Pierce Brosnan’s son Paris has praised his famous dad for being a ‘great mentor’ – as he lands his first leading role.

The 25-year-old son of the former 007 star and his wife Keely has been cast in the new movie, Seniors. Paris plays the character Ori Ingram, a troubled teenager sentenced to perform court-ordered community service at a retirement home.

The role marks the first leading film role for the painter and model.

Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, Paris described his father as a ‘very kind man’, adding that he is a ‘great mentor’.

‘He’s just Dad at the end of the day. He’s just funny and goofy. Very kind man and loves what he does and always willing to share inspiration and insight. He’s a great mentor.’

Paris said he feels ‘super grateful and blessed to have such a supportive mom and dad’, adding that as a family ‘we spend a lot of time together.’

And in response to a question about whether he and his father would do something big together one day, he replied that he thinks so and that it would be ‘really special’ to do so, before adding that he ‘would love to work with him and learn more from him.’

Earlier this year, Pierce opened up about how he warned his son about the ‘tough’ realities of Hollywood as he embarks on a career in acting.

He told Fox at the time about the advice he gave his son Paris, in particular.

‘No, it’s a very tough business, it is a very capricious business at times, but Paris has the strength and the stamina, he has a talent there, he’s got a charisma, and he’s got good sense and intuition, he really has a talent there that will need to be nurtured and worked on.

‘The work that you need to do, the discipline it takes to be an actor, to work on your voice, to work on your body, to work on your mind and the discipline of reading and studying…So he has all of that.’

The Mamma Mia star explained that he and Keely raised their sons, Paris and Dylan, with a sense of normalcy despite the Hollywood life they led.

‘We kept them close… We had family dinners, drive them to school, pick them up from school. We are very close, the whole family.’

He added that he shared how his parents were ‘really proud’ and ‘excited’ for him getting his role in Seniors.