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Guy Pearce

Guy Edward Pearce (born 5 October 1967) is an Australian actor. Born in Ely, Cambridgeshire, and raised in Geelong, he started his career portraying Mike Young in the Australian television series Neighbours. He received international attention for his breakout role in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) and subsequently took starring roles in Curtis Hanson's L.A. Confidential (1997), Christopher Nolan's Memento (2000) and Simon Wells's The Time Machine (2002). Pearce is known for his performances in the film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's The Road (2009), Kathryn Bigelow's war drama The Hurt Locker (2009) and Tom Hooper's historical drama The King's Speech (2010). He has appeared in Ridley Scott's Prometheus (2012), the Marvel action film Iron Man 3 (2013), Alien: Covenant (2017), and the historical biopic Mary Queen of Scots (2018). In Australian cinema, he has appeared in The Proposition (2005), Animal Kingdom (2010), 33 Postcards (2011), The Rover (2014), Holding the Man (2015) and The Wizards of Aus (2016). 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 Todd Haynes' limited series Mildred Pierce (2011) and the HBO crime miniseries Mare of Easttown. Pearce won a Primetime Emmy Award for Mildred Pierce and has received numerous award nominations including for a Golden Globe Award, three Screen Actors Guild Awards and an Australian Academy Film Award. IndieWire named him one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination. Description above from the Wikipedia article Guy Pearce, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Oct 5, 1967 In Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Movie/TV Credits:
106
First Appeared:
In the movie Scott Matthews - Wait in the Car.
Latest Project:
Movie Killing Faith 2025
Known For
Filmography
Movie Thicker Ronny 2025
Movie Easter Rising Padraig Pearse 2025
Movie The Devil Game 2025
Movie The Brutalist Harrison Lee Van Buren 2025
Movie Inside Unknown 2025
Movie Scott Matthews - Wait in the Car. Robert 2025
Movie Killing Faith Bender 2025
Movie Sunrise Reynolds 2024-01-19
Movie The Shrouds 2024-11-01
Movie The Convert Thomas Munro 2024-04-25
Series The Clearing Dr. Bryce Latham 2023-05-24
Movie The Infernal Machine Bruce Cogburn 2022-09-23
Series A Spy Among Friends Kim Philby 2022-12-08
Series Take 5 with Zan Rowe Self 2022-09-20
Movie Neighbours Made Me a Star Himself 2022-07-29
Movie Memory Vincent Serra 2022-04-28
Movie Tom Clancy's Without Remorse Thomas Clay 2021-04-29
Movie The Seventh Day Father Peter 2021-03-26
Series Mare of Easttown Richard Ryan 2021-04-18
Movie Zone 414 David Carmichael 2021-09-03
Movie Back to the Outback Frank (voice) 2021-12-03
Movie Disturbing the Peace: A Small Town Standoff Self (archive footage) 2020-02-18
Movie Disturbing the Peace Jim Dillon 2020-01-17
Movie The Last Vermeer Han van Meegeren 2020-11-20
Movie Bloodshot Dr. Emil Harting 2020-03-05
Movie Domino Joe Martin 2019-05-31
Movie A Christmas Carol Ebenezer Scrooge 2019-12-19
Movie Spinning Man Evan Birch 2018-04-06
Movie The Catcher Was a Spy Robert Furman 2018-06-22
Movie Mary Queen of Scots William Cecil 2018-12-07
Movie Swinging Safari Keith Hall 2018-01-18
Series The Innocents Halvorson 2018-08-24
Movie Poor Boy Danny 2018-07-13
Movie Donny The Drone Donny (voice) 2017-12-20
Movie Alien: Covenant Peter Weyland (uncredited) 2017-05-09
Series When We Rise Cleve Jones 2017-02-27
Movie Lorne Lorne 2016-02-10
Movie Genius F. Scott Fitzgerald 2016-06-10
Movie Brimstone The Reverend 2016-03-12
Series Jack Irish Jack Irish 2016-02-11
Series The Wizards of Aus Morgan Wright 2016-01-19
Series The Late Late Show with James Corden Self 2015-03-23
Movie Results Trevor 2015-05-29
Movie Between a Frock and a Hard Place Self 2015-06-18
Movie Equals Jonas 2015-07-15
Movie Holding the Man Dick Conigrave 2015-08-27
Movie Jack Irish: Dead Point Jack Irish 2014-04-13
Movie Hateship Loveship Ken 2014-04-11
Movie Something Elemental: Making 'The Rover' Self 2014-09-24
Movie The Rover Eric 2014-06-04
Series Late Night with Seth Meyers Self 2014-02-25
Movie Breathe In Keith Reynolds 2013-01-18
Movie Iron Man 3 Aldrich Killian 2013-04-18
Movie Prometheus Peter Weyland 2012-05-30
Movie Lockout Snow 2012-04-12
Movie Lawless Charlie Rakes 2012-08-29
Movie Jack Irish: Bad Debts Jack Irish 2012-10-14
Movie Jack Irish: Black Tide Jack Irish 2012-10-24
Movie The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus Self 2012-10-11
Movie 33 Postcards Dean Randall 2011-06-09
Series Mildred Pierce Monte Beragon 2011-03-27
Movie Seeking Justice Simon 2011-09-02
Movie Animal Kingdom Nathan Leckie 2010-06-03
Movie The King's Speech King Edward VIII 2010-11-26
Movie Don't Be Afraid of the Dark Alex Hirst 2010-11-06
Movie The Road Veteran 2009-11-25
Movie Winged Creatures Dr Bruce Laraby 2009-07-08
Movie In Her Skin Mr. Barber 2009-03-13
Movie Bedtime Stories Kendall 2008-12-24
Movie The Hurt Locker Sergeant Matt Thompson 2008-10-10
Movie Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential' Self 2008-09-23
Movie Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential' Self 2008-09-23
Movie Traitor Roy Clayton 2008-08-23
Movie Death Defying Acts Harry Houdini 2007-09-13
Series The Graham Norton Show Self 2007-02-22
Movie First Snow Jimmy Starks 2006-05-05
Movie Factory Girl Andy Warhol 2006-12-29
Movie The Proposition Charlie Burns 2005-10-06
Movie Two Brothers Aidan McRory 2004-04-07
Series Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self 2003-01-26
Movie The Count of Monte Cristo Fernand Mondego 2002-01-23
Movie Till Human Voices Wake Us Dr. Sam Franks 2002-09-12
Movie The Hard Word Dale 2002-05-30
Movie The Time Machine Alexander Hartdegen 2002-03-04
Series Richard & Judy Self 2001-11-26
Series Friday Night with Jonathan Ross Self 2001-11-02
Movie Memento Leonard 2000-10-11
Movie Rules of Engagement Maj. Mark Biggs 2000-04-07
Movie Ravenous Boyd 1999-01-01
Movie A Slipping Down Life Drumstrings Casey 1999-01-22
Movie Woundings Jimmy Compton 1998-10-08
Series The View Self 1997-08-11
Movie L.A. Confidential Edmund "Ed" Exley 1997-09-19
Series The Daily Show Self 1996-07-22
Movie Dating the Enemy Brett 1996-09-19
Series The Man from Snowy River Rob McGregor 1994-09-23
Series Halifax f.p. Daniel Viney/Richard Viney 1994-10-09
Movie Ladies Please! Self 1994-09-08
Movie The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow 1994-05-31
Movie Flynn Errol Flynn 1993-05-01
Series Late Night with Conan O'Brien Self - Guest 1993-09-13
Series The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Self 1992-05-25
Movie Hunting Sharp 1991-10-31
Movie Heaven Tonight Paul Dysart 1990-11-12
Series Going Live! Unknown 1987-09-26
Series Neighbours Mike Young 1985-03-18