Actor Pierce Brosnan looked younger than ever when he sported noticeably darker hair for the red carpet.

The fresh-faced 55-year-old hit the hair dye to return to his James Bond best in preparation for the premiere of his latest movie Mamma Mia!

Last year, the Irish actor opted for the natural look with distinguished grey hair but has obviously decided to hold back the ravages of time with a little help from the dye bottle.

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Actor Pierce Brosnan sported a more youthful look and noticeably darker hair at the premiere of Mamma Mia! (right) compared to his grey-haired look in 2007

Brosnan attended the premiere in Berlin last night alongside co-stars Amanda Seyfried, Meryl Streep, Christine Baranski and Dominic Cooper.

The film also premiered in London's Leceister Square on Tuesday, where he took  wife Keely Shaye Smith, 44.

Mamma Mia! is based on the long-running West End musical which features songs by Abba.

The plot follows a teenage girl's quest to find her real father before she gets married.

Red carpet: Co-stars Pierce Brosnan and Meryl Steep have fun at the premiere

She writes to the three men who could be her father asking them to the Greek island where the wedding is taking place.

Her potential fathers are played by Brosnan, Colin Firth and Stellan Skarsgard.

Meryl Streep plays the taverna-owning mother Donna and the girl, Sophie, is played by Mean Girls star Amanda Seyfried.

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Star-studded: Amanda Seyfried, director Phyllida Lloyd, Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, and Christine Baranski (left to right)