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 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1967 |
| From | Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, … |