False Positive

Pierce Brosnan is a legendary Irish American actor, film producer, environmentalist, philanthropist, artist and two-time Golden Globe Award nominee known for his rich and extensive career in front of the camera and behind-the-scenes as a producer.

Most recently Brosnan starred in the hit Netflix film Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga alongside Will Ferrell & Rachel McAdams.

Upcoming he stars in the Sony Pictures film Cinderella with Camila Cambello, in the Hulu film False Positive alongside Ilana Glazer & Justin Theroux and in the action thriller The Misfits alongside Tim Roth for director Renny Harlin.

He will next film Not Bloody Likely a romantic comedy which explores the true story of the 1914 West End production of George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion. He will also film The Last Rifleman which is inspired by a true story of a World War II veteran living in a care home in Northern Ireland who, on the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, decides to escape the home and embark on a journey to France to pay his final respects.

Brosnan starred for two seasons in the AMC’s series The Son based on the Philipp Meyer novel of the same name about the rise and fall of a Texas oil family.

Audiences also saw Brosnan reunite with Meryl Streep, Colin Firth and Amanda Seyfried in the Universal film Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again, the sequel to the blockbuster film Mamma Mia! and in Final Score alongside David Bautista.

In 2017, Brosnan starred in multiple film projects. He starred alongside Jackie Chan in the action thriller, The Foreigner; the mystery thriller Spinning Man with Guy Pearce & Minnie Driver, appeared with Jeff Bridges and Kate Beckinsale in the Marc Webb directed drama, The Only Living Boy In New York.

Previously, Brosnan appeared in No Escape alongside Owen Wilson and Lake Bell, Survivor with Milla Jovovich for director James McTeigue, and Some Kind of Beautiful with Salma Hayek and Jessica Alba. He also produced and starred in the espionage thriller The November Man, directed by Roger Donaldson. The film, which premiered at the Deauville Film Festival was based on a series of books by Bill Granger and produced by Irish DreamTime.

Brosnan co-starred in A Long Way Down with Aaron Paul, Toni Collette and Imogen Poots, which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival; in Love Punch with Emma Thompson, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival; and in Love Is All You Need for Academy Award winning Danish director Susanne Bier. The film premiered to critical acclaim at the Venice Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival. Brosnan also appeared in a surprise cameo in The World’s End with Simon Pegg and Martin Freeman.

Brosnan’s film credits include I Don’t Know How She Does It alongside Sarah Jessica Parker and Greg Kinnear; Salvation Boulevard with Greg Kinnear, Ed Harris and Jennifer Connelly; Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief  based upon the best-selling novel by Richard Riordan; Roman Polanski’s critically acclaimed film The Ghost Writer with Ewan McGregor which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival and for which Brosnan received the award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Feature Film from the Irish Film and Television Awards; Remember Me with Robert Pattinson; The Greatest with Susan Sarandon and Carey Mulligan which premiered to rave reviews at the Sundance Film Festival; the worldwide blockbuster film adaptation of the Broadway hit Mamma Mia!  opposite Meryl Streep; Married Life in which he starred with Rachel McAdams, Patricia Clarkson and Chris Cooper for director Ira Sachs; the Civil War drama Seraphim Falls in which he starred opposite Liam Neeson; The Matador for which he received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture and a nomination for Best Actor in a Lead Role from the Irish Film & Television Academy; John Boorman’s critically acclaimed film from the novel by John LeCarre, The Tailor of Panama ; Sir Richard Attenborough’s Grey Owl , Dante’s Peak; Mars Attacks; The Mirror Has Two Faces alongside Barbra Streisand; Mrs. Doubtfire with Robin Williams; The Lawnmower Man and Bruce Beresford’s Mr. Johnson.

In the 1990s, Brosnan reinvigorated the popularity of the Bond franchise in box-office blockbusters including Goldeneye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough and Die Another Day. Brosnan’s first three Bond films earned over a billion dollars at the international box-office and Die Another Day alone garnered nearly half a billion dollars worldwide.

In addition to his work in front of the camera, Brosnan has long had a passion for the art of filmmaking. Having achieved international stardom as an actor, Brosnan expanded the range of his film work by launching his own production company, Irish DreamTime, in 1996, along with producing partner Beau St. Clair.

Irish DreamTime has produced 11 films to date including I.T.; The November Man; Some Kind of Beautiful; The Greatest; Shattered; The Matador; Laws of Attraction; Evelyn; The Thomas Crown Affair; The Match; and The Nephew. The company’s first studio project, The Thomas Crown Affair, was a critical and box-office success and one of the best-loved romantic thrillers in years. Evelyn, directed by Bruce Beresford, opened to critical acclaim at the Toronto and Chicago Film Festivals and garnered rave reviews.

In November 2016, the European Film Academy presented Brosnan with the honorary European Achievement in World Cinema Award. Some of Brosnan’s other accolades include the 2015 Forces for Nature Award bestowed by the Natural Resources Defense Council, the 2011 Caritas Award from St. John’s Health Center Foundation for Brosnan’s extensive community service, and the 2007 Golden Kamera Award for his environmental work. In 2003, Brosnan was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts from the Dublin Institute of Technology, an Honorary Doctorate from the University College Cork, and an Order of the British Empire bestowed by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. For over two decades, Brosnan has been an ambassador for His Royal Highness Prince Charles The Prince’s Trust as well as an Ambassador for UNICEF Ireland. Brosnan also serves as Campaign Chairman for the Entertainment Industry Foundation.

In addition to his stellar film career, Brosnan, along with his wife Keely Shaye, have been drawn into a passionate leadership role in numerous environmental issues. Most recently, the two worked together on the documentary film Poisoning Paradise which they co-produced. The film takes audiences on a journey to the seemingly idyllic world of Native Hawaiians, whose communities are surrounded by experimental test sites for genetically engineered seed corn and pesticides. To date, Poisoning Paradise has screened at over 30 prestigious film festivals across the United States and abroad, including London; Bologna; Los Angeles; San Diego; Mendocino; Napa Valley; Maui; St. Louis, Missouri and Savannah, Georgia, and Washington D.C. The film has won 124 awards – many for Best Documentary – and was been accepted into the 2018 International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights in Geneva, the Manchester Film Festival in England, and the London International Filmmaker Festival, among others. The film screened in the market at the Cannes Film Festival where it was sold for worldwide distribution with Gravitas Ventures, who will release the film in June 2019.

Exhibiting another side of his artistic talent, Brosnan is an avid painter. The actor, who went to art school and trained as a commercial artist, has painted numerous landscapes as well as colorful portraits of friends and family. Brosnan cites Picasso, Matisse, Bonnard and Kandinsky as influences on his work. Most recently, one of Pierce’s original paintings depicting singer Bob Dylan, was auctioned off for $1.4 million at the 25th annual gala amFAR Cannes charity event, Cinema Against AIDS.

Brosnan was born in County Meath, Ireland and moved to London at age 11. At 20, he enrolled in The Oval House and continued his studies at The Drama Center in London. After graduation, Brosnan performed in several West End stage productions including Franco Zeffirelli’s Fulimena and Tennessee Williams’ The Red Devil Battery Sign at the York Theater Royal. Brosnan relocated to Los Angeles in 1982 and immediately landed the role of private investigator Remington Steele on the popular NBC television series of the same name.