About
Guy Pearce
Overview
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 |
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| 2025 | Inside | Actor | Warren Murfett | N/A N/A |
| 2025 | The Shrouds | Actor | Maury | 59 Average |
| 2024 | The Brutalist | Actor | Harrison Lee Van Buren | 58 Average |
| 2024 | The Convert | Actor | Thomas Munro | 59 Average |
| 2024 | Sunrise | Actor | Reynolds | 59 Average |
| 2023 | The Clearing | Actor | Dr. Bryce Latham | 67 Fair |
| 2022 | A Spy Among Friends | Actor | Kim Philby | 67 Fair |
| 2022 | The Infernal Machine | Actor | Bruce Cogburn | 60 Fair |
| 2022 | Neighbours Made Me a Star | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2022 | Memory | Actor | Vincent Serra | 65 Fair |
| 2021 | Back to the Outback | Actor | Frank (voice) | 69 Fair |
| 2021 | Zone 414 | Actor | David Carmichael | 56 Average |
| 2021 | Tom Clancy's Without Remorse | Actor | Thomas Clay | 67 Fair |
| 2021 | Mare of Easttown | Actor | Richard Ryan | 81 Very good |
| 2021 | The Seventh Day | Actor | Father Peter | 56 Average |
| 2020 | Bloodshot | Actor | Dr. Emil Harting | 66 Fair |
| 2020 | Disturbing the Peace: A Small Town Standoff | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2020 | Disturbing the Peace | Actor | Jim Dillon | 56 Average |
| 2019 | A Christmas Carol | Actor | Ebenezer Scrooge | 68 Fair |
| 2019 | FX's A Christmas Carol | Actor | Ebenezer Scrooge | 62 Fair |
| 2019 | The Last Vermeer | Actor | Han van Meegeren | 60 Fair |
| 2019 | Domino | Actor | Joe Martin | 54 Average |
| 2018 | The Innocents | Actor | Halvorson | 61 Fair |
| 2018 | The Catcher Was a Spy | Actor | Robert Furman | 60 Fair |
| 2018 | Spinning Man | Actor | Evan Birch | 57 Average |
| 2018 | Swinging Safari | Actor | Keith Hall | 58 Average |
| 2017 | Donny The Drone | Actor | Donny (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2017 | Alien: Covenant | Actor | Peter Weyland (uncredited) | 61 Fair |
| 2017 | When We Rise | Actor | Cleve Jones | 68 Fair |
| 2016 | Genius | Actor | F. Scott Fitzgerald | 62 Fair |
| 2016 | Brimstone | Actor | The Reverend | 67 Fair |
| 2016 | Jack Irish | Actor | Jack Irish | 69 Fair |
| 2016 | Lorne | Actor | Lorne | 58 Average |
| 2015 | Holding the Man | Actor | Dick Conigrave | 67 Fair |
| 2015 | Equals | Actor | Jonas | 60 Fair |
| 2015 | Between a Frock and a Hard Place | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2015 | Results | Actor | Trevor | 56 Average |
| 2015 | Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2014 | Something Elemental: Making 'The Rover' | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2014 | The Rover | Actor | Eric | 61 Fair |
| 2014 | Jack Irish: Dead Point | Actor | Jack Irish | 59 Average |
| 2014 | Hateship Loveship | Actor | Ken | 58 Average |
| 2013 | Iron Man 3 | Actor | Aldrich Killian | 69 Fair |
| 2013 | Breathe In | Actor | Keith Reynolds | 58 Average |
| 2012 | Jack Irish: Black Tide | Actor | Jack Irish | 59 Average |
| 2012 | Jack Irish: Bad Debts | Actor | Jack Irish | 59 Average |
| 2012 | The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2012 | The Peter Weyland Files: TED Conference, 2023 | Actor | Peter Weyland | 60 Fair |
| 2012 | Lawless | Actor | Charlie Rakes | 69 Fair |
| 2012 | Prometheus | Actor | Peter Weyland | 65 Fair |
| 2012 | Lockout | Actor | Snow | 58 Average |
| 2012 | TED 2023 | Actor | Peter Weyland | N/A N/A |
| 2011 | Seeking Justice | Actor | Simon | 58 Average |
| 2011 | 33 Postcards | Actor | Dean Randall | 58 Average |
| 2011 | Mildred Pierce | Actor | Monte Beragon | 69 Fair |
| 2010 | The King's Speech | Actor | King Edward VIII | 76 Good |
| 2010 | Don't Be Afraid of the Dark | Actor | Alex Hirst | 58 Average |
| 2010 | Animal Kingdom | Actor | Nathan Leckie | 64 Fair |
| 2009 | The Road | Actor | Veteran | 68 Fair |
| 2009 | Winged Creatures | Actor | Dr Bruce Laraby | 58 Average |
| 2009 | In Her Skin | Actor | Mr. Barber | 59 Average |
| 2008 | Bedtime Stories | Actor | Kendall | 60 Fair |
| 2008 | The Hurt Locker | Actor | Sergeant Matt Thompson | 71 Good |
| 2008 | Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential' | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2008 | Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential' | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
| 2008 | Traitor | Actor | Roy Clayton | 62 Fair |
| 2007 | Death Defying Acts | Actor | Harry Houdini | 59 Average |
| 2006 | Factory Girl | Actor | Andy Warhol | 59 Average |
| 2006 | First Snow | Actor | Jimmy Starks | 59 Average |
| 2005 | The Proposition | Actor | Charlie Burns | 65 Fair |
| 2004 | Two Brothers | Actor | Aidan McRory | 66 Fair |
| 2002 | Till Human Voices Wake Us | Actor | Dr. Sam Franks | 58 Average |
| 2002 | The Hard Word | Actor | Dale | 58 Average |
| 2002 | The Time Machine | Actor | Alexander Hartdegen | 61 Fair |
| 2002 | The Count of Monte Cristo | Actor | Fernand Mondego | 73 Good |
| 2000 | Memento | Actor | Leonard | 81 Very good |
| 2000 | Rules of Engagement | Actor | Maj. Mark Biggs | 60 Fair |
| 1999 | Ravenous | Actor | Boyd | 63 Fair |
| 1999 | A Slipping Down Life | Actor | Drumstrings Casey | 58 Average |
| 1998 | Woundings | Actor | Jimmy Compton | 58 Average |
| 1997 | L.A. Confidential | Actor | Edmund 'Ed' Exley | 76 Good |
| 1997 | The Devil Game | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1996 | Dating the Enemy | Actor | Brett | 59 Average |
| 1994 | The Man from Snowy River | Actor | Rob McGregor | 69 Fair |
| 1994 | Ladies Please! | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1994 | The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert | Actor | Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow | 67 Fair |
| 1993 | Flynn | Actor | Errol Flynn | 59 Average |
| 1991 | Hunting | Actor | Sharp | 58 Average |
| 1990 | Heaven Tonight | Actor | Paul Dysart | 59 Average |
| Easter Rising | Actor | Padraig Pearse | 59 Average |
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| Killing Faith | Actor | Bender | N/A N/A |
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| Andorra | Actor | Alexander Fox | N/A N/A |
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| The Woman in Cabin 10 | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| Untitled Priscilla, Queen of the Desert sequel | Actor | Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow | N/A N/A |
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| Scott Matthews - Wait in the Car. | Actor | Robert | N/A N/A |
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| Mr. Sunny Sky | Actor | Leonard Moore | N/A N/A |
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| Poor Boy | Actor | Danny | 59 Average |
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Directing |
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| Poor Boy | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
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Production |
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| 2021 | The Seventh Day | Production | Executive Producer | 56 Average |