Guy Pearce
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
Leonard
Memento
Edmund 'Ed' Exley
L.A. Confidential
Alexander Hartdegen
The Time Machine
Kendall
Bedtime Stories
Boyd
Ravenous
Aidan McRory
Deux Frères
Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Maj. Mark Biggs
Rules of Engagement
Veteran
The Road
Fernand Mondego
The Count of Monte Cristo
Sergeant Matt Thompson
The Hurt Locker
Andy Warhol
Factory Girl
Roy Clayton
Traitor
Harry Houdini
Death Defying Acts
Dr. Sam Franks
Till Human Voices Wake Us
Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr
The Brutalist
Maury
The Shrouds
Nathan Leckie
Animal Kingdom
Dr Bruce Laraby
Winged Creatures
Jimmy Starks
First Snow
Bruce Cogburn
The Infernal Machine
Brett
Dating the Enemy
Dale
The Hard Word
Charlie Burns
The Proposition
Alex Hirst
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Mr. Barber
In Her Skin
Thomas Munro
The Convert
Drumstrings Casey
A Slipping Down Life
Aldrich Killian
Iron Man 3
Snow
Lockout
Robert Furman
The Catcher Was a Spy
Peter Weyland
Prometheus
Charlie Rakes
Lawless
Simon
Seeking Justice
Jack Irish
Jack Irish: Bad Debts
Jack Irish
Jack Irish: Black Tide
Eric
The Rover
Self
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
Dean Randall
33 Postcards
Keith Reynolds
Breathe In
Ken
Hateship Loveship
Jimmy Compton
Woundings
Padraig Pearse
Easter Rising
King Edward VIII
The King's Speech
Jack Irish
Jack Irish: Dead Point
Paul Dysart
Heaven Tonight
Sharp
Hunting
Errol Flynn
Flynn
Peter Weyland (uncredited)
Alien: Covenant
Bender
Killing Faith
Self
Neighbours Made Me a Star
The Devil Game
Trevor
Results
Reynolds
Sunrise
Jonas
Equals
Warren Murfett
Inside
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Genius
The Reverend
Brimstone
Dick Conigrave
Holding the Man
Self
Between a Frock and a Hard Place
Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow
Priscilla Queen of the Desert 2
Self
Ladies Please!
Self
Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite
Keith Hall
Swinging Safari
Evan Birch
Spinning Man
William Cecil
Mary Queen of Scots
Joe Martin
Domino
Donny (voice)
Donny The Drone
Lorne
Lorne
Danny
Poor Boy
Han van Meegeren
The Last Vermeer
Jim Dillon
Disturbing the Peace
Dr. Emil Harting
Bloodshot
Father Peter
The Seventh Day
Ebenezer Scrooge
FX's A Christmas Carol
David Carmichael
Zone 414
Self (archive footage)
Disturbing the Peace: A Small Town Standoff
Frank (voice)
Back to the Outback
Thomas Clay
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
Vincent Serra
Memory
Self
Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'
Self
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
Self
Something Elemental: Making 'The Rover'
Richard Bullmer
The Woman in Cabin 10
Leonard Moore
Mr. Sunny Sky
Self
Colin Hay: Waiting for My Real Life
Blurred
The Dog Stars
Peter Weyland
Prometheus: Project Prometheus - Mission
Peter Weyland
The Peter Weyland Files: TED Conference, 2023
Neponset Circle
Rupert Murdoch
Ink
Queen of the Falls
Friday on My Mind
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
94
Gender
Male
Birthday
1967-10-05
Place of Birth
Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Also Known As
Guy Edward Pearce