How many of the James Bond film series did Pierce Brosnan star in from 1995 to 2002?

Pierce Brosnan (born 1953) is an Irish actor and film producer, active since 1975. He is best known as the 5th actor to play the secret agent James Bond, starring in four films from 1995 to 2002, ‘GoldenEye’, ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’, ‘The World is Not Enough’, and ‘Die Another Day’.

In 1982, Brosnan moved to Southern California and rose in popularity playing the title role in the NBC romantic, often-comedic detective series ‘Remington Steele.’ The “Washington Post’ noted that same year that Brosnan “could make it as a young James Bond.”

Brosnan first met James Bond film producer Albert R. Broccoli (1909-1996) on the set of ‘For Your Eyes Only’, as his first wife, Cassandra Harris, had been cast as Countess Lisl von Schlaf, mistress to Milo’s Colombo. Broccoli said, “if he can act…he’s my guy” to inherit the role of Bond from Roger Moore (1927-2017).

In 1986, NBC cancelled ‘Remington Steele’ as Brosnan was offered the role of James Bond, but the publicity improved ‘Remington Steel’s ratings and it was renewed, contractually requiring Brosnan to return to the show. As a result, the producers looked for another actor and hired Timothy Dalton for the next two film series.

Legal disputes resulted in a hiatus for further Bond films and when Dalton decided not to return for a third film, Brosnan was announced as the 5th actor to play Bond.