Editing Pierce Brosnan

{{Short description|Irish actor (born 1953)}}
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| name               = Pierce Brosnan
| honorific_suffix   = {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|OBE}}
| image              = PierceBrosnan-byPhilipRomano.jpg
| caption            = Brosnan in 2025
| birth_name         = Pierce Brendan Brosnan
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|df=y|1953|5|16}}
| birth_place        = [[Drogheda]], [[County Louth]], Ireland
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| occupation         = {{hlist|Actor|film producer}}
| alma_mater         = [[Drama Centre London]]
| years_active       = 1975–present
| spouse             = {{Unbulleted list|
| {{marriage|[[Cassandra Harris]]|December 1980|28 December 1991|end=died}}
| {{marriage|[[Keely Shaye Smith]]|2001}}
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| children           = 5
| signature          = Pirce Brosnan autograph.png
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'''Pierce Brendan Brosnan''' (born 16 May 1953) is an Irish{{efn|Brosnan became an American citizen in 2004, but retains his Irish citizenship and still considers himself Irish.<ref name="Numero"/>}} actor and film producer. He was the fifth<!-- Brosnan is the fifth actor to portray Bond. Because David Niven having played the character. It was in a non-EON. Productions version of casino Royale and is considered non canon --> actor to play the fictional secret agent [[Portrayal of James Bond in film|James Bond]] in the [[List of James Bond films|James Bond film series]], starring in four films from 1995 to 2002 (''[[GoldenEye]]'', ''[[Tomorrow Never Dies]]'', ''[[The World Is Not Enough]]'', and ''[[Die Another Day]]'') and in [[James Bond in video games|multiple video games]], such as ''[[GoldenEye 007 (1997 video game)|GoldenEye 007]]''.

After leaving school at age 16, Brosnan began training in commercial illustration and went on to attend the [[Drama Centre]] in [[London]] for three years. Following a stage acting career, he rose to popularity in the television series ''[[Remington Steele]]'' (1982–1987). After the conclusion of the series, Brosnan appeared in films such as the [[Cold War]] spy film ''[[The Fourth Protocol (film)|The Fourth Protocol]]'' (1987) and the comedy ''[[Mrs. Doubtfire]]'' (1993). After achieving worldwide fame for his role as James Bond, Brosnan took the lead in other major films including the epic disaster adventure film ''[[Dante's Peak]]'' (1997) and the remake of the heist film ''[[The Thomas Crown Affair (1999 film)|The Thomas Crown Affair]]'' (1999). Since leaving the role of Bond, he has starred in films such as the political thriller ''[[The Ghost Writer (film)|The Ghost Writer]]'' (2010), the action fantasy ''[[Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief]]'' (2010), the action spy thriller ''[[The November Man]]'' (2014), the comedy musical ''[[Mamma Mia! (film)|Mamma Mia!]]'' (2008), its sequel ''[[Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again]]'' (2018), and ''[[Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga]]'' (2020). In 2022, Brosnan played [[Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson)|Kent Nelson / Doctor Fate]] in the [[DC Extended Universe]] film ''[[Black Adam (film)|Black Adam]]''.

Brosnan has received two [[Golden Globe Award]] nominations, for the miniseries ''[[Nancy Astor (TV series)|Nancy Astor]]'' (1982) and for the dark comedy film ''[[The Matador]]'' (2005). In 1996, he and the American film producer [[Beau St. Clair]] founded the Los Angeles–based production company Irish DreamTime.<ref name=thr>{{cite news |first=Mike |last=Barnes |title=Beau St. Clair, Pierce Brosnan's Producing Partner, Dies at 63 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/beau-st-clair-dead-pierce-854349 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=11 January 2016 |access-date=4 February 2016 |archive-date=9 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709035141/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/beau-st-clair-dead-pierce-854349 |url-status=live }}</ref> He is also known for his charitable work and environmental activism. In 1997, Brosnan received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] for his contributions to the film industry.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pierce Brosnan|url=http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/pierce-brosnan/|access-date=2 July 2021|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|language=en|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182449/http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/pierce-brosnan/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020, he was listed at No. 15 on ''[[The Irish Times]]''{{'}} list of the greatest Irish film actors.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/the-50-greatest-irish-film-actors-of-all-time-in-order-1.4271988|title=The 50 greatest Irish film actors of all time – in order|first1=Donald|last1=Clarke|first2=Tara|last2=Brady|newspaper=The Irish Times|access-date=14 June 2020|archive-date=5 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805112424/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/the-50-greatest-irish-film-actors-of-all-time-in-order-1.4271988|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Brosnan was born on 16 May 1953<ref name=Brosnansite/> in [[Drogheda|Drogheda, County Louth]],<!-- -DO NOT CHANGE the birthplace without a reliable source --><ref name="Brosnansite">{{Cite web|url=http://www.piercebrosnan.com/menu.php?mm=5&sm=2&pn=1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102180843/http://www.piercebrosnan.com/menu.php?mm=5&sm=2&pn=1|url-status=dead|title=Brosnan's personal site|archive-date=2 November 2013}}</ref> the only child of May ({{née|Smith}}) and Thomas Brosnan, a carpenter. He has the same name as his grandfather, Pierce Brosnan, whose first name was in honour of his mother Margaret Pierce.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.geni.com/family-tree/canvas/6000000077161786840|title=Brosnan Family Tree|website=geni.com|access-date=22 February 2021|archive-date=21 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821152253/https://www.geni.com/family-tree/canvas/6000000077161786840|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=November 2021}} For 12 years, he lived in [[Navan|Navan, County Meath]], and said in 1999 that he considers it to be his hometown.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.rte.ie/news/1999/1111/brosnan.html |title=Pierce Brosnan honoured by Navan Town |publisher=RTÉ News |date=11 November 1999 |access-date=5 June 2010 |archive-date=3 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103074238/http://www.rte.ie/news/1999/1111/brosnan.html |url-status=live }}</ref> His father abandoned the family when Brosnan was an infant. When he was four years old, his mother moved to [[London]] to work as a nurse. From then on, he was largely brought up by his maternal grandparents, Philip and Kathleen Smith. After their deaths, he lived with an aunt and then an uncle, but was subsequently sent to live in a [[boarding house]] run by a woman named Eileen. He later said, "Childhood was fairly solitary. I never knew my father. He left when I was an infant. [...] To be [[Irish Catholic]] in the 1950s, and have a marriage which was not there, a father who was not there [...] the mother, the wife suffered greatly. My mother was very courageous. She took the bold steps to go away and be a nurse in England. Basically wanting a better life for her and myself. My mother came home once a year, twice a year."<ref name="Aficionado">{{cite web |author=Chutkow, Paul |url=http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/CA_Profiles/People_Profile/0,2540,2,00.html |title=Brosnan. Pierce Brosnan. |date=December 1997 |publisher=Cigaraficionado.com |access-date=23 October 2008|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080829040410/http://cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/CA_Profiles/People_Profile/0,2540,2,00.html |archive-date=29 August 2008 }}</ref>

Brosnan was brought up in a Catholic family,<ref name=dt>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/3555499/Pierce-Brosnan-James-who.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/3555499/Pierce-Brosnan-James-who.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Pierce Brosnan: James who? |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=29 January 2008 |access-date=11 September 2010 |first=Nigel |last=Farndale}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name=dn>{{cite news |last=Louie |first=Rebecca |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/2005/12/29/2005-12-29_eyes_that_pierce__after_bond.html |title=Eyes that Pierce. After Bond, Brosnan looks to future with a killer role |work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]] |date=25 December 2005 |access-date=13 September 2010}} {{Dead link|date=April 2012|bot=H3llBot}}</ref><ref name=rd>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.rd.com/your-america-inspiring-people-and-stories/pierce-brosnan-interview/article75228.html |title=Pierce Brosnan Interview: Not the James Bond You Remember |magazine=[[Reader's Digest]] |date=July 2008 |access-date=19 September 2010 |first=Meg |last=Grant|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100910095656/http://www.rd.com/your-america-inspiring-people-and-stories/pierce-brosnan-interview/article75228.html |archive-date=10 September 2010}}</ref> and educated in a local school run by the [[De La Salle Brothers]] while serving as an [[Altar server|altar boy]].<ref name=rd/> He left Ireland on 12 August 1964 and went to Scotland to be reunited with his mother and her new husband, William Carmichael, at their home in [[Longniddry]].<ref name="actors">{{cite episode |title=Pierce Brosnan |url=http://www.bravotv.com/Inside_the_Actors_Studio/guest/Pierce_Brosnan |series=Inside the Actors Studio |series-link=Inside the Actors Studio |airdate=24 November 2002 |season=9 |number=903 |network=Bravo |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070809080618/http://www.bravotv.com/Inside_the_Actors_Studio/guest/Pierce_Brosnan |archive-date=9 August 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode |title=Pierce Brosnan: Part 2 |series=Entertainers with Byron Allen |credits=[[Byron Allen]] (host) |airdate=1993}}</ref> Carmichael took Brosnan to see a James Bond film for the first time (''[[Goldfinger (film)|Goldfinger]]'') at the age of 11.<ref name="showbiz">{{cite news |title=Brosnan is a true Father Figure |publisher=ShowBiz Ireland |url=http://www.showbizireland.com/news/november02/01-brosnan72.shtml |date=1 November 2002 |access-date=22 February 2007 |archive-date=26 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090526064209/http://www.showbizireland.com/news/november02/01-brosnan72.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> They later moved back to London, where Brosnan was educated at [[Elliott School (London)|Elliott School]] in [[Putney]], now known as [[Ark Putney Academy]].<ref name="Aficionado"/><ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Empire 100 Interview |magazine=Empire |date=October 1997 |first=Ian |last=Nathan |issue=100 |page=116}}</ref> When discussing his transition from Ireland to England, he said, "When you go to a very large city, a metropolis like London, as an Irish boy of 10, life suddenly moves pretty fast. [...] And you're Irish. And they make you feel it; the British have a wonderful way of doing that, and I had a certain deep sense of being an outsider."<ref name="Aficionado"/> His nickname at school was simply "Irish".<ref name="ie18284">{{cite news |url=http://www.irishecho.com/newspaper/story.cfm?id=18284 |title=Fierce Brosnan |publisher=Irish Echo Online |access-date=22 February 2007 |last=Butler |first=Karen |date=February 2007 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070205132314/http://www.irishecho.com/newspaper/story.cfm?id=18284 |archive-date=5 February 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>

After leaving school at 16, Brosnan decided to be a painter and began training in commercial illustration at [[Saint Martin's School of Art]] in London.<ref name=jones>Jonathan Jones (30 September 2011). [https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2011/sep/30/saint-martins-kings-cross-premises Saint Martins emerges blinking in bright new home. But is it art?: King's Cross premises a far cry from Soho 'hell', but some students fear college will have lost its charm] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042117/http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2011/sep/30/saint-martins-kings-cross-premises |date=4 March 2016 }}. ''The Guardian''. Accessed August 2013.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.csm.arts.ac.uk/alumni/a-zofalumni/ |title=Alumni |publisher=St Martins College |access-date=1 July 2011|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629115442/http://www.csm.arts.ac.uk/alumni/a-zofalumni/ |archive-date=29 June 2011}}</ref> While attending a rehearsal for a workshop at the [[Ovalhouse]], he saw a [[fire eater]] teaching people how to eat fire and decided to join in.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2003/mar/18/features1 Pierce Brosnan: questions from the floor] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609002748/http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2003/mar/18/features1 |date=9 June 2013 }}: guardian.co.uk Guardian News and Media – 18 March 2003</ref> He trained for three years as an actor at the [[Drama Centre London]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://courses.csm.arts.ac.uk/drama/students.asp?level=1 |title=Drama Centre London: Former |publisher=Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design |access-date=22 February 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070204090536/http://courses.csm.arts.ac.uk/drama/students.asp?level=1 <!-- Added by H3llBot --> |archive-date=4 February 2007}}</ref> Describing the feeling of becoming an actor and the influence it had on his life, he said, "When I found acting, or when acting found me, it was a liberation. It was a stepping stone into another life, away from a life that I had, and acting was something I was good at, something which was appreciated. That was a great satisfaction in my life."<ref name="Aficionado"/>

== Career ==
===Early career===
Graduating from the Drama Centre in 1975, Brosnan began working as an acting assistant stage manager at the [[York Theatre Royal]], making his acting debut in ''[[Wait Until Dark]]''. Within six months, he was selected by the playwright [[Tennessee Williams]] to play the role of McCabe in the British première of ''[[The Red Devil Battery Sign]]'' (billed as "Pierce Brosman").<ref>Carrick, Peter (2002). ''Pierce Brosnan.'' Citadel Press, p18–36. {{ISBN|0-8065-2396-4}}.</ref> His performance caused a stir in London and Brosnan still has the telegram sent by Williams, stating only "Thank God for you, my dear boy".<ref>Membery, York (2002). ''Pierce Brosnan: The Biography.'' Virgin Books. {{ISBN|1-85227-967-2}}.</ref> In 1977, he was picked by [[Franco Zeffirelli]] to appear in the play ''[[Filumena]]'' by [[Eduardo De Filippo]] opposite [[Joan Plowright]] and [[Frank Finlay]].<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/helen-montagu-549232.html Obit of Helen Montagu. 8 January 2004. ''The Independent'']{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}. Retrieved 27 August 2010</ref>

Brosnan continued his career making brief appearances in films such as ''[[The Long Good Friday]]'' (1980) and ''[[The Mirror Crack'd]]'' (1980), as well as early television performances in ''[[The Professionals (TV series)|The Professionals]]'', ''[[Gay Future|Murphy's Stroke]]'', and ''[[Play for Today]]''. He became a television star in the United States with his leading role in the popular miniseries ''[[Manions of America]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/movie/22036/moviemain.jhtml |title=Manions of America |work=MTV Movies |access-date=16 April 2008 |archive-date=17 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017015754/http://www.mtv.com/movies/movie/22036/moviemain.jhtml |url-status=dead }}</ref> He followed this in 1982 with the [[BBC]]'s nine-part miniseries ''[[Nancy Astor (TV series)|Nancy Astor]]'' (which aired in America on ''[[Masterpiece Theatre]]'') that dramatised the life of [[Lady Astor]], the first woman to sit in the [[British Parliament]]. His portrayal of [[Robert Gould Shaw II]] garnered him a 1985 [[Golden Globe Award]] nomination for [[List of Golden Globe Awards: Mini-series, Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]].<ref name="imdbawards">{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000112/awards |title=Awards for Pierce Brosnan |website=IMDb |access-date=22 February 2007 |archive-date=17 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217224844/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000112/awards |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1982, Brosnan moved to [[Southern California]] and rose in popularity in the United States playing the title role in the [[NBC]] romantic, often-comedic detective series ''[[Remington Steele]]''.<ref Name = "Brosnansite"/><ref name="actors"/> The ''[[Washington Post]]'' noted that same year that Brosnan "could make it as a young James Bond".<ref name="klast">{{cite journal |url=http://www.klast.net/bond/pb_road.html |title=Pierce Brosnan's Long and Winding Road To Bond |journal=007 Magazine |access-date=22 February 2007 |last=Last |first=Kimberly |year=1996 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061009210203/http://www.klast.net/bond/pb_road.html |archive-date=9 October 2006 }}</ref> After ''Remington Steele'' ended in 1987, Brosnan went on to appear in, among other projects, ''[[The Fourth Protocol (film)|The Fourth Protocol]]'' (1987), a [[Cold War]] thriller in which he starred alongside [[Michael Caine]], ''[[The Deceivers (film)|The Deceivers]]'', the mini-series [[James Clavell]]'s ''[[Noble House (miniseries)|Noble House]]'' (both 1988), and ''[[The Lawnmower Man (film)|The Lawnmower Man]]'' (1992). In 1992, he shot a pilot for [[NBC]] called ''Running Wilde'', playing a reporter for ''Auto World'' magazine with [[Jennifer Love Hewitt]] playing his daughter, which never aired.<ref>{{cite episode |title=Pierce Brosnan/Rene Russo |series=The Charlie Rose Show |credits=Charlie Rose (host) |network=PBS |airdate=5 August 1999 }}</ref> In 1993, he played a supporting role in the comedy film ''[[Mrs. Doubtfire]]''. He appeared in several television films, including ''[[Victim of Love (1991 film)|Victim of Love]]'' (1991), ''[[Death Train]]'' (1993) and ''[[Night Watch (1995 film)|Night Watch]]'' (1995), a spy thriller set in Hong Kong. In 2003, Brosnan was awarded the [[Irish Film and Television Academy]] Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Irish Film.<ref name="IFTA Lifetime">{{cite web | title=Pierce Brosnan Lifetime Contribution | website=IFTA Academy | url=https://ifta.ie/life_time/piercebrosnan.php | access-date=14 June 2024}}</ref>

=== James Bond ===
====1987 offer====
[[File:PierceBrosnanCannesPhoto2 b.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|left|alt=Smiling man with short, tousled hair, wearing white shirt open at collar, and black jacket.|Brosnan at the [[2002 Cannes Film Festival]]]]

Brosnan first met James Bond film producer [[Albert R. Broccoli]] on the sets of ''[[For Your Eyes Only (film)|For Your Eyes Only]]'', as his first wife, [[Cassandra Harris]], had been cast as Countess Lisl von Schlaf, mistress to Milos Columbo. Broccoli said, "if he can act&nbsp;... he's my guy" to inherit the role of Bond from [[Roger Moore]].<ref name="klast" /> It was reported by both ''[[Entertainment Tonight]]'' and the ''[[National Enquirer]]'' that Brosnan was going to inherit another role of Moore's, that of [[Simon Templar]] in ''[[The Saint (TV series)|The Saint]]''.<ref name="klast" /> Brosnan denied the rumours in July 1993 but added, "it's still languishing there on someone's desk in Hollywood."<ref>{{cite journal |journal=Orange Coast |title=Pierce Brosnan: Urbane Leading Man |last=Belson |first=Eve |date=July 1993}}</ref>

In 1986, [[NBC]] cancelled ''Remington Steele''. As Brosnan was offered the role of James Bond, the publicity improved ''Remington Steele''{{'}}s ratings and it was renewed, contractually requiring Brosnan to return to the show. This caused Eon Productions to have to look elsewhere for the new 007.<ref name="klast" />{{r|broeske19880221}} The producers instead hired [[Timothy Dalton]] for ''[[The Living Daylights]]'' (1987) and ''[[Licence to Kill]]'' (1989).<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Broccoli |first1=Albert R |last2=Zec |first2=Donald |author-link1=Albert R. Broccoli |author-link2=Donald Zec |title=When the Snow Melts: The Autobiography of Cubby Broccoli |year=1998 |publisher=[[Macmillan Publishers|Boxtree]] |location=London, England |isbn=978-0-7522-1162-6 |pages=280–281}}</ref> While Brosnan was reluctant to discuss losing the Bond role, in part because Dalton was a friend, he appeared in [[Diet Coke]] commercials portraying what the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' described as "a dashing Bond-like character", and NBC advertised ''Noble House'' with Brosnan dressed in a Bond-like tuxedo.<ref name="broeske19880221">{{Cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-02-21-ca-44012-story.html |title='Noble House' Hype: NBC's Heavy Artillery |last=Broeske |first=Pat H. |date=21 February 1988 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=17 April 2020 |archive-date=28 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528181203/http://articles.latimes.com/1988-02-21/entertainment/ca-44012_1_noble-house |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Being Bond====
Legal disputes between the Bond producers and the studio over distribution rights resulted in the cancellation of a proposed third Dalton film in 1991<ref>{{Cite book |last=Chapman |first=James |title=Licence to Thrill: A Cultural History of the James Bond Films |year=2000 |publisher=[[Columbia University Press]] |location=New York City |isbn=978-0-231-12048-7 |page=[https://archive.org/details/licencesictothri00chap/page/247 247] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/licencesictothri00chap/page/247 }}</ref> and put the Bond series on a hiatus for several years. After the legal issues had been resolved, Dalton decided not to return for a third film. On 7 June 1994, Brosnan was announced as the fifth actor to play Bond.<ref name="klast" />

Brosnan was signed for a three-film Bond deal with the option of a fourth. The first, 1995's ''[[GoldenEye]]'', grossed US$350 million worldwide,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=goldeneye.htm |title=GoldenEye |access-date=15 November 2006 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |archive-date=1 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001000500/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=goldeneye.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> the fourth-highest worldwide gross of any film in 1995,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=1995&p=.htm |title=1995 Worldwide Grosses |access-date=24 November 2006 |work=[[Box Office Mojo]] |archive-date=15 November 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061115010552/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=1995&p=.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> making it the most successful Bond film since ''[[Moonraker (film)|Moonraker]]'', adjusted for inflation.<ref name="nos">{{cite web |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movies/series/JamesBond.php |title=Box Office History for James Bond Movies |access-date=18 October 2007 |work=The Numbers |publisher=Nash Information Service |archive-date=16 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316020739/http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/series/JamesBond.php |url-status=live }}</ref> It holds a 78% rating on [[Rotten Tomatoes]],<ref name="rt">{{cite web |work=Rotten Tomatoes |title=GoldenEye (1995) |url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/goldeneye/ |access-date=16 November 2006 |archive-date=12 November 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061112171329/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/goldeneye/ |url-status=live }}</ref> while ''[[Metacritic]]'' holds it at 65%.<ref name="mc">{{cite web |work=metacritic.com |title=GoldenEye |url=https://www.metacritic.com/video/titles/goldeneye |access-date=24 November 2006 |archive-date=23 January 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070123072344/http://www.metacritic.com/video/titles/goldeneye |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'', [[Roger Ebert]] gave the film 3 stars out of 4, saying that Brosnan's Bond was "somehow more sensitive, more vulnerable, more psychologically complete" than the previous ones, also commenting on Bond's "loss of innocence" since previous films.<ref>{{cite news |title=GoldenEye |url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19951117/REVIEWS/511170303/1023 |date=17 November 1995 |first=Roger |last=Ebert |author-link=Roger Ebert |newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |location=Chicago, Illinois |access-date=16 November 2006 |archive-date=5 January 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070105090622/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F19951117%2FREVIEWS%2F511170303%2F1023 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[James Berardinelli]] described Brosnan as "a decided improvement over his immediate predecessor" with a "flair for wit to go along with his natural charm", but added that "fully one-quarter of ''Goldeneye'' is momentum-killing padding."<ref>{{cite web |title=GoldenEye |work=reelviews.net |url=http://preview.reelviews.net/movies/g/goldeneye.html |year=1995 |access-date=16 November 2006 |first=James |last=Berardinelli |archive-date=18 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118181646/http://preview.reelviews.net/movies/g/goldeneye.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Pierce Brosnan (Madame Tussauds).jpg|thumb|upright|Wax figure of Brosnan as James Bond at [[Madame Tussauds]], London]]

Brosnan returned as Bond in 1997's ''[[Tomorrow Never Dies]]'', 1999's ''[[The World Is Not Enough]]'', and 2002's ''[[Die Another Day]]'': all three movies received mixed reviews, but were a success at the box office; Brosnan himself subsequently criticised many aspects of his fourth Bond movie. During the promotion for the fourth movie, he mentioned that he would like to continue his role as James Bond: "I'd like to do another, sure. [[Sean Connery|Connery]] did six. Six would be a number, then never come back."<ref name="Numero">{{cite magazine |title=Numero Uno (Die Another Day cover story) |magazine=Empire |date=December 2002 |first=Ian |last=Nathon |issue=162 |page=103}}</ref> 

When accepting the Bond role, Brosnan asked [[Eon Productions]] to be allowed to work on other projects between Bond films. The request was granted, and for every Bond film, Brosnan appeared in at least two other mainstream films, including several he produced,<ref name="ie18284"/> playing a wide range of roles, ranging from a scientist in [[Tim Burton]]'s ''[[Mars Attacks!]]'', to the title role in ''[[Grey Owl (film)|Grey Owl]]'', which documents the life of Englishman [[Archibald Stansfeld Belaney]], one of Canada's first conservationists.

In 1996, Brosnan formed a film production company called Irish DreamTime along with producing partner and longtime friend [[Beau St. Clair]].<ref Name = "Brosnansite"/> Brosnan and St. Clair released Irish DreamTime's first production, ''[[The Nephew]]'', in 1998.<ref name=variety>{{cite news |first=Dave |last=McNary |title=Beau St. Clair, Pierce Brosnan's Producing Partner, Dies |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/beau-st-clair-dead-pierce-brosnan-producing-partner-1201676897/ |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=11 January 2016 |access-date=6 February 2016 |archive-date=3 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203014139/http://variety.com/2016/film/news/beau-st-clair-dead-pierce-brosnan-producing-partner-1201676897/ |url-status=live }}</ref> One year later, the company's second studio project, ''[[The Thomas Crown Affair (1999 film)|The Thomas Crown Affair]]'', was released and met both critical and box office success.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.piercebrosnan.com/menu.php?mm=5&sm=1&pn=1 |title=Bio Basics |website=The Official Pierce Brosnan Site |publisher=PBFC |access-date=15 April 2008| url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080404101702/http://www.piercebrosnan.com/menu.php?mm=5&sm=1&pn=1 |archive-date=4 April 2008 }}</ref>

Shortly after the release of ''Die Another Day'', the media began questioning whether or not Brosnan would reprise the role for a fifth time. At that time, Brosnan was approaching his 50th birthday. Brosnan kept in mind that both fans and critics were very unhappy with Roger Moore playing the role until the age of 57, but he was receiving popular support from both critics and the franchise fanbase for a fifth instalment. For this reason, he remained enthusiastic about reprising his role.<ref name="bbc1">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/3592361.stm |title=Brosnan uncertain over more Bond |website=[[BBC News]] |access-date=1 May 2011 |date=2 April 2004 |archive-date=10 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410135044/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/3592361.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> In October 2004, Brosnan said he considered himself dismissed from the role.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-main.html?2004-10/14/10.30.film |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041104013226/http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-main.html?2004-10%2F14%2F10.30.film |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 November 2004 |title=Brosnan: No More 007 |access-date=22 February 2007 |date=14 October 2004 |work=scifi.com }}</ref> Although Brosnan had frequently been rumoured as still in the running to play Bond, he had denied it several times, and in February 2005 he posted on his website that he was finished with the role.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.piercebrosnan.com/menu.php?mm=1&sm=1&pn=1 |title=The Official Pierce Brosnan site |access-date=13 September 2006 |last=Brosnan |first=Pierce |date=February 2005|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060901055755/http://www.piercebrosnan.com/menu.php?mm=1&sm=1&pn=1 |archive-date=1 September 2006}}</ref> [[Daniel Craig]] took over the role on 14 October 2005.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4337224.stm |title=Daniel Craig takes on 007 mantle |website=[[BBC News]] |access-date=22 February 2007 |date=14 October 2005 |archive-date=23 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623023617/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4337224.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> In an interview with ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', Brosnan was asked what he thought of Craig as the new James Bond. He replied, "I'm looking forward to it like we're all looking forward to it. Daniel Craig is a great actor and he's going to do a fantastic job."<ref>{{cite news |title=Pierce Brosnan answers |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060914.waskthestars-brosnan14/BNStory/TIFF06/home |work=Globe and Mail |location=Canada |date=14 September 2006 |access-date=14 September 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080709063553/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060914.waskthestars-brosnan14/BNStory/TIFF06/home |archive-date=9 July 2008}}</ref> He re-affirmed this support in an interview to the ''[[International Herald Tribune]]'', stating that "[Craig's] on his way to becoming a memorable Bond."<ref name="iht">{{cite news |work=[[International Herald Tribune]] |url=http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/01/22/features/brosnan.php |title=A grittier Brosnan takes on riskier roles |first=John |last=Anderson |date=22 January 2007 |access-date=21 February 2007 |archive-date=25 January 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070125015952/http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/01/22/features/brosnan.php |url-status=live }}</ref> Brosnan later admitted that he was hurt by the end of his tenure; "Barbara [Broccoli] and Michael [Wilson] were on the line – 'We're so sorry.' She was crying, Michael was stoic and he said, 'You were a great James Bond. Thank you very much,' and I said, 'Thank you very much. Goodbye.' That was it. I was utterly shocked and just kicked to the kerb with the way it went down."<ref>{{cite book|last1=Field|first1=Matthew|last2=Chowdhury|first2=Ajay|date=2015|title=Some Kind of Hero: The Remarkable Story of the James Bond Films|publisher=[[The History Press]]|location=Cheltenham, Gloustershire, England|isbn=978-0750966504}}</ref>

During his tenure in the James Bond films,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Frost |first=Caroline |date=19 March 2023 |title=Liam Neeson Reveals Why He Turned Down The Role Of James Bond Before It Went To Pierce Brosnan |url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/liam-neeson-why-he-turned-down-the-role-of-james-bond-1235304060/ |access-date=19 March 2023 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=19 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319192101/https://deadline.com/2023/03/liam-neeson-why-he-turned-down-the-role-of-james-bond-1235304060/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Brosnan also took part in the James Bond video games. In 2002, Brosnan's likeness was used as the face of Bond in the [[James Bond in video games|James Bond video game]] ''[[007: Nightfire]]'' (voiced by [[Maxwell Caulfield]]). In 2004, Brosnan starred in the Bond game ''[[James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing]]'', contracting for his likeness to be used as well as doing the voice-work for the character.<ref name="everythingornothing">{{cite web |url=http://www.ea.com/official/007/everythingornothing/us/gameconsoles.jsp |title=Everything or Nothing |access-date=22 February 2007 |publisher=EA Games|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071227203849/http://www.ea.com/official/007/everythingornothing/us/gameconsoles.jsp |archive-date=27 December 2007}}</ref> He starred along with [[Jamie Lee Curtis]] and [[Geoffrey Rush]] in ''[[The Tailor of Panama (film)|The Tailor of Panama]]'' in 2001, and lent his voice to ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "[[Treehouse of Horror XII]]" as a machine.

=== After James Bond ===
[[File:Pierce Brosnan at the 2005 Toronto Film Festival.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|left|Brosnan at the [[2005 Toronto International Film Festival]]]]

Since 2004, Brosnan has talked of backing a film about [[Caitlin Thomas|Caitlin Macnamara]], wife of poet [[Dylan Thomas]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/nov/26/film.books |title=Race to put the passion of Dylan's Caitlin on big screen |work=The Observer |access-date=22 February 2007 |last=Thorpe |first=Vanessa |date=26 November 2006 |location=London |archive-date=12 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012224604/http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/nov/26/film.books |url-status=live }}</ref> the title role to be played by [[Miranda Richardson]]. Brosnan's first post-Bond role was that of Daniel Rafferty in 2004's ''[[Laws of Attraction]]''. Garreth Murphy, of [[entertainment.ie]], described Brosnan's performance as "surprisingly effective, gently riffing off his James Bond persona and supplementing it with a raffish energy".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.ie/movie_reviews/Laws_of_Attraction/3268.htm |title=Laws of Attraction |access-date=22 February 2007 |last=Murphy |first=Garreth |date=10 May 2004 |work=entertainment.ie|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927193028/http://entertainment.ie/movie_reviews/Laws_of_Attraction/3268.htm |archive-date=27 September 2007}}</ref> In the same year, Brosnan starred in ''[[After the Sunset]]'' alongside [[Salma Hayek]] and [[Woody Harrelson]]. The film received generally negative reviews<ref>{{cite web |url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/after_the_sunset/ |title=After the Sunset |access-date=22 February 2007 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |archive-date=22 February 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070222084441/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/after_the_sunset/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and was a box office flop. Brosnan's next film was 2005's ''[[The Matador]]''. He starred as Julian Noble, a jaded, neurotic assassin who meets a travelling salesman ([[Greg Kinnear]]) in a Mexican bar. The film garnered generally positive reviews.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/10004925-matador/ |title=The Matador |access-date=22 February 2007 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |archive-date=9 February 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070209154348/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10004925-matador/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Roger Ebert]] for the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' called Brosnan's performance the best of his career.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060105/REVIEWS/51220008/1023 |title=The Matador (2005) |access-date=22 February 2007 |last=Ebert |first=Roger |date=6 January 2006 |work=Chicago Sun-Times |archive-date=2 February 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070202182157/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20060105%2FREVIEWS%2F51220008%2F1023 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Brosnan was nominated for a [[Golden Globe]] award for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy]], but lost to [[Joaquin Phoenix]] for ''[[Walk the Line]]''.<ref name="cnn">{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/13/golden.globes/ |title='Brokeback Mountain' leads Golden Globe nominations |access-date=22 February 2007 |work=CNN |date=15 December 2005 |archive-date=2 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402183532/http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/13/golden.globes/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2006, Brosnan narrated ''[[List of official FIFA World Cup films|The Official Film of the 2006 FIFA World Cup]]'', directed by [[Michael Apted]].<ref>[https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/379093/The-2006-FIFA-World-Cup-Film-The-Grand-Finale/overview "The 2006 FIFA World Cup Film: The Grand Finale (2006)"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510204539/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/379093/The-2006-FIFA-World-Cup-Film-The-Grand-Finale/overview |date=10 May 2013 }}. The New York Times. Retrieved 28 January 2013</ref>

In 2007, Brosnan appeared in the film ''[[Seraphim Falls]]'' alongside fellow Irishman [[Liam Neeson]]. The film opened in limited released on 26 January 2007 to average reviews. Kevin Crust of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' noted that Brosnan and Neeson made "fine adversaries";<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/reviews/cl-et-seraphim26jan26,0,3731132.story |title=Seraphim Falls |access-date=19 February 2007 |last=Crust |first=Kevin |date=26 January 2007 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070205030953/http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/reviews/cl-et-seraphim26jan26%2C0%2C3731132.story |archive-date=5 February 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Michael Rechtshaffen of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' thought that they were "hard-pressed to inject some much-needed vitality into their sparse lines".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003123121 |title=Seraphim Falls |access-date=19 February 2007 |last=Rechtshaffen |first=Michael |date=18 September 2006 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070119200342/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003123121 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date=19 January 2007}}</ref> During the same year, Brosnan spoke of making a western with fellow Irish actors [[Gabriel Byrne]] and [[Colm Meaney]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/17/pierce_brosnan_plans_all_irish_western/ |title=Pierce Brosnan Plans All-Irish Western |work=StarPulse News |access-date=19 March 2007 |date=17 March 2007|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070320160949/http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/17/pierce_brosnan_plans_all_irish_western |archive-date=20 March 2007}}</ref> In that same year Brosnan starred as Tom Ryan in ''[[Butterfly on a Wheel]]''. The film was released in the United States under the name of ''Shattered'' and in Europe as ''Desperate Hours''.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

In 2008, Brosnan joined [[Meryl Streep]] in [[Mamma Mia! (film)|the film adaptation]] of the [[ABBA]] musical ''[[Mamma Mia! (musical)|Mamma Mia!]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://london.broadway.com/story/id/3006322 |title=Pierce Brosnan to Romance Meryl Streep in Mamma Mia! Movie |publisher=Theatre.com |access-date=5 January 2008 |date=7 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080205083555/http://london.broadway.com/story/id/3006322 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date=5 February 2008}}</ref> He played Sam Carmichael, one of three men believed to be the father of Sophie ([[Amanda Seyfried]]), while Streep played Sophie's mother.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUKN0746022120070307 |title=Brosnan joining Streep in "Mamma Mia!" |work=Reuters |access-date=8 March 2007 |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=7 March 2007 |archive-date=11 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090111115237/http://uk.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUKN0746022120070307 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Judy Craymer]], producer of the film, said "Pierce brings a certain smooch factor, and we think he'll have great chemistry with Meryl in a romantic comedy."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6428471.stm |title=Brosnan set for Abba show movie |work=BBC News |access-date=8 March 2007 |date=7 March 2007 |archive-date=9 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070309125359/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6428471.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Brosnan's preparation in singing for the role included walking up and down the coast and singing [[karaoke]] to his own voice for about six weeks, followed by rehearsals in New York, which he noted "sounded dreadful".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2008/edition_06-15-2008/1Pierce_Brosnan |title=Welcome to Paradise! &#124; PARADE Magazine |publisher=Parade.com |date=15 June 2008 |access-date=25 October 2008 |archive-date=13 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090413042331/http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2008/edition_06-15-2008/1Pierce_Brosnan |url-status=live }}</ref> Brosnan's singing in the film was generally disparaged by critics, with his singing compared in separate reviews to the sound of a [[water buffalo]],<ref>[https://nymag.com/movies/reviews/48514/index1.html Bat Out of Hell ShareThis] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625004721/http://nymag.com/movies/reviews/48514/index1.html |date=25 June 2016 }}, New York Magazine, March 2009</ref> a [[donkey]],<ref>[http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/carrie_rickey/20080718__Mamma_Mia___here_we_go_again_-_this_time_on_screen.html Bat Out of Hell] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101211142820/http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/carrie_rickey/20080718__Mamma_Mia___here_we_go_again_-_this_time_on_screen.html |date=11 December 2010 }}, Philadelphia Inquirer Movie Review, 18 July 2008</ref> and a wounded [[raccoon]].<ref>[http://www.miami.com/mamma-mia-pg-13-article Mamma Mia! (PG-13) **½] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215546/http://www.miami.com/mamma-mia-pg-13-article |date=3 March 2016 }}, Miami Herald Movies, 18 July 2008</ref> Brosnan provided as a guest star narrator for the ''[[Thomas & Friends]]'' movie ''[[The Great Discovery]]'' (2008).<ref name="Hollywood Reporter">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/thomas-has-new-friend-brosnan-143858/|title='Thomas' has new friend in Brosnan|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|author=Thur Starr|date=July 19, 2007|access-date= 13 June 2022|archive-date=31 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531080637/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/thomas-has-new-friend-brosnan-143858/amp/|url-status=live}}</ref> He was originally set to narrate for both UK and US dubs from [[Thomas & Friends (series 12)|Series 12]] to [[Thomas & Friends (series 16)|Series 16]], but withdrew from it for unknown reasons.<ref name="Hollywood Reporter"/>
[[File:Pierce Brosnan (Berlin Film Festival 2010).jpg|thumb|right|upright|Brosnan at the 2010 [[Berlin Film Festival]]]]

In [[Roman Polanski]]'s 2010 political thriller ''[[The Ghost Writer (film)|The Ghost Writer]]'', Brosnan played a disgraced [[British Prime Minister]]. The film won a [[Silver Bear]] at the [[Berlin International Film Festival]]. He starred as Charles Hawkins in the film ''[[Remember Me (2010 film)|Remember Me]]'' and as [[Chiron]] in ''[[Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief]]'', both released in the same year. In 2012, Brosnan played the role of Philip in the Danish romantic comedy ''[[Love Is All You Need]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dfi.dk/Service/English/News-and-publications/FILM-Magazine/Artikler-fra-tidsskriftet-FILM/75/A-true-romantic.aspx |title=A true romantic |publisher=Dfi.dk |date=10 May 2012 |access-date=26 August 2014 |archive-date=26 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826113319/http://www.dfi.dk/Service/English/News-and-publications/FILM-Magazine/Artikler-fra-tidsskriftet-FILM/75/A-true-romantic.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2013, Brosnan was awarded honorary patronage of [[Dublin University Players]] at [[Trinity College Dublin]].<ref name="Pierce Brosnan">{{cite news |title=Dublin University honours actor Pierce Brosnan |url=http://www.irishsun.com/index.php/sid/212898967/scat/aba4168066a10b8d/ht/Dublin-University-honours-actor-Pierce-Brosnan |access-date=2 March 2013 |newspaper=Irish Sun|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017063756/http://www.irishsun.com/index.php/sid/212898967/scat/aba4168066a10b8d/ht/Dublin-University-honours-actor-Pierce-Brosnan|archive-date=17 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> He also starred opposite [[Owen Wilson]] in ''[[No Escape (2015 film)|No Escape]]'', playing a "heroic government agent".<ref name="The Hollywood Reporter">{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-2012-pierce-brosnan-the-coup-owen-wilson-318639 |title=Cannes 2012: Pierce Brosnan Joins Crime Scene's Thriller 'The Coup' |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=1 May 2012 |access-date=17 April 2020 |archive-date=3 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103023900/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-2012-pierce-brosnan-the-coup-owen-wilson-318639 |url-status=live }}</ref> Brosnan was slated to star in ''Last Man Out'', a crime film adapted from Stuart Neville's novel titled ''The Twelve'' (released as ''Ghosts of Belfast'' in the US) by [[Craig Ferguson]] and Ted Mulkerin, with director Terry Loan at the helm.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=100012 |title=Pierce Brosnan to lead "Last Man Out" |date=7 February 2013 |work=ComingSoon.net |access-date=23 September 2013 |archive-date=14 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014202931/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=100012 |url-status=live }}</ref> However, it never came to fruition after years in development, and Brosnan is no longer attached to the production.

In 2013, Brosnan appeared in television commercials as a tongue-in-cheek version of himself to promote the launch of [[Sky Broadband]] in Ireland.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/pierce-brosnan-helps-launch-10m-sky-campaign-29182664.html |title=Pierce Brosnan helps launch €10m Sky campaign |date=9 April 2013 |work=Irish Independent |access-date=2 May 2013 |archive-date=15 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515052837/http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/pierce-brosnan-helps-launch-10m-sky-campaign-29182664.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2014, Brosnan starred in ''[[The November Man]]'', an adaptation of [[Bill Granger (author)|Bill Granger]]'s action novel, ''There Are No Spies'', playing a retired CIA operative called Devereaux, alongside co-star [[Olga Kurylenko]] in a supporting role.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2005/film/markets-festivals/duo-plant-a-wildflower-1117934561/ |title=Duo plant a Wildflower |access-date=19 February 2007 |last=Guider |first=Elizabeth |date=13 December 2005 |work=Variety |archive-date=28 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228075249/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117934561.html?categoryid=1238&cs=1&query=%22november+man%22 |url-status=live }}</ref> The project had been in [[development limbo]] for almost a decade.<ref>{{cite web |last=Chitwood |first=Adam |title=Pierce Brosnan and Dominic Cooper to Star in Spy Thriller NOVEMBER MAN |url=https://collider.com/pierce-brosnan-dominic-cooper-november-man/ |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |access-date=17 January 2017 |date=15 May 2012 |archive-date=18 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118051040/http://collider.com/pierce-brosnan-dominic-cooper-november-man/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Abraham |first=Anthony |title=Shooting begins on thriller November Man |url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/production/shooting-begins-on-november-man/5057555.article |website=[[Screen International|Screen Daily]] |access-date=17 January 2017 |date=19 June 2013 |archive-date=23 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823033404/http://www.screendaily.com/news/production/shooting-begins-on-november-man/5057555.article |url-status=live }}</ref> The film was received negatively, with a 34% on Rotten Tomatoes and a 38/100 on Metacritic.<ref>{{cite web |title=The November Man Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-november-man |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=17 January 2017 |archive-date=16 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116040842/http://www.metacritic.com/movie//the-november-man |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The November Man (2014) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_november_man/ |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=17 January 2017 |archive-date=12 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161212092402/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_november_man/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2015, he appeared alongside [[Milla Jovovich]] in a suspense thriller movie written by Phil Shelby, called ''[[Survivor (film)|Survivor]]'', with [[Charles Winkler|Charles]] and [[Irwin Winkler]] producing, and [[James McTeigue]] directing.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.deadline.com/2013/10/millennium-sets-milla-jovovich-emma-thompson-pierce-brosnan-angie-bassett-for-survivor-thriller-pic/ |title=Millennium Sets Milla Jovovich, Emma Thompson, Pierce Brosnan, Angela Bassett For 'Survivor' Thriller Pic |date=7 October 2013 |work=Deadline |access-date=9 October 2013 |archive-date=9 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009024201/http://www.deadline.com/2013/10/millennium-sets-milla-jovovich-emma-thompson-pierce-brosnan-angie-bassett-for-survivor-thriller-pic/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Brosnan later starred in a revenge thriller called ''[[I.T. (film)|I.T.]]'' (2016),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2013/10/pierce-brosnan-i-t-602479/ |title=Pierce Brosnan Stars In Voltage Thriller "I.T." |date=3 October 2013 |work=Deadline |access-date=4 October 2013 |archive-date=3 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003223048/http://www.deadline.com/2013/10/pierce-brosnan-i-t/ |url-status=live }}</ref> which opened in limited release through [[video on demand]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |title=Pierce Brosnan's 'I.T.' Acquired By RLJ Entertainment For September Bow |url=https://deadline.com/2016/07/it-movie-pierce-brosnan-release-date-rlj-entertainment-1201793490/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=17 January 2017 |date=27 July 2016 |archive-date=8 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108060354/http://deadline.com/2016/07/it-movie-pierce-brosnan-release-date-rlj-entertainment-1201793490/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[file:Pierce Brosnan Deauville 2019 (fixed spots).jpg|thumb|left|upright|Brosnan in 2019]]
Brosnan replaced actor [[Sam Neill]] in the role of Eli McCullough in a television adaptation of [[Philipp Meyer]]'s novel ''[[The Son (TV series)|The Son]]'', with [[Kevin Murphy (screenwriter)|Kevin Murphy]] serving as both executive producer and showrunner of the series, which aired for two seasons from 2017 to 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/pierce-brosnan-star-the-son-amc-series-replace-sam-neill-1201767390/ |title=Pierce Brosnan To Star In AMC Series 'The Son' In TV Return, Replaces Sam Neill |date=6 June 2016 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=8 June 2016 |archive-date=7 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160607114742/http://deadline.com/2016/06/pierce-brosnan-star-the-son-amc-series-replace-sam-neill-1201767390/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2017, Brosnan starred in ''[[The Foreigner (2017 film)|The Foreigner]]'', opposite [[Jackie Chan]], as a former [[Irish Republican Army|IRA]] man turned government official, Liam Hennessy. ''The Foreigner'' was filmed in London, and was directed by [[Martin Campbell]], who previously worked with Brosnan on his debut James Bond film, ''[[GoldenEye]]''. It was noted that Brosnan's character bore a strong resemblance to [[Sinn Féin]] leader [[Gerry Adams]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/Pierce-Brosnan-looks-exactly-like-Gerry-Adam-for-new-movie.html|title=Pierce Brosnan looks exactly like Gerry Adams for new movie |date=20 January 2016|website=Irish Central|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160120085927/http://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/Pierce-Brosnan-looks-exactly-like-Gerry-Adam-for-new-movie.html |archive-date=20 January 2016 }}</ref>

A third collaboration with director Martin Campbell would have seen Brosnan starring in a film adaptation of [[Ernest Hemingway]]'s 1950 novel ''[[Across the River and into the Trees]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.movies.com/movie-news/39goldeneye39-star-director-to-reteam-for-ernest-hemingway-war-movie/20046?wssac=164&wssaffid=news |title='Goldeneye' Star and Director to Reteam For Ernest Hemingway War Movie |date=8 February 2016 |work=Movies.com |access-date=8 February 2016 |archive-date=16 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216174213/http://www.movies.com/movie-news/39goldeneye39-star-director-to-reteam-for-ernest-hemingway-war-movie/20046?wssac=164&wssaffid=news |url-status=live }}</ref> However, the reluctance of investors to finance the production along with several delays led both Brosnan and Campbell to drop out of the project. [[Paula Ortiz]] was later brought on to direct the film and [[Liev Schreiber]] replaced Brosnan in the lead role.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.monstersandcritics.com/movies/exclusive-interview-martin-campbell-makes-jackie-chan-serious-in-the-foreigner/ |title=Exclusive interview: Martin Campbell makes Jackie Chan serious in The Foreigner |date=9 October 2017 |access-date=12 October 2017 |work=Monsters & Critics |archive-date=11 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011020217/https://www.monstersandcritics.com/movies/exclusive-interview-martin-campbell-makes-jackie-chan-serious-in-the-foreigner/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Kit|first=Borys|title=Liev Schreiber To Lead Hemingway Adaptation 'Across The River And Into The Trees', Film To Shoot In Venice Next Month)|url=https://deadline.com/2020/09/liev-schreiber-hemingway-film-across-river-trees-venice-1234571651/|work=Deadline|date=7 September 2020|access-date=3 November 2020|archive-date=24 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224230552/https://deadline.com/2020/09/liev-schreiber-hemingway-film-across-river-trees-venice-1234571651/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2018, Brosnan co-starred with [[Guy Pearce]] and [[Minnie Driver]] in a mystery thriller film called ''[[Spinning Man]]'', based on George Harrar's novel of the same name.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2017/04/alexandra-shipp-spinning-man-simon-kaijers-1202077013/ |title=Simon Kaijser's Thriller 'Spinning Man' |date=25 April 2017 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=1 May 2017 |archive-date=1 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170501045419/http://deadline.com/2017/04/alexandra-shipp-spinning-man-simon-kaijers-1202077013/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He later reprised his role as Sam Carmichael in the sequel to [[Catherine Johnson (playwright)|Catherine Johnson]]'s ''[[Mamma Mia! (film)|Mamma Mia!]]'', entitled ''[[Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again]]'', along with the rest of the cast members from the first film.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/888389/behind-the-scenes-of-mamma-mia-here-we-go-again#photo-855245 |title=Behind the Scenes of Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again |date=21 October 2017 |work=E! |access-date=7 December 2017 |archive-date=7 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207192804/http://www.eonline.com/news/888389/behind-the-scenes-of-mamma-mia-here-we-go-again#photo-855245 |url-status=live }}</ref> He also had a supporting role in the action thriller headlined by [[Dave Bautista]] in ''[[Final Score (2018 film)|Final Score]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/production/pierce-brosnan-joins-dave-bautista-in-final-score/5107029.article |title=Pierce Brosnan joins Dave Bautista in 'Final Score' |date=26 July 2016 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=30 July 2016 |archive-date=29 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160729183852/http://www.screendaily.com/news/production/pierce-brosnan-joins-dave-bautista-in-final-score/5107029.article |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2021, Brosnan executive produced and starred in the heist caper entitled ''[[The Misfits (2021 film)|The Misfits]]'' directed by [[Renny Harlin]] from a screenplay by Robert Henry and [[Kurt Wimmer]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/pierce-brosnan-star-heist-film-misfits-1185710 |title=Berlin: Pierce Brosnan to Star in Heist Film 'The Misfits' (Exclusive) |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=12 February 2019 |access-date=21 February 2019 |archive-date=12 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412132130/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/pierce-brosnan-star-heist-film-misfits-1185710 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/film/pierce-brosnan-shares-a-glimpse-of-the-misfits-set-in-abu-dhabi-1.829513 |title=Pierce Brosnan shares a glimpse of 'The Misfits' set in Abu Dhabi |date=24 February 2019 |access-date=24 February 2019 |archive-date=4 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004020603/https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/film/pierce-brosnan-shares-a-glimpse-of-the-misfits-set-in-abu-dhabi-1.829513 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/pierce-brosnan-nick-cannon-misfits-us-distribution-deal-highland-1234709912/|title=Renny Harlin's Pierce Brosnan Starrer 'The Misfits' Gets U.S. & Int'l Deals, First Look Image|date=9 March 2021|access-date=10 March 2021|archive-date=12 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412132130/https://deadline.com/2021/03/pierce-brosnan-nick-cannon-misfits-us-distribution-deal-highland-1234709912/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/the-misfits-trailer-pierce-brosnan/|title=Pierce Brosnan Joins Elaborate Heist in New 'The Misfits' Trailer|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|date=28 April 2021|access-date=2 May 2021|archive-date=30 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430103928/https://collider.com/the-misfits-trailer-pierce-brosnan/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was released to poor reception from critics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-misfits-2021|title=The Misfits (2021) Reviews|website=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=15 June 2021|archive-date=12 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612152416/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-misfits-2021|url-status=live}}</ref> He also appeared in [[A24]]'s horror film ''[[False Positive (film)|False Positive]]'' opposite [[Ilana Glazer]], who co-wrote and co-produced it, as well. The film was a moderate success.

Brosnan played [[Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson)|Doctor Fate/Kent Nelson]] in the 2022 [[DC Extended Universe]] film, ''[[Black Adam (film)|Black Adam]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Black Adam': Pierce Brosnan to Play DC Hero Dr. Fate Opposite Dwayne Johnson (Exclusive)|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=24 March 2021|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/black-adam-pierce-brosnan-to-play-dc-hero-dr-fate-opposite-dwayne-johnson-exclusive|access-date=24 March 2021|archive-date=25 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325011006/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/black-adam-pierce-brosnan-to-play-dc-hero-dr-fate-opposite-dwayne-johnson-exclusive|url-status=live}}</ref> He joined Adam Devine in the Netflix action-comedy film ''[[The Out-Laws (film)|The Out-Laws]]'' (2023) directed by [[Tyler Spindel]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/pierce-brosnan-adam-devine-the-out-laws-1234790913/ |title=Pierce Brosnan Joins Adam Devine in Netflix's Action-Comedy 'The Out-Laws'; Tyler Spindel To Direct |date=12 July 2021 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=29 October 2021 |archive-date=31 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211031102330/https://deadline.com/2021/07/pierce-brosnan-adam-devine-the-out-laws-1234790913/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Also that year, Brosnan starred as [[Louis XIV|King Louis XIV]] in the family adventure film ''[[The King's Daughter (2022 film)|The King's Daughter]]'' based on the 1997 novel ''[[The Moon and the Sun]]'' by [[Vonda N. McIntyre]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2021/10/the-kings-daughter-gravitas-ventures-acquires-pierce-brosnan-film-1234859061/ |title='The King's Daughter': Gravitas Ventures Nabs Rights To Fantasy Film Starring Pierce Brosnan & More, With Narration By Julie Andrews |date=20 October 2021 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=29 October 2021 |archive-date=26 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026015618/https://deadline.com/2021/10/the-kings-daughter-gravitas-ventures-acquires-pierce-brosnan-film-1234859061/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Brosnan led the 2023 hitman thriller film ''[[Fast Charlie]]'' directed by [[Phillip Noyce]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2021/10/fast-charlie-pierce-brosnan-to-star-in-phillip-noyce-thriller-afm-1234864405/ |title=Pierce Brosnan To Star In Phillip Noyce's Hitman Thriller 'Fast Charlie' — AFM |date=28 October 2021 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=29 October 2021 |archive-date=29 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029005307/https://deadline.com/2021/10/fast-charlie-pierce-brosnan-to-star-in-phillip-noyce-thriller-afm-1234864405/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Upcoming roles ===

Brosnan was set to star opposite [[Jamie Dornan]] and [[Cillian Murphy]] in a film based on the events of [[The Maze Prison Escape]] titled ''H-Block'' with [[Jim Sheridan]] at the helm.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2017/04/the-maze-h-block-prison-break-movie-jim-sheridan-jamie-dornan-cillian-murphy-pierce-brosnan-1202052248/ |title=Director Jim Sheridan's Next: 'H-Block' Coming Together With Cillian Murphy, Jamie Dornan, Pierce Brosnan |date=1 May 2017 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=17 April 2020 |archive-date=12 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112024810/https://deadline.com/2017/04/the-maze-h-block-prison-break-movie-jim-sheridan-jamie-dornan-cillian-murphy-pierce-brosnan-1202052248/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Initially, filming was to begin sometime in August 2017 before its postponement to March 2018 due to scheduling conflicts with cast members.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2017/08/jim-sheridan-cillian-murphy-prison-break-movie-h-block-being-postponed-1202143480/ |title=Jim Sheridan's Prison Break Movie 'H Block' Being Postponed |date=7 August 2017 |access-date=23 November 2017 |website=Deadline Hollywood |archive-date=1 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040516/http://deadline.com/2017/08/jim-sheridan-cillian-murphy-prison-break-movie-h-block-being-postponed-1202143480/ |url-status=live }}</ref> As of today, preliminary production on the film is yet to commence.

Alongside [[Jesse Eisenberg]] and [[Vanessa Redgrave]], Brosnan is set to appear in a historical period piece based on a novel by [[Jonathan Miles (novelist)|Jonathan Miles]] titled ''The Wreck of The Medusa'', set against the backdrop of the early 19th-century during [[King Louis XVIII]]'s reign in France, with the film to be directed by [[Peter Webber]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.empireonline.com/people/pierce-brosnan/pierce-brosnan-jesse-eisenberg-vanessa-redgrave-medusa/ |title=Pierce Brosnan, Jesse Eisenberg And Vanessa Redgrave On For The Medusa |date=11 May 2017 |access-date=7 January 2018 |archive-date=8 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108064156/https://www.empireonline.com/people/pierce-brosnan/pierce-brosnan-jesse-eisenberg-vanessa-redgrave-medusa/ |url-status=live }}</ref> During an interview in October 2020, Webber claimed that the lack of interest in "films about artists" in the market earned the project several setbacks, and as such still remains in development.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/global/netflix-peter-webber-series-colombia-pickpockets-1234815417/|title=Peter Webber to Direct Series Sequel to Netflix's Colombian Teen Drama 'Pickpockets' (Exclusive)|date=26 October 2020|access-date=3 November 2020|archive-date=3 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103080401/https://variety.com/2020/tv/global/netflix-peter-webber-series-colombia-pickpockets-1234815417/|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Philanthropy and activism ==
[[File:Pierce Brosnan sitting in Pacific Green sofa.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Brosnan during his time as an environmental spokesman for [[Pacific Green]] in the late 1990s]]

Brosnan has been an Ambassador for [[UNICEF Ireland]] since 2001—following in the footsteps of Bond actor Roger Moore, who had been a Goodwill Ambassador from 1991 until his death in 2017—and recorded a special announcement to mark the launch of UNICEF's "Unite for Children, Unite against AIDS" Campaign with [[Liam Neeson]].<ref>[http://www.unicef.ie/About/Ambassadors-24.aspx "Children and AIDS". UNICEF] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819162009/http://www.unicef.ie/About/Ambassadors-24.aspx |date=19 August 2010 }}. Retrieved 25 October 2008</ref> Brosnan supported [[John Kerry]] in the [[2004 United States presidential election|2004 presidential election]] and is a vocal supporter of same-sex marriage.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metro.co.uk/fame/interviews/article.html?in_article_id=1024&in_page_id=11 |title=Metro.co.uk |access-date=19 February 2007 |archive-date=29 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929095943/http://www.metro.co.uk/fame/interviews/article.html?in_article_id=1024&in_page_id=11 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Brosnan first became aware of the [[nuclear arms race]] in 1962, at the age of nine, when worldwide condemnation of [[List of United States' nuclear weapons tests|U.S. nuclear testing]] in [[Nevada Test Site|Nevada]] made international headlines.<ref name = "Brosnansite"/> During the 1990s, he participated in news conferences in [[Washington, D.C.]], to help [[Greenpeace]] draw attention to the campaign to bring an end to [[nuclear testing]] with a [[Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty]].<ref Name = "Brosnansite"/> Brosnan boycotted the French premiere of ''GoldenEye'' in support of Greenpeace's protest against the [[French nuclear testing]] program.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bond drops a bomb |work=[[The Sunday Times (UK)|The Sunday Times]] |date=3 December 1995 |author=Lang, Kirsty}}</ref>

From 1997 to 2000, Brosnan and wife Keely Shaye Smith worked with the [[Natural Resources Defense Council|Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)]] and [[International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)]] to stop a proposed salt factory from being built at [[Laguna San Ignacio]].<ref Name = "Brosnansite"/> The couple with [[Halle Berry]], [[Cindy Crawford]], and [[Daryl Hannah]] successfully fought the [[List of LNG terminals#United States and Gulf of Mexico|Cabrillo Port Liquefied Natural Gas]] facility that was proposed off the coast of [[Malibu, California|Malibu]]; the State Lands Commission eventually denied the lease to build the terminal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1549375,00.html |title=Halle Berry, Others Protest Natural Gas Facility |first=Stephen M. |last=Silverman |work=People |access-date=17 April 2007 |date=11 April 2007 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303171400/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1549375,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> In May 2007, Governor [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] vetoed the facility.<ref>[http://www.independent.com/news/2007/may/24/cabrillo-port-dies-santa-barbara-flavored-death/ Cabrillo Port Dies a Santa Barbara Flavored Death End-Zone Dance] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160729200641/http://www.independent.com/news/2007/may/24/cabrillo-port-dies-santa-barbara-flavored-death/ |date=29 July 2016 }}, ''Independent'', 24 May 2007</ref>

In May 2007, Brosnan and Smith donated $100,000 to help replace a playground on the Hawaiian island of [[Kauai]], where they own a house.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121111055817/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/31/AR2007053100259.html ''Washington Post'' article "Brosnan, Wife Help School Kids in Hawaii" 31 May 2007]. Retrieved 27 August 2010</ref> On 7 July 2007, Brosnan presented a film at [[Live Earth]] in London;<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nme.com/news/live-earth/29428 |title=London Live Earth line-up revealed |work=NME News |access-date=8 January 2008 |date=5 July 2007 |archive-date=18 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218095434/http://www.nme.com/news/live-earth/29428 |url-status=live }}</ref> he also recorded a television advertisement for the cause.<ref Name = "Brosnansite"/>

Brosnan is also listed as a member of the [[Sea Shepherd Conservation Society]]'s Board of Advisors.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seashepherd.org/boa/boa_pierce_brosnan.html |title=Sea Shepherd Advisors – Pierce Brosnan|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303170026/http://www.seashepherd.org/boa/boa_pierce_brosnan.html |archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref> In 2004, he was named 'Best-dressed Environmentalist' by the Sustainable Style Foundation.<ref name="ssf">{{cite web |url=http://www.sustainablestyle.org/recognition-inspiration/2004-best-dressed-environmental-list/ |title=Sustainable Style Foundation |access-date=27 August 2010|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100903000147/http://www.sustainablestyle.org/recognition-inspiration/2004-best-dressed-environmental-list/ |archive-date=3 September 2010}}</ref>

Brosnan also raises money for charitable causes through sales of his paintings. After Brosnan left school, he pursued a career in art and began working as an illustrator. "I always wanted to be an artist, a painter. I started as a Trainee Artist in a small studio in South London." A colleague suggested that Pierce attend a theatre workshop, and eventually he abandoned his artwork to pursue a career in acting. Brosnan took up painting again in the late 1980s during his first wife's illness as he found it therapeutic. "Sometimes dramatic moments affect the way you see yourself in the world…from a very hard time in my life, I started painting again and out came every colour I could imagine." Citing his influences as Picasso, Matisse, Bonnard, and Kandinsky, Brosnan spends much of his free time between film shoots in front of his easel. "I am self taught, an enthusiastic painter as a friend of mine likes to say."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.piercebrosnan.com/artist/|title=The Official Website of Pierce Brosnan|access-date=23 January 2021|archive-date=14 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114120733/https://www.piercebrosnan.com/artist/|url-status=live}}</ref> He has continued painting since then, using spare time on set and at home. Profits from sales of [[giclée]] prints of his works are given to a trust to benefit "environmental, children's and women's health charities".<ref name = "Brosnansite"/> Since Harris' death, Brosnan has been an advocate for cancer awareness and, in 2006, he served as spokesperson for [[Lee National Denim Day]], a breast cancer fundraiser which raises millions of dollars and raises more money in a single day than any other breast cancer fundraiser.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Pierce Brosnan to promote Lee breast cancer fund raiser |url=http://triad.bizjournals.com/triad/stories/2006/07/10/daily18.html |journal=The Business Journal |date=10 July 2006 |access-date=22 February 2007 |archive-date=12 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312050204/http://triad.bizjournals.com/triad/stories/2006/07/10/daily18.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2021, Brosnan launched his first-ever [[Non-fungible token|NFT]] collection of digital artworks entitled "Big Noise" – on a digital platform focusing on artist empowerment, sustainability, and technical innovation – inspired by his painting ''Earplugs'', which he painted while filming the James Bond film ''[[GoldenEye]]'', incorporating abstract movement, self-recorded sound elements, including his voice, and bespoke visuals.<ref>{{cite web |last=Booth |first=Georgina Lara |title=From Bond Legend To Art 'LGND': Interview With Artistically Gifted James Bond Star PIERCE BROSNAN On Art, Acting And His Amazing Debut NFT Collection On LGND.Art. Interview by Georgina Lara Booth |url=https://nl.mashable.com/entertainment/4944/from-bond-legend-to-art-lgnd-interview-with-artistically-gifted-james-bond-star-pierce-brosnan-on-ar |website=Mashable |date=19 June 2021 |access-date=8 September 2021 |archive-date=8 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908194021/https://nl.mashable.com/entertainment/4944/from-bond-legend-to-art-lgnd-interview-with-artistically-gifted-james-bond-star-pierce-brosnan-on-ar |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Personal life ==
[[File:Pierce Brosnan at the LBJ Presidential Library 2017.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Brosnan at the [[LBJ Presidential Library]] in 2017]]
Brosnan has married twice, having been widowed once, and has five children and four grandchildren.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://people.com/parents/pierce-brosnan-celebrates-the-birth-of-his-fourth-grandchild/ |access-date=14 March 2023 |title=Pierce Brosnan Celebrates the Birth of His Fourth Grandchild, Baby Jaxxon Elijah — See Sweet Photos! |archive-date=14 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314051749/https://people.com/parents/pierce-brosnan-celebrates-the-birth-of-his-fourth-grandchild/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.grandmagazine.com/2011/09/pierce-brosnan-why-is-this-man-average/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328002717/http://www.grandmagazine.com/news/2011/09/pierce-brosnan-why-is-this-man-average/|url-status=dead|title=Pierce Brosnan – Why Is This Man Average?|first=Christine|last=Crosby|date=26 September 2011|archive-date=28 March 2016|website=Grand Magazine}}</ref> He met Australian actress [[Cassandra Harris]] through David Harris, the nephew of [[Richard Harris]], shortly after leaving drama school.<ref Name = "Brosnansite"/> On meeting her, he said, "What a beautiful-looking woman. I never for an instant thought she was someone I'd spend 17 years of my life with. I didn't think of wooing her, or attempting to woo her; I just wanted to enjoy her beauty and who she was."<ref name="Aficionado"/> They began dating and bought a house in [[Wimbledon, London|Wimbledon]]. They married in December 1980 and had one son together, Sean, who was born on 13 September 1983 and later became an actor. They also raised Harris's two children from her prior marriage, Charlotte (1971–2013) and Chris. Brosnan adopted them after their father Dermot Harris died in 1986; they subsequently took his surname.<ref Name = "Brosnansite"/><ref name="independentonline">{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/pierce-brosnan-a-new-licence-to-thrill-525881.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210232806/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/pierce-brosnan-a-new-licence-to-thrill-525881.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 February 2009 |title=Pierce Brosnan: A new licence to thrill |work=The Independent |access-date=19 February 2007 |last=Lipworth |first=Elaine |date=17 February 2006 |location=London}}</ref> Early in their relationship, Brosnan worked in West End plays and television films.<ref name="Aficionado"/> After Harris appeared in the James Bond film ''[[For Your Eyes Only (film)|For Your Eyes Only]]'' in 1981, they secured a bank loan and moved to [[Southern California]], where Brosnan was cast in the title role of the TV series ''[[Remington Steele]]'', easing their financial worries.{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}

An episode of ''Remington Steele'' that was filmed in Ireland generated significant publicity. This led to Brosnan meeting his father, who had left when Brosnan was an infant, at his hotel. He expected to see a "very tall man" but instead described his father as "a man of medium stature, pushed-back silver hair, flinty eyes, and a twizzled jaw" who "had a very strong [[County Kerry|Kerry]] accent".<ref name="Aficionado"/> He was regretful that they met under such public circumstances and wished for a more private arrangement.<ref name="Aficionado"/>

While filming ''[[The Deceivers (film)|The Deceivers]]'' in [[Rajasthan]] in 1987, Harris became seriously ill. She was later diagnosed with [[ovarian cancer]] and died on 28 December 1991.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE0D8133CF932A05751C1A967958260 |title=Cassandra Harris, Actress, 39 |access-date=19 February 2007 |work=The New York Times |date=31 December 1991 |archive-date=12 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012134520/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE0D8133CF932A05751C1A967958260 |url-status=live }}</ref> Brosnan struggled to cope with her death: <blockquote>"When your partner gets cancer, then life changes. Your timetable and reference for your normal routines and the way you view life, all this changes. Because you're dealing with death. You're dealing with the possibility of death and dying. And it was that way through the [[chemotherapy]], through the first-look operation, the second look, the third look, the fourth look, the fifth look. Cassie was very positive about life. I mean, she had the most amazing energy and outlook on life. It was and is a terrible loss, and I see it reflected, from time to time, in my children."<ref name="Aficionado"/></blockquote> Harris had always wanted Brosnan to play James Bond; in 1995, four years after her death, Brosnan secured the role. His adopted daughter Charlotte also died of ovarian cancer, on 28 June 2013.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Elizabeth |last=Leonard |url=https://people.com/celebrity/pierce-brosnans-daughter-dies-of-ovarian-cancer/ |title=Pierce Brosnan's Daughter Dies of Ovarian Cancer |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |location=New York City |date=1 July 2013|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915000447/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C20713827%2C00.html?xid=rss-topheadlines |archive-date=15 September 2016}}</ref>

In 1994, Brosnan met American journalist [[Keely Shaye Smith]] in Mexico. They were married in 2001 at [[Ballintubber Abbey]] in Ireland.<ref Name = "Brosnansite"/> They have two sons together named Dylan and Paris.<ref>[http://www.foodworldnews.com/articles/11401/20141215/pierce-brosnan-son-james-bond-dylan-brosnan.htm "Pierce Brosnan's Son, Dylan, Is A Model"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100035/http://www.foodworldnews.com/articles/11401/20141215/pierce-brosnan-son-james-bond-dylan-brosnan.htm |date=4 March 2016 }} foodworldnews.com</ref> They reside primarily in [[Malibu, California]], with a second American home in [[Hawaii]] and Irish residences in [[Dublin]] and [[County Meath]]. On 11 February 2015, the $18 million Malibu home caught fire and sustained $1 million in damages. During the 30 minutes it took firefighters to extinguish the fire, flames destroyed the contents of the garage, including Brosnan's 2002 [[Aston Martin V12 Vanquish]], and spread to a bedroom above it; no injuries were sustained.<ref>Rocha, Veronica; Parker, Ryan (12 February 2015). [https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-pierce-brosnan-house-fire-20150212-story.html "Fire at Pierce Brosnan's Malibu home causes $1 million in damage"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191114032722/https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-pierce-brosnan-house-fire-20150212-story.html |date=14 November 2019 }}. ''Los Angeles Times''.</ref><ref>Doell, Zach (28 August 2015). [https://www.yahoo.com/news/pierce-brosnan-reveals-lost-aston-martin-house-fire-163000960.html "Pierce Brosnan Reveals He Lost his Aston Martin in a House Fire"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190614024749/https://www.yahoo.com/news/pierce-brosnan-reveals-lost-aston-martin-house-fire-163000960.html |date=14 June 2019 }}. [[Yahoo! News]].</ref>

In July 2003, [[Queen Elizabeth II]] made Brosnan an [[Honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) for his "outstanding contribution to the British film industry".<ref>{{cite news |title=Bond star Brosnan made honorary OBE |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3065797.stm |work=BBC News |date=14 July 2003 |access-date=5 January 2008 |archive-date=4 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604094456/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3065797.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> As an Irish citizen, he is only an honorary appointee of the Order and ineligible to receive the full honour, which is awarded only to a citizen of the [[Commonwealth realm]]s, but he is still allowed the letters "OBE" after his name. In 2002, he was also awarded an honorary degree from the [[Dublin Institute of Technology]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dit.ie/news/archive2003/piercebrosnanandeddiejordanawardeddoctorates/ |title=Pierce Brosnan and Eddie Jordan awarded Honorary Doctorates from Dublin Institute of Technology |publisher=Dublin Institute of Technology |date=23 June 2003|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201175606/http://www.dit.ie/news/archive2003/piercebrosnanandeddiejordanawardeddoctorates/ |archive-date=1 February 2014}}</ref> and, a year later, the [[University College Cork]].<ref>{{cite press release |title=Honorary Conferring Ceremony– 4 June 2004 |url=http://www.ucc.ie/services/opa/pr/PRHonDeg04.html |date=28 May 2004 |publisher=University College Cork |access-date=5 January 2008 |archive-date=5 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605024251/http://www.ucc.ie/services/opa/pr/PRHonDeg04.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On 23 September 2004, he became an American citizen while retaining his Irish citizenship. He said, "My Irishness is in everything I do. It's the spirit of who I am, as a man, an actor, a father. It's where I come from."<ref name="Numero"/> When asked by a fan if it annoyed him when people confused his nationality because of his fairly neutral accent, he said, "It amuses me in some respects that they should confuse me with an Englishman when I'm a dyed-in-the-wool, born and bred Irishman... I don't necessarily fly under any flag, but no, it doesn't bother me."<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Public Access: Pierce Brosnan |magazine=Empire |first=Ian |last=Nathan |issue=135 |page=10}}</ref>

Brosnan has expressed contempt for his [[Congregation of Christian Brothers|Christian Brothers]] education,<ref name="Aficionado"/> but commented in 2013, <blockquote>"It always helps to have a bit of prayer in your back pocket. At the end of the day, you have to have something and for me that is God, Jesus, my Catholic upbringing, my faith... God has been good to me. My faith has been good to me in the moments of deepest suffering, doubt and fear. It is a constant, the language of prayer. I might not have got my sums right from the Christian Brothers or might not have got the greatest learning of literature from them, but I certainly got a strapping amount of faith."<ref>{{cite web|first=Debbie|last=McGoldrick|url=http://www.irishcentral.com/ent/Pierce-Brosnan-talks-about-his-deep-Catholic-faith-118983269.html|title=Pierce Brosnan talks about his deep Catholic faith|website=Irish Central|date=31 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013152412/http://www.irishcentral.com/ent/Pierce-Brosnan-talks-about-his-deep-Catholic-faith-118983269.html |archive-date=13 October 2013 }}</ref></blockquote> He attends [[Mass (liturgy)|Mass]] but also adheres to other spiritual beliefs, stating in 2008 that he loves "the teachings of [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] philosophy", which he referred to as his "own private faith". He elaborated, "I don't preach it, but it's a faith that is a comfort to me when the night is long."<ref name=rd/>
== Filmography ==
{{Pending films key}}
=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| rowspan=2|1980 || ''[[The Long Good Friday]]'' || 1st Irishman ||
|-
| ''[[The Mirror Crack'd]]'' || Actor playing "Jamie" || Uncredited
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Nomads (1986 film)|Nomads]]'' || Jean Charles Pommier ||
|-
| rowspan=2|1987 || ''[[Taffin]]'' || Mark Taffin ||
|-
|| ''[[The Fourth Protocol (film)|The Fourth Protocol]]'' || Valeri Petrofsky/James Edward Ross ||
|-
| 1988 || ''[[The Deceivers (film)|The Deceivers]]'' || William Savage ||
|-
| 1990 || ''[[Mister Johnson (film)|Mister Johnson]]'' || Harry Rudbeck ||
|-
| rowspan=2|1992 || ''[[The Lawnmower Man (film)|The Lawnmower Man]]'' || Lawrence Angelo ||
|-
|| ''[[Live Wire (film)|Live Wire]]'' || Danny O'Neill ||
|-
| rowspan=2|1993 || ''[[Mrs. Doubtfire]]'' || Stuart "Stu" Dunmeyer ||
|-
| ''[[Entangled (film)|Entangled]]'' || Garavan ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Love Affair (1994 film)|Love Affair]]'' || Ken Allen ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[GoldenEye]]'' || [[James Bond (literary character)|James Bond]] || Nominated—[[Saturn Award for Best Actor]]<br />Nominated—[[MTV Movie Award for Best Fight]] <small>(Shared with [[Famke Janssen]])</small>
|-
| rowspan=2|1996 || ''[[Mars Attacks!]]'' || Professor Donald Kessler ||
|-
| ''[[The Mirror Has Two Faces]]'' || Alex ||
|-
| rowspan=3|1997 || ''[[Robinson Crusoe (1997 film)|Robinson Crusoe]]'' || [[Robinson Crusoe]] ||
|-
|| ''[[Dante's Peak]]'' || Harry Dalton ||
|-
|| ''[[Tomorrow Never Dies]]'' || James Bond || [[Saturn Award for Best Actor]]<br />Nominated—[[European Film Awards|European Film Award]] for Outstanding European Achievement in World Cinema
|-
| rowspan=2|1998 || ''[[Quest for Camelot]]'' || [[King Arthur]] || Voice
|-
|| ''[[The Nephew]]'' || Joe Brady || Also producer
|-
| rowspan=4|1999 || ''[[Grey Owl (film)|Grey Owl]]'' || [[Grey Owl|Archibald "Grey Owl" Belaney]] ||
|-
|| ''[[The Match (1999 film)|The Match]]'' || John MacGhee || rowspan=2|Also producer
|-
|| ''[[The Thomas Crown Affair (1999 film)|The Thomas Crown Affair]]'' || Thomas Crown
|-
|| ''[[The World Is Not Enough]]'' || James Bond || [[Empire Award for Best Actor]]<br />Nominated—[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Combo]] <small>(Shared with [[Denise Richards]])</small>
|-
| 2001 || ''[[The Tailor of Panama (film)|The Tailor of Panama]]'' || Andrew Osnard ||
|-
| rowspan=2|2002 || ''[[Die Another Day]]'' || James Bond || Nominated—[[Saturn Award for Best Actor]]
|-
|| ''[[Evelyn (2002 film)|Evelyn]]'' || [[Desmond Doyle]] || Also producer
|-
| rowspan=2|2004 || ''[[After the Sunset]]'' || Max Burdett ||
|-
|| ''[[Laws of Attraction]]'' || Daniel Rafferty || Also executive producer
|-
| 2005 || ''[[The Matador]]'' || Julian Noble || Also producer<br />Nominated—[[Saturn Award for Best Actor]]<br />Nominated—[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]]<br />Nominated—[[The 4th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards 2007|Irish Film & Television Award]] for Best Actor in a Lead Role – Film<br />Nominated—[[St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association]] Award for Best Actor
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Seraphim Falls]]'' || Gideon ||
|-
| rowspan=2|2007 || ''[[Butterfly on a Wheel]]'' || Tom Ryan || Also producer
|-
|| ''[[Married Life (2007 film)|Married Life]]'' || Richard Langley ||
|-
| rowspan=2|2008 || ''[[Mamma Mia! (film)|Mamma Mia!]]'' || Sam Carmichael || [[National Movie Awards#2nd NMA (2008)|National Movie Award]] for Best Performance – Male<br />[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor]]
|-
|| ''[[Thomas & Friends]]: [[The Great Discovery]]'' || Narrator || Voice; UK/US dub; Direct-to-video
|-
| 2009 || ''[[The Greatest (2009 film)|The Greatest]]'' || Allen Brewer || Also executive producer
|-
| rowspan=4|2010 || ''[[The Ghost Writer (film)|The Ghost Writer]]'' || Adam Lang || [[The 4th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards 2007|Irish Film & Television Award]] for Best Supporting Actor<br />Nominated—[[London Film Critics Circle Awards 2010|London Film Critics Circle Award]] for British Supporting Actor of the Year<br />Nominated—[[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture]]
|-
|| ''[[Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief]]'' || [[Chiron]] ||
|-
|| ''[[Remember Me (2010 film)|Remember Me]]'' || Charles Hawkins ||
|-
|| ''[[Oceans (film)|Oceans]]'' || Narrator || Voice; English-language version
|-
| rowspan=2|2011 || ''[[Salvation Boulevard]]'' || Dan Day ||
|-
|| ''[[I Don't Know How She Does It]]'' || Jack Abelhammer ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Love Is All You Need]]'' || Philip ||
|-
| 2013 ||''[[The World's End (film)|The World's End]]'' || Guy Shephard ||
|-
| rowspan=3|2014 || ''[[The Love Punch]]'' || Richard Jones || 
|-
|| ''[[A Long Way Down (film)|A Long Way Down]]'' || Martin Sharp || 
|-
|| ''[[The November Man]]'' || Peter Devereaux || Also executive producer
|-
| rowspan=4|2015 || ''[[Some Kind of Beautiful]]'' || Richard Haig || Also producer
|-
|| ''[[Survivor (film)|Survivor]]'' || The Watchmaker<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/trailers/426073-trailer-and-poster-for-survivor-starring-pierce-brosnan-and-milla-jovovich#/slide/1 |title=Trailer and Poster for Survivor, Starring Pierce Brosnan and Milla Jovovich |publisher=ComingSoon |date=2 April 2015 |access-date=2 April 2015 |archive-date=2 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102222418/https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/trailers/426073-trailer-and-poster-for-survivor-starring-pierce-brosnan-and-milla-jovovich#/slide/1 |url-status=live }}</ref> ||
|-
|| ''[[No Escape (2015 film)|No Escape]]'' || Hammond || 
|-
|| ''[[A Christmas Star]]'' || Mr. Shepherd || 
|-
| rowspan=2|2016 || ''[[Urge (film)|Urge]]'' || Daemon Sloane/The Man || 
|-
| ''[[I.T. (film)|I.T.]]'' || Mike Regan || Also executive producer
|-
| rowspan=2|2017 || ''[[The Only Living Boy in New York (film)|The Only Living Boy in New York]]'' || Ethan Webb || 
|-
|| ''[[The Foreigner (2017 film)|The Foreigner]]'' || Liam Hennessy || 
|-
| rowspan=3|2018 || ''[[Spinning Man]]'' || Det. Robert Malloy || 
|-
| ''[[Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again]]'' || Sam Carmichael || 
|-
| ''[[Final Score (2018 film)|Final Score]]'' || Dimitri Belov || 
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga]]'' || Erick Erickssong || 
|-
| rowspan="4"| 2021 || ''[[Riverdance: The Animated Adventure]]'' || Patrick / Grandad || Voice<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/pierce-brosnan-lilly-singh-brendan-gleeson-to-voice-riverdance-an-animated-adventure-feature-exclusive|title=Pierce Brosnan, Lilly Singh, Brendan Gleeson to Voice 'Riverdance: The Animated Adventure' Feature (Exclusive)|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|last=Vlessing|first=Etan|date=11 September 2020|access-date=12 September 2020|archive-date=15 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415170720/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/pierce-brosnan-lilly-singh-brendan-gleeson-to-voice-riverdance-an-animated-adventure-feature-exclusive|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[The Misfits (2021 film)|The Misfits]]'' || Richard Pace || Also executive producer
|-
| ''[[False Positive (film)|False Positive]]'' || John Hindle ||
|-
| ''[[Cinderella (2021 American film)|Cinderella]]'' || King Rowan ||
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2022 || ''[[The King's Daughter (2022 film)|The King's Daughter]]'' || [[King Louis XIV]] ||
|-
| ''[[Black Adam (film)|Black Adam]]'' || [[Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson)|Kent Nelson / Doctor Fate]] || Nominated—[[19th Irish Film & Television Awards|Irish Film & Television Award]] for Best Supporting Actor
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2023 || ''[[The Out-Laws (film)|The Out-Laws]]'' || Billy McDermott || 
|-
| ''[[Fast Charlie]]'' || Charlie Swift ||
|- 
| ''[[The Last Rifleman]]'' || Artie Crawford || 
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2025
| ''[[Black Bag]]'' || Arthur Steiglitz ||
|-
| ''[[The Unholy Trinity]]'' || Gabriel Dove||
|-
| ''[[The King of Kings (2025 film)|The King of Kings]]'' || [[Pontius Pilate]] || Voice
|-
| {{pending film|[[The Thursday Murder Club (film)|The Thursday Murder Club]]}} || Ron Ritchie ||
|-
| rowspan="3" |{{TableTBA}}
| {{pending film|Four Letters of Love}}
|
| rowspan="2" | ''Post-production''
|-
| {{pending film|[[Giant (upcoming film)|Giant]]}} || [[Brendan Ingle]]
|-
| {{pending film|italic=no|[[Untitled Cliffhanger film]]}} || Ray Cooper || ''Filming''
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1979 || ''[[Murphy's Stroke]]'' || Edward O'Grady || Television film
|-
| rowspan=2|1980 || ''[[Hammer House of Horror]]'' || Last Victim || Episode: "Carpathian Eagle"
|-
| ''[[The Professionals (TV series)|The Professionals]]'' || Surveillance operator || Episode: "Blood Sports"
|-
| 1981 || ''[[Manions of America]]'' || Rory O'Manion || Main role – 3 episodes
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1982 || ''[[Play for Today]]'' || Dennis || Episode: "The Silly Season"
|-
| ''[[Nancy Astor (TV series)|Nancy Astor]]'' || [[Robert Gould Shaw II]] || 4 episodes
|-
| 1982–87 || ''[[Remington Steele]]'' || Alias "Remington Steele"<ref>The "title character" of ''Remington Steele'' actually did not exist, and the man who assumed the identity never learned his own real name.</ref> || Main role – 94 episodes
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Noble House (miniseries)|Noble House]]'' || Ian Dunross || Main role – 4 episodes
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1989 || ''[[Around the World in 80 Days (TV miniseries)|Around the World in 80 Days]]'' || [[Phileas Fogg]] || Main role – 3 episodes
|-
| ''[[The Heist (1989 film)|The Heist]]'' || Neil Skinner || rowspan="7" | Television film
|-
| rowspan=2|1991 || ''[[Murder 101 (1991 film)|Murder 101]]'' || Charles Lattimore 
|-
|| ''[[Victim of Love (1991 film)|Victim of Love]]'' || Paul Tomlinson
|-
| rowspan=2|1993 || ''[[Death Train]]'' || Michael "Mike" Graham
|-
|| ''[[The Broken Chain]]'' || [[Sir William Johnson]]
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Don't Talk to Strangers (film)|Don't Talk to Strangers]]'' || Douglas Patrick Brody 
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Night Watch (1995 film)|Night Watch]]'' || Michael "Mike" Graham
|-
| rowspan=2|2001 || ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' || Himself || Episode: "Pierce Brosnan/[[Destiny's Child]]"
|-
| ''[[The Simpsons]]'' || Ultra House 300 as Pierce Brosnan/Himself ([[Cameo appearance|cameo]]) || Voice; Episode: "[[Treehouse of Horror XII]]"
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Bag of Bones (miniseries)|Bag of Bones]]'' || Mike Noonan || Main role – 2 episodes
|-
| 2017–19 || ''[[The Son (TV series)|The Son]]'' || Eli McCullough || Main role – 20 episodes
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Breakthrough Prize|2019 Breakthrough Prize Ceremony]]'' || Himself (host) || Television special
|- 
| 2023 || ''History's Greatest Heists With Pierce Brosnan'' || Himself (presenter) || Documentary; 8 episodes<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tv.apple.com/us/show/historys-greatest-heists-with-pierce-brosnan/umc.cmc.u4a7vd7hex97jarea7k4drya|title=History's Greatest Heists: With Pierce Brosnan|website=tv.apple.com|date=7 February 2023|accessdate=1 May 2023|archive-date=4 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230504190650/https://tv.apple.com/us/show/historys-greatest-heists-with-pierce-brosnan/umc.cmc.u4a7vd7hex97jarea7k4drya|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2024 || ''[[The Great Lillian Hall]]'' || Ty Maynard || Television film
|-
| 2025 || ''[[MobLand]]'' || Conrad Harrigan || main role
|-
|}

=== Video games ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1997 || ''[[GoldenEye 007 (1997 video game)|GoldenEye 007]]'' || rowspan=7|James Bond || rowspan=5| Physical likeness, archive footage
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Tomorrow Never Dies (video game)|Tomorrow Never Dies]]''
|-
| rowspan=3|2000 || ''[[The World Is Not Enough (Nintendo 64 video game)|The World Is Not Enough]]'' (Nintendo 64)
|-
| ''[[The World Is Not Enough (PlayStation video game)|The World Is Not Enough]]'' (PlayStation)
|-
| ''[[007 Racing]]''
|-
| 2002 || ''[[James Bond 007: Nightfire]]'' || Physical likeness
|-
| 2004 || ''[[James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing]]'' || Physical likeness and voice
|}
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