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Pierce Brosnan

Pierce Brosnan

Actor, also producer · Born May 16, 1953 (73) · Navan, County Meath, Ireland

Golden Globe nominee

Pierce Brendan Brosnan, OBE (May 16, 1953) is an Irish actor, film producer and environmentalist who holds Irish and American citizenship. After leaving school at 16, Brosnan began training in commercial illustration, but trained at the Drama Centre in London for three years. Following a stage acting career he rose to popularity in the television series Remington Steele (1982–87). After Remington Steele, Brosnan took the lead in many films such as Dante's Peak and The Thomas Crown Affair. In 1995, he became the fifth actor to portray secret agent James Bond in the official film series, starring in four films between 1995 and 2002. He also provided his voice and likeness to Bond in the 2004 video game James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing. Since playing Bond, he has starred in such successes as The Matador (nominated for a Golden Globe, 2005), Mamma Mia! (National Movie Award, 2008), and The Ghost Writer (2010). 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 was married to Australian actress Cassandra Harris from 1980 until her death in 1991. He married American journalist and author Keely Shaye Smith in 2001, becoming an American citizen in 2004.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 16, 1953 (73)
From
Navan, County Meath, Ireland
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
90 on MovieCove · 124 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 23% in 30 days

What are Pierce Brosnan's films like?

Across their 94 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 87 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 43 · Serious 23 · Dark 21

A split, not a type: Grounded 42 · Stylized 33 · Heightened 12

Gentle 20 · Charged 37 · Intense 30

Steady 40 · Shifting 40 · Whiplash 7

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 44 · Some laughs 34 · Funny 9

Slow burn 31 · Even-paced 43 · Relentless 13

A split, not a type: Casual 40 · Engaged 34 · Full focus 13

A split, not a type: Easy watch 39 · Affecting 34 · Heavy 14

Resolved 65 · Open-ended 18 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

70 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 29 of 70 analyzed roles.

Hero
29 of 70
Shadow
14 of 70
Mentor
10 of 70
Shapeshifter
9 of 70
Trickster
3 of 70
Ally
3 of 70
Herald
2 of 70
Show the 70 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
49
Thrilling
27
Warm
24
Melancholic
27
Joyful
19
Other
104

How their films end · 21 with a twist

  • Happy42
  • Bittersweet38
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous9
  • Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Pierce Brosnan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 69 of their 90 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (33).

Subscription and free streaming for Pierce Brosnan's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

124 credits, 90 with a MovieCove page; 77 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Cliffhanger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as Ray Cooper

  • Giant(2025)

    as Brendan Ingle

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • Four Letters of Love(2024)

    as William Coughlan

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • The Unholy Trinity(2024)

    as Gabriel Dove

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • The King of Kings(2025)

    as Pontius Pilate (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • MobLand(2025)

    Show 20 episodes · as Conrad Harrigan

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
  • Black Bag(2025)

    as Arthur Stieglitz

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • Playing to Survive: Von Cramm vs. Hitler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Gottfried von Cramm (voice)

  • The Great Lillian Hall(2024)

    as Ty Maynard

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • Fast Charlie(2023)

    as Charlie Swift

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • The Last Rifleman(2023)

    as Artie Crawford

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • The Out-Laws(2023)

    as Billy McDermott

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • Black Adam(2022)

    as Dr. Fate / Kent Nelson

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • The King's Daughter(2022)

    as King Louis XIV

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
  • Jack B. Yeats: The Man Who Painted Ireland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Narrator

  • Cinderella(2021)

    as King Rowan

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
  • False Positive(2021)

    as Dr. John Hindle

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
  • The Misfits(2021)

    Producer · as Richard Pace

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
  • Riverdance: The Animated Adventure(2021)

    as Grandad / Patrick (voice)

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • Final Score(2018)

    as Dimitri

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • The Pig on the Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Spinning Man(2018)

    as Malloy

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
  • The Foreigner(2017)

    as Liam Hennessy

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Poisoning Paradise(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • The Son(2017)

    Show 20 episodes · as Eli McCullough

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
  • I.T.(2016)

    Executive Producer · as Mike Regan

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • My Father Die(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • Urge(2016)

    as The Man

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
  • A Christmas Star(2017)

    as Mr. Shepherd

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • No Escape(2015)

    as Hammond

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • Survivor(2015)

    as The Watchmaker

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
  • Some Kind of Beautiful(2014)

    Executive Producer · as Richard Haig

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
  • The November Man(2014)

    Executive Producer · as Peter H. Devereaux

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • A Long Way Down(2014)

    as Martin Sharp

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • The Love Punch(2013)

    as Richard

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
  • The World's End(2013)

    as Guy Shepherd

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • Love Is All You Need(2012)

    as Philip

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Bag of Bones(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mike Noonan

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows
  • I Don't Know How She Does It(2011)

    as Jack Abelhammer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
  • Salvation Boulevard(2011)

    as Dan Day

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • Remember Me(2010)

    as Charles Hawkins

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • The Ghost Writer(2010)

    as Adam Lang

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • The Greatest(2009)

    Producer · as Allen Brewer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • Mamma Mia!(2008)

    as Sam Carmichael

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • Married Life(2007)

    as Richard Langley

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Oceans(2008)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • Shattered(2007)

    Producer · as Tom Ryan

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • Seraphim Falls(2006)

    as Gideon

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • The Grand Finale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Narrator

  • Creating an Icon: Making the Teaser Trailer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Davina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Building a Better Bond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • The British Touch: Bond Arrives in London (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes: America's Greatest Quips, Comebacks and Catchphrases (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Host

  • The Matador(2005)

    Producer · as Julian Noble

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • After the Sunset(2004)

    as Max Burdett

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • Laws of Attraction(2004)

    Executive Producer · as Daniel Rafferty

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • Deep Blue(2003)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • Die Another Day(2002)

    as James Bond

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • Evelyn(2002)

    Producer · as Desmond Doyle

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Narrator

  • The Tailor of Panama(2001)

    as Andy Osnard

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Tribute to Desmond Llewelyn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as James Bond (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • The World Is Not Enough(1999)

    as James Bond

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • Grey Owl(1999)

    as Grey Owl

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • The Match(1999)

    Executive Producer · as John MacGhee

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • The Thomas Crown Affair(1999)

    Producer · as Thomas Crown

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • Heritage Minutes: Grey Owl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Archie Grey Owl

  • The Nephew(1998)

    Producer · as Joe Brady

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Quest for Camelot(1998)

    as King Arthur (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • Tomorrow Never Dies(1997)

    as James Bond

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Robinson Crusoe(1997)

    as Robinson Crusoe

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • Dante's Peak(1997)

    as Harry Dalton

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • Mars Attacks!(1996)

    as Donald Kessler

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • E! True Hollywood Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • TFI Friday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • GoldenEye(1995)

    as James Bond

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • Detonator II: Night Watch(1995)

    as Michael 'Mike' Graham

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
  • The Goldfinger Phenomenon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Love Affair(1994)

    as Ken Allen

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • Don't Talk to Strangers(1994)

    as Patrick Brody

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • Mrs. Doubtfire(1993)

    as Stu

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • The Broken Chain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Sir William Johnson

  • Detonator(1993)

    as Michael 'Mike' Graham

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
  • Entangled (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Patrick Garavan

  • Live Wire(1992)

    as Danny O'Neill

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
  • The Lawnmower Man(1992)

    as Lawrence Angelo

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Victim of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Paul Tomlinson

  • Heritage Minutes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Archie Grey Owl

  • Mister Johnson(1990)

    as Harry Rudbeck

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • Murder 101(1991)

    as Charles Lattimore

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Pierce Brosnan (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
  • The Heist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Neil Skinner

  • Around the World in 80 Days(1989)

    Show 3 episodes · as Phileas Fogg

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows
  • The Deceivers(1988)

    as William Savage

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
  • Taffin(1988)

    as Mark Taffin

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • Noble House(1988)

    Show 4 episodes · as Ian Dunross

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
  • The Fourth Protocol(1987)

    as Valeri Petrofsky / James Edward Ross

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • Nomads(1986)

    as Pommier

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
  • The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • Remington Steele(1982)

    Show 94 episodes · as Remington Steele

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
  • Nancy Astor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 4 episodes · as Robert Gould Shaw

  • The Silly Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Dennis

  • The Manions of America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 3 episodes · as Rory O'Manion

  • Carpathian Eagle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Last Victim

  • The Long Good Friday(1980)

    as 1st Irishman

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • Hammer House of Horror(1980)

    Show 1 episode · as Last Victim

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
  • Murphy's Stroke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Edward O'Grady

  • The Mirror Crack'd(1980)

    as Actor Playing Jamie (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • The Professionals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Radio Man

  • Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Dennis

  • Extraction 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Not Bloody Likely (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as George Bernard Shaw

  • Wolfland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Devlin

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 123 titles, 119 of them dated from 1970 to 2026; peak year 1998.

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutNomination
19702026

Peak 1998 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 65 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting121 of 123: 112 only acting, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score52ndProducing11 of 123: 2 only producing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rd

123 titles, 9 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 9 of them.

By decade

1970s2 · acting1980s18 · acting1990s30 · 30 acting · 2 crew2000s23 · 23 acting · 4 crew2010s26 · 24 acting · 5 crew2020s20 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 49% of 72 roles
809095000510152025

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 1985–2006.

  1. 2006
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  2. 1985
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Pierce Brosnan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 82; across their 87 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 87

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 87

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 87

Midcredits score across 90 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th29
  • 25th to 49th27
  • Below 25th16

Shape of the crowd

44 of their 90 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser44
  • Broadly Agreed20
  • Mixed15

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 78 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Pierce Brosnan's work okay for kids?

Across up to 54 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore46 titles13–81 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity54 titles19–55 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity47 titles27–80 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs43 titles22–59 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense41 titles10–68 · median 49 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Pierce Brosnan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Pierce Brosnan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Beau St. Clair shares the most, 11.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles