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When it comes to his enviable head of hair, Pierce Brosnan credits the luck of the Irish.
At the premiere of his latest film, The Thursday Murder Club, on Thursday, Aug. 14, the 72-year-old actor, who was born in County Louth, Ireland, revealed his theories behind why he and other Irish men seem to have such great hair.
“It’s all in the hair, the old Celtic hair,” he told Page Six, noting that his father also “had good hair.”
Brosnan then joked that Irish staples such as “potatoes, butter” and even “the Guinness” contribute.
As for how he appears to be aging so gracefully, the star told the outlet, “I’m doing my best!”
It seems Brosnan’s son Dylan has inherited his dad’s great hair genes, as the 28-year-old walked the red carpet at Thursday’s premiere, showcasing stylish hair worn slightly longer than the Mamma Mia! star’s. The duo posed for photos together, with Dylan towering over Brosnan.
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In 2024, Brosnan teased that he thinks he’s still got what it takes to play James Bond once again. The star famously portrayed the iconic British spy in four of the franchise’s films from 1995 to 2002.
During an appearance on the Today show in April 2024, Brosnan said he believes he “could get away with” coming back — “in a pinch.”
“Let’s see where the wind takes us. Let’s see what happens. They know where to find me,” he continued when asked if he was game to stage a Bond comeback. “Why not?”
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He added, “I mean, there’s great things you can do with AI as well, so there you have it. I’m quite content the way it is.”
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While a number of names have been thrown out as possible contenders to take over the Bond role after Daniel Craig, Brosnan has previously shared the one requirement he thinks the next actor to play 007 must have.
In a March interview with The Telegraph, Brosnan said it’s a “given” that the next Bond star be British.
In his latest movie, The Thursday Murder Club, which is directed by Chris Columbus, Brosnan stars alongside Helen Mirren, Ben Kingsley and Celia Imrie. The four play U.K. retirement home residents who become amateur sleuths, solving cold-case murders for fun.
Earlier this year, Brosnan told PEOPLE he jumped at the opportunity to work with Columbus again after the pair previously worked together on Mrs. Doubtfire.
“[It’s] a film that I hold close to my heart,” he said of the 1993 family comedy. “So when I got the call from Chris, that he was making a movie of The Thursday Murder Club, I was halfway there already. By the time I’d read the book by Richard Osman, I was completely hooked.”
