Irish actor Pierce Brosnan rinsed for ‘terrible’ Irish accent in new crime series
Many viewers took aim.
MobLand viewers have slammed Pierce Brosnan’s ‘horrific’ Irish accent…despite the fact he was raised there.
This week the new American crime drama hit screens. Initially developed as an origin story to the series Ray Donovan, it was then reworked into its own standalone series.
It stars Tom Hardy as Harry, a fixer for the London-based crime family the Harrigan’s, who ‘find themselves in a battle with the Stevensons that could end empires and their lives’.
The family is led by patriarch Conrad Harrigan, an Irish kingpin, who is married to Maeve (Helen Mirren).
However, after tuning in, many viewers have questioned Pierce’s accent.
‘Watching the first episode of MobLand. Very Good. Pierce Brosnan accent is horrific,’ user Action Jackson posted on X.
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Previous Page Next Page‘Enjoyed the first episode of MobLand. Aware that Pierce Brosnan is in fact Irish but his irish accent in this is a bit hit and miss,’ Hannah shared.
‘Considering he’s Irish, Pierce Brosnan’s attempt at an Irish accent can only be described as offensive,’ Ste added.
Others called the accent ‘over exaggerated’ and ‘awful’.
In its review of the show, the Irish Independent said Conrad’s speaking voice was ‘all over the shop and is a huge distraction’.
He spoke about his ‘dissipated’ Irish accent recently (Picture: John Rainford/ Backgrid)Pierce, 71, was born in Drogheda, County Louth. He was raised in Navan, County Meath until he was 12 years old, eventually moving to Scotland with his mother and stepfather before they moved to London.
In a recent interview the actor admitted his Irish accent had been ‘dissipated to the midst of time’ and he’d been nervous using one for this role.
‘Last summer I spoke to Guy (Ritchie) for the first time about it and having read the five episodes he said not to worry about it,’ he told Dave Moore on Today FM. ‘[He said] “We’ll just do it 15 minutes on the day, clear your mind, we’ll sort it out, don’t worry about it.”
‘Of course, I put the phone down and did worry about it! Five weeks later I was on the set with Tom Hardy and Guy, first day, important dialogue, important information and he just said, ‘more Irish, more Irish’ and my Irish accent has dissipated into the midst of time. It’s somewhat Californian and everything. So, I asked myself, “What kind of accent would he have?” It was Kerry.’
MobLand is streaming on Paramount Plus.
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