Pierce Brosnan Biography (1953-)

Born May 16, 1953, in Navan, County Meath, Ireland; son of Tom Brosnan (a carpenter); married Cassandra Harris (an actress), December 27, 1977 (died, 1991); married Keely Shaye Smith (a journalist), August 4, 2001; children: (firstmarriage) Sean William, Charlotte, Christopher; (second marriage) Dylan Thomas, Paris Beckett. Addresses: Agent: Michael Menchol, Creative ArtistsAgency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist: Dick Guttman, Guttman Associates PR, 118 S. Beverly Dr., Suite 201, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Contact: c/o The Pierce Brosnan International Fan Club, 23852 PacificCoast Highway, Suite 007, Malibu, CA 90265; c/o Irish Dreamtime, 2450 Broadway, Ste. E-5021, Santa Monica, CA 90404.

Nationality
Irish
Gender
Male
Occupation
Actor, producer
Birth Details
May 16, 1953
Navan, Meath, Ireland

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Appearances
  • Resting Rough, 1979
  • (Uncredited) Actor playing "Jamie," The Mirror Crack'd, AssociatedFilm Distributors, 1980
  • First Irishman, The Long, Good Friday, Embassy, 1980
  • Jean Charles Pommier, Nomads, Atlantic, 1985
  • Major Valeri Petrofsky, The Fourth Protocol, Rank, 1987
  • Captain/Colonel William Savage, The Deceivers, Cinecom, 1988
  • Mark Taffin, Taffin, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1988
  • Harry Rudbeck, Mister Johnson, Avenue Entertainment, 1991
  • Dr. Lawrence Angelo, Stephen King's The Lawnmower Man (also knownas Lawnmower Man), New Line Cinema, 1992
  • Stuart "Stu" Dunmeyer, Mrs. Doubtfire, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1993
  • Garavan, Entangled (also known as Les veufs and Fatal Attack), CineTel Films, 1993
  • Ken Allen, Love Affair, 1994
  • James Bond, GoldenEye, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1995
  • Title role, Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe (also known as Robinson Crusoe), 1996
  • Himself, The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson, 1996
  • Alex, The Mirror Has Two Faces, TriStar/Sony, 1996
  • Professor Donald Kessler, Mars Attacks!, Warner Bros., 1996
  • Harry Dalton, Dante's Peak, Universal, 1997
  • James Bond, Tomorrow Never Dies, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1997
  • Voice of King Arthur, The Magic Sword: Quest for Camelot (animated), Warner Bros., 1998
  • Joe Brady, The Nephew, 1998
  • James Bond, The World Is Not Enough (also known as Bond 19,Bond 2000, Death Waits for No Man, and Fire and Ice), 1999
  • Title role, Grey Owl, 1999
  • Title role, The Thomas Crown Affair, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1999
  • John MacGhee, The Match (also known as The Beautiful Game),United International, 1999
  • Narrator, Dolphins, MacGillivray Freeman, 2000
  • Andrew `Andy' Osnard, The Tailor of Panama, Columbia, 2001
  • Desmond Doyle, Evelyn, United Artists, 2002
  • James Bond, Die Another Day (also known as D.A.D.), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002
  • Cameo appearance, Austin Powers in Goldmember, New Line Cinema, 2002
  • Laws of Attraction, Dreamtime, 2003
  • Film Producer
  • The Nephew, 1998
  • The Thomas Crown Affair, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1999
  • Evelyn, United Artists, 2002
  • Laws of Attraction, Dreamtime, 2003
  • Film Executive Producer
  • The Match (also known as The Beautiful Game), United International, 1999
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Title role, Remington Steele, NBC, 1982-1987
  • Miniseries
  • Rory O'Manion, The Manions of America, ABC, 1981
  • Robert Gould Shaw, "Nancy Astor," Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1984
  • Ian Dunross, James Clavell's Noble House (also known as Noble House), NBC, 1988
  • Phineas Fogg, Around the World in 80 Days (also known as Il giro del mondo in 80 giorni and In 80 Tagen um die Welt), NBC, 1989
  • Interviewee, "Beauty" and "Fame," The Human Face (documentary; also known as The Human Face with John Cleese), The Learning Channel, 2001
  • Movies
  • Murphy's Stroke, 1979
  • Title role, Remington Steele: The Steele That Wouldn't Die, 1987
  • Neal Skinner, The Heist, HBO, 1989
  • Professor Charles Lattimore, Murder 101, USA Network, 1991
  • Paul Tomlinson, Victim of Love (also known as Raw Heat), CBS, 1991
  • Danny O'Neill, Live Wire, HBO, 1992
  • Mike Graham, Alistair MacLean's Death Train (also known as Death Train and Detonator), USA Network, 1993
  • Sir William Johnson, The Broken Chain, TNT, 1993
  • Patrick Brody, Don't Talk to Strangers (also known as DangerousPursuit), 1994
  • Mike Graham, Alistair MacLean's Night Watch (also known as Night Watch and Detonator 2: Night Watch), USA Network, 1995
  • Specials
  • The Night of 100 Stars II, ABC, 1985
  • NBC's 60th Anniversary Celebration, NBC, 1986
  • Happy Birthday Bugs: 50 Looney Years, CBS, 1990
  • Host, Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie, CBS, 1991
  • The World of James Bond (also known as The World of 007), Fox, 1995
  • Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond, UPN, 1996
  • The American Film Institute Salute to Clint Eastwood, 1996
  • The Secrets of 007: The James Bond Files, CBS, 1997
  • Host, Voices of Hope--Finding the Cures for Breast and Ovarian Cancer, Lifetime, 1997
  • (In archive footage) James Bond, Nobody Does It Better: The Music of James Bond (documentary), 1998
  • Interviewee, The James Bond Story (documentary; also known as 007: The James Bond Story), AMC, 2000
  • Narrator, Building the Impossible (documentary; also known as The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World), The Discovery Channel, 2000
  • Host, Heroes for the Planet---A Tribute to National Geographic, National Geographic Channel, 2001
  • Judi Dench: A BAFTA Tribute, BBC, 2002
  • James Bond, Best Ever Bond, ITV, 2002
  • James Bond: A BAFTA Tribute, BBC, 2002
  • Awards Presentations
  • The 37th Annual Prime Time Emmy Awards, NBC, 1985
  • The 14th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1988
  • Host, The 49th Annual Golden Globe Awards, TBS, 1992
  • The Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, 1996
  • The 68th Annual Academy Awards, 1996
  • The 22nd Annual People's Choice Awards, 1996
  • The 1998 Genesis Awards, 1998
  • Presenter, 1999 MTV Europe Music Awards, MTV, 1999
  • GQ's 2000 Men of the Year Awards, Fox, 2000
  • 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Fox, 2000
  • VH1 Big in 2002 Awards, VH1, 2002
  • Presenter, 2002 MTV Europe Music Awards, MTV, 2002
  • Episodic
  • Radio Man, "Blood Sports," The Professionals, 1980
  • Jogger, "Carpathian Eagle," Hammer House of Horror, 1980
  • Late Night with David Letterman, 1984
  • Remington Steele, "The Straight Poop," Moonlighting, ABC, 1987
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, 1991, 1992
  • Late Show with David Letterman, 1995, 1999
  • "The Best of Muppets Tonight," Muppets Tonight, ABC, 1996
  • Archie grey owl, "Grey Owl," Heritage Minute, 1998
  • (Uncredited) Archie grey owl, "Tom, Don't Quit Your Day Job ... ," TheTom Green Show, 1999
  • The Big Breakfast, Channel 4, 1999
  • Clive Anderson All Talk, BBC1, 1999
  • Film `72, BBC, 2000
  • Voice of Ultrahouse 3000, "Treehouse of Horror XII," The Simpsons(animated), Fox, 2001
  • Host, Saturday Night Live, 2001
  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, 2001, 2002
  • Revealed with Jules Asner, E! Entertainment Television, 2002
  • "Cannes Festival 2002," Leute heute, 2002
  • The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2002
  • Inside the Actors Studio, 2002
  • The View, ABC, 2002
  • Also appeared in Celebrity Profile.
  • Stage Appearances
  • (London debut) Wait until Dark, 1976
  • McCabe, The Red Devil Battery Sign, Round House Theatre, then Phoenix Theatre, both London, 1977
  • Filumena, London production, 1977-1978
  • Also appeared with various repertory companies.
  • RECORDINGS
  • Videos
  • Behind the Scenes with Goldfinger (also known as The Making of"Goldfinger"), 1995
  • The Making of `The World Is Not Enough', Herzog, 1999
  • The Perfect Fit (also known as A Conversation with Pierce Brosnan and Geoffrey Rush), Columbia TriStar, 2001
  • Video Games
  • Tomorrow Never Dies, 1999
  • The World Is Not Enough, Electronic Arts, 2000

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Books
    • Newsmakers 2000, Issue 3, Gale, 2000
    Periodicals
    • Cigar Aficionado, November/December, 1997
    • Cosmopolitan, September, 1996, p. 202
    • Entertainment Weekly, December 1, 1995, p. 13
    • McCall's, July, 1987
    • People Weekly, April 27, 1992; May 6, 1996, p. 64; March 3, 1997,p. 114; November 26, 2001, pp. 76-81
    • Redbook, May, 1989; December, 1995, p. 63; December, 1997, p. 80
    • Time, December 15, 1997, p. 34
    • TV Guide, November 13, 1999, pp. 18-22; September 28, 2002, p. 32;November 9, 2002, pp. 22-26

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