'It’s thanks to my late wife, Cassie': Pierce Brosnan on making it in America 

Pierce Brosnan tells Esther McCarthy about his new streaming series MobLand, and the steps that took the Navan man to the top of the acting game 

Perce Brosnan at the MobLand  premiere at SVA Theater in New York. Picture: Theo Wargo/Getty Images.

Pierce Brosnan can still vividly remember his first trip to America and his first audition there for an acting role. After landing some work in London - including a Tennessee Williams play - his late wife, Cassie, had encouraged him to give America a go. The audition was for a TV series, blending romantic drama and detective procedural, called Remington Steele.

The young couple, both actors, had taken out a loan and taken on a gamble. It wasn’t long before they jetted to the US in the hope of finding further success. On the way to the audition, disaster almost struck when the car he’d rented broke down, he says now.