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Pierce Brendan Brosnan, OBE (born May 16, 1953) is an Irish film actor and producer. He is best known for his portrayal of the James Bond character in four films: GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, and Die Another Day. He is credited with reviving the Bond franchise after the critically acclaimed but commercially unsuccessful films starring Timothy Dalton.
Brosnan was born in Navan, County Meath in the Republic of Ireland, and was raised in England. In the mid-1980s, he became a star in the USA as the title character of the NBC detective series Remington Steele.
In July 2003 it was announced that he had been awarded an Honorary OBE by Queen Elizabeth II for an "outstanding contribution to the British film industry". As an Irish citizen he is ineligible to receive a full honour, which can only be awarded to a British subject.
Brosnan's first wife Cassandra Harris died of cancer in 1991 after 11 years of marriage. In 2001 he married Keely Shaye Smith.
He was first offered the role of James Bond when Roger Moore left the role, but was unable to accept due to his commitment to Remington Steele, and so the role went to Timothy Dalton.
Brosnan is aware of the dangers of becoming typecast as James Bond, and asked EON Productions when he took on the role to be allowed time off between films to work on another project. This request was granted, and Brosnan usually appears in two other films for every time he plays James Bond.
Brosnan's appearance in the next James Bond film (working title: Bond 21) was the subject of major press speculation early in 2004. The Daily Mail published an article in February 2004 claiming that Brosnan had been sacked and that EON Productions were looking for a newer, younger actor, based on an un-named source within EON. This was duly picked up by newspapers and websites across the world. After a few days, the rumour was officially denied by a range of people: by EON themselves, by Brosnan, and by the agent of Hugh Jackman, who had been widely touted to replace Brosnan. Even after the denials, in July 2004 Brosnan was quoted in Entertainment Weekly saying "That's it, I've said all I've got to say on the world of James Bond. Bond is another lifetime behind me." As the summer of 2004 progressed, an endless stream of potential new Bonds were rumored and even falsely announced by some media as the next Bond, though EON Productions has yet to make any official announcement. Among the reported front-runners: Eric Bana, Clive Owen, James Purefoy, Jude Law, Gerard Butler, and longshot Orlando Bloom. Brosnan, himself, is not considered out of the running, either.
Regardless, Brosnan has stated that Bond-21 will be his final outing (if he's gets the role): perhaps mindful that fans and critics weren't too happy about Roger Moore playing the role well into his 50's.
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