Guy Pearce
Acting
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.
Born: October 5, 1967
Place of Birth: Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Known For
Filmography
as Richard Bullmer
as Bender
as Voice
as Maury
as Warren Murfett
as Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr
as Thomas Munro
as Reynolds
as Dr. Bryce Latham
as Kim Philby
as Bruce Cogburn
as Self
as Self
as Vincent Serra
as Frank (voice)
as David Carmichael
as Thomas Clay
as Richard Ryan
as Father Peter
as Dr. Emil Harting
as Self (archive footage)
as Jim Dillon
as Ebenezer Scrooge
as Han van Meegeren
as Joe Martin
as William Cecil
as Halvorson
as Robert Furman
as Evan Birch
as Keith Hall
as Donny (voice)
as Peter Weyland (uncredited)
as Cleve Jones
as F. Scott Fitzgerald
as The Reverend
as Jack Irish
as Lorne
as Morgan Wright
as Dick Conigrave
as Jonas
as Trevor
as Eric
as Jack Irish
as Ken
as Self
as Miles
as Aldrich Killian
as Keith Reynolds
as Jack Irish
as Jack Irish
as Charlie Rakes
as Peter Weyland
as Peter Weyland
as Snow
as Peter Weyland
as Simon
as Dean Randall
as Monte Beragon
as King Edward VIII
as Alex Hirst
as Nathan Leckie
as Veteran
as Dr Bruce Laraby
as Mr. Barber
as Kendall
as Sergeant Matt Thompson
as Roy Clayton
as Harry Houdini
as Andy Warhol
as Jimmy Starks
as Charlie Burns
as Aidan McRory
as Self
as Dr. Sam Franks
as Dale
as Alexander Hartdegen
as Fernand Mondego
as Self
as Leonard
as Maj. Mark Biggs
as Boyd
as Drumstrings Casey
as Jimmy Compton
as Edmund 'Ed' Exley
as Self
as Brett
as Self
as Daniel Viney/Richard Viney
as Rob McGregor
as Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow
as Self - Guest
as Errol Flynn
as Sharp
as Paul Dysart
as Self
as Mike Young
as Self
as Self - Nominee
as Danny