two scottish actors playing cowboys Hmmmm?

enough to be the leads in a western anymore. Maybe some of the older ones like Eastwood, and Hackman, but they would be slightly too old to play these roles.
I think the most masculine leading men come from other countries. At least, the ones with the most talent and the most ruggedness do.
Look at "3 10 to Yuma" starring a Welshman and a New Zealander. Perfect casting, even though they're playing Americans.
It's sad most of our younger leading men in Hollywood that are Americans, just don't have the bravado and ruggedness to pull off those kind of "manly men" roles.

p.s Great Britain consists of Northern Ireland (not Southern), Scotland, Wales and England and they can call themselves what they bloody like but they are all 'British' and have 'British' passports and are part of the United Kingdom of 'Great Britain' get it? Just like if you are a 'Californian' but you are also 'American'. Simple, look it up on the internet, it provides a wonderful amount of trivia.

You make me lol with your stupidity. Great Britain consists of England, Scotland and Wales. In the north of Ireland we can call ourselves what we bloody like because we can have either an Irish or a British passport and can choose to be whichever we like (and incidentally the number of people on an Irish passport is on the rise, regardless of beliefs, because it's deemed much safer to travel as an Irish person than a Brit at the minute). The full title is United Kingdom of Great Britain AND NORTHERN IRELAND because we are not part of Great Britain. Get it? Get your facts straight before you go mouthing off next time please.

Since when can Pierce Brosnan do an Irish accent? He might have been born in Navan, but he was raised in the south of England. If you want to hear his risible efforts, see the movie 'Taffin'.

It's also worth remembering that Pierce is technically an "American" actor, as he first found success in the USA with "The Manions of America". Playing, ironically, an Irish immigrant.