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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Guy Pearce, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · The Woman in Cabin 10 as Richard Bullmer
- 2025 · The Shrouds as Maury
- 2024 · The Brutalist as Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr
- 2024 · The Convert as Thomas Munro
- 2023 · The Clearing as Dr. Bryce Latham
- 2022 · A Spy Among Friends as Kim Philby
- 2022 · The Infernal Machine as Bruce Cogburn
- 2022 · Memory as Vincent Serra
- 2021 · Back to the Outback as Frank (voice)
- 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 · Mary Queen of Scots as William Cecil
- 2018 · The Innocents as Halvorson
- 2018 · The Catcher Was a Spy as Robert Furman
- 2018 · Spinning Man as Evan Birch
- 2018 · Swinging Safari as Keith Hall
- 2017 · Alien: Covenant as Peter Weyland (uncredited)
- 2016 · Brimstone as The Reverend
- 2016 · Jack Irish as Jack Irish
- 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 · Seeking Justice as Simon
- 2011 · Mildred Pierce as Monte Beragon
- 2010 · The King's Speech as King Edward VIII
- 2010 · Animal Kingdom as Nathan Leckie
- 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
- 2004 · Two Brothers as Aidan McRory
- 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 · Bony as Late Arrival
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self
- 1987 · Going Live! as Self
- 1985 · Neighbours as Mike Young
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee
- Future · Neponset Circle as
- 2026 · The Dog Stars as
- 2025 · Killing Faith as Bender
- 2025 · Inside as Warren Murfett
- 2024 · Sunrise as Reynolds
- 2022 · Take 5 with Zan Rowe as Self
- 2022 · Neighbours Made Me a Star as Self
- 2021 · Zone 414 as David Carmichael
- 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
- 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 · Colin Hay: Waiting For My Real Life as Self
- 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 · Prometheus: Project Prometheus - Mission as Peter Weyland
- 2012 · The Peter Weyland Files: TED Conference, 2023 as Peter Weyland
- 2011 · 33 Postcards as Dean Randall
- 2010 · Don't Be Afraid of the Dark as Alex Hirst
- 2009 · In Her Skin as Mr. Barber
- 2008 · Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential' as Self
- 2008 · Traitor as Roy Clayton
- 2007 · Death Defying Acts as Harry Houdini
- 2006 · Factory Girl as Andy Warhol
- 2005 · The Proposition as Charlie Burns
- Future · Easter Rising as Padraig Pearse
- 2008 · Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential' as Self
- 2006 · First Snow as Jimmy Starks
- 2002 · Till Human Voices Wake Us as Dr. Sam Franks
- 2002 · The Hard Word as Dale
- 1999 · A Slipping Down Life as Drumstrings Casey
- 1998 · Woundings as Jimmy Compton
- 1993 · Flynn as Errol Flynn
- 1990 · Heaven Tonight as Paul Dysart
- Future · Blurred as
- Future · Ink as Rupert Murdoch
- 1996 · Dating the Enemy as Brett
- Future · Poor Boy as Danny
- 1991 · Hunting as Sharp
- Future · Mr. Sunny Sky as Leonard Moore
- 1994 · Ladies Please! as Self
- Future · Untitled Priscilla, Queen of the Desert sequel as Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow
- 1997 · The Devil Game as