Pierce Brosnan biography
Pierce Brosnan is an Irish actor (born 1953), born on 16 May 1953 in Drogheda.
Pierce Brosnan's screen career began in 1979 with Murphy's Stroke, playing Edward O'Grady.
Pierce Brosnan has appeared in 86 films and 21 television or streaming titles.
The most recent films are Giant (2025), The Thursday Murder Club (2025), Black Bag (2025).
Honours include Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Saturn Award for Best Actor and Empire Award for Best Actor.
Coming up next: Cliffhanger (2027), Extraction 3.
- Born
- 16 May 1953 (age 73)
- Birthplace
- Drogheda
- Work
- Actor, Film producer, Environmentalist, Film actor, Television actor
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1975 to present
- Awards
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire
- Saturn Award for Best Actor
- Empire Award for Best Actor
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award
- European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Pierce Brosnan filmography
88 films and 21 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extraction 3 | Filming | |||
| 2027 | Cliffhanger | Ray Cooper | Post-production | |
| 2025 | Giant | Brendan Ingle | ||
| 2025 | The Thursday Murder Club | Ron Ritchie | ||
| 2025 | Black Bag | Arthur Steiglitz | ||
| 2025 | The Unholy Trinity | Gabriel Dove | ||
| 2025 | The King of Kings | Pontius Pilate | Voice | |
| 2024 | Four Letters of Love | William Coughlan | ||
| 2023 | Fast Charlie | Charlie Swift | ||
| 2023 | The Out-Laws | Billy McDermott | ||
| 2023 | The Last Rifleman | Artie Crawford | ||
| 2022 | Black Adam | Kent Nelson / Doctor Fate | ||
| 2022 | The King's Daughter | King Louis XIV | ||
| 2021 | The Misfits | Richard Pace | Also executive producer | |
| 2021 | False Positive | John Hindle | ||
| 2021 | Cinderella | King Rowan | ||
| 2021 | Riverdance: The Animated Adventure | Patrick / Grandad | Voice | |
| 2020 | Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga | Erick Erickssong | ||
| 2018 | Final Score | Dimitri Belov | ||
| 2018 | Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again | Sam Carmichael | ||
| 2018 | Spinning Man | Detective Robert Malloy | ||
| 2017 | The Only Living Boy in New York | Ethan Webb | ||
| 2017 | The Foreigner | Liam Hennessy | ||
| 2016 | I.T | Mike Regan | Also executive producer | |
| 2016 | Urge | Daemon Sloane / The Man |
Show all 88 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | A Christmas Star | Mr. Shepherd | ||
| 2015 | No Escape | Hammond | ||
| 2015 | Survivor | The Watchmaker | ||
| 2015 | Some Kind of Beautiful | Richard Haig | Also producer | |
| 2014 | Lennon or McCartney | English | ||
| 2014 | The November Man | CIA Agent Peter Devereaux | Also executive producer | |
| 2014 | A Long Way Down | Martin Sharp | ||
| 2014 | How to Make Love Like an Englishman | English | ||
| 2014 | The Love Punch | Richard Jones | ||
| 2013 | The World's End | Guy Shephard | ||
| 2012 | Love Is All You Need | Philip | ||
| 2011 | Salvation Boulevard | Dan Day | ||
| 2011 | I Don't Know How She Does It | Jack Abelhammer | ||
| 2010 | Remember Me | Charles Hawkins | ||
| 2010 | Oceans | English | ||
| 2010 | Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief | Chiron | ||
| 2010 | The Ghost Writer | Adam Lang | ||
| 2009 | The Greatest | Allen Brewer | Also executive producer | |
| 2008 | Mamma Mia! | Sam Carmichael | ||
| 2008 | Thomas & Friends: The Great Discovery | Narrator | Voice | |
| 2007 | Married Life | Richard Langley | ||
| 2007 | Butterfly on a Wheel | Tom Ryan | Also producer | |
| 2006 | Voyage to Kure | |||
| 2006 | The Fifa 2006 World Cup Film: The Grand Finale | English | ||
| 2006 | Seraphim Falls | Gideon | ||
| 2005 | The Matador | Julian Noble | ||
| 2004 | After the Sunset | Max Burdett | ||
| 2004 | Laws of Attraction | Daniel Rafferty | Also executive producer | |
| 2004 | James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing | MI6 Agent 007 James Bond | Physical likeness and voice | |
| 2003 | Deep Blue | English | ||
| 2002 | Evelyn | Desmond Doyle | Also producer | |
| 2002 | Die Another Day | James Bond | Nominated, Saturn Award for Best Actor | |
| 2002 | James Bond 007: Nightfire | MI6 Agent 007 James Bond | Physical likeness | |
| 2001 | The Tailor of Panama | Andrew Osnard | ||
| 2000 | The World Is Not Enough (PlayStation) | MI6 Agent 007 James Bond | Physical likeness, archive footage | |
| 2000 | The World Is Not Enough (Nintendo 64) | MI6 Agent 007 James Bond | Physical likeness, archive footage | |
| 2000 | 007 Racing | MI6 Agent 007 James Bond | Physical likeness, archive footage | |
| 1999 | The World Is Not Enough | James Bond | ||
| 1999 | The Thomas Crown Affair | Thomas Crown | Also producer | |
| 1999 | Grey Owl | Archibald "Grey Owl" Belaney | ||
| 1999 | Tomorrow Never Dies | MI6 Agent 007 James Bond | Physical likeness, archive footage | |
| 1999 | The Match | John MacGhee | Also producer | |
| 1998 | The Nephew | Joe Brady | Also producer | |
| 1998 | Quest for Camelot | King Arthur | Voice | |
| 1997 | Tomorrow Never Dies | James Bond | ||
| 1997 | Robinson Crusoe | Robinson Crusoe | ||
| 1997 | Dante's Peak | Harry Dalton | ||
| 1997 | GoldenEye 007 | MI6 Agent 007 James Bond | Physical likeness, archive footage | |
| 1996 | Mars Attacks! | Professor Donald Kessler | ||
| 1996 | The Mirror Has Two Faces | Alex | ||
| 1995 | GoldenEye | James Bond | ||
| 1994 | Love Affair | Ken Allen | ||
| 1993 | Mrs. Doubtfire | Stuart "Stu" Dunmeyer | ||
| 1993 | Entangled | Garavan | ||
| 1992 | The Lawnmower Man | Lawrence Angelo | ||
| 1992 | Live Wire | Danny O'Neill | ||
| 1990 | Mister Johnson | Harry Rudbeck | ||
| 1988 | The Deceivers | William Savage | ||
| 1987 | Taffin | Mark Taffin | ||
| 1987 | The Fourth Protocol | Valeri Petrofsky / James Edward Ross | ||
| 1986 | Nomads | Jean Charles Pommier | ||
| 1980 | The Mirror Crack'd | Actor playing "Jamie" | Uncredited (Cameo) | |
| 1980 | The Long Good Friday | 1st Irishman | (Cameo) |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | MobLand | Conrad Harrigan | Main role , 10 episodes | |
| 2024 | The Great Lillian Hall | Ty Maynard | Television film | |
| 2017 | The Son | Eli McCullough | Main role , 20 episodes | |
| 2011 | Bag of Bones | Mike Noonan | Main role , 2 episodes | |
| 2001 | The Simpsons | Ultra House 300 as Pierce Brosnan/Himself (cameo) | Voice; Episode: "Treehouse of Horror XII" | |
| 1995 | Night Watch | Michael "Mike" Graham | Television film | |
| 1994 | Don't Talk to Strangers | Douglas Patrick Brody | Television film | |
| 1993 | The Broken Chain | Sir William Johnson | Television film | |
| 1993 | Death Train | Michael "Mike" Graham | Television film | |
| 1991 | Victim of Love | Paul Tomlinson | Television film | |
| 1991 | Murder 101 | Charles Lattimore | Television film | |
| 1989 | The Heist | Neil Skinner | Television film | |
| 1989 | Around the World in 80 Days | Phileas Fogg | Main role , 3 episodes | |
| 1988 | Noble House | Ian Dunross | Main role , 4 episodes | |
| 1982 | Remington Steele | Alias "Remington Steele" | Main role , 94 episodes | |
| 1982 | Play for Today | Dennis | Episode: "The Silly Season" | |
| 1982 | Nancy Astor | Robert Gould Shaw II | 4 episodes | |
| 1981 | Manions of America | Rory O'Manion | Main role , 3 episodes | |
| 1980 | The Professionals | Surveillance operator | Episode: "Blood Sports" | |
| 1980 | Hammer House of Horror | Last Victim | Episode: "Carpathian Eagle" | |
| 1979 | Murphy's Stroke | Edward O'Grady | Television film |