THE ACTOR
There's a line from the movie Grey Owl, "A man becomes what he dreams... you have dreamed well."
Sentimental… romantic… maybe? But applicable I think to a sixteen-year-old lad who was trying to find his way in life as he walked into a theatre arts lab in South London one night. So began my career as an actor at The Oval House Theatre. Soon I was performing on stage in the West End of London in the early 1970's, but I'm afraid it wasn't enough to leave a mark. I got lucky when I came to America. I was 27 years old and landed my first audition — a series called 'Remington Steele'. Life was good. I felt I could be anything I wanted to be. And what I wanted above all was to be in the movies. For me, acting is doing. My acting teacher Yat Malgram once said, "nothing comes from nothing." I've had the opportunity and the good fortune to be part of this exciting tradition. Acting allows me to explore new worlds, to develop my craft, to create characters by delving into their lives, and ultimately to become someone else entirely.
BIOGRAPHY
Pierce Brosnan is a legendary Irish-American actor, film producer, environmentalist, philanthropist, artist and two-time Golden Globe Award nominee known for his rich and extensive career in front of the camera and behind-the-scenes. Brosnan made his feature film debut in The Long Good Friday. His film credits include Bruce Beresford’s Mr. Johnson, The Lawnmower Man, Mrs. Doubtfire, Goldeneye, The Mirror Has Two Faces, Mars Attacks, Dante’s Peak, Tomorrow Never Dies, Sir Richard Attenborough’s Grey Owl, The World Is Not Enough, John Boorman’s The Tailor of Panama, Die Another Day, The Matador for which he received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor Motion Picture – Drama, Seraphim Falls, Married Life, Mamma Mia!, Percy Jackson, The Ghost Writer, Remember Me, Salvation Boulevard, I Don’t Know How She Does It opposite Sarah Jessica Parker and Greg Kinnear, The World’s End with Simon Pegg, Love is All You Need, A Long Way Down, Love Punch with Emma Thompson, No Escape with Owen Wilson, I.T., Marc Webb’s The Only Living Boy in New York, the action thriller The Foreigner alongside Jackie Chan for director Martin Campbell, Spinning Man with Guy Pearce, and Meryl Streep, Colin Firth and Amanda Seyfried in the Universal film Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again, the sequel to the blockbuster film Mamma Mia!
Currently Brosnan can be seen in the comedy Eurovision with Will Ferrell & Rachel McAdams. Upcoming, he will be seen in the soon-to-be released False Positive alongside Ilana Glazer & Justin Theroux, and “Cinderella” with Camila Cambello and Billy Porter. In addition to his work in front of the camera, Brosnan has long had a passion for the art of filmmaking. Having achieved international stardom as an actor, Brosnan expanded the range of his film work by launching his own production company, Irish DreamTime, along with producing partner Beau St. Clair.
To date Irish DreamTime has produced 12 films including The Nephew, The Match, The Thomas Crown Affair, Evelyn, Laws of Attraction, The Matador, Shattered, The Greatest, Some Kind of Beautiful, The November Man, I.T, and Poisoning Paradise.
In addition to his stellar film career, Brosnan along with his wife Keely Shaye have been drawn into a passionate leadership role in environmental issues and are actively involved with conservation organizations that support marine mammal protection. The Jane Goodall Institute, Environmental Hall of Fame, Natural Resources Defense Council, Oceana, Environmental Media Association, Earth Communications Office, Heal the Bay, Women in Film, In Defense of Animals, Peace Over Violence, and The Malibu Times have all honored them for their ongoing commitment to the environment. Brosnan serves as Campaign Chairman for the Entertainment Industry Foundation.
Most recently, the two worked together on the documentary film Poisoning Paradise which they co-produced. The film takes audiences on a journey to the seemingly idyllic world of Native Hawaiians, whose communities are surrounded by experimental test sites for genetically engineered seed corn and pesticides. To date, Poisoning Paradise has won more than a dozen awards and screened at over 30 prestigious film festivals across the United States and abroad, including London; Bologna; Los Angeles; San Diego; Mendocino; Napa Valley; Maui; St. Louis, Missouri and Savannah, Georgia and Cannes.
FILMOGRAPHY
The Unholy Trinity
2024
Pierce Brosnan, Samuel L. Jackson, and Brandon Lessard saddle up for a Richard Gray-directed Western film.
The Last Rifleman
2023
Inspired by true events, The Last Rifleman is a moving drama starring Pierce Brosnan as Artie Crawford, a World War II veteran living in a care home in Northern Ireland who has just lost his wife.
The Out-Laws
2023
Pierce Brosnan joins Adam Devine, Nina Dobrev, and Ellen Barkin in Netflix's newest crime comedy movie.
Black Adam
2022
Pierce Brosnan stars as DC's magical superhero, Doctor Fate, and its human host, Kent Nelson, in Black Adam.
The King’s Daughter
2022
King Louis XIV's quest for immortality leads him to capture and steal a mermaid's life force, a move that is further complicated by his illegitimate daughter's discovery of the creature.
Cinderella
2021
Pierce Brosnan joins Camila Cabello, Idina Menzel, and Billy Porter in Sony's 'Cinderella.'
False Positive
2021
Pierce Brosnan joins Ilana Glazer and Justin Theroux in Hulu's newest horror film.
The Misfits
2021
After being recruited by a group of unconventional thieves, renowned criminal Richard Pace finds himself caught up in an elaborate gold heist that promises to have far-reaching implications on his life and the lives of countless others.
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
2020
"'Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga' is a terribly funny send-up and the most enjoyable music industry parody since Christopher Guest’s folk satire 'A Mighty Wind.' - Johnny Oleksinski, New York Post
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
2018
“Euphoria! Tears! Fernando! Dagnabit. This film will leave you high and wet. And willing (almost) to contemplate the prospect of Mamma Mia 3.” - London Go
Spinning Man
2018
“Still, of the many interchangeable, name-lead thrillers and action pictures concurrently premiering these days in theatres and on VOD, this one’s definitely a cut above.” - Los Angeles Times
The Foreigner
2017
"Campbell keeps the action cooking and the suspense on a high burner in this compulsively watchable conspiracy thriller forever…Based on Stephen Leather’s novel The Chinaman, the film – with a tight script by David Marconi – doesn’t waste time with niceties. Quan tries to bribe a London police investigator (Ray Fearon); failing that, he pleads his case to former IRA deputy minister Liam Hennessy (Pierce Brosnan, bringing real star power to the role), who seems unwilling or unable to help him." - Rolling Stone
The Only Living Boy in New York
2017
"It's still a wry tale that deserves to be seen. Gerald keeps telling Thomas that life should be a mess, but in 'The Only Living Boy in New York' it’s a pleasingly witty and well-observed one.” - Variety
The Son
2017
"'The Son' — co-created by Philipp Meyer, who wrote the Pulitzer Prize–nominated novel that inspired this series, Brian McGreevy, and Lee Shipman, both of whom worked on the Netflix adaptation of McGreevy’s novel Hemlock Grove — is a handsomely shot, well-acted, and respectable piece of work.” - Vulture
The King’s Daughter
2017
King Louis XIV's quest for immortality leads him to capture and steal a mermaid's life force, a move that is further complicated by his illegitimate daughter's discovery of the creature.
I.T.
2016
“Appropriately enough for a movie titled 'I.T.,' there is a preponderance of hard drives, software, satellite tracking networks, cutting-edge surveillance systems, and banks of large-format monitors on display throughout director John Moore’s slickly produced techno-thriller. But it falls largely on the shoulders of lead player Pierce Brosnan to provide a welcome human touch to the proceedings, with his persuasive portrayal of an analog man in a digital world.” - Variety
Urge
2016
“'Urge' is a good Thriller with quite a few edge of the seat moments…With cameos from the likes of Jeff Fahey the acting is top-notch. In addition, the cinematography by Lyle Vincent and the special effects, are solid.” - Cryptic Rock
No Escape
2015
“Directed breathlessly by John Erick Dowdle (“As Above/So Below”), the movie is filled with jittery shots from hand-held cameras---Mr. Brosnan-- continues to shed the smooth and silky customs of his James Bond days.” - The Hollywood Reporter
Survivor
2015
“The film benefits from the presence of its charismatic leads. Jovovich, who's proved her action movie bona fides in the 'Resident Evil' franchise, is an appealingly gutsy heroine, and Brosnan, playing a dark version of James Bond, effortlessly displays cool menace.” - The Hollywood Reporter
Some Kind Of Beautiful
2014
“'Some Kind of Beautiful' is a fun, breezy, and upbeat offering that allows Pierce Brosnan the opportunity to put a shine on that charming accent of his and remind the world that he still holds some one-of-a-kind talent.” - The Hollywood Outsider
The November Man
2014
“Onetime 007 Pierce Brosnan embraces a darker take on spycraft in Roger Donaldson's 'The November Man,' playing a former CIA agent whose autumnal nickname acknowledges his tendency to leave few alive when he passes through a town. A familiar string of dark secrets, shifting allegiances and (wo)man- who-knew-too-much pursuit propels the storyline (adapted from one in a series of Bill Granger novels), giving Brosnan the opportunity to prove his cool remains intact, sans tux and gadgets.” - The Hollywood Reporter
A Long Way Down
2014
“As British comedy sometimes will, 'A Long Way Down' has an occasional attack of the cutes, but the actors' commitment keeps the movie on the plus side. Best of all, Brosnan takes a fellow who could have been a joke and gives him complexity - a light side, a dark side, a public face and inner rage, a weird mix of cynicism and generous impulse.” - SF Gate
Love Punch
2013
“A good-natured if strenuously wacky caper comedy about a divorced British couple who plot a diamond heist to save their pensions.” - The New York Times
The World’s End
2013
“But in an era in which mainstream movies not only lack rhythm but seem to have forgotten how to dance, this one's briskness is inspiring. Its judgment is nearly unerring, and it has a sense of joy that's rare. Like most genre films, 'The World's End' is working things through in an extremely broad way and having a grand time doing it, and its self-deprecating wit inoculates it against self-importance. The movie wears its themes on its sleeve and pins its symbols to its puffed-out rooster's chest, swaggers about with a proud grin jabbing thumbs at itself, then walks into an open manhole. It's magnificent.” - RogerEbert.com
Love Is All You Need
2012
“Pierce Brosnan isn't the only reason to see 'Love is All You Need.' He's merely the best reason to seek out Danish filmmaker Susanne Bier's entertaining if familiar romantic comedy.” - Dever Post – Lisa Kennedy
Bag of Bones
2011
"The title may be Stephen King’s 'Bag of Bones,' but the reason to watch, if any, is Pierce Brosnan. Seeing Brosnan playing a blocked writer in this A&E miniseries, based on King’s 1998 novel, 'Bag of Bones,' you have hopes that his charm, intelligence and quiet sexiness will have rubbed off on the production." - Mike Hale, The New York Times
I Don’t Know How She Does It
2011
A comedy centered on the life of Kate Reddy, a finance executive who is the breadwinner for her husband and two kids.
Salvation Boulevard
2011
Set in the world of mega-churches in which a former Deadhead-turned-born again-Christian finds himself on the run from fundamentalist members of his mega-church who will do anything to protect their larger-than-life pastor.
Remember Me
2010
A romantic drama centered on two new lovers: Tyler, whose parents have split in the wake of his brother's suicide, and Ally, who lives each day to the fullest since witnessing her mother's murder.
The Ghost Writer
2010
A ghostwriter hired to complete the memoirs of a former British prime minister uncovers secrets that put his own life in jeopardy.
Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief
2010
A teenager discovers he's the descendant of a Greek god and sets out on an adventure to settle an on-going battle between the gods.
The Greatest
2009
A drama that is centered around a troubled teenage girl and a family that is trying to get over the loss of their son.
Mamma Mia
2008
The story of a bride-to-be trying to find her real father told using hit songs by the popular '70s group ABBA.
Married Life
2007
A 1940s-set drama where an adulterous man plots his wife's death instead of putting her through the humiliation of a divorce.
Seraphim Falls
2006
At the end of the Civil War, a colonel hunts down a man with whom he has a grudge.
The Matador
2005
A globetrotting hitman and a crestfallen businessman meet in a hotel bar in Mexico City in an encounter that draws them together in a way neither expected.
After the Sunset
2004
The story of what happens after a master thief achieves his last big score, when the FBI agent who promised he'd capture him is about to do just that.
Die Another Day
2002
James Bond is sent to investigate the connection between a North Korean terrorist and a diamond mogul who is funding the development of an international space weapon.
Evelyn
2002
1953. Desmond Doyle is devastated when his wife abandons their family on the day after Christmas. His unemployment and the fact that there is no woman in the house to care for the children, Evelyn, Dermot and Maurice, make it clear to the authorities that his is an untenable situation. The Irish courts put the Doyle children into Church-run orphanages. Although a sympathetic judge assures Desmond that he'll get his children back after he gets a job, he learns there's another barrier. During that time, Evelyn suffers abuse while Desmond goes to court to get his children back. A barmaid, her brother, her suitor, and a tippling footballer become Desmond's team.
The World Is Not Enough
1999
James Bond uncovers a nuclear plot when he protects an oil heiress from her former kidnapper, an international terrorist who can't feel pain.
Grey Owl
1999
The story of the life and work of the Canadian fur trapper-turned-conservationist who claimed to be an aboriginal North American.
The Match
1999
Two Scottish pub football teams play each other in order to resolve a century-old grudge, with the prize for the winning team being the other team's pub.
The Thomas Crown Affair
1999
A very rich and successful playboy amuses himself by stealing artwork, but may have met his match in a seductive detective.
Quest for Camelot
1998
An adventurous girl, a young blind hermit and a goofy two headed dragon race to find the lost sword Excalibur to save King Arthur and Camelot from disaster.
Tomorrow Never Dies
1997
James Bond heads to stop a media mogul's plan to induce war between China and the UK in order to obtain exclusive global media coverage.
Robinson Crusoe
1997
Robinson Crusoe flees Britain on a ship after killing his friend over the love of Mary. A fierce ocean storm wrecks his ship and leaves him stranded by himself on an uncharted island. Left to fend for himself, Crusoe seeks out a tentative survival on the island, until he meets Friday, a tribesman whom he saves from being sacrificed. Initially, Crusoe is thrilled to finally have a friend, but he has to defend himself against the tribe who uses the island to sacrifice tribesman to their gods. During time their relationship changes from master-slave to a mutual respected friendship despite their difference in culture and religion.
Dante’s Peak
1997
A vulcanologist arrives at a countryside town recently named the second most desirable place to live in America and discovers that the long dormant volcano, Dante's Peak, may wake up at any moment.
The Mirror Has Two Faces
1996
A shy, middle-aged professor enters into a romantic but non-physical relationship with an unlucky-in-love colleague.
GoldenEye
1995
James Bond teams up with the lone survivor of a destroyed Russian research center to stop the hijacking of a nuclear space weapon by a fellow agent formerly believed to be dead.
Detonator II: Night Watch
1995
UN agents Mike Graham and Sabrina Carver are sent by their director Nick Caldwell to investigate the theft of Rembrandt's painting, "The Night Watch". The trail takes them from Amsterdam to Hong Kong and involves them in not only art theft and forgery, but the high-tech schemes of Martin Schraeder and his Korean cohort Mao Yixin.
Love Affair
1994
Ex-football star Mike Gambril meets Terry McKay on a flight to Sydney, which is forced to land on a small atoll. Both engaged to others, they become romantic on board the ship sent to take the 'plane passengers to a larger island. They agree to meet in New York three months later to see if the attraction is real. One shows up, the other doesn't, but they run into each other afterwards.
Don’t Talk to Strangers
1994
Unhappy marriage causes divorce. Brosnan (new husband) and wife attempt to build a new life, and move to a new state. However, the ex-husband follows and the story unfolds from there.
Mrs. Doubtfire
1993
After a bitter divorce, an actor disguises himself as a female housekeeper to spend time with his children held in custody by his former wife.
Detonator
1993
A German Scientist has aided an ex Soviet general in constructing a nuclear weapon which is now in the possession of an American mercenary heading across Europe in a hijacked goods train. Malcolm Philpott, a member of UNACO, (United Nation Anti Crime Organisation) must use a team of hand picked agents from various parts of the globe to stop this death train at all costs.
Entangled
1993
A car and lorry collide, the woman in the back seat is probably dead, the driver is severely hurt. In flashbacks we see what led to the tragedy. He is David, a writer living in France, entering his novel anonymously in a contest. She is Annabelle, his lover, a fashion model on the brink of international success. Each keeps a secret from the other. David is a pawn of jealousy. He confronts a wealthy man he thinks is her lover; an accidental tragedy ensues that spirals out of control, resulting in the car crash. While David recovers from injuries, he finds out that another wealthy friend of Annabelle's has claimed the novel as his own. It's time for a final confrontation.
Live Wire
1992
Danny O'Neill is a bomb disposal expert assigned to a case where terrorists have developed an "invisible" liquid explosive which is activated within the human body. The target of the terrorists are US senators, one of which is having an affair with Danny's wife.
The Lawnmower Man
1992
A simple man is turned into a genius through the application of computer science.
Victim of Love
1991
A psychiatrist (Williams) and her patient (Madsen) are involved with the same man, who may or may not be a murderer.
Murder 101
1991
Charles Lattimore, an author of a book about a famous murder trial, meets up with his ex wife Laura, at her college, where he is due to give a series of lectures, on how to write a successful novel. When one of his students, asks to meet him later that night, to discuss the course, and is found murdered. Lattimore has no alibi, and he begins to suspect, that the subject of his book, has arranged the killing, to get back at him, for the evidence, Lattimore gave during the trial.
Mr Johnson
1990
In 1923 British Colonial Nigeria, Mister Johnson is an oddity -- an educated black man who doesn't really fit in with the natives or the British. He works for the local British magistrate, and considers himself English, though he has never been to England. He is always scheming, trying to get ahead, which lands him in a lot of hot water.
Around the World in 80 Days
1989
A Victorian Age English gentleman takes a wager that he can circle the globe in the unprecedented time of just 80 days.
The Deceivers
1988
Fact-based account of a secret society of murderers, and of the man who exposed them in British India 1825.
Taffin
1988
An Irish tough-guy debt collector is asked by his local community to help rid the town of developers bent on building a chemical plant on the outskirts of town. The developers are ruthless and have sent their heavies into town to keep the locals quiet.
Noble House
1988
Ian Struan Dunross is chairman of Struan & Co, the oldest and largest of the British-East Asia trading companies. To the Chinese, that also makes him "Tai-Pan" ("supreme leader") of the "Noble House". Unfortunately, with his power, he inherits ancient promises, dark secrets and deep financial problems on a small island full of people who want to see Struan's fall so they can become the Noble House. Dunross' worst enemy is the vicious Quillan Gornt, a lesser tai-pan, and he's doing everything in his power to bring the Noble House to ruin. Drawn into the fight between Gornt and Dunross is an upstart American billionaire who tries to gain a foothold on the Hong Kong market and has made a deal to steal something that will give him power, even over the Noble House. Unfortunately, that something has fallen into the hands of a powerful Chinese overlord. "Everybody was watching [and cheating on] everybody." Who will succeed in the end?
The Fourth Protocol
1987
ohn Preston is a British agent with the task of preventing the Russians detonating a nuclear explosion next to an American base in the UK. The Russians are hoping this will shatter the 'special relationship' between the two countries.
Nomads
1986
A French anthropologist moves to Los Angeles and is followed by the evil spirits of an extinct tribe he once uncovered.
Remington Steele
1982
The cases of a female private detective partnered with a former thief who assumes the role of a fictitious detective in the business.