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Guy Pearce

Guy Pearce

Acting
Born: Oct 05, 1967
From: Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Credits: 30 titles

Biography

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 …

Filmography

Title Character Year Rating
The Shrouds Maury Entrekin 2025 5.828
The Brutalist Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr 2024 6.955
The Convert Thomas Munro 2024 6.155
The Infernal Machine Bruce Cogburn 2022 6.206
Iron Man 3 Aldrich Killian 2013 6.931
Lockout Snow 2012 5.935
Animal Kingdom Nathan Leckie 2010 6.798
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark Alex Hirst 2010 5.806
The Road Veteran 2009 7.017
Winged Creatures Dr Bruce Laraby 2009 5.9
In Her Skin Mr. Barber 2009 6.0
Bedtime Stories Kendall 2008 6.157
The Hurt Locker Sergeant Matt Thompson 2008 7.254
Traitor Roy Clayton 2008 6.654
Death Defying Acts Harry Houdini 2007 6.0
Factory Girl Andy Warhol 2006 6.017
First Snow Jimmy Starks 2006 6.146
The Proposition Charlie Burns 2005 7.018
Two Brothers Aidan McRory 2004 7.078
The Time Machine Alexander Hartdegen 2002 6.304
The Count of Monte Cristo Fernand Mondego 2002 7.669
Till Human Voices Wake Us Dr. Sam Franks 2002 5.259
The Hard Word Dale 2002 5.431
Memento Leonard 2000 8.177
Rules of Engagement Maj. Mark Biggs 2000 6.255
Ravenous Boyd 1999 6.855
A Slipping Down Life Drumstrings Casey 1999 4.227
L.A. Confidential Edmund 'Ed' Exley 1997 7.8
Dating the Enemy Brett 1996 6.315
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow 1994 7.263
Quick Facts
Known forActing
Credits30
Born1967
FromEly, Cambridgeshire, England, …