page_title: Pierce Brosnan
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caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Pierce Brosnan Deauville 2019
context_page_description: Pierce Brosnan OBE is an Irish actor, film producer, activist, and environmentalist. He became known for playing James Bond in GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, and Die Another Day. After leaving comprehensive school at age 16, Brosnan began C-training in commercial illustration, then went on to train at the Drama Centre in London for three years. Following a stage acting career he rose to popularity in the television series Remington Steele, which blended the genres of romantic comedy, drama, and detective procedural. After the conclusion of Remington Steele, Brosnan appeared in films such as the Cold War spy film The Fourth Protocol and the comedy Mrs. Doubtfire
  During this period, he also took the lead in other films including the epic disaster adventure film Dante's Peak and the remake of the heist film The Thomas Crown Affair. Since leaving the role of Bond, he has starred in such films as the musical/romantic comedy Mamma Mia!, the Roman Polanski-directed political thriller The Ghost Writer and the action spy thriller The November Man.
  In 1996, along with Beau St. Clair, Brosnan formed Irish DreamTime, a Los Angeles-based production company.
context_section_description: Pierce Brosnan OBE (/ˈbrɒsnən/; born 16 May 1953) is an Irish actor, film producer, activist, and environmentalist. He became known for playing James Bond in GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, and Die Another Day. After leaving comprehensive school at age 16, Brosnan began C-training in commercial illustration, then went on to train at the Drama Centre in London for three years. Following a stage acting career he rose to popularity in the television series Remington Steele (1982–1987), which blended the genres of romantic comedy, drama, and detective procedural. After the conclusion of Remington Steele, Brosnan appeared in films such as the Cold War spy film The Fourth Protocol (1987) and the comedy Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
  During this period, he also took the lead in other films including the epic disaster adventure film Dante's Peak (1997) and the remake of the heist film The Thomas Crown Affair (1999). Since leaving the role of Bond, he has starred in such films as the musical/romantic comedy Mamma Mia! (2008), the Roman Polanski-directed political thriller The Ghost Writer (2010) and the action spy thriller The November Man (2014).
  In 1996, along with Beau St. Clair, Brosnan formed Irish DreamTime, a Los Angeles-based production company. In later years, he has become known for his charitable work and environmental activism. He became an American citizen in 2004, holding dual citizenship in the United States and Ireland. He 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). In 2020, he was listed at number 15 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors.
caption: Brosnan in 2019
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