Guy Pearce
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
- 2026 · The Dog Stars as
- 2025 · The Woman in Cabin 10 as Richard Bullmer
- 2025 · Killing Faith as Bender
- 2025 · The Shrouds as Maury
- 2024 · The Brutalist as Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr
- 2024 · The Convert as Thomas Munro
- 2024 · Sunrise as Reynolds
- 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 · Mare of Easttown as Richard Ryan
- 2020 · Bloodshot as Dr. Emil Harting
- 2020 · Disturbing the Peace as Jim Dillon
- 2018 · Spinning Man as Evan Birch
- 2017 · Alien: Covenant as Peter Weyland (uncredited)
- 2016 · Brimstone as The Reverend
- 2016 · Jack Irish as Jack Irish
- 2015 · Colin Hay: Waiting for My Real Life as Self
- 2015 · The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2013 · Iron Man 3 as Aldrich Killian
- 2012 · Jack Irish: Black Tide as Jack Irish
- 2012 · Lawless as Charlie Rakes
- 2012 · Prometheus as Peter Weyland
- 2012 · Lockout as Snow
- 2011 · Mildred Pierce as Monte Beragon
- 2010 · The King's Speech as King Edward VIII
- 2010 · Don't Be Afraid of the Dark as Alex Hirst
- 2009 · The Road as Veteran
- 2009 · Winged Creatures as Dr Bruce Laraby
- 2008 · Bedtime Stories as Kendall
- 2008 · The Hurt Locker as Sergeant Matt Thompson
- 2008 · Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential' as Self
- 2008 · Traitor as Roy Clayton
- 2005 · The Proposition as Charlie Burns
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2002 · The Time Machine as Alexander Hartdegen
- 2002 · The Count of Monte Cristo as Fernand Mondego
- 2001 · Richard & Judy as Self
- 2001 · Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self
- 2000 · Memento as Leonard
- 2000 · Rules of Engagement as Maj. Mark Biggs
- 1999 · Ravenous as Boyd
- 1997 · L.A. Confidential as Edmund 'Ed' Exley
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1994 · Halifax f.p. as Daniel Viney/Richard Viney
- 1994 · The Man from Snowy River as Rob McGregor
- 1994 · The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert as Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self
- 1990 · Heaven Tonight as Paul Dysart
- 1987 · Going Live! as Self
- 1985 · Neighbours as Mike Young
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee
- Future · Easter Rising as Padraig Pearse
- Future · Blurred as
- 2025 · Inside as Warren Murfett
- 2023 · The Clearing as Dr. Bryce Latham
- 2022 · A Spy Among Friends as Kim Philby
- 2022 · Take 5 with Zan Rowe as Self
- 2022 · Neighbours Made Me a Star as Self
- 2021 · The Seventh Day as Father Peter
- 2020 · Disturbing the Peace: A Small Town Standoff as Self (archive footage)
- 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 · The Innocents as Halvorson
- 2018 · The Catcher Was a Spy as Robert Furman
- 2018 · Swinging Safari as Keith Hall
- 2017 · Donny The Drone as Donny (voice)
- 2017 · When We Rise as Cleve Jones
- 2016 · Genius as F. Scott Fitzgerald
- 2016 · Lorne as Lorne
- 2016 · The Wizards of Aus as Morgan Wright
- 2015 · Holding the Man as Dick Conigrave
- 2015 · Equals as Jonas
- 2015 · Between a Frock and a Hard Place as Self
- 2015 · Results as Trevor
- 2015 · Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite as Self
- 2014 · Something Elemental: Making 'The Rover' as Self
- 2014 · The Rover as Eric
- 2014 · Jack Irish: Dead Point as Jack Irish
- 2014 · Hateship Loveship as Ken
- 2013 · Sean Saves the World as Miles
- 2013 · Breathe In as Keith Reynolds
- 2012 · Jack Irish: Bad Debts as Jack Irish
- 2012 · The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus as Self
- 2012 · The Peter Weyland Files: TED Conference, 2023 as Peter Weyland
- 2011 · Seeking Justice as Simon
- 2011 · 33 Postcards as Dean Randall
- 2010 · Animal Kingdom as Nathan Leckie
- 2009 · In Her Skin as Mr. Barber
- 2008 · Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential' as Self
- 2007 · Death Defying Acts as Harry Houdini
- 2006 · Factory Girl as Andy Warhol
- 2006 · First Snow as Jimmy Starks
- 2004 · Two Brothers as Aidan McRory
- 2002 · Till Human Voices Wake Us as Dr. Sam Franks
- 1998 · Woundings as Jimmy Compton
- Future · Mr. Sunny Sky as Leonard Moore
- Future · Ink as Rupert Murdoch
- 2002 · The Hard Word as Dale
- 1999 · A Slipping Down Life as Drumstrings Casey
- 1993 · Flynn as Errol Flynn
- 1992 · Bony as Late Arrival
- Future · Queen of the Falls as
- Future · Poor Boy as Danny
- 2012 · Prometheus: Project Prometheus - Mission as Peter Weyland
- 1997 · The Devil Game as
- 1996 · Dating the Enemy as Brett
- 1994 · Ladies Please! as Self
- 1991 · Hunting as Sharp
- 1990 · Friday on My Mind as
- Future · Priscilla Queen of the Desert 2 as Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow
- Future · Neponset Circle as