Acting
Guy Pearce
Born Oct 5, 1967 · Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
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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Acting
Priscilla Queen of the Desert 2
Comedy · Drama
Poor Boy
Drama · Thriller
Blurred
Thriller
The Marshal
Action · Thriller
Ink
2026
Drama · History
The Dog Stars
2026
Action · Thriller · Science Fiction
The Woman in Cabin 10
2025
Mystery · Thriller · Crime
Killing Faith
2025
Thriller · Western
Together for Palestine
2025
Music
Scarcity
2025
Thriller · Adventure
The Shrouds
2025
Science Fiction · Drama · Mystery
Inside
2025
Crime · Drama · Thriller
The Brutalist
2024
Drama
The Convert
2024
Drama · Action
Sunrise
2024
Horror · Thriller
The Clearing
2023
Drama
A Spy Among Friends
2022
War & Politics · Drama
The Infernal Machine
2022
Thriller · Mystery
Neighbours Made Me a Star
2022
Documentary
Memory
2022
Action · Thriller · Crime
Back to the Outback
2021
Family · Animation · Adventure
Zone 414
2021
Science Fiction · Thriller · Mystery
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
2021
Action · Thriller · War
Mare of Easttown
2021
Drama · Crime · Mystery
The Seventh Day
2021
Horror
Bloodshot
2020
Action · Science Fiction · Adventure
Disturbing the Peace: A Small Town Standoff
2020
Documentary · Drama
Disturbing the Peace
2020
Action · Crime
A Christmas Carol
2019
Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
FX's A Christmas Carol
2019
Drama · Fantasy
The Last Vermeer
2019
Drama · History
Domino
2019
Crime · Thriller
Mary Queen of Scots
2018
Drama · History
The Innocents
2018
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
The Catcher Was a Spy
2018
Drama · War · Thriller
Spinning Man
2018
Thriller · Mystery · Crime
Swinging Safari
2018
Comedy · Drama
Donny The Drone
2017
Fantasy · Science Fiction
Alien: Covenant
2017
Horror · Science Fiction
When We Rise
2017
Drama
Genius
2016
History · Drama
Brimstone
2016
Thriller · Western · Drama
Jack Irish
2016
Drama · Crime
Lorne
2016
Drama · Thriller
The Wizards of Aus
2016
Holding the Man
2015
Drama
Colin Hay: Waiting for My Real Life
2015
Music · Documentary
Equals
2015
Drama · Romance · Science Fiction
Between a Frock and a Hard Place
2015
Documentary
Results
2015
Comedy
Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite
2015
Documentary
Something Elemental: Making 'The Rover'
2014
Documentary
The Rover
2014
Crime · Drama
Jack Irish: Dead Point
2014
Crime · Drama · TV Movie
Hateship Loveship
2014
Drama
Sean Saves the World
2013
Comedy · Family
Iron Man 3
2013
Action · Adventure · Science Fiction
Breathe In
2013
Drama
Jack Irish: Black Tide
2012
Crime · Drama · TV Movie
Jack Irish: Bad Debts
2012
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
2012
Documentary
Lawless
2012
Crime · Drama · Western
Prometheus
2012
Science Fiction · Mystery · Horror
Lockout
2012
Action · Thriller · Science Fiction
Seeking Justice
2011
Action · Drama · Thriller
33 Postcards
2011
Drama
Mildred Pierce
2011
Drama
The King's Speech
2010
Drama · History
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
2010
Fantasy · Horror · Thriller
Animal Kingdom
2010
Crime · Drama
The Road
2009
Adventure · Drama
Winged Creatures
2009
Crime · Drama
In Her Skin
2009
Drama · Thriller · Crime
Bedtime Stories
2008
Fantasy · Comedy · Family
The Hurt Locker
2008
Drama · Thriller · War
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
2008
Documentary
Traitor
2008
Drama · Action · Thriller
Death Defying Acts
2007
Drama · Romance
Factory Girl
2006
Drama · History
First Snow
2006
Drama · Thriller
The Proposition
2005
Western · Drama
Two Brothers
2004
Adventure · Drama · Family
Till Human Voices Wake Us
2002
Drama · Mystery · Romance
The Hard Word
2002
Action · Comedy · Crime
The Time Machine
2002
Science Fiction · Adventure · Action
The Count of Monte Cristo
2002
Adventure · Drama · History
Memento
2000
Mystery · Thriller
Rules of Engagement
2000
War · Drama · Thriller
Ravenous
1999
Adventure · Western · Horror
A Slipping Down Life
1999
Drama · Romance
Woundings
1998
Drama
L.A. Confidential
1997
Crime · Mystery · Thriller
The Devil Game
1997
Crime · Thriller
Dating the Enemy
1996
Comedy · Fantasy · Romance
Halifax f.p.
1994
Drama · Mystery
The Man from Snowy River
1994
Drama · Western
Ladies Please!
1994
Documentary
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
1994
Drama · Comedy
Flynn
1993
Drama
Hunting
1991
Drama
Heaven Tonight
1990
Drama · Music
Neighbours
1985
Soap · Drama · Family