| Appeared on the London stage in Franco Zeffirelli's production of "Filumena" |
| Joined an experimental theater workshop in London |
| Left County Meath, Ireland for London at age 11 |
| Lost out on the Bond role due to his contractual obligation to "Remington Steele" |
| Raised by grandparents and relatives from age four to 11 |
| Selected by the public in national magazine polls to succeed Roger Moore as James Bond in the popular movie series |
| Worked as assistant stage manager at the York Theatre Royal in England |
1976 | London stage debut, "Wait Until Dark" |
1977 | Chosen by Tennessee Williams to create the role of McCabe in the British premiere of "Red Devil Battery Sign" |
1979 | TV debut, "Murphy's Stroke" |
1980 | Film debut, "The Long Good Friday" |
1981 | American TV debut, starred as Rory O'Manion on the ABC historical miniseries "The Manions of America" |
1981 | Moved from England to America |
1982 | Starred in the title role of NBC TV series, "Remington Steele" |
1984 | Suffered an attack of Bell's Palsy in the dressing room just before going on "The Tonight Show" hosted by Joan Rivers |
1985 | Made US film debut in "Nomads" |
1994 | Officially announced as the fifth actor to play James Bond |
1995 | First appeared as agent 007 in "Goldeneye" |
1997 | Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (December 3) |
1998 | Produced and acted in "The Nephew" |
1999 | Reprised Bond in "The World is Not Enough" |
1999 | Starred in the remake of "The Thomas Crown Affair" |
1999 | Starred in the title role of "Grey Eagle" |
2001 | Had co-starring role as a government operative exiled to South American in "The Tailor of Panama" |
2002 | Appeared for his fourth time as Bond in "Die Another Day" |
2002 | Starred in "Evelyn"; also produced by Brosnan's own production company, Irish DreamTime |
2004 | Announced he will no longer portray James Bond 007 |
2004 | Co-starred with Salma Hayek and Woody Harrelson in "After the Sunset" |
2005 | Starred opposite Hope Davis and Greg Kinnear as a world-traveling assassin in "The Matador"; earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor |
2007 | Co-starred with Liam Neeson in the western "Seraphim Falls" |
2008 | Cast as one of the potential fathers in the film version of the ABBA musical "Mamma Mia!" |
2008 | Co-starred in the 1940s period drama "Married Life" |
2010 | Cast as Chiron, trainer of heroes, in the film adaptation of "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief" |
2010 | Portrayed the former British Prime Minister in Roman Polanski's "The Ghost Writer" |
2010 | Produced and starred in the film, "The Greatest" |
2011 | Starred opposite Sarah Jessica Parker in "I Don't Know How She Does It" |
