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.
Filmography (127)
The Dog Stars
2026
The Shrouds
2025
Killing Faith
2025
Inside
2025
The Woman in Cabin 10
2025
Scarcity
2025
Together for Palestine
2025
The Brutalist
2024
The Convert
2024
Sunrise
2024
The Clearing
2023
The Infernal Machine
2022
Neighbours Made Me a Star
2022
Memory
2022
A Spy Among Friends
2022
Take 5 with Zan Rowe
2022
The Seventh Day
2021
Zone 414
2021
Back to the Outback
2021
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
2021
Mare of Easttown
2021
Disturbing the Peace
2020
Bloodshot
2020
Disturbing the Peace: A Small Town Standoff
2020
Domino
2019
The Last Vermeer
2019
FX's A Christmas Carol
2019
A Christmas Carol
2019
The Catcher Was a Spy
2018
Swinging Safari
2018
Spinning Man
2018
Mary Queen of Scots
2018
The Innocents
2018
Alien: Covenant
2017
Donny The Drone
2017
When We Rise
2017
Genius
2016
Brimstone
2016
Lorne
2016
Jack Irish
2016
The Wizards of Aus
2016
Results
2015
Equals
2015
Holding the Man
2015
Between a Frock and a Hard Place
2015
Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite
2015
Colin Hay: Waiting for My Real Life
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
The Rover
2014
Hateship Loveship
2014
Jack Irish: Dead Point
2014
Something Elemental: Making 'The Rover'
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Iron Man 3
2013
Breathe In
2013
Sean Saves the World
2013
Lockout
2012
Prometheus
2012
Lawless
2012
Jack Irish: Bad Debts
2012
Jack Irish: Black Tide
2012
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
2012
Seeking Justice
2011
33 Postcards
2011
Mildred Pierce
2011
Animal Kingdom
2010
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
2010
The King's Speech
2010
The Road
2009
Winged Creatures
2009
In Her Skin
2009
Bedtime Stories
2008
The Hurt Locker
2008
Traitor
2008
Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'
2008
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
2008
Death Defying Acts
2007
Factory Girl
2006
First Snow
2006
The Proposition
2005
Two Brothers
2004
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
The Time Machine
2002
The Count of Monte Cristo
2002
Till Human Voices Wake Us
2002
The Hard Word
2002
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001
Richard & Judy
2001
Memento
2000
Rules of Engagement
2000
Ravenous
1999
A Slipping Down Life
1999
Woundings
1998
L.A. Confidential
1997
The Devil Game
1997
The View
1997
Dating the Enemy
1996
The Daily Show
1996
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
1994
Ladies Please!
1994
The Man from Snowy River
1994
Halifax f.p.
1994
Flynn
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Bony
1992
Hunting
1991
Heaven Tonight
1990
Friday on My Mind
1990
Going Live!
1987
Neighbours
1985
The Oscars
1953
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Easter Rising
Priscilla Queen of the Desert 2
Poor Boy
Mr. Sunny Sky
Blurred
Neponset Circle
Ink
Queen of the Falls
The Price of Peace
The Marshal
High End
The Road Home
The Neverending Pillow Fort
The Teller
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