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  • BIRTH 05/10/1967
  • Country United Kingdom
  • SHOWS 18
  • MOVIES 63
  • PRODUCTION 1

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 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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Guy Pearce

Shows (18)

Mare of Easttown
Mare of Easttown
Richard Ryan
The Clearing (2023)
The Clearing (2023)
Dr. Bryce Latham
The Innocents
The Innocents
Halvorson
Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce
Monte Beragon
A Spy Among Friends
A Spy Among Friends
Kim Philby
The Academy Awards
The Academy Awards
Self
When We Rise
When We Rise
Cleve Jones
The View
The View
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
Jack Irish
Jack Irish
Jack Irish
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
Self
Neighbours
Neighbours
Mike Young
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
Halifax FP
Halifax FP
Daniel Viney/Richard Viney
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self
The Wizards of Aus
The Wizards of Aus
Morgan Wright

Movies (63)

The Brutalist
The Brutalist
Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr.
Iron Man 3
Iron Man 3
Aldrich Killian
Prometheus
Prometheus
Peter Weyland
Memento
Memento
Leonard
Alien: Covenant
Alien: Covenant
Peter Weyland (uncredited)
The Shrouds
The Shrouds
Maury
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
Thomas Clay
Bloodshot
Bloodshot
Dr. Emil Harting
The King's Speech
The King's Speech
King Edward VIII
L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential
Edmund 'Ed' Exley
The Hurt Locker
The Hurt Locker
Sergeant Matt Thompson
The Road
The Road
Veteran
Mary Queen of Scots
Mary Queen of Scots
William Cecil
Memory
Memory
Vincent Serra
Equals
Equals
Jonas
Rules of Engagement
Rules of Engagement
Maj. Mark Biggs
Lawless
Lawless
Charlie Rakes
Back to the Outback
Back to the Outback
Frank (voice)
Lockout
Lockout
Snow
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the…
Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow
Deux Frères
Deux Frères
Aidan McRory
The Time Machine
The Time Machine
Alexander Hartdegen
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo
Fernand Mondego
Ravenous
Ravenous
Boyd
Bedtime Stories
Bedtime Stories
Kendall
Brimstone
Brimstone
The Reverend
Inside
Inside
Warren Murfett
The Woman in Cabin 10
The Woman in Cabin 10
Spinning Man
Spinning Man
Evan Birch
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Alex Hirst
The Rover
The Rover
Eric
Traitor
Traitor
Roy Clayton
Seeking Justice
Seeking Justice
Simon
Holding the Man
Holding the Man
Dick Conigrave
Zone 414
Zone 414
David Carmichael
Breathe In
Breathe In
Keith Reynolds
Winged Creatures
Winged Creatures
Dr Bruce Laraby
The Convert
The Convert
Thomas Munro
Genius
Genius
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Proposition
The Proposition
Charlie Burns
Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom
Nathan Leckie
Sunrise
Sunrise
Reynolds
The Seventh Day
The Seventh Day
Father Peter
Domino
Domino
Joe Martin
First Snow
First Snow
Jimmy Starks
Results
Results
Trevor
Swinging Safari
Swinging Safari
Keith Hall
The Last Vermeer
The Last Vermeer
Han van Meegeren
The Infernal Machine
The Infernal Machine
Bruce Cogburn
A Slipping Down Life
A Slipping Down Life
Drumstrings Casey
Disturbing the Peace
Disturbing the Peace
Jim Dillon
Death Defying Acts
Death Defying Acts
Harry Houdini
Heat
Heat
Aldrich Killian / The Mandarin
Jack Irish: Black Tide
Jack Irish: Black Tide
Jack Irish
Factory Girl
Factory Girl
Andy Warhol
The Peter Weyland Files: TED Conference, 2023
The Peter Weyland Files: TED Conference, 2023
Peter Weyland
Till Human Voices Wake Us
Till Human Voices Wake Us
Dr. Sam Franks
Dating the Enemy
Dating the Enemy
Brett
FX's A Christmas Carol
FX's A Christmas Carol
Ebenezer Scrooge
The Hard Word
The Hard Word
Dale
Jack Irish: Bad Debts
Jack Irish: Bad Debts
Jack Irish
Hateship Loveship
Hateship Loveship
Ken
Jack Irish: Dead Point
Jack Irish: Dead Point
Jack Irish

Production

The Seventh Day
The Seventh Day