Paris Brosnan is 25 years old — a model, filmmaker, actor and, increasingly, a painter — and the youngest child of former James Bond star Pierce Brosnan and journalist Keely Shaye Smith. Raised mostly on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, far from red carpets, he graduated from film school in 2023, made his feature-film debut in The Unholy Trinity and now exhibits his own artwork internationally.
Key Takeaways
- Paris Beckett Brosnan was born on February 27, 2001, in Los Angeles, and spent most of his childhood in Kauai, Hawaii.
- He signed with Next Models as a teenager and has modeled for Dolce & Gabbana and Balmain, including a British Museum charity runway show.
- He graduated from Loyola Marymount University’s School of Film and Television in May 2023, according to People.
- He worked as a production assistant on Black Adam (2022) before his feature-film debut in The Unholy Trinity; his latest film is Seniors (2026).
- In 2021 he directed a short film about Clarins and FEED’s school-meals partnership in Sri Lanka.
- His painting career accelerated in 2025–26 with exhibitions in Kuala Lumpur, Santa Monica and London.
Paris Brosnan Quick Facts
| Full Name | Paris Beckett Brosnan |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | February 27, 2001 |
| Age | 25 years old |
| Birthplace | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Parents | Pierce Brosnan (father) and Keely Shaye Smith (mother) |
| Profession | Model, actor, filmmaker and artist |
| Education | Loyola Marymount University, School of Film and Television (graduated 2023) |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Brother | Dylan Brosnan (elder brother) |
| Known For | Modeling for Dolce & Gabbana and Balmain; acting in The Unholy Trinity and Seniors; painting exhibitions on three continents |
A Childhood in Kauai, Far from Hollywood
Paris was born in Los Angeles but raised, for the most part, in Kauai, where the Brosnans kept a home and a deliberately ordinary rhythm. Pierce described that life to Parade in 2008 — in remarks later quoted in People’s profile of the Brosnan children — as “simple and insular”: “I paint, and they paint. And we play guitar. We play ukulele. My wife is an ace gardener, and the kids get in the mud with her.” The ocean did the rest — surfing, plus a creative streak that started at home, not in a casting office.
He is the youngest of five. His elder brother is Dylan; from his father’s first marriage to Cassandra Harris come Sean, plus Christopher and Charlotte, whom Pierce adopted — Charlotte died of ovarian cancer in 2013, as had her mother.
Paris Brosnan the Model: Runways and Covers
Fashion found him in his teens. He signed with Next Models in Los Angeles and the work scaled quickly: a charity runway show at the British Museum during London Fashion Week, campaigns for Dolce & Gabbana and Balmain, and covers including GQ Korea and Vanity Teen. He has also appeared in GQ alongside his father and Dylan — a shoot that reminded everyone how strongly the Brosnan sons resemble their dad.
Learning Film from the Ground Up
Modeling was never the whole plan. Paris enrolled at Loyola Marymount University’s School of Film and Television and graduated in May 2023. Along the way he took the least glamorous route on a set: a production assistant job on Black Adam (2022), in which his father played Doctor Fate. His screen career began with the western The Unholy Trinity, alongside his father, his brother Dylan and Samuel L. Jackson — a family business, yes, but one he entered through film school and entry-level set work. In September 2026 he and Dylan joined their parents on the red carpet for the premiere of his latest movie, Seniors. Second-generation actors describe the same slow apprenticeship — our profile of Ella Bleu Travolta traces a similar path.
Filmmaking with a Purpose
The project Paris talks about most warmly has nothing to do with premieres. In 2019 he traveled to Sri Lanka to document a partnership between beauty brand Clarins and the organization FEED, which funds school meal programs; the short film he directed from that trip was released in 2021. “When I got the opportunity to go to Sri Lanka, I had to do it — and it was amazing,” he told People. He has also appeared with his father in a public-service video about plastic waste produced with the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, the international treaties governing hazardous waste. The environmental thread runs through the family: his mother Keely is a longtime environmental journalist.
Paris Brosnan the Painter
The newest chapter is the one happening on canvas. Paris paints bold abstracts of color patterns and mosaics, and the hobby he shared with his father has become a parallel career. As HELLO! has reported, he took the exhibition Paris In Motion to Kuala Lumpur in September 2025, showed Rhythm and Reveries at the Georgian Hotel in Santa Monica, made his UK debut with Collective Energy at Clarendon Fine Art in Mayfair in February 2026, and unveiled his first photography exhibition at Leica Gallery in Los Angeles in June 2026. He is not the only famous son to reach for a paintbrush — Rocco Ritchie did much the same in London.
Family Life, and the “Medieval” Rulebook
Home, by all accounts, was mellow — with an asterisk. “He’s an actor, so he can get medieval real quick, as he would say,” Paris joked to People for its 2022 Sexiest Man Alive issue. “We keep it pretty mellow. But he could put on an energy that was a force to be reckoned with!” Dylan’s verdict in the same feature was simpler: “We have the best parents you could ask for.” Paris has been dating model Alex Lee-Aillón since 2021, according to People; the two stepped out together at a Clarins event in Los Angeles in March 2025, and she was with him at the Seniors premiere.
What’s Next for Paris Brosnan?
A film degree, a western, a new movie and gallery shows on three continents — at 25, Paris Brosnan has stopped looking like a celebrity’s son with hobbies and started looking like a working artist with several careers at once. The through-line is the one his upbringing supplied: make things, and let the surname be the footnote rather than the headline.
Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Paris Brosnan?
Paris Brosnan was born on February 27, 2001, in Los Angeles, which makes him 25 years old. He is the youngest of Pierce Brosnan’s five children.
What does Paris Brosnan do for a living?
He works as a model, actor, filmmaker and painter. He has modeled for Dolce & Gabbana and Balmain, acted in The Unholy Trinity and Seniors, directed short films, and exhibited his paintings internationally.
Where did Paris Brosnan go to university?
He attended Loyola Marymount University’s School of Film and Television in Los Angeles, graduating in May 2023. Before acting, he worked behind the scenes as a production assistant on Black Adam.
Who are Paris Brosnan’s parents?
His father is Pierce Brosnan, the Irish actor best known for playing James Bond, and his mother is Keely Shaye Smith, a journalist, author and environmental campaigner. They married in 2001 and also share his elder brother, Dylan.
