Acting
Guy Pearce
EN cinema · 102 credits
Born
5 October 1967 (age 59)
Birthplace
Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Also known as Guy Edward 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
Filmography
Easter Rising
Easter Rising
as Padraig Pearse
Priscilla Queen of the Desert 2
as Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow
Poor Boy
as Danny
Mr. Sunny Sky
Mr. Sunny Sky
as Leonard Moore
Blurred
Actor
The Price of Peace
The Price of Peace
as President Harry S. Truman
The Marshal
as Marshal Clay Mercer
The Road Home
The Road Home
as Archbishop Trevor Huddleston
The Vesuvius Challenge
The Vesuvius Challenge
as Self – Narrator
The Dog Stars
as Pops
Ink
as Rupert Murdoch
The Shrouds
as Maury Entrekin
Killing Faith
as Bender
Inside
as Warren Murfett, Executive Producer
The Woman in Cabin 10
as Richard Bullmer
Scarcity
as Voice
The Brutalist
as Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr
The Convert
as Thomas Munro
Sunrise
as Reynolds
The Infernal Machine
as Bruce Cogburn
Memory
as Vincent Serra
The Seventh Day
as Father Peter, Executive Producer
Zone 414
as David Carmichael
Back to the Outback
as Frank (voice)
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
as Thomas Clay
Disturbing the Peace
as Jim Dillon
Bloodshot
as Dr. Emil Harting
Disturbing the Peace: A Small Town Standoff
as Self (archive footage)
Domino
as Joe Martin
The Last Vermeer
as Han van Meegeren
FX's A Christmas Carol
as Ebenezer Scrooge
The Catcher Was a Spy
as Robert Furman
Swinging Safari
as Keith Hall
Spinning Man
as Evan Birch
Mary Queen of Scots
as William Cecil
Alien: Covenant
as Peter Weyland (uncredited)
Donny The Drone
as Donny (voice)
Genius
as F. Scott Fitzgerald
Brimstone
as The Reverend
Lorne
as Lorne
Results
as Trevor
Equals
as Jonas
Holding the Man
as Dick Conigrave
The Rover
as Eric
Jack Irish: Dead Point
as Jack Irish
Iron Man 3
as Aldrich Killian
Breathe In
as Keith Reynolds
Lockout
as Snow
Prometheus
as Peter Weyland
Lawless
as Charlie Rakes
Jack Irish: Bad Debts
as Jack Irish
Jack Irish: Black Tide
as Jack Irish
Seeking Justice
as Simon
33 Postcards
as Dean Randall
Animal Kingdom
as Nathan Leckie
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
as Alex Hirst
The King's Speech
as King Edward VIII
The Road
as Veteran
Winged Creatures
as Dr Bruce Laraby
In Her Skin
as Mr. Barber
Bedtime Stories
as Kendall
The Hurt Locker
as Sergeant Matt Thompson
Traitor
as Roy Clayton
Death Defying Acts
as Harry Houdini
Factory Girl
as Andy Warhol
First Snow
as Jimmy Starks
The Proposition
as Charlie Burns
Two Brothers
as Aidan McRory
The Time Machine
as Alexander Hartdegen
The Count of Monte Cristo
as Fernand Mondego
Till Human Voices Wake Us
as Dr. Sam Franks
The Hard Word
as Dale
Memento
as Leonard
Rules of Engagement
as Maj. Mark Biggs
Ravenous
as Boyd
A Slipping Down Life
as Drumstrings Casey
Woundings
as Jimmy Compton
L.A. Confidential
as Edmund 'Ed' Exley
The Devil Game
as Michael
Dating the Enemy
as Brett
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
as Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow
Ladies Please!
as Self
Flynn
as Errol Flynn
Hunting
as Sharp
Heaven Tonight
as Paul Dysart