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'''Pierce Brendan Brosnan''', [[OBE]] (born 16 May 1953) is an [[Irish people|Irish-American]] actor, film producer and environmentalist who after leaving [[comprehensive school]] at age 16, began training in commercial illustration. He then went on to train 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), which blended the genres of romantic comedy, drama, and detective procedural.
 
After ''Remington Steele'', Brosnan appeared in films such as the [[Cold War]] spy film ''[[The Fourth Protocol (film)|The Fourth Protocol]]'' (1987) and the comedy ''[[Mrs. Doubtfire]]'' (1993). In 1994, he became the fifth actor to portray secret agent [[James Bond (character)|James Bond]] in the [[Eon Productions]] [[James Bond in film|film series]], starring in four films from 1995 to 2002 (''[[GoldenEye]]'', ''[[Tomorrow Never Dies]]'', ''[[The World Is Not Enough]]'' and ''[[Die Another Day]]''). He lent his likeness for Bond in the video games ''[[James Bond 007: Nightfire]]'' and ''[[James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing]]'', providing his voice too for the latter. During this period, he also took the lead in other films such as the epic disaster adventure film ''[[Dante's Peak]]'' (1997) and the remake of the heist film ''[[The Thomas Crown Affair (1999 film)|The Thomas Crown Affair]]'' (1999). After leaving the role of Bond, he has starred in such films as the dark comedy ''[[The Matador]]'' (2005), which was nominated for a [[Golden Globe]], the musical/romantic comedy ''[[Mamma Mia! (film)|Mamma Mia!]]'' (2008), which won a [[National Movie Award]], and the [[Roman Polanski]]-directed political thriller ''[[The Ghost Writer (film)|The Ghost Writer]]'' (2010).