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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1967-10-05 (57 years old)

Place of Birth

Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

Guy 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.

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Known For

Acting

2025

The Shrouds as Maury
Inside as Warren Murfett

2024

The Brutalist as Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr
The Convert as Thomas Munro
Sunrise as Reynolds

2023

The Clearing as Dr. Bryce Latham

2022

The Infernal Machine as Bruce Cogburn
Memory as Vincent Serra
A Spy Among Friends as Kim Philby

2021

The Seventh Day as Father Peter
Zone 414 as David Carmichael
Back to the Outback as Frank (voice)
Mare of Easttown as Richard Ryan

2020

Disturbing the Peace as Jim Dillon
Bloodshot as Dr. Emil Harting

2019

Domino as Joe Martin
The Last Vermeer as Han van Meegeren
FX's A Christmas Carol as Ebenezer Scrooge

2018

The Catcher Was a Spy as Robert Furman
Swinging Safari as Keith Hall
Spinning Man as Evan Birch
Mary Queen of Scots as William Cecil
The Innocents as Halvorson

2017

Alien: Covenant as Peter Weyland (uncredited)
Donny The Drone as Donny (voice)
When We Rise as Cleve Jones

2016

Genius as F. Scott Fitzgerald
Brimstone as The Reverend
Lorne as Lorne
Jack Irish as Jack Irish
The Wizards of Aus as Morgan Wright

2015

2014

2013

Iron Man 3 as Aldrich Killian
Breathe In as Keith Reynolds

2012

Lockout as Snow
Prometheus as Peter Weyland
Lawless as Charlie Rakes
Jack Irish: Bad Debts as Jack Irish

2011

33 Postcards as Dean Randall
Mildred Pierce as Monte Beragon

2010

Animal Kingdom as Nathan Leckie
The King's Speech as King Edward VIII

2009

The Road as Veteran
Winged Creatures as Dr Bruce Laraby
In Her Skin as Mr. Barber

2008

2007

2006

Factory Girl as Andy Warhol
First Snow as Jimmy Starks

2005

The Proposition as Charlie Burns

2004

Two Brothers as Aidan McRory

2003

2002

The Time Machine as Alexander Hartdegen
The Count of Monte Cristo as Fernand Mondego
Till Human Voices Wake Us as Dr. Sam Franks

2001

2000

Memento as Leonard
Rules of Engagement as Maj. Mark Biggs

1999

Ravenous as Boyd
A Slipping Down Life as Drumstrings Casey

1998

Woundings as Jimmy Compton

1997

L.A. Confidential as Edmund 'Ed' Exley
The View as Self

1996

1994

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert as Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow
The Man from Snowy River as Rob McGregor
Halifax f.p. as Daniel Viney/Richard Viney

1993

Flynn as Errol Flynn

1992

Bony as Late Arrival

1991

Hunting as Sharp

1990

Heaven Tonight as Paul Dysart

1987

Going Live! as Self

1985

Neighbours as Mike Young

1953

The Oscars as Self

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Production

2021

The Seventh Day as Executive Producer

Directing

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Poor Boy as Director