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name: "Pierce Brosnan"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/pierce-brosnan"
fi1m_id: "pierce-brosnan"
imdb_id: "nm0000112"
tmdb_id: 517
wikidata_id: "Q81520"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "16 May 1953"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 18
average_fi1m_score: 63
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 17
updated: "2026-10-05T16:20:32.999834+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Pierce Brosnan

## Identity

Pierce Brosnan

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/pierce-brosnan
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** pierce-brosnan
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000112
- **TMDB ID:** 517
- **Wikidata ID:** Q81520
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierce_Brosnan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q81520, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000112/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/517

Actor. Born 16 May 1953 in Navan, County Meath, Ireland.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 16 May 1953, Navan, County Meath, Ireland
- **Active:** 1980–present
- **Also known as:** Pierce Brendan Brosnan
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 18: 17 acting, 1 other
- **Frequently works with:** [Barbara Broccoli](https://film.one/person/barbara-broccoli.md), [Michael G. Wilson](https://film.one/person/michael-g-wilson.md), [Bruce Feirstein](https://film.one/person/bruce-feirstein.md), [Amanda Seyfried](https://film.one/person/amanda-seyfried.md), [Chris Columbus](https://film.one/person/chris-columbus.md), [Colin Firth](https://film.one/person/colin-firth.md), [Gary Goetzman](https://film.one/person/gary-goetzman.md), [Judy Craymer](https://film.one/person/judy-craymer.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 63, as actor, over 17 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 66 (3), 1990s 66 (6), 2000s 61 (2), 2010s 58 (2), 2020s 59 (5)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 64 to 61 across 16 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 8 at 60–79, 8 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 10 of 16 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Thriller 8, Action 7, Drama 7, Adventure 6, Comedy 6, Crime 3
- **Screen time:** 31 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $3,663m across 14 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierce_Brosnan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q81520, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000112/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/517

## Coming up

- *Cliffhanger* (2027-04-29), as Ray Cooper

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Mamma Mia!*](https://film.one/film/mamma-mia.md) (72), [*MobLand*](https://film.one/tv/mobland.md) (63)
- **Peacock:** [*Black Bag*](https://film.one/film/black-bag.md) (78)
- **Disney+:** [*Mrs. Doubtfire*](https://film.one/film/mrs-doubtfire.md) (74)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Mars Attacks!*](https://film.one/film/mars-attacks.md) (66)
- **Netflix:** [*The Thursday Murder Club*](https://film.one/film/the-thursday-murder-club.md) (57)
- **HBO Max:** [*Black Adam*](https://film.one/film/black-adam.md) (42)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*A Long Way Down*](https://film.one/film/a-long-way-down.md) (40)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Pierce Brosnan

> Pierce Brosnan's charm is useful, but we value him most when he stops being so polished. He is worth watching in films we cannot otherwise recommend, though the heavy accents sometimes get in the way.

In *Giant* (2026), Pierce Brosnan lets Brendan Ingle's anger reach his shoulders before his voice. Rowan Athale's boxing drama gives him a trainer who teaches and talks, but the quiet kitchen scenes with Katherine Dow Blyton as Ingle's wife Alma suit him just as well. We were moved more than the surrounding film deserved when Athale trusted him to hold a scene without a cut. Brosnan barely moves; that restraint gives us time to watch him rather than wait for the next speech. The familiar script and thin boxing scenes are substantial drawbacks, but his performance gives us a reason to stay.

The familiar image took hold through *Remington Steele* (1982–87) and four James Bond films, from *GoldenEye* (1995) to *Die Another Day* (2002). Bond made the suits and one-liners central to his appeal, though *GoldenEye* also allowed a more vulnerable man to show through. After Bond, *The Matador* (2005) gave him the darker, less comfortable part of hitman Julian Noble. The later supporting work is often more interesting when it gives him something to do besides look assured.

In *The Thursday Murder Club* (2025), he gets pleasure out of being less agreeable. His Ron, a retired union man in a tracksuit, approaches conversation as another chance to argue. Chris Columbus gives him Helen Mirren, Ben Kingsley and Celia Imrie to play alongside, and their ease together is considerably more satisfying than the mystery. *Black Bag* (2025) uses him more sparingly as Arthur Stieglitz, the boss of the spies. He audibly enjoys the authority, and Soderbergh's brisk film leaves little opportunity for that pleasure to become an indulgence.

The danger appears in *MobLand* (2025), where his Conrad Harrigan and Mirren's Maeve make threats with enough vocal effort for us to notice the acting before the danger. Their accents distract, and too many of the threats sound alike. There is fun in the broadness, but it costs the drama credibility. We would rather see a director trust his stillness than ask for another heavy warning. For that Brosnan, try *Giant*, provided the trainer interests you more than the boxing.

## Biography

Pierce Brendan Brosnan is an Irish actor. He was born on 16 May 1953 in Drogheda, County Louth, and trained at the Drama Centre London after initially studying commercial illustration. He began his career on stage before gaining prominence in the television series Remington Steele (1982–1987).

Brosnan portrayed James Bond in four films: GoldenEye (1995), Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), The World Is Not Enough (1999) and Die Another Day (2002). Other credits include Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), The Thomas Crown Affair (1999), Mamma Mia! (2008) and Black Adam (2022). He has also worked as a producer.

Recent roles include Arthur Stieglitz in Black Bag (2025), Ron in The Thursday Murder Club (2025), Conrad Harrigan in MobLand (2025) and Brendan Ingle in Giant (2026). He holds Irish and American citizenship.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (18)

### Performed in (17) — the average rests on these

- *Giant* (2026), Fi1m 55, as Brendan Ingle — [page](https://film.one/film/giant.md)
- *Black Bag* (2025), Fi1m 78, as Arthur Stieglitz — [page](https://film.one/film/black-bag.md)
- *MobLand* (2025), Fi1m 63, as Conrad Harrigan — [page](https://film.one/tv/mobland.md)
- *The Thursday Murder Club* (2025), Fi1m 57, as Ron — [page](https://film.one/film/the-thursday-murder-club.md)
- *Black Adam* (2022), Fi1m 42, as Dr. Fate / Kent Nelson — [page](https://film.one/film/black-adam.md)
- *Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again* (2018), Fi1m 77, as Sam — [page](https://film.one/film/mamma-mia-here-we-go-again.md)
- *A Long Way Down* (2014), Fi1m 40, as Martin Sharp — [page](https://film.one/film/a-long-way-down.md)
- *Mamma Mia!* (2008), Fi1m 72, as Sam Carmichael — [page](https://film.one/film/mamma-mia.md)
- *Die Another Day* (2002), Fi1m 50, as James Bond — [page](https://film.one/film/die-another-day.md)
- *The World Is Not Enough* (1999), Fi1m 58, as James Bond — [page](https://film.one/film/the-world-is-not-enough.md)
- *Dante's Peak* (1997), Fi1m 56, as Harry Dalton — [page](https://film.one/film/dantes-peak.md)
- *Tomorrow Never Dies* (1997), Fi1m 64, as James Bond — [page](https://film.one/film/tomorrow-never-dies.md)
- *Mars Attacks!* (1996), Fi1m 66, as Donald Kessler — [page](https://film.one/film/mars-attacks.md)
- *GoldenEye* (1995), Fi1m 78, as James Bond — [page](https://film.one/film/goldeneye.md)
- *Mrs. Doubtfire* (1993), Fi1m 74, as Stu — [page](https://film.one/film/mrs-doubtfire.md)
- *The Fourth Protocol* (1987), Fi1m 57, as Valeri Petrofsky / James Edward Ross — [page](https://film.one/film/the-fourth-protocol.md)
- *The Long Good Friday* (1980), Fi1m 88, as 1st Irishman — [page](https://film.one/film/the-long-good-friday.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *The Mirror Crack'd* (1980), Fi1m 52, as Actor Playing Jamie (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-mirror-crackd.md)

## Complete filmography (123)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Cliffhanger* (2027), as Ray Cooper
- *Giant* (2026), as Brendan Ingle — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/giant.md)
- *The Thursday Murder Club* (2025), as Ron — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/the-thursday-murder-club.md)
- *Four Letters of Love* (2025), as William Coughlan
- *The Unholy Trinity* (2025), as Gabriel Dove
- *The King of Kings* (2025), as Pontius Pilate (voice)
- *MobLand* (2025), series, as Conrad Harrigan — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/mobland.md)
- *Black Bag* (2025), as Arthur Stieglitz — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/black-bag.md)
- *Playing to Survive: Von Cramm vs. Hitler* (2024), as Gottfried von Cramm (voice)
- *The Great Lillian Hall* (2024), as Ty Maynard
- *Fast Charlie* (2023), as Charlie Swift
- *The Last Rifleman* (2023), as Artie Crawford
- *The Out-Laws* (2023), as Billy McDermott
- *Black Adam* (2022), as Dr. Fate / Kent Nelson — Fi1m 42, [page](https://film.one/film/black-adam.md)
- *The King's Daughter* (2022), as King Louis XIV
- *Jack B. Yeats: The Man Who Painted Ireland* (2021), as Narrator
- *Cinderella* (2021), as King Rowan
- *False Positive* (2021), as Dr. John Hindle
- *The Misfits* (2021), as Richard Pace · Executive Producer
- *Riverdance: The Animated Adventure* (2021), as Grandad / Patrick (voice)
- *Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga* (2020), as Erick Erickssong
- *Final Score* (2018), as Dimitri
- *Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again* (2018), as Sam — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/mamma-mia-here-we-go-again.md)
- *The Pig on the Hill* (2018), as Narrator (voice)
- *Spinning Man* (2018), as Malloy
- *The Foreigner* (2017), as Liam Hennessy
- *The Only Living Boy in New York* (2017), as Ethan Webb
- *Poisoning Paradise* (2017), Executive Producer
- *The Son* (2017), series, as Eli McCullough
- *I.T.* (2016), as Mike Regan · Executive Producer
- *My Father, Die* (2016), Producer
- *Urge* (2016), as The Man
- *A Christmas Star* (2015), as Mr. Shepherd
- *No Escape* (2015), as Hammond
- *Survivor* (2015), as The Watchmaker
- *Some Kind of Beautiful* (2014), as Richard Haig · Executive Producer
- *The November Man* (2014), as Peter H. Devereaux · Executive Producer
- *A Long Way Down* (2014), as Martin Sharp — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/a-long-way-down.md)
- *The Love Punch* (2014), as Richard
- *The World's End* (2013), as Guy Shepherd
- *Love Is All You Need* (2012), as Philip
- *Bag of Bones* (2011), series, as Mike Noonan
- *I Don't Know How She Does It* (2011), as Jack Abelhammer
- *Salvation Boulevard* (2011), as Dan Day
- *Remember Me* (2010), as Charles Hawkins
- *The Ghost Writer* (2010), as Adam Lang
- *Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief* (2010), as Mr. Brunner / Chiron
- *The Greatest* (2009), as Allen Brewer
- *Thomas & Friends: The Great Discovery* (2008), as Narrator (voice)
- *Mamma Mia!* (2008), as Sam Carmichael — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/mamma-mia.md)
- *Married Life* (2008), as Richard Langley
- *Butterfly on a Wheel* (2007), as Tom Ryan · Producer
- *Seraphim Falls* (2007), as Gideon
- *The Grand Finale* (2006), as Narrator
- *The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event* (2006), Actor
- *Creating an Icon: Making the Teaser Trailer* (2006), Actor
- *Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles* (2006), Actor
- *Davina* (2006), series, Actor
- *The British Touch: Bond Arrives in London* (2006), Actor
- *Building a Better Bond* (2006), Actor
- *AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes: America's Greatest Quips, Comebacks and Catchphrases* (2005), as Host
- *The Matador* (2005), as Julian Noble · Producer
- *After the Sunset* (2004), as Max Burdett
- *Laws of Attraction* (2004), as Daniel Rafferty · Executive Producer
- *Deep Blue* (2003), as Narrator
- *Die Another Day* (2002), as James Bond — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/die-another-day.md)
- *Evelyn* (2002), as Desmond Doyle · Producer
- *The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World* (2002), as Narrator
- *The Tailor of Panama* (2001), as Andy Osnard
- *Tribute to Desmond Llewelyn* (2000), as James Bond (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *The World Is Not Enough* (1999), as James Bond — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/the-world-is-not-enough.md)
- *Grey Owl* (1999), as Grey Owl
- *The Match* (1999), as John MacGhee · Executive Producer
- *The Thomas Crown Affair* (1999), as Thomas Crown · Producer
- *Heritage Minutes: Grey Owl* (1999), as Archie Grey Owl
- *The Nephew* (1998), as Joe Brady
- *Quest for Camelot* (1998), as King Arthur (voice)
- *Tomorrow Never Dies* (1997), as James Bond — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/tomorrow-never-dies.md)
- *Robinson Crusoe* (1997), as Robinson Crusoe
- *Dante's Peak* (1997), as Harry Dalton — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/dantes-peak.md)
- *Mars Attacks!* (1996), as Donald Kessler — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/mars-attacks.md)
- *The Mirror Has Two Faces* (1996), as Alex
- *E! True Hollywood Story* (1996), series, Actor
- *TFI Friday* (1996), series, Actor
- *GoldenEye* (1995), as James Bond — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/goldeneye.md)
- *Night Watch* (1995), as Michael 'Mike' Graham
- *The Goldfinger Phenomenon* (1995), Actor
- *Love Affair* (1994), as Ken Allen
- *Don't Talk to Strangers* (1994), as Patrick Brody
- *Mrs. Doubtfire* (1993), as Stu — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/mrs-doubtfire.md)
- *The Broken Chain* (1993), as Sir William Johnson
- *Death Train* (1993), as Michael 'Mike' Graham
- *Entangled* (1993), as Patrick Garavan
- *Live Wire* (1992), as Danny O'Neill
- *The Lawnmower Man* (1992), as Lawrence Angelo
- *Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie* (1991), as Host
- *Victim of Love* (1991), as Paul Tomlinson
- *Heritage Minutes* (1991), series, as Archie Grey Owl
- *Mister Johnson* (1991), as Harry Rudbeck
- *Murder 101* (1991), as Charles Lattimore
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, as Pierce Brosnan (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)
- *The Heist* (1989), as Neil Skinner
- *Around the World in 80 Days* (1989), series, as Phileas Fogg
- *The Deceivers* (1988), as William Savage
- *Taffin* (1988), as Mark Taffin
- *Noble House* (1988), series, as Ian Dunross
- *The Fourth Protocol* (1987), as Valeri Petrofsky / James Edward Ross — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/the-fourth-protocol.md)
- *Nomads* (1986), as Pommier
- *The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There* (1985), Actor
- *Remington Steele* (1982), series, as Remington Steele
- *Nancy Astor* (1982), series, as Robert Gould Shaw
- *The Silly Season* (1982), as Dennis
- *The Manions of America* (1981), series, as Rory O'Manion
- *Carpathian Eagle* (1980), as Last Victim
- *The Long Good Friday* (1980), as 1st Irishman — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-long-good-friday.md)
- *Hammer House of Horror* (1980), series, as Last Victim
- *Murphy's Stroke* (1980), as Edward O'Grady
- *The Mirror Crack'd* (1980), as Actor Playing Jamie (uncredited) — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/the-mirror-crackd.md)
- *The Professionals* (1977), series, as Radio Man
- *Play for Today* (1970), series, as Dennis
- *Not Bloody Likely*, as George Bernard Shaw
- *Extraction 3*, Actor
- *Wolfland*, as Devlin

## Gallery

- ![Pierce Brosnan as James Bond in GoldenEye (1995)](https://film.one/media/title/4428/still-94156933b045.jpg) Pierce Brosnan as James Bond in *GoldenEye* (1995) — Image via TMDB
- ![Pierce Brosnan as Conrad Harrigan in MobLand (2025)](https://film.one/media/title/2876/still-cdd078639493.jpg) Pierce Brosnan as Conrad Harrigan in *MobLand* (2025) — Image via TMDB
- ![Pierce Brosnan as Ron in The Thursday Murder Club (2025)](https://film.one/media/title/635/still-33370d16d7b6.jpg) Pierce Brosnan as Ron in *The Thursday Murder Club* (2025) — Image via TMDB
- ![Pierce Brosnan](https://film.one/media/person/7432/gallery-55d6df79e20d.jpg) Pierce Brosnan — PhilipRomanoPhoto, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/PierceBrosnan-byPhilipRomano.jpg/1280px-PierceBrosnan-byPhilipRomano.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Pierce Brosnan On Monday, March 13, 2017, the LBJ Presidential Library presented a preview and discussion of the new AMC television series The Son. Lead actor P](https://film.one/media/person/7432/gallery-ba3f041dc1b3.jpg) Pierce Brosnan On Monday, March 13, 2017, the LBJ Presidential Library presented a preview and discussion of the new AMC television series The Son. Lead actor P — LBJ Library from Austin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/LBJ_Foundation_DIG14037_026_%2832630274313%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Pierce Brosnan](https://film.one/media/person/7432/gallery-33855ec039b7.jpg) Pierce Brosnan — Image via TMDB
- ![Pierce Brosnan](https://film.one/media/person/7432/gallery-95834a91ba4f.jpg) Pierce Brosnan — Image via TMDB
- ![Pierce Brosnan](https://film.one/media/person/7432/gallery-bd43eeefb2d6.jpg) Pierce Brosnan — Image via TMDB
- ![Pierce Brosnan](https://film.one/media/person/7432/gallery-e743cb51a036.jpg) Pierce Brosnan — Image via TMDB
- ![Pierce Brosnan](https://film.one/media/person/7432/gallery-f3e43919f35f.jpg) Pierce Brosnan — Image via TMDB
- ![Pierce Brosnan](https://film.one/media/person/7432/gallery-075c531ae6e0.jpg) Pierce Brosnan — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 7 won, 2 nominated

- European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film 2019: European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film (nominated), for *Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again*
- European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award 2016: European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award (won)
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire 2013: Officer of the Order of the British Empire (won)
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award 2009: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award (won), for *Mamma Mia!*
- Great Immigrants Award 2008: Great Immigrants Award (won)
- Jane Fonda Humanitarian Award 2001: Jane Fonda Humanitarian Award (won)
- Empire Award for Best Actor 2000: Empire Award for Best Actor (won), for *The World Is Not Enough*
- European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award 1998: European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award (nominated), for *Tomorrow Never Dies*
- Saturn Awards 1998: Best Actor (won), for *Tomorrow Never Dies*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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