Editing Pierce Brosnan (section)

===Early career===
Graduating from the Drama Centre in 1975, Brosnan began working as an acting assistant stage manager at the [[York Theatre Royal]], making his acting debut in ''[[Wait Until Dark]]''. Within six months, he was selected by the playwright [[Tennessee Williams]] to play the role of McCabe in the British première of ''[[The Red Devil Battery Sign]]'' (billed as "Pierce Brosman").<ref>Carrick, Peter (2002). ''Pierce Brosnan.'' Citadel Press, p18–36. {{ISBN|0-8065-2396-4}}.</ref> His performance caused a stir in London and Brosnan still has the telegram sent by Williams, stating only "Thank God for you, my dear boy".<ref>Membery, York (2002). ''Pierce Brosnan: The Biography.'' Virgin Books. {{ISBN|1-85227-967-2}}.</ref> In 1977, he was picked by [[Franco Zeffirelli]] to appear in the play ''[[Filumena]]'' by [[Eduardo De Filippo]] opposite [[Joan Plowright]] and [[Frank Finlay]].<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/helen-montagu-549232.html Obit of Helen Montagu. 8 January 2004. ''The Independent'']{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}. Retrieved 27 August 2010</ref>

Brosnan continued his career making brief appearances in films such as ''[[The Long Good Friday]]'' (1980) and ''[[The Mirror Crack'd]]'' (1980), as well as early television performances in ''[[The Professionals (TV series)|The Professionals]]'', ''[[Gay Future|Murphy's Stroke]]'', and ''[[Play for Today]]''. He became a television star in the United States with his leading role in the popular miniseries ''[[Manions of America]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/movie/22036/moviemain.jhtml |title=Manions of America |work=MTV Movies |access-date=16 April 2008 |archive-date=17 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017015754/http://www.mtv.com/movies/movie/22036/moviemain.jhtml |url-status=dead }}</ref> He followed this in 1982 with the [[BBC]]'s nine-part miniseries ''[[Nancy Astor (TV series)|Nancy Astor]]'' (which aired in America on ''[[Masterpiece Theatre]]'') that dramatised the life of [[Lady Astor]], the first woman to sit in the [[British Parliament]]. His portrayal of [[Robert Gould Shaw II]] garnered him a 1985 [[Golden Globe Award]] nomination for [[List of Golden Globe Awards: Mini-series, Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]].<ref name="imdbawards">{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000112/awards |title=Awards for Pierce Brosnan |website=IMDb |access-date=22 February 2007 |archive-date=17 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217224844/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000112/awards |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1982, Brosnan moved to [[Southern California]] and rose in popularity in the United States playing the title role in the [[NBC]] romantic, often-comedic detective series ''[[Remington Steele]]''.<ref Name = "Brosnansite"/><ref name="actors"/> The ''[[Washington Post]]'' noted that same year that Brosnan "could make it as a young James Bond".<ref name="klast">{{cite journal |url=http://www.klast.net/bond/pb_road.html |title=Pierce Brosnan's Long and Winding Road To Bond |journal=007 Magazine |access-date=22 February 2007 |last=Last |first=Kimberly |year=1996 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061009210203/http://www.klast.net/bond/pb_road.html |archive-date=9 October 2006 }}</ref> After ''Remington Steele'' ended in 1987, Brosnan went on to appear in, among other projects, ''[[The Fourth Protocol (film)|The Fourth Protocol]]'' (1987), a [[Cold War]] thriller in which he starred alongside [[Michael Caine]], ''[[The Deceivers (film)|The Deceivers]]'', the mini-series [[James Clavell]]'s ''[[Noble House (miniseries)|Noble House]]'' (both 1988), and ''[[The Lawnmower Man (film)|The Lawnmower Man]]'' (1992). In 1992, he shot a pilot for [[NBC]] called ''Running Wilde'', playing a reporter for ''Auto World'' magazine with [[Jennifer Love Hewitt]] playing his daughter, which never aired.<ref>{{cite episode |title=Pierce Brosnan/Rene Russo |series=The Charlie Rose Show |credits=Charlie Rose (host) |network=PBS |airdate=5 August 1999 }}</ref> In 1993, he played a supporting role in the comedy film ''[[Mrs. Doubtfire]]''. He appeared in several television films, including ''[[Victim of Love (1991 film)|Victim of Love]]'' (1991), ''[[Death Train]]'' (1993) and ''[[Night Watch (1995 film)|Night Watch]]'' (1995), a spy thriller set in Hong Kong. In 2003, Brosnan was awarded the [[Irish Film and Television Academy]] Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Irish Film.<ref name="IFTA Lifetime">{{cite web | title=Pierce Brosnan Lifetime Contribution | website=IFTA Academy | url=https://ifta.ie/life_time/piercebrosnan.php | access-date=14 June 2024}}</ref>