Pierce Brosnan
Pierce Brendan Brosnan OBE (/ˈbrɒsnən/; born 16 May 1953) is an Irish actor, film producer, activist, and environmentalist. Brosnan is a naturalised citizen of United States, where he has lived most of his life, after having been raised in Ireland and later the United Kingdom. After leaving comprehensive school at age 16, Brosnan began training in commercial illustration, then went on to train at 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), which blended the genres of romantic comedy, drama, and detective procedural. After the conclusion of Remington Steele, Brosnan appeared in films such as the Cold War spy film The Fourth Protocol (1987) and the comedy Mrs. Doubtfire (1993).
In 1994, Brosnan became the fifth actor to play the secret agent James Bond in the Eon Productions film series, starring in four films from 1995 to 2002 (GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough and Die Another Day). He lent his likeness for Bond in the video games GoldenEye 007, The World Is Not Enough, James Bond 007: Nightfire and James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing, providing his voice for the latter. During this period, he also took the lead in other films including the epic disaster adventure film Dante's Peak (1997) and the remake of the heist film The Thomas Crown Affair (1999). Since leaving the role of Bond, he has starred in such films as the musical/romantic comedy Mamma Mia! (2008), the Roman Polanski-directed political thriller The Ghost Writer (2010) and the action spy thriller The November Man (2014).
In 1996, along with Beau St. Clair, Brosnan formed Irish DreamTime, a Los Angeles-based production company. In later years, he has become known for his charitable work and environmental activism. He became an American citizen in 2004, holding dual citizenship in the United States and Ireland. He has earned two Golden Globe Award nominations, first for the television miniseries Nancy Astor (1982) and next for the dark comedy film The Matador (2005). In 2020, he was listed at number 15 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors.
Brosnan will collaborate with director Martin Campbell for the third time on yet another film, which itself is an adaptation of a novel by Ernest Hemingway, Across the River and into the Trees, in which Brosnan will play the role of a retired American army colonel, Richard Cantwell. While the project is indeed the next one on both of their schedules, however, Campbell unveiled that at one point, the production was almost shelved due to financial problems.
He later joined Jamie Dornan and Cillian Murphy for a film project based on the events of The Maze Prison Escape, titled H-Block which is to be directed by Jim Sheridan. Initially, filming was to begin sometime in August 2017 before getting postponed to March 2018 due to scheduling conflicts with members of the cast. However, 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, entitled 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.
In July 2017, a rumor sparked that Brosnan was linked to an upcoming video game entitled Shadow Stalkers, a project led by ZOOM Platform. Though, his role remains undisclosed as yet.
On 12 February 2019, it was announced that Brosnan would star in a heist film entitled The Misfits, directed by Renny Harlin. Filming began shortly after.
At Star Wars Celebration 2019 in Chicago, a mural was revealed showing an artist's rendering of Grand Admiral Thrawn with a strong resemblance to Brosnan, fueling speculation about an upcoming role in the Star Wars franchise
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