Pierce Brosnan’s estranged son seen 20 years after being ‘cut off’

Actor Pierce Brosnan’s estranged son has been spotted in public almost 20 years after his famous father “cut him off”.

Pierce Brosnan’s estranged son, Christopher Brosnan, made a rare public outing nearly 20 years after his father “cut [him] off” over the latter’s struggle with addiction.

Christopher, 51 — who worked as an assistant director on Pierce’s movies Tomorrow Never Dies, (1997) The World Is Not Enough (1999) and Robinson Crusoe (1997) — was photographed Friday exiting a Waitrose grocery store in London.

The filmmaker was seemingly alone as he ran the errand.

Along with a solemn facial expression, Christopher sported a red hoodie beneath an olive green puffer vest, which he paired with navy blue joggers and gray Converse sneakers.

A rare sighting of Christopher Brosnan. Picture: BACKGRID

Pierce’s estranged son was out and about in Notting Hill. Picture: BACKGRID

The UK native’s shaggy brown hair popped out from beneath his navy blue flat cap, which he wore backward.

He held his phone in one hand and a reusable Waitrose bag in the other as he walked slightly hunched down the street.

Christopher’s biological parents are Pierce’s first wife, Cassandra Harris, and her ex-husband Dermot Harris.

Pierce adopted Christopher in the late 80s after his biological father died. Picture: BACKGRID

Pierce, 71, adopted both Christopher and his late sister, Charlotte Brosnan, after Dermot died in 1986.

At the time, Pierce — who was the fifth actor to play the fictional secret agent James Bond in the film series — was married to Cassandra, who passed away in 1991 after a battle with ovarian cancer.

Pierce with son Christopherand daughter Charlotte at the 1992 Golden Globes. Picture: Ron Galella Collection via Getty

Pierce and Cassandra had one child together: son Sean Brosnan, 40.

The Irishman went on to marry his current wife, Keely Shaye Brosnan, in 2001, and they welcomed two sons: Dylan Brosnan, 27, and Paris Brosnan, 23.

Christopher’s drug abuse, overdose and run-ins with the law forced Pierce to distance himself.

“Christopher is still very lost. Shockingly so. I know where he is, but he’s having a hard life,” his dad lamented to Playboy magazine in 2005.

“I can only have strong faith and believe he will recover. He has tested everybody in this family but none more so than himself. He knows how to get out. He doesn’t want to.”

Pierce Brosnan (centre) and family (including Christopher, back left) in 2003. It’s understood Pierce and Christopher’s relationship faltered soon after. Picture:Getty Images

Pierce called the ordeal “painful,” adding that it had caused him to “shut down.”

“You never completely cut them off,” he noted, “but I have cut Christopher off. I had to say, ‘Go. Get busy living, or get busy dying.’ He has my prayers.”

Despite their estrangement, Pierce included Christopher in a Father’s Day Instagram post in 2022.

“My love forever to you dear sons, Paris, Dylan, Sean and Christopher,” he captioned a photo of him with the first three. “Thank you deeply for your love ️on this Father’s Day.”

This story originally appeared on Page Six and is republished here with permission.

Originally published as Pierce Brosnan’s estranged son seen 20 years after being ‘cut off’