Pierce Brosnan

Pierce Brosnan: Biography in Details

Who is Pierce Brosnan?

Pierce Brosnan is an Irish actor, film producer, and activist. He is famous for playing James Bond movies from 1994 to 2005.

He has played the classic spy in four films: GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, and Die Another Day.

Brosnan also played Mr. Brunner in the 2010 film Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.

Pierce Brosnan: Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity

Pierce was born on 16 May 1953, in Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland. His full name is Pierce Brendan Brosnan and he has Irish ethnicity.

He is the only child of Thomas Brosnan, a carpenter, and Mary May Smith.

He lived in Navan, County Meath for 12 years and considers it his hometown. Pierce went to Primary School in St.Annes Primary School, Navan.

Brosnan’s father abandoned the family when Pierce was an infant. When he was four years old, his mother moved to London to work as a nurse.

From that point on, he was largely brought up by his 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.

Education

He was educated at Elliott School, now known as Ark Putney Academy, a coeducational secondary school with academy status in southwest London.

His nationality is Irish and American, and he is of Irish ethnicity.

After leaving school at 16, he decided to be a painter and began training in commercial illustration at Saint Martin’s School of Art.

Pierce Brosnan later trained for three years as an actor at the Drama Centre London and graduated in 1975.

Pierce Brosnan: Professional Life, Career

After graduating from the Drama Centre in 1975, Pierce Brosnan began working as an acting assistant stage manager at the York Theatre Royal. He made his acting debut in the film Wait Until Dark.

After that, he had roles in the 1980s films The Mirror Crack’d, Nomads, Taffin, The Fourth Protocol, and many more. He rose to fame when he began playing James Bond movies.

In 1994, Brosnan became the fifth actor to portray secret agent James Bond in the Eon Productions film series. His first role as James Bond was in the 1995 movie GoldenEye.

For his role in the film, he was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Actor and the MTV Movie Award for Best Fight.

Pierce Brosnan later played James Bond in the movies Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, and Die Another Day.

Since leaving the role of Bond, he has starred in such films as the musical/romantic comedy movies Mamma Mia! (2008), The Ghost Writer (2010), and the action spy thriller The November Man (2014).

Awards

Pierce Brosnan 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).

Salary, Net Worth

As regards Pierce’s net worth as of 2022, Pierce Brosnan has about $200 million worth of wealth under her name.

Whereas, his annual income is not disclosed.

Pierce Brosnan: Rumors, Controversy

Pierce became a part of controversy for the unauthorized and deceptive use of his image in an advertising campaign for a chewing mixture that sometimes contains tobacco, which was considered racist by the people of India.

Pierce Brosnan later apologized to the Indian people. He was rumored to be playing the role of Cable in Deadpool 2, but he has denied the rumors.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Pierce Brosnan has a height of 6 feet 2 inches with a body weight of 80 kg.

He has dark brown hair color and his eye color is blue. His shoe size is 11(US).

Social Media Profile

Pierce Brosnan is active on social media sites and also has a website.

He has more than 4.7 million followers on Facebook, he has around 1.6 million followers on Instagram, and more than 120.3k followers on Twitter.

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