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Guy Pearce

Acting 58 years old Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, UK ★ 2.0
Born: October 5, 1967

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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Known For

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Neponset Circle
Prometheus
Prometheus Peter Weyland 2012
Seeking Justice
Seeking Justice Simon 2011
Iron Man 3
Iron Man 3 Aldrich Killian 2013
Ravenous
Ravenous Boyd 1999

Jimmy's Seen (1)

The Brutalist
The Brutalist Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr 2024

Filmography

Acting Credits (122)

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

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