Pierce Brosnan's Biography
Pierce Brosnan is not only one of the most prominent actors to portray secret agent James Bond, but also a modern-day gentleman, an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, and a Hollywood dreamboat, responsible for heartbreak of three generations of admirers of his acting talent. He manages to balance being a loving husband and father of five with his career aspirations: up to this day, Pierce actively works on various projects, including producing documentaries and full-length features, acting, drawing, and writing. Net worth: $200 million.
Childhood: Drogheda – Navan – London
You wouldn't expect a future movie star's childhood to be particularly happy. Pierce was born in the port city of Drogheda, Ireland, in May 1953, to a carpenter and a nurse—and let's just say he wasn't exactly planned. Thomas, Brosnan's father, couldn't handle the pressure of parenthood and abandoned the family when Pierce was just a baby.
Adolescence: England – United States
After leaving school at 16, Brosnan got his first taste of independent living, working in the circus while training in commercial illustration and photography. While attending a workshop rehearsal at the Oval House, he was offered a small role in the production—which he eagerly accepted. The young man was saving money for his education, and as soon as he had enough, he enrolled at the Drama Centre London. Pierce trained there for three years.
Pierce began making his way into television and cinema while continuing his theater work, appearing in small roles in The Carpathian Eagle, The Mirror Crack'd, and The Long Good Friday. His talent and good looks were determining factors when he was cast as Rory O'Manion in the television miniseries about Irish immigrants in the United States, The Manions of America. He had a chance to work with then established actors Simon MacCorkindale, Linda Purl, Peter Gilmore, and Katherine Mulgrew. This project helped Pierce Brosnan open the door to international recognition.
Career: United States – Hollywood
After The Manions of America aired, Brosnan was invited to audition for a starring role in the American television detective series Remington Steele, which he landed. This career breakthrough allowed Brosnan to move his entire family to the USA, where he spent the next five years on the show. He went on to portray Jean Charles Pommier, a French anthropologist in a horror film Nomads (1986), a KGB officer Major, Valeri Petrofsky, in a Cold War spy film The Fourth Protocol (1987), a chairman, Ian Dunross, in a television miniseries Noble House (1988) and an English Captain William Savage in disguise in an adventure film The Deceivers (1988). Who would have imagined that a poor boy from an Irish boarding house could achieve such stardom?
He appeared in the action comedy After the Sunset alongside Salma Hayek and Woody Harrelson, the revisionist Western Seraphim Falls with Liam Neeson, and the mystery thriller Butterfly on a Wheel with Gerard Butler.
Brosnan remains a highly sought-after actor who regularly appears in films. He starred in the action spy thriller The November Man (2014), romantic comedy Some Kind of Beautiful (2014), thriller I.T. (2016), and action thriller The Foreigner (2017). In the latter one he appeared alongside legendary Jackie Chan.
In 2018, he appeared as Detective Malloy in the thriller Spinning Man, Dimitri Belav in the action thriller Final Score, Eli McCullough in the Western drama series The Son, and reprised his role of Sam Carmichael in the jukebox musical Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. Although Pierce received a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor for the first film, he couldn't say no to Meryl, who returned for the sequel along with the rest of the cast.
Pierce Brosnan's personal life
Pierce Brosnan was voted the most handsome man in the United States twice, but the actor himself believes otherwise and says he couldn't care less about his appearance, but admits that it has helped him a lot throughout his career. He strongly believes that good-looking men are loyal and faithful partners, even if society begs to differ, which he has proven to be true in his first and second marriage. In 1980, Pierce married Cassandra Harris, who he met through her stepson. He adopted both Cassandra's children, Charlotte and Christopher, from her previous marriage and in 1983 was over the moon when their first and only child together, Sean, was born. The couple took a terrible blow when Cassandra was diagnosed with a malignant tumor. Pierce stated in one of his interviews:After his wife passed away, Brosnan threw himself into work entirely – he'd keep himself busy for 20 hours every day just so he could numb the pain. Hollywood starlets declared open season on the widower, but it was all in vain – Pierce never really paid any attention to their efforts.My wife Cassie passed away in December 1991. Cassie has made me the man I am, the actor I am, the father I am. She`s forever embedded in every fiber of my being. When your partner gets cancer, then life changes. Your timetable and reference for your normal routines and the way you view life, all these changes. Because you`re dealing with death. I went through it all, very publicly. I couldn`t work and my life has been worth nothing. I had been painting out of pain, and now the pain sometimes comes through in color.
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