Nascut pe 16 mai 1953 in Drogheda, County Meath, Irlanda, actorul Pierce Brosnan s-a mutat la Londra impreuna cu familia sa pe cand avea doar 11 ani. Brosnan a debutat ca actor de teatru londonez, studiind teatru inca din 1973, la Drama Center London. Inainte de a obtine rolul celui de-al cincilea James Bond, el a devenit cunoscut in intreaga lume datorita intruchiparii detectivului Remington Steele din serialul de televiziune cu acelasi nume. Cele trei filme ale sale din seria Bond, The Thomas Crown Affair si rolul principal din Dante’s Peak (Orasul infernului) au adus peste 1,4 miliarde de dolari la box-office.
Actorul de origine irlandeza si-a extins activitatea in industria cinematografica prin inaugurarea propriei companii de productie, “Irish Dream Time”. El a produs si a detinut rolul principal in primul proiect al studioului sau, “The Thomas Crown Affair”, care a fost bine primit atat de critici, cat si de public.

Pe langa extraordinara sa cariera cinematografica, Brosnan si-a asumat cu pasiune rolul de conducator in unele probleme de mediu, implicandu-se activ in mai multe organizatii ecologiste si fiind un suporter al drepturilor mamiferelor marine. De asemenea, acesta a avut un rol important in lansarea si fondarea organizatiei “National Women’s Cancer Research Alliance” care face pasi importanti in tratarea diverselor forme de cancer aparute la femei, ocupand in prezent fundatia de director de companie pentru Entertainment Industry Foundation, ramura caritabila a industriei de divertisment care a adunat si distribuit fonduri de 45.000.000 de dolari.

Intre anii 1980 si 1991, Pierce a fost casatorit cu actrita australiana Cassandra Haris, care a decedat insa in urma unui cancer ovarian in 1991. Din aceasta casatorie are un fiu (nascut in 1984), iar pe ceilalti doi copii ai Cassandrei i-a adoptat. S-a recasatorit in 2001 cu jurnalista americana Keely Shaye Smith, cu care are doi copii.

Filmografie:

2010 - Remember Me
2010 - Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
2010 - The Ghost Writer
2009 - The Greatest
2008 – Mamma Mia! – Sam Carmichael
2007 – Married Life – Richard Langley
2007 – Butterfly on a Wheel – Tom Ryan
2006 – Seraphim Falls – Gideon
2005 – The Matador – Julian Noble
2004 – After the Sunset – Max Burdett
2004 – Laws of Attraction – Daniel Rafferty
2003 – Deep Blue – narator
2002 – Evelyn – Desmond Doyle
2002 – Die Another Day – James Bond
2001 – The Tailor of Panama – Andrew Osnard
2000 – The Nephew – Joe Brady
1999 – The Match – John MacGhee
1999 – The Thomas Crown Affair – Thomas Crown
1999 – Grey Owl – Archibald Belaney
1999 – The World is Not Enough – James Bond
1998 – Quest for Camelot – Arthur king (voice)
1998 – The Nephew – Joe Brady
1997 – Tomorrow Never Dies – James Bond
1997 – Dante's Peak – Harry Dalton
1997 – The Dissappearance of Kevin Johnson – propriul rol
1996 – The Mirror Has Two Faces – Alex
1996 – Mars Attacks! – Donald Kessler
1996 – Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe – Robinson Crusoe
1995 – Goldeneye – James Bond
1995 – Night Watch – Michael Graham
1994 – Love Affair – Ken Allen
1994 – Don't Talk to Strangers – Patrick Brody
1993 – Entangled – Garavan
1993 – Mrs. Doubtfire – Stuart 'Stu' Dunmeyer
1993 – The Broken Chain – Sir William Johnson
1995 – Death Train – Michael Graham
1992 – Live Wire – Danny O'Neill
1992 – The Lawnmower Man – Dr. Lawrence Angelo
1991 – Victim of Love – Paul Tomlinson
1991 – Murder 101 – Charles Lattimore
1989 – Around the World in 80 Days – Phileas Fogg
1989 – The Heist – Neil Skinner
1988 – The Deceivers – William Savage
1988 – Taffin – Mark Taffin
1987 – The Fourth Protocol – Valerij Petrovszkij / James Edward Ross
1985 – Nomads – Jean Charles Pommier
1982 – Remington Steele – Remington Steele - debutul sau.
1981 – The Long Good Friday
1980 – The Mirror Crack'd
1972 - Last pay