Born May 16, 1952, in Meath, Ireland, life was not perfect. Pierce lived with his grandparents from the age of four till the age of eleven when his father abandoned him (only to return 30 years later into his life). Pierce joined his mother in London, England, later where he soon was a school drop out and became a runaway.
He joined the circus at the age of 15, every small boy’s daydream? Maybe not, but he sought to find his path in life. With several occupations his first was a fire-eater, then on to better sights as a commercial illustrator, cab driver and then finding his destiny – actor.
The Drama Centre of London became his starting point. He studied for three years and then found the London stage as a member of an experimental London theater workshop. His stage debut was in the 1976 production of Wait Until Dark. His most notable performance was in Franco Zeffirelli's production of Filumena.
Pierces talent and good looks were evident to Tennessee Williams, famous playwright, who personally picked Brosnan to recreate the role of McCabe for his British premiere play, Red Devil Battery Sign.
His first television appearance was in a TV series Film ‘72’ (1972) which he played himself and in 1977 a series called The Professionals. Resting Rough (1979) a comedy was his first movie. If you’re into mysteries, The Mirror Crack’d (1980), an Agatha Christy novel is one that he appeared in.
Brosnan’s real introduction to America was his prime role as Rory O'Manion, in the mini-series entitled The Manion’s of America (1981), a historical time epic that captured the attention of television movie watchers.
Another notable miniseries was the adaptation of Jules Verne's novel Around the World in 80 Days (NBC, 1989) in which he played the character Phineas Fogg. As special agent Mike Graham he became well known in cable-movie thrillers in Alistair MacLean's Death Train (USA, 1993) and Alistair MacLean's Night Watch (USA, 1995).
His dashing looks and romance filled every home in America with the long running TV show Remington Steele (1982 – 1987). This lighthearted comedy with private eye, Laura Holt (Stephanie Zimbalist) was an instant hit, one that he would suffer a loss of a major roll – temporarily – James Bond, 007. In 1986 his contract for Remington Steele was renewed and was bound to play the debonair character, passing up the roll of James Bond that he greatly desired. Timothy Dalton thus became the next 007.
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