Pierce Brosnan

Born 16 May 1953 in Ireland, Brosnan left school at 16 to train in commercial illustration, then spent three years at the Drama Centre in London before building a stage career. He broke through on American television in Remington Steele (1982–1987), which raised his profile enough to land early film roles like The Fourth Protocol and Mrs. Doubtfire. The Bond tenure — GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, Die Another Day — elevated him to worldwide recognition and opened the door to leads in Dante's Peak, the Thomas Crown Affair remake, and eventually a turn toward ensemble w…