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.
Filmography (48)
The Dog Stars
The Woman in Cabin 10
The Shrouds
The Brutalist
The Convert
Memory
The Infernal Machine
Back to the Outback
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
Zone 414
Bloodshot
The Last Vermeer
The Catcher Was a Spy
Mary Queen of Scots
Spinning Man
Swinging Safari
Alien: Covenant
Brimstone
Genius
Equals
The Rover
Hateship Loveship
Iron Man 3
Prometheus
Lockout
Lawless
Seeking Justice
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
The King's Speech
Animal Kingdom
The Road
Winged Creatures
In Her Skin
The Hurt Locker
Bedtime Stories
Traitor
Death Defying Acts
First Snow
Factory Girl
The Proposition
Two Brothers
The Time Machine
The Count of Monte Cristo
Memento
Rules of Engagement
Ravenous
L.A. Confidential
