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Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 5, 1967
Place of Birth
Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Also Known As
- Guy Edward Pearce
Guy Pearce
2.6 Popularity
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
0.0
The Dog Stars
2026
6.2
Richard Bullmer
The Woman in Cabin 10
2025
4.7
Bender
Killing Faith
2025
0.0
Voice
Scarcity
2025
5.8
Maury Entrekin
The Shrouds
2025
6.4
Warren Murfett
Inside
2025
7.0
Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr
The Brutalist
2024
6.1
Thomas Munro
The Convert
2024
5.7
Reynolds
Sunrise
2024
6.4
Dr. Bryce Latham
The Clearing
2023
Credits
The Dog Stars
2026
0.0
The Woman in Cabin 10
as Richard Bullmer
2025
6.2
Killing Faith
as Bender
2025
4.7
Scarcity
as Voice
2025
0.0
The Shrouds
as Maury Entrekin
2025
5.8
Inside
as Warren Murfett
2025
6.4
The Brutalist
as Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr
2024
7.0
The Convert
as Thomas Munro
2024
6.1
Sunrise
as Reynolds
2024
5.7
The Clearing
as Dr. Bryce Latham
2023
6.4
A Spy Among Friends
as Kim Philby
2022
6.5
The Infernal Machine
as Bruce Cogburn
2022
6.2
Take 5 with Zan Rowe
as Self
2022
3.0
Neighbours Made Me a Star
as Self
2022
7.0
Memory
as Vincent Serra
2022
6.7
Back to the Outback
as Frank (voice)
2021
7.6
Zone 414
as David Carmichael
2021
5.3
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
as Thomas Clay
2021
7.0
Mare of Easttown
as Richard Ryan
2021
8.2
The Seventh Day
as Father Peter
2021
5.2
Bloodshot
as Dr. Emil Harting
2020
6.7
Disturbing the Peace: A Small Town Standoff
as Self (archive footage)
2020
6.0
Disturbing the Peace
as Jim Dillon
2020
4.6
FX's A Christmas Carol
as Ebenezer Scrooge
2019
7.2
The Last Vermeer
as Han van Meegeren
2019
6.5
Domino
as Joe Martin
2019
4.6
Mary Queen of Scots
as William Cecil
2018
6.5
The Innocents
as Halvorson
2018
5.7
The Catcher Was a Spy
as Robert Furman
2018
6.2
Spinning Man
as Evan Birch
2018
5.6
Swinging Safari
as Keith Hall
2018
5.2
Donny The Drone
as Donny (voice)
2017
4.5
Alien: Covenant
as Peter Weyland (uncredited)
2017
6.2
When We Rise
as Cleve Jones
2017
6.2
Genius
as F. Scott Fitzgerald
2016
6.5
Brimstone
as The Reverend
2016
7.2
Jack Irish
as Jack Irish
2016
6.9
Lorne
as Lorne
2016
5.5
The Wizards of Aus
as Morgan Wright
2016
6.4
Holding the Man
as Dick Conigrave
2015
7.7
Colin Hay: Waiting for My Real Life
as Self
2015
5.3
Equals
as Jonas
2015
6.1
Between a Frock and a Hard Place
as Self
2015
7.8
Results
as Trevor
2015
5.1
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self
2015
5.3
Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite
as Self
2015
0.5
Something Elemental: Making 'The Rover'
as Self
2014
5.0
The Rover
as Eric
2014
6.3
Jack Irish: Dead Point
as Jack Irish
2014
6.7
Hateship Loveship
as Ken
2014
5.8
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
5.3
Sean Saves the World
as Miles
2013
5.7
Iron Man 3
as Aldrich Killian
2013
6.9
Breathe In
as Keith Reynolds
2013
5.9
Jack Irish: Black Tide
as Jack Irish
2012
6.7
Jack Irish: Bad Debts
as Jack Irish
2012
6.4
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
as Self
2012
7.2
Lawless
as Charlie Rakes
2012
7.1
Prometheus
as Peter Weyland
2012
6.6
Prometheus: Project Prometheus - Mission
as Peter Weyland
2012
5.0
Lockout
as Snow
2012
5.9
The Peter Weyland Files: TED Conference, 2023
as Peter Weyland
2012
9.0
Seeking Justice
as Simon
2011
5.9
33 Postcards
as Dean Randall
2011
5.5
Mildred Pierce
as Monte Beragon
2011
7.0
The King's Speech
as King Edward VIII
2010
7.7
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
as Alex Hirst
2010
5.8
Animal Kingdom
as Nathan Leckie
2010
6.8
The Road
as Veteran
2009
7.0
Winged Creatures
as Dr Bruce Laraby
2009
5.9
In Her Skin
as Mr. Barber
2009
6.0
Bedtime Stories
as Kendall
2008
6.2
The Hurt Locker
as Sergeant Matt Thompson
2008
7.3
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
as Self
2008
7.0
🎬
Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'
as Self
2008
5.0
Traitor
as Roy Clayton
2008
6.7
Death Defying Acts
as Harry Houdini
2007
6.0
Factory Girl
as Andy Warhol
2006
6.0
First Snow
as Jimmy Starks
2006
6.1
The Proposition
as Charlie Burns
2005
7.0
Two Brothers
as Aidan McRory
2004
7.1
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
5.5
Till Human Voices Wake Us
as Dr. Sam Franks
2002
5.2
The Hard Word
as Dale
2002
5.4
The Time Machine
as Alexander Hartdegen
2002
6.3
The Count of Monte Cristo
as Fernand Mondego
2002
7.7
Richard & Judy
as Self
2001
2.9
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
as Self
2001
6.0
Memento - Chronological Version
as Leonard
2001
0.0
Memento
as Leonard
2000
8.2
Rules of Engagement
as Maj. Mark Biggs
2000
6.3
Ravenous
as Boyd
1999
6.9
A Slipping Down Life
as Drumstrings Casey
1999
4.0
Woundings
as Jimmy Compton
1998
2.7
L.A. Confidential
as Edmund 'Ed' Exley
1997
7.8
The View
as Self
1997
4.3
The Devil Game
1997
1.0
Dating the Enemy
as Brett
1996
6.3
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
6.4
Halifax f.p.
as Daniel Viney/Richard Viney
1994
6.2
The Man from Snowy River
as Rob McGregor
1994
6.8
🎬
Ladies Please!
as Self
1994
3.3
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
as Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow
1994
7.3
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
7.2
Flynn
as Errol Flynn
1993
3.6
🎬
Bony
as Late Arrival
1992
0.0
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self
1992
5.4
Hunting
as Sharp
1991
1.8
Heaven Tonight
as Paul Dysart
1990
3.0
🎬
Friday on My Mind
1990
0.0
Going Live!
as Self
1987
6.0
Neighbours
as Mike Young
1985
5.9
The Oscars
as Self
1953
7.0
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
1944
7.2
Poor Boy
as Danny
N/A
0.0
🎬
Mr. Sunny Sky
as Leonard Moore
N/A
0.0
🎬
Priscilla Queen of the Desert 2
as Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow
N/A
0.0
Blurred
N/A
0.0
🎬
Ink
as Rupert Murdoch
N/A
0.0
🎬
Queen of the Falls
N/A
0.0
🎬
Neponset Circle
N/A
0.0
🎬
Easter Rising
as Padraig Pearse
N/A
10.0