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Guy Pearce

Born: 1967

Biography

Guy Edward Pearce (born 5 October 1967) is an Australian actor. Born in Ely, Cambridgeshire, and raised in Geelong, he started his career portraying Mike Young in the Australian television series Neighbours. He received international attention for his breakout role in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) and subsequently took starring roles in Curtis Hanson's L.A. Confidential (1997), Christopher Nolan's Memento (2000) and Simon Wells's The Time Machine (2002). Pearce is known for his performances in the film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's The Road (2009), Kathryn Bigelow's war drama The Hurt Locker (2009) and Tom Hooper's historical drama The King's Speech (2010). He has appeared in Ridley Scott's Prometheus (2012), the Marvel action film Iron Man 3 (2013), Alien: Covenant (2017), and the historical biopic Mary Queen of Scots (2018). In Australian cinema, he has appeared in The Proposition (2005), Animal Kingdom (2010), 33 Postcards (2011), The Rover (2014), Holding the Man (2015) and The Wizards of Aus (2016). 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 Todd Haynes' limited series Mildred Pierce (2011) and the HBO crime miniseries Mare of Easttown. Pearce won a Primetime Emmy Award for Mildred Pierce and has received numerous award nominations including for a Golden Globe Award, three Screen Actors Guild Awards and an Australian Academy Film Award. IndieWire named him one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination. Description above from the Wikipedia article Guy Pearce, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For Acting
Gender Male
Place of Birth Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

Resources

Movies

Memento

Leonard in Memento

L.A. Confidential

Edmund 'Ed' Exley in L.A. Confidential

The Time Machine

Alexander Hartdegen in The Time Machine

Bedtime Stories

Kendall in Bedtime Stories

Ravenous

Boyd in Ravenous

Two Brothers

Aidan McRory in Two Brothers

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Rules of Engagement

Maj. Mark Biggs in Rules of Engagement

The Road

Veteran in The Road

The Count of Monte Cristo

Fernand Mondego in The Count of Monte Cristo

The Hurt Locker

Sergeant Matt Thompson in The Hurt Locker

Factory Girl

Andy Warhol in Factory Girl

Traitor

Roy Clayton in Traitor

Death Defying Acts

Harry Houdini in Death Defying Acts

Till Human Voices Wake Us

Dr. Sam Franks in Till Human Voices Wake Us

The Brutalist

Harrison Lee Van Buren in The Brutalist

The Shrouds

Maury in The Shrouds

Animal Kingdom

Nathan Leckie in Animal Kingdom

Winged Creatures

Dr Bruce Laraby in Winged Creatures

First Snow

Jimmy Starks in First Snow

The Infernal Machine

Bruce Cogburn in The Infernal Machine

Dating the Enemy

Brett in Dating the Enemy

The Hard Word

Dale in The Hard Word

The Proposition

Charlie Burns in The Proposition

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

Alex Hirst in Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

In Her Skin

Mr. Barber in In Her Skin

The Convert

Thomas Munro in The Convert

A Slipping Down Life

Drumstrings Casey in A Slipping Down Life

Iron Man 3

Aldrich Killian in Iron Man 3

Lockout

Snow in Lockout

The Catcher Was a Spy

Robert Furman in The Catcher Was a Spy

Prometheus

Peter Weyland in Prometheus

Lawless

Charlie Rakes in Lawless

Seeking Justice

Simon in Seeking Justice

Jack Irish: Bad Debts

Jack Irish in Jack Irish: Bad Debts

Jack Irish: Black Tide

Jack Irish in Jack Irish: Black Tide

The Rover

Eric in The Rover

The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus

Self in The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus

33 Postcards

Dean Randall in 33 Postcards

Breathe In

Keith Reynolds in Breathe In

Hateship Loveship

Ken in Hateship Loveship

Woundings

Jimmy Compton in Woundings

Easter Rising

Padraig Pearse in Easter Rising

The King's Speech

King Edward VIII in The King's Speech

Jack Irish: Dead Point

Jack Irish in Jack Irish: Dead Point

Heaven Tonight

Paul Dysart in Heaven Tonight

Hunting

Sharp in Hunting

Flynn

Errol Flynn in Flynn

Alien: Covenant

Peter Weyland (uncredited) in Alien: Covenant

Killing Faith

Bender in Killing Faith

Neighbours Made Me a Star

Self in Neighbours Made Me a Star

The Devil Game

in The Devil Game

Results

Trevor in Results

Sunrise

Reynolds in Sunrise

Equals

Jonas in Equals

Inside

Warren Murfett in Inside

Scott Matthews - Wait in the Car.

Robert in Scott Matthews - Wait in the Car.

Genius

F. Scott Fitzgerald in Genius

Brimstone

The Reverend in Brimstone

Holding the Man

Dick Conigrave in Holding the Man

Between a Frock and a Hard Place

Self in Between a Frock and a Hard Place

Untitled Priscilla, Queen of the Desert sequel

Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow in Untitled Priscilla, Queen of the Desert sequel

The Peter Weyland Files: TED Conference, 2023

Peter Weyland in The Peter Weyland Files: TED Conference, 2023

Ladies Please!

Self in Ladies Please!

Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite

Self in Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite

Swinging Safari

Keith Hall in Swinging Safari

Spinning Man

Evan Birch in Spinning Man

Mary Queen of Scots

William Cecil in Mary Queen of Scots

Domino

Joe Martin in Domino

Donny The Drone

Donny (voice) in Donny The Drone

Lorne

Lorne in Lorne

Poor Boy

Danny in Poor Boy

The Last Vermeer

Han van Meegeren in The Last Vermeer

Disturbing the Peace

Jim Dillon in Disturbing the Peace

Bloodshot

Dr. Emil Harting in Bloodshot

The Seventh Day

Father Peter in The Seventh Day

FX's A Christmas Carol

Ebenezer Scrooge in FX's A Christmas Carol

Zone 414

David Carmichael in Zone 414

Disturbing the Peace: A Small Town Standoff

Self (archive footage) in Disturbing the Peace: A Small Town Standoff

Back to the Outback

Frank (voice) in Back to the Outback

Tom Clancy's Without Remorse

Thomas Clay in Tom Clancy's Without Remorse

Memory

Vincent Serra in Memory

Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'

Self in Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'

Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'

Self in Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'

Something Elemental: Making 'The Rover'

Self in Something Elemental: Making 'The Rover'

The Woman in Cabin 10

in The Woman in Cabin 10

TV Shows