Pierce Brosnan: His Best Roles So Far

Pierce Brosnan may be best known for his role as "James Bond", but the actor has also appeared in many comedy and musical films throughout his career! The Irish actor was born on May 16th, 1953 and has been acting since 1966! He currently resides with his wife, Keely Shaye in Malibu. Brosnan is still acting today, too! Find out which roles he'll be in next...

What many people don't remember: Pierce Brosnan starred in a popular crime series with actress Stephanie Zimbalist for a total of five seasons, 94 episodes! The series, Remington Steele, is what really launched Brosnan's career and prepared him as a special agent in acting. He would fulfill this role from 1982–1987. This young Pierce Brosnan was quite a heartbreaker! 

Now comes the time to recognize Brosnan's incredible portrayal of "007" in the 17th James Bond film, Goldeneye. He was initially offered the role to star in the previous Bond films, however Remington Steele decided to renew for another seasons due to the publicity of Brosnan improving their ratings. Luckily, Pierce was eventually cast, and in 1995, the film's release became a mega hit! It grossed $350 million worldwide, making it the most successful Bond film since 1979's Moonraker.

Two years later, Brosnan would star in the following Bond film, Tomorrow Never Dies (1997). In this movie, a youthful Teri Hatcher plays alongside him as the "Bond girl", where in reality she was actually three months pregnant! And of course, the action-packed film was another box office success, having grossed $330 million worldwide.

Although The World Is Not Enough isn't everyone's cup of tea as a Bond film, Pierce Brosnan still captures the essence of "007" in this 1999 spy film. Denise Richards stars in the film as a nuclear physicist, which is what threw people off about this particular film. She's been rated as one of the worst "Bond girls" of history, but Brosnan would still continue his successes in the following movie...

Die Another Day was the last Bond film for Brosnan in 2002. Beloved by many, the film grossed an impressive $431 million internationally, and the world watched Halle Berry become one of the sexiest "Bond girls"! Because the film was released during the James Bond 40th anniversary, the directors made a numerous amount of references and homages to the previous movies. 

Although Pierce flirted with the idea of doing another Bond film, he ultimately decided against it and moved on with his acting career in other directions. In 2005, he starred in The Matador, a dark comedy which also stars Greg Kinnear. The movie was nominated for several awards, including a Golden Globe Best Actor nomination for Brosnan!

In 2008, Pierce Brosnan went in a completely different route outside of his normal action films for the musical movie Mamma Mia! The film includes an ensemble cast with Meryl Streep, Colin Firth, Amanda Seyfried and Christine Baranski. It also features the music of Swedish pop group ABBA, and won multiple National Movie Awards, including Best Performance by Brosnan. 

Pierce Brosnan and Star Wars' Ewan McGregor star together in the political thriller, The Ghost Writer. The 2010 film earned Brosnan an Irish Film & Television Award for Best Supporting Actor, along with other nominations under the same category. In the movie, Pierce portrays a prime minister, and Ewan is hired as his ghost writer for his autobiography. You'll have to watch the rest to see just why this film is so daunting! 

In 2014, Brosnan returned to the big screens to play another spy, but this time as CIA agent "Peter Devereaux". He stars alongside Quantum of Solace actress Olga Kurylenko, which was the 22nd James Bond film. Similarly to Bond, The November Man was also based off of a series of books of the same name. Brosnan also served as an executive producer of November Man.