Pierce Brosnan had been playing MI6 agent James Bond for six years when he got the chance to play a very different version of an MI6 agent in another movie. After playing the television detective Remington Steele for five years, fans wanted to see Brosnan take on the role of 007. His first turn as Bond came in 1995 in the movie GoldenEye, and it was a glorious return to form for the super spy, with Brosnan fitting in perfectly to the role.