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Guy Pearce
Guy Pearce

Guy Pearce

ActingBorn October 5, 1967 (age 58)Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

Biography

Guy Edward Pearce (born 5 October 1967) is an Australian actor and musician. He has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and a nomination for an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a BAFTA Award. He started his career portraying Mike Young in the Australian television series Neighbours (1986–1989). Pearce received international attention for his breakout role in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994). Subsequently, he starred as Ed Exley in Curtis Hanson's crime noir L.A. Confidential (1997) and a man suffering short-term memory loss in Christopher Nolan's psychological thriller Memento (2000). He also acted in The Time Machine (2002), Bedtime Stories (2008), The Road (2009), The Hurt Locker (2009), The King's Speech (2010), and Lawless (2012). He portrayed Peter Weyland in Prometheus (2012) and Alien: Covenant (2017), Aldrich Killian in the Marvel action film Iron Man 3 (2013) and William Cecil in the biopic Mary Queen of Scots (2018). In Australian cinema, Pearce has acted in The Proposition (2005), Animal Kingdom (2010), and The Rover (2014). For his performance in The Brutalist(2024), he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Since 2012, he has played the title role in the TV adaptations of the Jack Irish stories by Australian crime writer Peter Temple. Pearce starred in the HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce (2011) and Mare of Easttown. The former won him a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor.

Filmography

2026Movie
2025
The Woman in Cabin 10

as Richard Bullmer

Movie
2025
Killing Faith

as Bender

Movie
2025Movie
2025
Scarcity

as Voice

Movie
2025
The Shrouds

as Maury Entrekin

Movie
2025
Inside

as Warren Murfett

Movie
2024
The Brutalist

as Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr

Movie
2024
The Convert

as Thomas Munro

Movie
2024
Sunrise

as Reynolds

Movie
2023
The Clearing

as Dr. Bryce Latham

TV
2022
A Spy Among Friends

as Kim Philby

TV
2022
The Infernal Machine

as Bruce Cogburn

Movie
2022
Memory

as Vincent Serra

Movie
2021
Back to the Outback

as Frank (voice)

Movie
2021
Zone 414

as David Carmichael

Movie
2021Movie
2021
Mare of Easttown

as Richard Ryan

TV
2021
The Seventh Day

as Father Peter

Movie
2020
Bloodshot

as Dr. Emil Harting

Movie
2020Movie
2020Movie
2019
FX's A Christmas Carol

as Ebenezer Scrooge

Movie
2019
A Christmas Carol

as Ebenezer Scrooge

TV
2019
The Last Vermeer

as Han van Meegeren

Movie
2019
Domino

as Joe Martin

Movie
2018
Mary Queen of Scots

as William Cecil

Movie
2018
The Innocents

as Halvorson

TV
2018
The Catcher Was a Spy

as Robert Furman

Movie
2018
Spinning Man

as Evan Birch

Movie
2018
Swinging Safari

as Keith Hall

Movie
2017
Donny The Drone

as Donny (voice)

Movie
2017
Alien: Covenant

as Peter Weyland (uncredited)

Movie
2017
When We Rise

as Cleve Jones

TV
2016
Genius

as F. Scott Fitzgerald

Movie
2016
Brimstone

as The Reverend

Movie
2016
Jack Irish

as Jack Irish

TV
2016
Lorne

as Lorne

Movie
2016
The Wizards of Aus

as Morgan Wright

TV
2015
Holding the Man

as Dick Conigrave

Movie
2015
Equals

as Jonas

Movie
2015
Results

as Trevor

Movie
2014
The Rover

as Eric

Movie
2014Movie
2014Movie
2014TV
2013TV
2013
Iron Man 3

as Aldrich Killian

Movie
2013
Breathe In

as Keith Reynolds

Movie
2012Movie
2012Movie
2012
Lawless

as Charlie Rakes

Movie
2012
Prometheus

as Peter Weyland

Movie
2012
Lockout

as Snow

Movie
2011Movie
2011
33 Postcards

as Dean Randall

Movie
2011
Mildred Pierce

as Monte Beragon

TV
2010
The King's Speech

as King Edward VIII

Movie
2010Movie
2010
Animal Kingdom

as Nathan Leckie

Movie
2009
The Road

as Veteran

Movie
2009
Winged Creatures

as Dr Bruce Laraby

Movie
2009
In Her Skin

as Mr. Barber

Movie
2008
Bedtime Stories

as Kendall

Movie
2008
The Hurt Locker

as Sergeant Matt Thompson

Movie
2008
Traitor

as Roy Clayton

Movie
2007
Death Defying Acts

as Harry Houdini

Movie
2006
Factory Girl

as Andy Warhol

Movie
2006
First Snow

as Jimmy Starks

Movie
2005
The Proposition

as Charlie Burns

Movie
2004
Two Brothers

as Aidan McRory

Movie
2003TV
2002
Till Human Voices Wake Us

as Dr. Sam Franks

Movie
2002Movie
2002
The Time Machine

as Alexander Hartdegen

Movie
2002
The Count of Monte Cristo

as Fernand Mondego

Movie
2001TV
2000
Memento

as Leonard

Movie
2000
Rules of Engagement

as Maj. Mark Biggs

Movie
1999
Ravenous

as Boyd

Movie
1999
A Slipping Down Life

as Drumstrings Casey

Movie
1998
Woundings

as Jimmy Compton

Movie
1997
L.A. Confidential

as Edmund 'Ed' Exley

Movie
1997
The View

as Self

TV
1997
The Devil Game

as Michael

Movie
1996Movie
1996TV
1994
Halifax f.p.

as Daniel Viney/Richard Viney

TV
1994TV
1994Movie
1994
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

as Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow

Movie
1993TV
1993
Flynn

as Errol Flynn

Movie
1992
Bony

as Late Arrival

TV
1991
Hunting

as Sharp

Movie
1990
Heaven Tonight

as Paul Dysart

Movie
1987TV
1985
Neighbours

as Mike Young

TV
1953
The Oscars

as Self

TV
1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

TV
Easter Rising

as Padraig Pearse

Movie
Priscilla Queen of the Desert 2

as Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow

Movie
Poor Boy

as Danny

Movie
Mr. Sunny Sky

as Leonard Moore

Movie
Movie
Ink

as Rupert Murdoch

Movie
The Price of Peace

as President Harry S. Truman

Movie
The Marshal

as Marshal Clay Mercer

Movie
Movie
The Road Home

as Archbishop Trevor Huddleston

Movie
Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayOctober 5, 1967
Place of BirthEly, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Popularity2.1