Guy Pearce
Known for Acting · 127 credits
- Born
- 1967-10-05 (age 58)
- Place of birth
- Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Guy Edward Pearce
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.
Known For
TV Shows (27)
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self
The View
1997
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self
Neighbours
1985
as Mike Young
Richard & Judy
2001
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Man from Snowy River
1994
as Rob McGregor
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001
as Self
Mare of Easttown
2021
as Richard Ryan
Going Live!
1987
as Self
Jack Irish
2016
as Jack Irish
Halifax f.p.
1994
as Daniel Viney/Richard Viney
Mildred Pierce
2011
as Monte Beragon
A Spy Among Friends
2022
as Kim Philby
When We Rise
2017
as Cleve Jones
Sean Saves the World
2013
as Miles
The Clearing
2023
as Dr. Bryce Latham
A Christmas Carol
2019
as Ebenezer Scrooge
Bony
1992
as Late Arrival
The Innocents
2018
as Halvorson
Take 5 with Zan Rowe
2022
as Self
The Wizards of Aus
2016
as Morgan Wright
Movies (100)
Memento
2000
as Leonard
Iron Man 3
2013
as Aldrich Killian
Alien: Covenant
2017
as Peter Weyland (uncredited)
Prometheus
2012
as Peter Weyland
The Brutalist
2024
as Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr
Killing Faith
2025
as Bender
The Count of Monte Cristo
2002
as Fernand Mondego
L.A. Confidential
1997
as Edmund 'Ed' Exley
The Hurt Locker
2008
as Sergeant Matt Thompson
Bloodshot
2020
as Dr. Emil Harting
Lawless
2012
as Charlie Rakes
The King's Speech
2010
as King Edward VIII
Memory
2022
as Vincent Serra
Bedtime Stories
2008
as Kendall
The Time Machine
2002
as Alexander Hartdegen
The Road
2009
as Veteran
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
2021
as Thomas Clay
The Woman in Cabin 10
2025
as Richard Bullmer
The Dog Stars
2026
as Pops
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
1994
as Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow
The Shrouds
2025
as Maury Entrekin
Back to the Outback
2021
as Frank (voice)
Mary Queen of Scots
2018
as William Cecil
Brimstone
2016
as The Reverend
Lockout
2012
as Snow
Traitor
2008
as Roy Clayton
Winged Creatures
2009
as Dr Bruce Laraby
Seeking Justice
2011
as Simon
The Rover
2014
as Eric
Ravenous
1999
as Boyd
Two Brothers
2004
as Aidan McRory
Swinging Safari
2018
as Keith Hall
Equals
2015
as Jonas
The Infernal Machine
2022
as Bruce Cogburn
Genius
2016
as F. Scott Fitzgerald
Rules of Engagement
2000
as Maj. Mark Biggs
Factory Girl
2006
as Andy Warhol
The Proposition
2005
as Charlie Burns
Breathe In
2013
as Keith Reynolds
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
2010
as Alex Hirst
Animal Kingdom
2010
as Nathan Leckie
Spinning Man
2018
as Evan Birch
The Catcher Was a Spy
2018
as Robert Furman
Domino
2019
as Joe Martin
The Convert
2024
as Thomas Munro
FX's A Christmas Carol
2019
as Ebenezer Scrooge
Sunrise
2024
as Reynolds
Zone 414
2021
as David Carmichael
The Last Vermeer
2019
as Han van Meegeren
First Snow
2006
as Jimmy Starks
Holding the Man
2015
as Dick Conigrave
Inside
2025
as Warren Murfett
Dating the Enemy
1996
as Brett
Death Defying Acts
2007
as Harry Houdini
Jack Irish: Bad Debts
2012
as Jack Irish
The Seventh Day
2021
as Father Peter
Hateship Loveship
2014
as Ken
Disturbing the Peace
2020
as Jim Dillon
In Her Skin
2009
as Mr. Barber
The Neverending Pillow Fort
Results
2015
as Trevor
A Slipping Down Life
1999
as Drumstrings Casey
Ladies Please!
1994
as Self
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
2012
as Self
Poor Boy
as Danny
Hunting
1991
as Sharp
33 Postcards
2011
as Dean Randall
The Hard Word
2002
as Dale
Jack Irish: Black Tide
2012
as Jack Irish
Between a Frock and a Hard Place
2015
as Self
Ink
as Rupert Murdoch
Mr. Sunny Sky
as Leonard Moore
Jack Irish: Dead Point
2014
as Jack Irish
Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'
2008
as Self
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
2008
as Self
Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite
2015
as Self
Heaven Tonight
1990
as Paul Dysart
Colin Hay: Waiting for My Real Life
2015
as Self
Neighbours Made Me a Star
2022
as Self
Blurred
High End
Disturbing the Peace: A Small Town Standoff
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Flynn
1993
as Errol Flynn
Lorne
2016
as Lorne
Neponset Circle
Till Human Voices Wake Us
2002
as Dr. Sam Franks
Something Elemental: Making 'The Rover'
2014
as Self
Together for Palestine
2025
as Self
Woundings
1998
as Jimmy Compton
Priscilla Queen of the Desert 2
as Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow
The Devil Game
1997
as Michael
Scarcity
2025
as Voice
Easter Rising
as Padraig Pearse
Donny The Drone
2017
as Donny (voice)
The Price of Peace
as President Harry S. Truman
The Marshal
as Marshal Clay Mercer
Queen of the Falls
The Teller
Friday on My Mind
1990
The Road Home
as Archbishop Trevor Huddleston
About Guy Pearce
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… With 127 credits spanning from 1944 to 2026, Guy Pearce has appeared in 100 films and 27 TV shows.
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Most Popular Guy Pearce Movies
- Memento (2000) — as Leonard
- Iron Man 3 (2013) — as Aldrich Killian
- Alien: Covenant (2017) — as Peter Weyland (uncredited)
- Prometheus (2012) — as Peter Weyland
- The Brutalist (2024) — as Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr
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