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.
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.
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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q223745
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Filmography (Movies)
The Dog Stars
Character:
Release Date:27/08/2026
The Woman in Cabin 10
Character:Richard Bullmer
Release Date:09/10/2025
Killing Faith
Character:Bender
Release Date:03/10/2025
Together for Palestine
Character:Self
Release Date:17/09/2025
Scarcity
Character:Voice
Release Date:13/06/2025
The Shrouds
Character:Maury Entrekin
Release Date:03/04/2025
Inside
Character:Warren Murfett
Release Date:27/02/2025
The Brutalist
Character:Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr
Release Date:20/12/2024
The Convert
Character:Thomas Munro
Release Date:14/03/2024
Sunrise
Character:Reynolds
Release Date:19/01/2024
The Infernal Machine
Character:Bruce Cogburn
Release Date:23/09/2022
Neighbours Made Me a Star
Character:Self
Release Date:29/07/2022
Memory
Character:Vincent Serra
Release Date:28/04/2022
Back to the Outback
Character:Frank (voice)
Release Date:03/12/2021
Zone 414
Character:David Carmichael
Release Date:03/09/2021
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
Character:Thomas Clay
Release Date:29/04/2021
The Seventh Day
Character:Father Peter
Release Date:26/03/2021
Bloodshot
Character:Dr. Emil Harting
Release Date:05/03/2020
Disturbing the Peace: A Small Town Standoff
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:18/02/2020
Disturbing the Peace
Character:Jim Dillon
Release Date:17/01/2020
FX's A Christmas Carol
Character:Ebenezer Scrooge
Release Date:19/12/2019
The Last Vermeer
Character:Han van Meegeren
Release Date:11/09/2019
Domino
Character:Joe Martin
Release Date:31/05/2019
Mary Queen of Scots
Character:William Cecil
Release Date:07/12/2018
The Catcher Was a Spy
Character:Robert Furman
Release Date:22/06/2018
Spinning Man
Character:Evan Birch
Release Date:06/04/2018
Swinging Safari
Character:Keith Hall
Release Date:18/01/2018
Donny The Drone
Character:Donny (voice)
Release Date:20/12/2017
Alien: Covenant
Character:Peter Weyland (uncredited)
Release Date:09/05/2017
Genius
Character:F. Scott Fitzgerald
Release Date:10/06/2016
Brimstone
Character:The Reverend
Release Date:12/03/2016
Lorne
Character:Lorne
Release Date:10/02/2016
Holding the Man
Character:Dick Conigrave
Release Date:27/08/2015
Colin Hay: Waiting for My Real Life
Character:Self
Release Date:04/08/2015
Equals
Character:Jonas
Release Date:15/07/2015
Between a Frock and a Hard Place
Character:Self
Release Date:18/06/2015
Results
Character:Trevor
Release Date:29/05/2015
Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite
Character:Self
Release Date:16/03/2015
Something Elemental: Making 'The Rover'
Character:Self
Release Date:24/09/2014
The Rover
Character:Eric
Release Date:04/06/2014
Jack Irish: Dead Point
Character:Jack Irish
Release Date:13/04/2014
Hateship Loveship
Character:Ken
Release Date:11/04/2014
Iron Man 3
Character:Aldrich Killian
Release Date:18/04/2013
Breathe In
Character:Keith Reynolds
Release Date:18/01/2013
Jack Irish: Black Tide
Character:Jack Irish
Release Date:24/10/2012
Jack Irish: Bad Debts
Character:Jack Irish
Release Date:14/10/2012
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
Character:Self
Release Date:11/10/2012
Lawless
Character:Charlie Rakes
Release Date:29/08/2012
Prometheus
Character:Peter Weyland
Release Date:30/05/2012
Prometheus: Project Prometheus - Mission
Character:Peter Weyland
Release Date:30/05/2012
Lockout
Character:Snow
Release Date:12/04/2012
The Peter Weyland Files: TED Conference, 2023
Character:Peter Weyland
Release Date:08/02/2012
Seeking Justice
Character:Simon
Release Date:02/09/2011
33 Postcards
Character:Dean Randall
Release Date:09/06/2011
The King's Speech
Character:King Edward VIII
Release Date:26/11/2010
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Character:Alex Hirst
Release Date:06/11/2010
Animal Kingdom
Character:Nathan Leckie
Release Date:03/06/2010
The Road
Character:Veteran
Release Date:25/11/2009
Winged Creatures
Character:Dr Bruce Laraby
Release Date:08/07/2009
In Her Skin
Character:Mr. Barber
Release Date:14/03/2009
Bedtime Stories
Character:Kendall
Release Date:24/12/2008
The Hurt Locker
Character:Sergeant Matt Thompson
Release Date:10/10/2008
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
Character:Self
Release Date:23/09/2008
Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'
Character:Self
Release Date:23/09/2008
Traitor
Character:Roy Clayton
Release Date:23/08/2008
Death Defying Acts
Character:Harry Houdini
Release Date:13/09/2007
Factory Girl
Character:Andy Warhol
Release Date:29/12/2006
First Snow
Character:Jimmy Starks
Release Date:05/05/2006
The Proposition
Character:Charlie Burns
Release Date:06/10/2005
Two Brothers
Character:Aidan McRory
Release Date:07/04/2004
Till Human Voices Wake Us
Character:Dr. Sam Franks
Release Date:12/09/2002
The Hard Word
Character:Dale
Release Date:30/05/2002
The Time Machine
Character:Alexander Hartdegen
Release Date:04/03/2002
The Count of Monte Cristo
Character:Fernand Mondego
Release Date:23/01/2002
Memento
Character:Leonard
Release Date:11/10/2000
Rules of Engagement
Character:Maj. Mark Biggs
Release Date:07/04/2000
Ravenous
Character:Boyd
Release Date:16/03/1999
A Slipping Down Life
Character:Drumstrings Casey
Release Date:22/01/1999
Woundings
Character:Jimmy Compton
Release Date:08/10/1998
L.A. Confidential
Character:Edmund 'Ed' Exley
Release Date:19/09/1997
The Devil Game
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1997
Dating the Enemy
Character:Brett
Release Date:19/09/1996
Ladies Please!
Character:Self
Release Date:08/09/1994
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Character:Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow
Release Date:31/05/1994
Flynn
Character:Errol Flynn
Release Date:15/05/1993
Hunting
Character:Sharp
Release Date:31/10/1991
Heaven Tonight
Character:Paul Dysart
Release Date:12/11/1990
Friday on My Mind
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1990
Television Appearances
The Clearing
Character:Dr. Bryce Latham
A Spy Among Friends
Character:Kim Philby
Take 5 with Zan Rowe
Character:Self
Mare of Easttown
Character:Richard Ryan
The Innocents
Character:Halvorson
When We Rise
Character:Cleve Jones
Jack Irish
Character:Jack Irish
The Wizards of Aus
Character:Morgan Wright
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
Sean Saves the World
Character:Miles
Mildred Pierce
Character:Monte Beragon
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
Richard & Judy
Character:Self
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Character:Self
The View
Character:Self
The Daily Show
Character:Self
Halifax f.p.
Character:Daniel Viney/Richard Viney
The Man from Snowy River
Character:Rob McGregor
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
Bony
Character:Late Arrival
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Character:Self
Going Live!
Character:Self
Neighbours
Character:Mike Young
The Oscars
Character:Self
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
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