Name: Pierce Brosnan
Birth Name: Pierce Brendan Brosnan
Birthdate: May 16, 1953
Birthplace: Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland
1-MINUTE RESUME FOR PIERCE BROSNAN
Almost as soon as his plane from England touched down in America in
1982 (well, within two weeks, anyway), Irish actor Pierce Brosnan
landed the show that would launch his career:
Remington Steele.
The popular detective drama ran through 1986. Right before it was
canceled, he was offered the role of James Bond, but due to his
Steele contract the part went to Timothy Dalton instead. But Bond came calling again in 1994 and in
GoldenEye
Brosnan would set his reputation as possibly the best Bond since Sean
Connery, making four movies as the debonair spy who loved women — along
with a host of other well-received films such as
The Matador,
The Thomas Crown Affair remake and
Evelyn.
5 Things:
1. His childhood in Ireland was grim: when he was an infant his
father left; his grandparents died when he was little; and then he
lived with an aunt and uncle while his mother made a new life for them
in England.
2. He is a professional fire eater and performed with the circus as a kid.
3. He originally wanted to be a painter.
4. His production company is called Irish Dreamtime.
5. His beloved first wife died of ovarian cancer a day after their 11th anniversary.
Quote:
"When I got to L.A., I was suddenly free. I was free of being Irish or
English — I could be anything I wanted to be … Ultimately, it felt like
putting on a beautiful coat; it just felt easy. It came with a lot of
feelings of displacement, but I was doing something I had always dreamt
of." —
Interview.
Family:
Wife: Keely Shaye Smith, actress, married August 2001; Cassandra Harris, married December 1980 until her death in December, 1991
Son: Christopher, born 1973 (son of Harris, Brosnan adopted);
Sean, born 1983 (with Harris); Dylan Thomas, born 1997 (with Smith);
Paris Beckett, born 2001 (with Smith)
Daughter: Charlotte, born 1972 (daughter of Harris, Brosnan adopted)
Awards:
2006: Golden Globe: nominated, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy, The Matador
1985: Golden Globe: nominated, Best Performance by an Actor
in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made
for TV, Nancy Astor
FILMS
Mamma Mia! - (2008) - Actor
Seraphim Falls - (2007) - Actor
Hollywood Stories - (2005) - Actor
Deep Blue - (2005) - Narrator
The Matador - (2005) - Actor, Producer
Laws of Attraction - (2004) - Actor, Executive Producer
After the Sunset - (2004) - Actor
Die Another Day - (2002) - Actor
Evelyn - (2002) - Actor, Producer
The Tailor of Panama - (2001) - Actor
The Human Face - (2001) - Guest
The Match - (1999) - Cameo, Executive Producer
The Thomas Crown Affair - (1999) - Actor, Producer
The World Is Not Enough - (1999) - Actor
Quest for Camelot - (1998) - Actor
Grey Owl - (1998) - Actor
Dante's Peak - (1997) - Actor
Tomorrow Never Dies - (1997) - Actor
The Mirror Has Two Faces - (1996) - Actor
Mars Attacks! - (1996) - Actor
The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson - (1996) - Cameo
Robinson Crusoe - (1996) - Actor
Don't Talk to Strangers - (1995) - Actor
Detonator II: Night Watch - (1995) - Actor
James Bond 007 - Yesterday and Today - (1995) - Featured
Three Decades of James Bond 007 - (1995) - Featured
GoldenEye - (1995) - Actor
Love Affair - (1994) - Actor
Entangled - (1993) - Actor
Detonator - (1993) - Actor
Mrs. Doubtfire - (1993) - Actor
The Broken Chain - (1993) - Actor
The Lawnmower Man - (1992) - Actor
Live Wire - (1992) - Actor
Victim of Love - (1991) - Actor
Mister Johnson - (1991) - Actor
Murder 101 - (1991) - Actor
Raw Heat - (1991) - Actor
The Heist - (1989) - Actor
Around the World in 80 Days - (1989) - Actor
The Deceivers - (1988) - Actor
The Fourth Protocol - (1987) - Actor
Taffin - (1987) - Actor
Nomads - (1986) - Actor
Remington Steele - Season 2 - (1983) - Actor
Remington Steele - V. 1 - (1982) - Actor
Remington Steele - Season 1, Vol. 1 - (1982) - Actor
Remington Steele - Season 1, Vol. 2 - (1982) - Actor
The Manions of America - (1981) - Actor
The Carpathian Eagle - (1981) - Actor
The Complete Hammer House of Horror - (1980) - Actor
