Guy Pearce
Acting
1967-10-05 · Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
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.
Filmography
TheatersInk
2026 · Movie
TheatersThe Dog Stars
2026 · Movie
The Woman in Cabin 10
2025 · Movie
Killing Faith
2025 · Movie
Together for Palestine
2025 · Movie
Scarcity
2025 · Movie
The Shrouds
2025 · Movie
Inside
2025 · Movie
The Brutalist
2024 · Movie
The Convert
2024 · Movie
Sunrise
2024 · Movie
The Clearing
2023 · Series
A Spy Among Friends
2022 · Series
The Infernal Machine
2022 · Movie
Take 5 with Zan Rowe
2022 · Series
Neighbours Made Me a Star
2022 · Movie
Memory
2022 · Movie
Back to the Outback
2021 · Movie
Zone 414
2021 · Movie
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
2021 · Movie
Mare of Easttown
2021 · Series
The Seventh Day
2021 · Movie
Bloodshot
2020 · Movie
Disturbing the Peace: A Small Town Standoff
2020 · Movie
Disturbing the Peace
2020 · Movie
A Christmas Carol
2019 · Series
FX's A Christmas Carol
2019 · Movie
The Last Vermeer
2019 · Movie
Domino
2019 · Movie
Mary Queen of Scots
2018 · Movie
The Innocents
2018 · Series
The Catcher Was a Spy
2018 · Movie
Spinning Man
2018 · Movie
Swinging Safari
2018 · Movie
Donny The Drone
2017 · Movie
Alien: Covenant
2017 · Movie
When We Rise
2017 · Series
Genius
2016 · Movie
Brimstone
2016 · Movie
Jack Irish
2016 · Series
Lorne
2016 · Movie
The Wizards of Aus
2016 · Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Series
Holding the Man
2015 · Movie
Colin Hay: Waiting for My Real Life
2015 · Movie
Equals
2015 · Movie
Between a Frock and a Hard Place
2015 · Movie
Results
2015 · Movie
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Series
Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite
2015 · Movie
Something Elemental: Making 'The Rover'
2014 · Movie
The Rover
2014 · Movie
Jack Irish: Dead Point
2014 · Movie
Hateship Loveship
2014 · Movie
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Series
Sean Saves the World
2013 · Series
Iron Man 3
2013 · Movie
Breathe In
2013 · Movie
Jack Irish: Black Tide
2012 · Movie
Jack Irish: Bad Debts
2012 · Movie
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
2012 · Movie
Lawless
2012 · Movie
Prometheus
2012 · Movie
Lockout
2012 · Movie
Seeking Justice
2011 · Movie
33 Postcards
2011 · Movie
Mildred Pierce
2011 · Series
The King's Speech
2010 · Movie
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
2010 · Movie
Animal Kingdom
2010 · Movie
The Road
2009 · Movie
Winged Creatures
2009 · Movie
In Her Skin
2009 · Movie
Bedtime Stories
2008 · Movie
The Hurt Locker
2008 · Movie
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
2008 · Movie
Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'
2008 · Movie
Traitor
2008 · Movie
Death Defying Acts
2007 · Movie
Factory Girl
2006 · Movie
First Snow
2006 · Movie
The Proposition
2005 · Movie
Two Brothers
2004 · Movie
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Series
Till Human Voices Wake Us
2002 · Movie
The Hard Word
2002 · Movie
The Time Machine
2002 · Movie
The Count of Monte Cristo
2002 · Movie
Richard & Judy
2001 · Series
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001 · Series
Memento
2000 · Movie
Rules of Engagement
2000 · Movie
Ravenous
1999 · Movie
A Slipping Down Life
1999 · Movie
Woundings
1998 · Movie
L.A. Confidential
1997 · Movie
The View
1997 · Series
The Devil Game
1997 · Movie
Dating the Enemy
1996 · Movie
The Daily Show
1996 · Series
Halifax f.p.
1994 · Series
The Man from Snowy River
1994 · Series
Ladies Please!
1994 · Movie
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
1994 · Movie
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Series
Flynn
1993 · Movie
Bony
1992 · Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · Series
Hunting
1991 · Movie
Heaven Tonight
1990 · Movie
Friday on My Mind
1990 · Movie
Going Live!
1987 · Series
Neighbours
1985 · Series
The Oscars
1953 · Series
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Series
High End
Movie
Poor Boy
Movie
The Marshal
Movie
The Neverending Pillow Fort
Movie
The Teller
Movie
The Price of Peace
Movie
The Road Home
Movie
Priscilla Queen of the Desert 2
Movie
Mr. Sunny Sky
Movie
Neponset Circle
Movie
Blurred
Movie
The Vesuvius Challenge
Movie
Queen of the Falls
Movie
Easter Rising
Movie