Pierce Brosnan (top) and Colin Farrell

Dublin, Nov. 2 (AP): Pierce Brosnan, the actor who has played British agent James Bond in the last four ?007? films, says he thinks fellow Irishman Colin Farrell would be his ideal successor.

Brosnan, 51, said several actors could ably fill his shoes for the coveted role, which he began in 1995 with Goldeneye and concluded with 2002?s Die Another Day.

?But I?ll give it to Colin Farrell. He?ll eat the head off them all,? Brosnan said following an entertainment awards ceremony in Dublin.

Farrell, 28, appeared with Tom Cruise in the 2002 science fiction movie Minority Report and has the title role in Oliver Stone?s forthcoming epic Alexander.

Brosnan didn?t specify any other actors that he thought would make a good 007.