Pierce Brosnan's Son Broke His Back & Learned How to Walk Again – He Is Now a Dad of 2 with Wife of 10 Years

• Pierce Brosnan's son, an actor and filmmaker, has faced many hardships.
• He lost his mother to cancer at eight, had a severe accident at 16, and later lost his sister.
• He learned to walk again, built his own family, and is now a father of two, celebrating ten years of marriage.

Sean Brosnan, an actor and filmmaker, has faced numerous adversities in his life. He was born in September 1983 to Pierce Brosnan, the iconic James Bond actor, and Cassandra Harris, an actress who tragically passed away from ovarian cancer when Sean was just eight. He also mourned the loss of his half-sister, Charlotte, to the same illness in 2013.

At a young age, he developed a passion for acting and filmmaking, following in his parents' footsteps. His filmography includes roles in "Alien Uprising" and "Acts of Violence," and he took the helm as writer and director for the 2016 feature film, "My Father Die." Despite his Hollywood lineage, Sean's childhood wasn't a smooth ride.

When Sean lost his mother, he initially couldn't comprehend the permanence of her absence. When his father broke the news of her death and tried to console him, Sean didn't mourn; instead, he consoled his father. It was only six months later, while walking to class, that the harsh reality hit him — his mother was never coming back. This realization sparked a transition from grief to anger.

His behavior started to change, and he began acting out. One day, the police showed up at their house, asking to speak with Sean. His father initially thought they were referring to his elder brother, but they were there for Sean. He admitted, "I was blowing up mailboxes in the neighborhood."

At 13, his father gave him a tough choice between military school in the U.S. or boarding school in Somerset, England, and he chose boarding school. Meanwhile, as his father was gaining fame as James Bond, Sean's popularity in junior high dwindled, and he felt like an outcast. He said, "I didn't make many friends to start the first couple of years. It was pretty lonely and isolating."

He started smoking cigarettes and found companionship with three Russian boys who shared his habit. At 16, he faced a significant setback. During his Easter holidays in Malibu, California, after returning from London, he was involved in a severe accident. He was in the back of a Chevy Bronco pickup truck that tragically plummeted off a 250-foot cliff east of Kanan Dume.

There were six of them returning from a night of youthful revelry. While his companions escaped with minor scrapes and bruises, Sean bore the brunt of the accident. He shared the harrowing experience, saying, "No one was as bad as me. I broke my back and shattered my tailbone, my pelvis in five places, my left femur. I pretty much had to learn how to walk again."

Sean also suffered severe abdominal injuries. He remembers hearing his friends debating whether to leave him at the bottom of the cliff, fearing legal repercussions for the 18-year-old driver.

As they climbed up the cliff and their voices faded, Sean tried to stand up, only to hear the chilling sound of his broken bones grinding against each other. He realized the extent of his injuries and thought he was going to die. He recalls hearing his mother's voice and smelling her scent, which comforted him and encouraged him to breathe.

Sean was initially hesitant to start physical therapy due to the pain. After the accident, he was prescribed opioids, which led to an addiction to painkillers. He also struggled with alcohol and cocaine abuse and even attempted suicide several times.

He admitted, "I was a drug connoisseur. I never really stuck with anything — just with one substance. Kind of whatever you had, I would take. Alcohol was what stayed with me." Sean took a year off from school during his recovery from his injuries.

He noted the prevalence of cocaine, saying, "Everyone was doing it. After school was drama school, and that was great because drinking and drugs are completely accepted." Despite his struggles, Sean excelled in drama school. He found solace in acting and the theater, which helped him cope with his academic difficulties and transition from an American to a British school.

After finishing high school, Sean attended the Central School of Speech and Drama, aspiring to follow his father's path. He later joined the British Shakespeare Company. Sean shared his struggle with sobriety, "I had tried to first get sober when I was about 25." He even admits to a couple of suicide attempts. Eventually, he left the British Shakespeare Company.

The death of his sister greatly impacted him, mainly due to the eerie similarities to their mother's death. His father, Pierce, announced to People magazine, "On June 28 at 2 p.m., my darling daughter Charlotte Emily passed on to eternal life, having succumbed to ovarian cancer."

Both his mother and sister died of the same cause, leaving behind 8-year-old sons. Sean had been sober for about a year and a half before his sister's death. After her passing, he relapsed, using her death as an excuse to drink. He thought to himself, "No one will blame me for drinking right now."

He managed to stay sober for about a year after Charlotte's death, during which he married his wife, Sanja, and worked on a TV series. However, he relapsed again after finishing a movie shoot at a time when his wife was pregnant. A significant turning point in Sean's life came on June 28, 2015, with the birth of his daughter.

He shared, "She gave birth to my daughter two years after my sister died, but it was on the same date and the same exact time that my sister passed." This coincidence, pointed out by his brother, was a wake-up call for Sean, leading him to choose sobriety. At the time of the interview, he had been sober for three and a half years and was looking to start a career in mental health.

Sean and Sanja now have two children: a daughter, Marley May, and a son, Jaxxon Elijah, born on November 12, 2022. Embracing fatherhood, Sean often shares his affection for his children on social media, particularly his daughter, who sports dark blonde hair. He has a close relationship with his father, Pierce, who has supported him throughout his struggles and achievements.

After Sean's accident, Pierce Brosnan, who was engaged to Keely Shaye Smith, postponed their wedding until Sean fully recovered. Sean Brosnan is a survivor and a good storyteller. He has faced adversity and embraced his dreams. Sean has found love and happiness with his family. He has inherited his father's charm and charisma but has also carved his path in the film industry.

If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), text "help" to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741, or go to suicidepreventionlifeline.org.