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.
Known for
Neighbours
Mike Young
The Oscars
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Prometheus
Peter Weyland
Iron Man 3
Aldrich Killian
The Man from Snowy River
Rob McGregor
Neponset Circle
Going Live!
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Memento
Leonard
Alien: Covenant
Peter Weyland (uncredited)
Mare of Easttown
Richard Ryan
Bloodshot
Dr. Emil Harting
Lawless
Charlie Rakes
Ravenous
Boyd
Halifax f.p.
Daniel Viney/Richard Viney
Seeking Justice
Simon
The Brutalist
Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr
Jack Irish
Jack Irish
L.A. Confidential
Edmund 'Ed' Exley
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
Thomas Clay
The Road
Veteran
The Woman in Cabin 10
Richard Bullmer
Mildred Pierce
Monte Beragon
Killing Faith
Bender
The King's Speech
King Edward VIII
The Hurt Locker
Sergeant Matt Thompson
The Count of Monte Cristo
Fernand Mondego
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow
Memory
Vincent Serra
Bedtime Stories
Kendall
Sean Saves the World
Miles
Zone 414
David Carmichael
The Time Machine
Alexander Hartdegen
A Spy Among Friends
Kim Philby
When We Rise
Cleve Jones
Equals
Jonas
Prometheus: Project Prometheus - Mission
Peter Weyland
The Innocents
Halvorson
The Clearing
Dr. Bryce Latham
Mary Queen of Scots
William Cecil
The Rover
Eric
The Shrouds
Maury Entrekin
Ink
Rupert Murdoch
The Convert
Thomas Munro
Lockout
Snow
Back to the Outback
Frank (voice)
The Wizards of Aus
Morgan Wright
Traitor
Roy Clayton
The Catcher Was a Spy
Robert Furman
Brimstone
The Reverend
Factory Girl
Andy Warhol
Ladies Please!
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Domino
Joe Martin
Animal Kingdom
Nathan Leckie
Bony
Late Arrival
The Proposition
Charlie Burns
The Dog Stars
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Alex Hirst
Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite
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Rules of Engagement
Maj. Mark Biggs
The Peter Weyland Files: TED Conference, 2023
Peter Weyland
The Infernal Machine
Bruce Cogburn
Hateship Loveship
Ken
Inside
Warren Murfett
Spinning Man
Evan Birch
Genius
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Results
Trevor
FX's A Christmas Carol
Ebenezer Scrooge
Winged Creatures
Dr Bruce Laraby
The Seventh Day
Father Peter
Death Defying Acts
Harry Houdini
In Her Skin
Mr. Barber
Poor Boy
Danny
Two Brothers
Aidan McRory
Holding the Man
Dick Conigrave
The Last Vermeer
Han van Meegeren
First Snow
Jimmy Starks
Disturbing the Peace
Jim Dillon
Flynn
Errol Flynn
Swinging Safari
Keith Hall
Lorne
Lorne
Dating the Enemy
Brett
Heaven Tonight
Paul Dysart
Hunting
Sharp
Breathe In
Keith Reynolds
Sunrise
Reynolds
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
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The Hard Word
Dale
33 Postcards
Dean Randall
Jack Irish: Black Tide
Jack Irish
Jack Irish: Bad Debts
Jack Irish
Jack Irish: Dead Point
Jack Irish
Till Human Voices Wake Us
Dr. Sam Franks
A Slipping Down Life
Drumstrings Casey
Priscilla Queen of the Desert 2
Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow
Between a Frock and a Hard Place
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Blurred
Together for Palestine
Self
Woundings
Jimmy Compton
Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'
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Mr. Sunny Sky
Leonard Moore
Donny The Drone
Donny (voice)
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
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Disturbing the Peace: A Small Town Standoff
Self (archive footage)
Neighbours Made Me a Star
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Colin Hay: Waiting for My Real Life
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Something Elemental: Making 'The Rover'
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Scarcity
Voice
Queen of the Falls
The Devil Game
Friday on My Mind
Easter Rising
Padraig Pearse
The Daily Show
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
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The View
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The Late Late Show with James Corden
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
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Richard & Judy
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The Price of Peace
President Harry S. Truman
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
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Take 5 with Zan Rowe
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