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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), Bedti…
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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.
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Guy Pearce's Filmography
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Ink
as Rupert Murdoch
The Dog Stars
as Pops
The Woman in Cabin 10
as Richard Bullmer
Killing Faith
as Bender
Together for Palestine
as Self
Scarcity
as Voice
The Shrouds
as Maury Entrekin
Inside
as Warren Murfett
The Brutalist
as Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr
The Convert
as Thomas Munro
Sunrise
as Reynolds
The Infernal Machine
as Bruce Cogburn
Neighbours Made Me a Star
as Self
Memory
as Vincent Serra
Back to the Outback
as Frank (voice)
Zone 414
as David Carmichael
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
as Thomas Clay
The Seventh Day
as Father Peter
Bloodshot
as Dr. Emil Harting
Disturbing the Peace: A Small Town Standoff
as Self (archive footage)
Disturbing the Peace
as Jim Dillon
FX's A Christmas Carol
as Ebenezer Scrooge
The Last Vermeer
as Han van Meegeren
Domino
as Joe Martin
Mary Queen of Scots
as William Cecil
The Catcher Was a Spy
as Robert Furman
Spinning Man
as Evan Birch
Swinging Safari
as Keith Hall
Donny The Drone
as Donny (voice)
Alien: Covenant
as Peter Weyland (uncredited)
Genius
as F. Scott Fitzgerald
Brimstone
as The Reverend
Lorne
as Lorne
Holding the Man
as Dick Conigrave
Colin Hay: Waiting for My Real Life
as Self
Equals
as Jonas
Between a Frock and a Hard Place
as Self
Results
as Trevor
Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite
as Self
Something Elemental: Making 'The Rover'
as Self
The Rover
as Eric
Jack Irish: Dead Point
as Jack Irish
Hateship Loveship
as Ken
Iron Man 3
as Aldrich Killian
Breathe In
as Keith Reynolds
Jack Irish: Black Tide
as Jack Irish
Jack Irish: Bad Debts
as Jack Irish
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
as Self
Lawless
as Charlie Rakes
Prometheus
as Peter Weyland
Lockout
as Snow
Seeking Justice
as Simon
33 Postcards
as Dean Randall
The King's Speech
as King Edward VIII
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
as Alex Hirst
Animal Kingdom
as Nathan Leckie
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
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
as Self
No Poster
Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'
as Self
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
Till Human Voices Wake Us
as Dr. Sam Franks
The Hard Word
as Dale
The Time Machine
as Alexander Hartdegen
The Count of Monte Cristo
as Fernand Mondego
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
Ladies Please!
as Self
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
as Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow
Flynn
as Errol Flynn
Hunting
as Sharp
Heaven Tonight
as Paul Dysart
No Poster
Friday on My Mind
No Poster
The Teller
The Marshal
as Marshal Clay Mercer
Poor Boy
as Danny
No Poster
High End
No Poster
Mr. Sunny Sky
as Leonard Moore
No Poster
The Road Home
as Archbishop Trevor Huddleston
No Poster
The Neverending Pillow Fort
No Poster
The Price of Peace
as President Harry S. Truman
Priscilla Queen of the Desert 2
as Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow
No Poster
Neponset Circle
Blurred
No Poster
The Vesuvius Challenge
as Self – Narrator
No Poster
Easter Rising
as Padraig Pearse
No Poster