
Actor Playing Jamie (uncredited)
1980
Film
Spinning Man
Malloy
2018
Film
The Mirror Has Two Faces
Alex
1996
Film
Some Kind of Beautiful
Richard Haig
2014
Film
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
1997
Film
A Long Way Down
Martin Sharp
2014
Film
Deep Blue
Narrator
2003
Film
Married Life
Richard Langley
2008
Film
The Matador
Julian Noble
2005
Film
I Don't Know How She Does It
Jack Abelhammer
2011
Film
The Greatest
Allen Brewer
2009
Clive Anderson All Talk
Self
1996
Film
I.T.
Mike Regan
2016
Film
The Last Rifleman
Artie Crawford
2023
Film
Evelyn
Desmond Doyle
2002
Film
The Only Living Boy in New York
Ethan Webb
2017
Film
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Erick Erickssong
2020
Film
Live Wire
Danny O'Neill
1992
Film
Grey Owl
Grey Owl
1999
Film
Love Affair
Ken Allen
1994
Film
The Fourth Protocol
Valeri Petrofsky / James Edward Ross
1987
Film
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
Grandad / Patrick (voice)
2021
Series
Nancy Astor
Robert Gould Shaw
1982
Film
The Love Punch
Richard
2014
Film
Cliffhanger
Ray Cooper
Film
Death Train
Michael 'Mike' Graham
1993
Series
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Film
False Positive
Dr. John Hindle
2021
Film
Love Is All You Need
Philip
2012
Film
Nomads
Pommier
1986
Davina
2006
Series
This Morning
Self
1988
Series
History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan
Self - Host
2023
Film
The Great Lillian Hall
Ty Maynard
2024
Film
Night Watch
Michael 'Mike' Graham
1995
Series
The Manions of America
Rory O'Manion
1981
Film
Everything or Nothing
Self
2012
Film
Four Letters of Love
William Coughlan
2025
Film
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2005
Film
Thomas & Friends: The Great Discovery
Narrator (voice)
2008
Film
Urge
The Man
2016
Film
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
1985
Film
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
Film
Entangled
Patrick Garavan
1993
Series
MADtv
Self
1995
Film
The Deceivers
William Savage
1988
Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles
2006
Film
Good Fortune
Self
2016
Film
From Roger Moore with Love
Self
2024
Film
The Match
John MacGhee
1999
Film
The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson
Himself
1997
Film
I Am Steve McQueen
Self
2014
Film
Salvation Boulevard
Dan Day
2011
Film
The Heist
Neil Skinner
1989
Film
Taffin
Mark Taffin
1988
Series
Mitt liv som Roger Moore
Self
2024
Film
Dolphins
Self - Narrator (voice)
2000
Film
Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years
Self
1990
Film
A Christmas Star
Mr. Shepherd
2015
Film
Black Adam: Saviour or Destroyer?
Self
2022
Film
Murder 101
Charles Lattimore
1991
Film
The Nephew
Joe Brady
1998
Film
Die Another Day: From Script to Screen
Self
2002
Film
Murphy's Stroke
Edward O'Grady
1980
Film
Mister Johnson
Harry Rudbeck
1991
Film
Goldeneye: The Secret Files
Self
1995
Film
Highly Classified: The World of 007
Self
1998
GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast
Self
1995
Film
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
Self
2006
Film
Jane's Journey
Self
2011
Film
The Broken Chain
Sir William Johnson
1993
Film
Don't Talk to Strangers
Patrick Brody
1994
Film
Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie
Host
1991
Film
Christmas in Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2003
Film
Sean Connery: In His Own Words
Self
2015
Film
Whaledreamers
Self
2006
My Life As Roger Moore
Self
Film
Carpathian Eagle
Last Victim
1980
Film
James Bond Down River
Self
2000
Film
Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage
Self
2016
Shaken and Stirred on Ice
Self
2002
Film
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
Self
2012
Film
In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross
Self / James Bond
1995
Film
The Secrets of 007
Self
1997
Series
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994
Resting Rough
Self
1979
Steve McQueen: The King of Cool
Self
1998
Film
Best Ever Bond
Self / James Bond
2002
Series
Live from Studio Five
Self
2009
Film
The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall
Self (archive footage)
2022
Film
Quintessentially Irish
Self
2024
Film
The World of James Bond
Self
1995
Film
American Ballet Theatre: The Dream
Himself - Host
2004
Film
The Making of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Self - Actor
2002
Film
The Grand Finale
Narrator
2006
Film
Completing the Golden Mile: The Making of The World's End
Self
2013
Film
Tribute to Desmond Llewelyn
James Bond (archive footage) (uncredited)
2000
Film
Getting Close to the Show
Self
1998
Film
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Narrator
2002
Film
Another Take on… Mrs. Doubtfire
Self (Archive)
2015
Film
The James Bond Story
Self
1999
Film
The Goldfinger Phenomenon
1995
The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event
2006
Film
Victim of Love
Paul Tomlinson
1991
Film
Now Pay Attention 007: A Tribute to Actor Desmond Llewelyn
Self
2000
Film
The World Of Bond
Self
2012
Film
Bloody Business: Making The Long Good Friday
Himself
2006
Film
Heritage Minutes: Grey Owl
Archie Grey Owl
1999
Film
The Silly Season
Dennis
1982
Wolfland
Devlin
Film
Playing to Survive: Von Cramm vs. Hitler
Gottfried von Cramm (voice)
2024
Film
The Pig on the Hill
Narrator (voice)
2018
Film
Jack B. Yeats: The Man Who Painted Ireland
Narrator
2021
Not Bloody Likely
George Bernard Shaw
Creating an Icon: Making the Teaser Trailer
2006
Film
The Spirit of Grey Owl
Self
2000
Building a Better Bond
2006
The British Touch: Bond Arrives in London
2006
Series
Celebrities Uncensored
Self
2003