*Born in Ireland on May 6, 1952. Pierce Brosnan is the fifth actor to portray James Bond on the big screen.
When Roger Moore left the series, Brosnan won the coveted role of Bond. He was signed to star in The Living Daylights when NBC suddenly renewed his contract for the TV series Remington Steele, in which he played the somewhat Bondian title character. Brosnan reluctantly gave up the role of Bond to Timothy Dalton. *Source: Back of card