Timothy Dalton became an international icon when he took on the role of in the 1980s years after reaching sex symbol status in 1970's Wuthering Heights.
And now the 80-year-old British acting legend has been seen on a rare outing with a surprising new look.
Dalton looked as dashing as ever while out in while showing off his brand new mustache.
He showed off his handsome face and chiseled jawline by staying clean-shaven in his most famous roles and is now boldly trying something different just days after celebrating his 80th birthday.
Dalton famously was the fourth actor to portray 007 James Bond as he played him twice in 1987's The Living Daylights and 1989's Licence To Kill.
He followed Roger Moore who starred in seven Bond films from 1973 to 1985 and was .
Timothy Dalton became an international icon when he took on the role of James Bond in the 1980s; he is seen with 'Bond girl' Carey Lowell in 1989's Licence To Kill
Dalton - who turned 80 on Saturday - looked as dashing as ever while out in Los Angeles while showing off his brand new mustache
Dalton is one of only seven actors to portray Bond on the silver screen - along with , George Lazenby, , and Daniel Craig, while David Niven featured in one unofficial, non-Eon Productions film.
Dalton was famously criticized for his portrayal of Bond as he was seen as a polarizing departure from Moore as he was deemed as too serious in comparison to the former's more lighthearted, campier characterization.
He showed off his handsome face and chiseled jawline by staying clean-shaven in his most famous roles and is now boldly trying something different
Dalton famously was the fourth actor to portray 007 James Bond as he played him twice in 1987's The Living Daylights (pictured) and 1989's Licence To Kill
The poster for The Living Daylights is seen
The poster for 1989's Licence To Kill is seen
Before Bond, the actor became a sex symbol as he starred opposite Anna Calder-Marshall in 1970's Wuthering Heights adapted from 1847 novel of the same name written by Emily Brontë
Last year, he branded the sale of the film franchise to Amazon as 'sad' - while insisting the next actor to play 007 must be British.
