Guy Pearce
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 5, 1967 (age 59)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
Easter Rising
Movie · as Padraig Pearse
Priscilla Queen of the Desert 2
Movie · as Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow
Poor Boy
Movie · as Danny
Mr. Sunny Sky
Movie · as Leonard Moore
Blurred
Movie
Neponset Circle
Movie
Queen of the Falls
Movie
The Price of Peace
Movie · as President Harry S. Truman
The Marshal
Movie · as Marshal Clay Mercer
Violence Violence
Movie
The Road Home
Movie · as Archbishop Trevor Huddleston
The Neverending Pillow Fort
Movie
The Teller
Movie
The Vesuvius Challenge
Movie · as Self – Narrator
The Reception
Movie
The Dog Stars
Movie · as Pops
Ink
Movie · as Rupert Murdoch
The Shrouds
Movie · as Maury Entrekin
Killing Faith
Movie · as Bender
Inside
Movie · as Warren Murfett
The Woman in Cabin 10
Movie · as Richard Bullmer
Scarcity
Movie · as Voice
Together for Palestine
Movie · as Self
The Brutalist
Movie · as Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr
The Convert
Movie · as Thomas Munro
Sunrise
Movie · as Reynolds
The Clearing
TV · as Dr. Bryce Latham · 8 eps
The Infernal Machine
Movie · as Bruce Cogburn
Neighbours Made Me a Star
Movie · as Self
Memory
Movie · as Vincent Serra
A Spy Among Friends
TV · as Kim Philby · 6 eps
Take 5 with Zan Rowe
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Seventh Day
Movie · as Father Peter
Zone 414
Movie · as David Carmichael
Back to the Outback
Movie · as Frank (voice)
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
Movie · as Thomas Clay
Mare of Easttown
TV · as Richard Ryan · 7 eps
Disturbing the Peace
Movie · as Jim Dillon
Bloodshot
Movie · as Dr. Emil Harting
Disturbing the Peace: A Small Town Standoff
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Domino
Movie · as Joe Martin
The Last Vermeer
Movie · as Han van Meegeren
FX's A Christmas Carol
Movie · as Ebenezer Scrooge
A Christmas Carol
TV · as Ebenezer Scrooge · 3 eps
The Catcher Was a Spy
Movie · as Robert Furman
Swinging Safari
Movie · as Keith Hall
Spinning Man
Movie · as Evan Birch
Mary Queen of Scots
Movie · as William Cecil
The Innocents
TV · as Halvorson · 8 eps
Alien: Covenant
Movie · as Peter Weyland (uncredited)
Donny The Drone
Movie · as Donny (voice)
When We Rise
TV · as Cleve Jones · 4 eps
Genius
Movie · as F. Scott Fitzgerald
Brimstone
Movie · as The Reverend
Lorne
Movie · as Lorne
Jack Irish
TV · as Jack Irish · 16 eps
The Wizards of Aus
TV · as Morgan Wright · 1 ep
Results
Movie · as Trevor
Equals
Movie · as Jonas
Holding the Man
Movie · as Dick Conigrave
Between a Frock and a Hard Place
Movie · as Self
Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite
Movie · as Self
Colin Hay: Waiting for My Real Life
Movie · as Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Rover
Movie · as Eric
Hateship Loveship
Movie · as Ken
Jack Irish: Dead Point
Movie · as Jack Irish
Something Elemental: Making 'The Rover'
Movie · as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Iron Man 3
Movie · as Aldrich Killian
Breathe In
Movie · as Keith Reynolds
Sean Saves the World
TV · as Miles · 1 ep
Lockout
Movie · as Snow
Prometheus
Movie · as Peter Weyland
Lawless
Movie · as Charlie Rakes
Jack Irish: Bad Debts
Movie · as Jack Irish
Jack Irish: Black Tide
Movie · as Jack Irish
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
Movie · as Self
Seeking Justice
Movie · as Simon
33 Postcards
Movie · as Dean Randall
Mildred Pierce
TV · as Monte Beragon · 5 eps
Animal Kingdom
Movie · as Nathan Leckie
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Movie · as Alex Hirst
The King's Speech
Movie · as King Edward VIII
The Road
Movie · as Veteran
Winged Creatures
Movie · as Dr Bruce Laraby
In Her Skin
Movie · as Mr. Barber
Bedtime Stories
Movie · as Kendall
The Hurt Locker
Movie · as Sergeant Matt Thompson
Traitor
Movie · as Roy Clayton
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
Movie · as Self
Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'
Movie · as Self
Death Defying Acts
Movie · as Harry Houdini
Factory Girl
Movie · as Andy Warhol
First Snow
Movie · as Jimmy Starks
The Proposition
Movie · as Charlie Burns
Two Brothers
Movie · as Aidan McRory
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Time Machine
Movie · as Alexander Hartdegen
The Count of Monte Cristo
Movie · as Fernand Mondego
Till Human Voices Wake Us
Movie · as Dr. Sam Franks
The Hard Word
Movie · as Dale
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Richard & Judy
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Memento
Movie · as Leonard
Rules of Engagement
Movie · as Maj. Mark Biggs
Ravenous
Movie · as Boyd
A Slipping Down Life
Movie · as Drumstrings Casey
Woundings
Movie · as Jimmy Compton
L.A. Confidential
Movie · as Edmund 'Ed' Exley
The Devil Game
Movie · as Michael
The View
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Dating the Enemy
Movie · as Brett
The Daily Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Movie · as Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow
Ladies Please!
Movie · as Self
The Man from Snowy River
TV · as Rob McGregor · 65 eps
Halifax f.p.
TV · as Daniel Viney/Richard Viney · 1 ep
Flynn
Movie · as Errol Flynn
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Bony
TV · as Late Arrival · 1 ep
Hunting
Movie · as Sharp
Heaven Tonight
Movie · as Paul Dysart
Friday on My Mind
Movie
Going Live!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Neighbours
TV · as Mike Young · 1004 eps
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep