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