Guy Pearce
89 movies · 14 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Oct 5, 1967 (age 59)
- Place of birth
- Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Guy Edward 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).
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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
Guy Pearce: movies and TV shows
Acting (103)
- Upcoming Ink
as Rupert Murdoch
- Upcoming Easter Rising
as Padraig Pearse
- Upcoming Priscilla Queen of the Desert 2
as Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow
- Upcoming Poor Boy
as Danny
- Upcoming Mr. Sunny Sky
as Leonard Moore
- Upcoming
- Upcoming
- Upcoming
- Upcoming The Price of Peace
as President Harry S. Truman
- Upcoming The Marshal
as Marshal Clay Mercer
- Upcoming
- Upcoming The Road Home
as Archbishop Trevor Huddleston
- Upcoming
- Upcoming
- 2026 The Dog Stars
as Pops
- 2025 The Woman in Cabin 10
as Richard Bullmer
- 2025 Killing Faith
as Bender
- 2025 Scarcity
as Voice
- 2025 The Shrouds
as Maury Entrekin
- 2025 Inside
as Warren Murfett
- 2024 The Brutalist
as Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr
- 2024 The Convert
as Thomas Munro
- 2024 Sunrise
as Reynolds
- 2023
- 2022
- 2022 The Infernal Machine
as Bruce Cogburn
- 2022 Memory
as Vincent Serra
- 2021 Back to the Outback
as Frank (voice)
- 2021 Zone 414
as David Carmichael
- 2021 Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
as Thomas Clay
- 2021
- 2021 The Seventh Day
as Father Peter
- 2020 Bloodshot
as Dr. Emil Harting
- 2020 Disturbing the Peace
as Jim Dillon
- 2019
- 2019 FX's A Christmas Carol
as Ebenezer Scrooge
- 2019 The Last Vermeer
as Han van Meegeren
- 2019 Domino
as Joe Martin
- 2018 Mary Queen of Scots
as William Cecil
- 2018
- 2018 The Catcher Was a Spy
as Robert Furman
- 2018 Spinning Man
as Evan Birch
- 2018 Swinging Safari
as Keith Hall
- 2017 Donny The Drone
as Donny (voice)
- 2017 Alien: Covenant
as Peter Weyland (uncredited)
- 2017
- 2016 Genius
as F. Scott Fitzgerald
- 2016 Brimstone
as The Reverend
- 2016
- 2016 Lorne
as Lorne
- 2016
- 2015 Holding the Man
as Dick Conigrave
- 2015 Equals
as Jonas
- 2015 Results
as Trevor
- 2014 The Rover
as Eric
- 2014 Jack Irish: Dead Point
as Jack Irish
- 2014 Hateship Loveship
as Ken
- 2013
- 2013 Iron Man 3
as Aldrich Killian
- 2013 Breathe In
as Keith Reynolds
- 2012 Jack Irish: Black Tide
as Jack Irish
- 2012 Jack Irish: Bad Debts
as Jack Irish
- 2012 Lawless
as Charlie Rakes
- 2012 Prometheus
as Peter Weyland
- 2012 Lockout
as Snow
- 2011 Seeking Justice
as Simon
- 2011 33 Postcards
as Dean Randall
- 2011
- 2010 The King's Speech
as King Edward VIII
- 2010 Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
as Alex Hirst
- 2010 Animal Kingdom
as Nathan Leckie
- 2009 The Road
as Veteran
- 2009 Winged Creatures
as Dr Bruce Laraby
- 2009 In Her Skin
as Mr. Barber
- 2008 Bedtime Stories
as Kendall
- 2008 The Hurt Locker
as Sergeant Matt Thompson
- 2008 Traitor
as Roy Clayton
- 2007 Death Defying Acts
as Harry Houdini
- 2006 Factory Girl
as Andy Warhol
- 2006 First Snow
as Jimmy Starks
- 2005 The Proposition
as Charlie Burns
- 2004 Two Brothers
as Aidan McRory
- 2002 Till Human Voices Wake Us
as Dr. Sam Franks
- 2002 The Hard Word
as Dale
- 2002 The Time Machine
as Alexander Hartdegen
- 2002 The Count of Monte Cristo
as Fernand Mondego
- 2000 Memento
as Leonard
- 2000 Rules of Engagement
as Maj. Mark Biggs
- 1999 Ravenous
as Boyd
- 1999 A Slipping Down Life
as Drumstrings Casey
- 1998 Woundings
as Jimmy Compton
- 1997 L.A. Confidential
as Edmund 'Ed' Exley
- 1997 The Devil Game
as Michael
- 1996 Dating the Enemy
as Brett
- 1994
- 1994
- 1994 The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
as Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow
- 1993 Flynn
as Errol Flynn
- 1992
- 1991 Hunting
as Sharp
- 1990 Heaven Tonight
as Paul Dysart
- 1990
- 1985
Behind the camera (2)
- 2025 Inside
Executive Producer
- 2021 The Seventh Day
Executive Producer
Talk shows and appearances (26)
- Upcoming
- 2025
- 2022 Take 5 with Zan Rowe
1 episode
- 2022
- 2020
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
1 episode
- 2015
- 2015
- 2015 The Late Late Show with James Corden
1 episode
- 2015
- 2014
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers
1 episode
- 2012
- 2008
- 2008
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
1 episode
- 2001 Richard & Judy
1 episode
- 2001 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
1 episode
- 1997 The View
1 episode
- 1996 The Daily Show
1 episode
- 1994
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1 episode
- 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1 episode
- 1987 Going Live!
1 episode
- 1953 The Oscars
1 episode
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards
1 episode