Guy Pearce
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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
Credits
The Dog Stars (2026)
as Pops
Alien: Covenant (2017)
as Peter Weyland (uncredited)
The Brutalist (2024)
as Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr
Iron Man 3 (2013)
as Aldrich Killian
The King's Speech (2010)
as King Edward VIII
Memento (2000)
as Leonard
Prometheus (2012)
as Peter Weyland
L.A. Confidential (1997)
as Edmund 'Ed' Exley
Bedtime Stories (2008)
as Kendall
The Hurt Locker (2008)
as Sergeant Matt Thompson
Mary Queen of Scots (2018)
as William Cecil
The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
as Fernand Mondego
The Road (2009)
as Veteran
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse (2021)
as Thomas Clay
The Time Machine (2002)
as Alexander Hartdegen
Memory (2022)
as Vincent Serra
Back to the Outback (2021)
as Frank (voice)
Lockout (2012)
as Snow
The Woman in Cabin 10 (2025)
as Richard Bullmer
Bloodshot (2020)
as Dr. Emil Harting
The Rover (2014)
as Eric
Lawless (2012)
as Charlie Rakes
Spinning Man (2018)
as Evan Birch
Seeking Justice (2011)
as Simon
Ravenous (1999)
as Boyd
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
as Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow
The Shrouds (2025)
as Maury Entrekin
Rules of Engagement (2000)
as Maj. Mark Biggs
The Last Vermeer (2019)
as Han van Meegeren
The Seventh Day (2021)
as Father Peter
Killing Faith (2025)
as Bender
Swinging Safari (2018)
as Keith Hall
The Convert (2024)
as Thomas Munro
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010)
as Alex Hirst
Brimstone (2016)
as The Reverend
Traitor (2008)
as Roy Clayton
The Proposition (2005)
as Charlie Burns
The Catcher Was a Spy (2018)
as Robert Furman
Death Defying Acts (2007)
as Harry Houdini
Equals (2015)
as Jonas
Winged Creatures (2009)
as Dr Bruce Laraby
Hateship Loveship (2014)
as Ken
FX's A Christmas Carol (2019)
as Ebenezer Scrooge
The Infernal Machine (2022)
as Bruce Cogburn
Zone 414 (2021)
as David Carmichael
Factory Girl (2006)
as Andy Warhol
Ink (2026)
as Rupert Murdoch
Animal Kingdom (2010)
as Nathan Leckie
Genius (2016)
as F. Scott Fitzgerald
Two Brothers (2004)
as Aidan McRory
Breathe In (2013)
as Keith Reynolds
First Snow (2006)
as Jimmy Starks
Domino (2019)
as Joe Martin
Holding the Man (2015)
as Dick Conigrave
The Hard Word (2002)
as Dale
Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite (2015)
as Self
A Slipping Down Life (1999)
as Drumstrings Casey
Jack Irish: Bad Debts (2012)
as Jack Irish
In Her Skin (2009)
as Mr. Barber
Disturbing the Peace (2020)
as Jim Dillon
Poor Boy (—)
as Danny
Results (2015)
as Trevor
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus (2012)
as Self
Lorne (2016)
as Lorne
Sunrise (2024)
as Reynolds
Jack Irish: Dead Point (2014)
as Jack Irish
High End (—)
Actor
Dating the Enemy (1996)
as Brett
Till Human Voices Wake Us (2002)
as Dr. Sam Franks
Jack Irish: Black Tide (2012)
as Jack Irish
Together for Palestine (2025)
as Self
Hunting (1991)
as Sharp
The Marshal (—)
as Marshal Clay Mercer
Colin Hay: Waiting for My Real Life (2015)
as Self
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential' (2008)
as Self
Between a Frock and a Hard Place (2015)
as Self
Priscilla Queen of the Desert 2 (—)
as Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow
The Price of Peace (—)
as President Harry S. Truman
Disturbing the Peace: A Small Town Standoff (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
33 Postcards (2011)
as Dean Randall
Neighbours Made Me a Star (2022)
as Self
Friday on My Mind (1990)
Actor
Inside (2025)
as Warren Murfett
Flynn (1993)
as Errol Flynn
The Neverending Pillow Fort (—)
Actor
Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential' (2008)
as Self
Donny The Drone (2017)
as Donny (voice)
Something Elemental: Making 'The Rover' (2014)
as Self
The Teller (—)
Actor
Scarcity (2025)
as Voice
The Road Home (—)
as Archbishop Trevor Huddleston
Queen of the Falls (—)
Actor
The Devil Game (1997)
as Michael
Ladies Please! (1994)
as Self
Woundings (1998)
as Jimmy Compton
Heaven Tonight (1990)
as Paul Dysart
The Vesuvius Challenge (—)
as Self – Narrator
Blurred (—)
Actor
Mr. Sunny Sky (—)
as Leonard Moore
Neponset Circle (—)
Actor
Easter Rising (—)
as Padraig Pearse