Andy Osnard
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Andy Osnard, real name Andrew Osnard, is a spy novel character created by the British author John Le Carré
in his novel The Tailor of Panama
and played by Pierce Brosnan
in the movie directed by John Boorman
(2001), The Tailor of Panama
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Played by the previous James Bond actor, Pierce Brosnan (after the 1999 movie The World Is Not Enough
and before Die Another Day
(2002), Andy Osnard is a différent style of spy.
Like James Bond, Andy Osnard is a single and alone spy. He likes drinking, he likes girls, but he's not the best devoted spy to serve the Queen. Andy Osnard likes money and he prefers putting his own safety in front of the Queen's.
Andy Osnard is often seen as an anti hero, the anti-James Bond.
John le Carré
David John Moore Cornwell , who writes under the name John le Carré, is an author of espionage novels. During the 1950s and the 1960s, Cornwell worked for MI5 and MI6, and began writing novels under the pseudonym "John le Carré"...
in his novel The Tailor of Panama
The Tailor of Panama
The Tailor of Panama is a 2001 American film based on the 1996 spy novel of the same name by John le Carré, which was inspired by Graham Greene's Our Man in Havana...
and played by Pierce Brosnan
Pierce Brosnan
Pierce Brendan Brosnan, OBE is an Irish actor, film producer and environmentalist. After leaving school at 16, Brosnan began training in commercial illustration, but trained at the Drama Centre in London for three years...
in the movie directed by John Boorman
John Boorman
John Boorman is a British filmmaker who is a long time resident of Ireland and is best known for his feature films such as Point Blank, Deliverance, Zardoz, Excalibur, The Emerald Forest, Hope and Glory, The General and The Tailor of Panama.-Early life:Boorman was born in Shepperton, Surrey,...
(2001), The Tailor of Panama
The Tailor of Panama
The Tailor of Panama is a 2001 American film based on the 1996 spy novel of the same name by John le Carré, which was inspired by Graham Greene's Our Man in Havana...
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Story
Andrew 'Andy' Osnard is an MI-6 spy exiled to Panama after having an affair with an ambassador’s mistress. He will meet Harold Pendel, a tailor living in Panama.Character
The MI-6 spy Andy Osnard is seen like an opposite of James BondJames Bond (character)
Royal Navy Commander James Bond, CMG, RNVR is a fictional character created by journalist and novelist Ian Fleming in 1953. He is the main protagonist of the James Bond series of novels, films, comics and video games...
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Played by the previous James Bond actor, Pierce Brosnan (after the 1999 movie The World Is Not Enough
The World Is Not Enough
The World Is Not Enough is the nineteenth spy film in the James Bond film series, and the third to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film was directed by Michael Apted, with the original story and screenplay written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and Bruce Feirstein. It...
and before Die Another Day
Die Another Day
Die Another Day is the 20th spy film in the James Bond series, and the fourth and last film to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond; it is also the last Bond film of the original timeline with the series being rebooted with Casino Royale...
(2002), Andy Osnard is a différent style of spy.
Like James Bond, Andy Osnard is a single and alone spy. He likes drinking, he likes girls, but he's not the best devoted spy to serve the Queen. Andy Osnard likes money and he prefers putting his own safety in front of the Queen's.
Andy Osnard is often seen as an anti hero, the anti-James Bond.