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Pierce Brosnan Biography

(1953– )

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1980 The Long Good Friday

1980 The Mirror Crack'd
1985 Nomads
1987 The Fourth Protocol
1988 Taffin
1988 The Deceivers
1991 Mister Johnson
1992 The Lawnmower Man
1993 Entangled
1993 Mrs Doubtfire
1995 Goldeneye (James Bond)
1996 Mars Attacks!
1996 The Mirror Has Two Faces
1997 Dante's Peak
1997 Tomorrow Never Dies (James Bond)
1999 The Thomas Crown Affair
1999 The World is Not Enough (James Bond)
2000 Grey Owl
2002 Die Another Day (James Bond)
2003 Evelyn
2004 Laws of Attraction
2004 After the Sunset
2005 The Matador
2006 Seraphim Falls

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Actor. Born Pierce Brendan Brosnan on May 16, 1953, in Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland. After an unsettled childhood, he moved to London, where he joined an experimental theater group and studied at the Drama Centre. After several stage roles in London, he moved to Los Angeles, where he was offered the lead in the detective series Remington Steele, which debuted in 1982. He won over American television audiences with his good looks and charm. They tuned in to catch the show’s latest mystery and watch the sparks fly between the two lead characters played by Brosnan and his co-star Stephanie Zimbalist. Offered the role of the famous fictional British spy, James Bond, in 1986, Brosnan tried to get out of his contract for the show, but failed. The series ended the next year.

After Remington Steele, Brosnan acted in several television and film projects, including the television miniseries Around the World in 80 Days (1989), and the hit comedy film Mrs. Doubtfire (1993). In 1995, Brosnan finally took on the legendary film role of James Bond in Goldeneye, following in the footsteps of such actors as Sean Connery and Roger Moore. He played Bond three more times: Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), The World is Not Enough (1999), and Die Another Day (2002). In 2006, Daniel Craig took over the part for the remake of the first Bond picture, Casino Royale.

Besides playing the smooth, but deadly superspy, Brosnan has tackled numerous dramatic and comedic roles, including The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) with Rene Russo, Laws of Attraction (2004) with Julianne Moore, and The Matador (2005) with Greg Kinnear. He is also reportedly slated to appear in a sequel to the comedy smash Mrs. Doubtfire.

Brosnan has been married twice. His first marriage to actress Cassandra Harris lasted from 1980 until her death in 1991. Brosnan adopted her two children Charlotte and Christopher and the couple had a son, Sean. In 2001, he married Keely Shaye. They have two children together, Paris and Dylan.