Guy Pearce

Acting

Born Oct 5, 1967 (age 59) · 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.

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Iron Man 32013
as ⁨Aldrich Killian⁩
Memento2000
as ⁨Leonard⁩
Prometheus2012
as ⁨Peter Weyland⁩
Alien: Covenant2017
as ⁨Peter Weyland (uncredited)⁩
The King's Speech2010
as ⁨King Edward VIII⁩
The Hurt Locker2008
as ⁨Sergeant Matt Thompson⁩
L.A. Confidential1997
as ⁨Edmund 'Ed' Exley⁩
Bloodshot2020
as ⁨Dr. Emil Harting⁩
as ⁨Veteran⁩
as ⁨Charlie Rakes⁩
as ⁨Kendall⁩
as ⁨Thomas Clay⁩
as ⁨Alexander Hartdegen⁩
as ⁨Fernand Mondego⁩
as ⁨Snow⁩
as ⁨William Cecil⁩
as ⁨Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr⁩
as ⁨Vincent Serra⁩
as ⁨Jonas⁩
as ⁨The Reverend⁩
as ⁨Alex Hirst⁩
as ⁨Richard Bullmer⁩
as ⁨Simon⁩
as ⁨Eric⁩
as ⁨Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow⁩
as ⁨Nathan Leckie⁩
as ⁨Aidan McRory⁩
as ⁨Maj. Mark Biggs⁩
as ⁨Frank (voice)⁩
as ⁨Roy Clayton⁩
as ⁨Charlie Burns⁩
as ⁨F. Scott Fitzgerald⁩
as ⁨Boyd⁩
as ⁨Evan Birch⁩
as ⁨Dick Conigrave⁩
as ⁨Keith Reynolds⁩
as ⁨Robert Furman⁩
as ⁨Bruce Cogburn⁩
as ⁨David Carmichael⁩
as ⁨Pops⁩
as ⁨Joe Martin⁩
as ⁨Father Peter⁩ · Executive producer
as ⁨Harry Houdini⁩
as ⁨Andy Warhol⁩
as ⁨Maury Entrekin⁩
as ⁨Ebenezer Scrooge⁩
as ⁨Trevor⁩
as ⁨Thomas Munro⁩
as ⁨Jimmy Starks⁩
as ⁨Ken⁩
as ⁨Dr Bruce Laraby⁩
as ⁨Han van Meegeren⁩
as ⁨Jim Dillon⁩
as ⁨Mr. Barber⁩
as ⁨Bender⁩
as ⁨Keith Hall⁩
as ⁨Jack Irish⁩
as ⁨Reynolds⁩
as ⁨Dale⁩
as ⁨Rupert Murdoch⁩
Out Thu, Dec 10

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Iron Man 32013
as ⁨Aldrich Killian⁩
Memento2000
as ⁨Leonard⁩
Prometheus2012
as ⁨Peter Weyland⁩
Alien: Covenant2017
as ⁨Peter Weyland (uncredited)⁩
The King's Speech2010
as ⁨King Edward VIII⁩
The Hurt Locker2008
as ⁨Sergeant Matt Thompson⁩
L.A. Confidential1997
as ⁨Edmund 'Ed' Exley⁩
Bloodshot2020
as ⁨Dr. Emil Harting⁩
as ⁨Veteran⁩
as ⁨Charlie Rakes⁩
as ⁨Kendall⁩
as ⁨Thomas Clay⁩
as ⁨Alexander Hartdegen⁩
as ⁨Fernand Mondego⁩
as ⁨Snow⁩
as ⁨William Cecil⁩
as ⁨Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr⁩
as ⁨Vincent Serra⁩
as ⁨Jonas⁩
as ⁨The Reverend⁩
as ⁨Alex Hirst⁩
as ⁨Richard Bullmer⁩
as ⁨Simon⁩
as ⁨Eric⁩
as ⁨Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow⁩
as ⁨Nathan Leckie⁩
as ⁨Aidan McRory⁩
as ⁨Maj. Mark Biggs⁩
as ⁨Frank (voice)⁩
as ⁨Roy Clayton⁩
as ⁨Charlie Burns⁩
as ⁨F. Scott Fitzgerald⁩
as ⁨Boyd⁩
as ⁨Evan Birch⁩
as ⁨Dick Conigrave⁩
as ⁨Keith Reynolds⁩
as ⁨Robert Furman⁩
as ⁨Bruce Cogburn⁩
as ⁨David Carmichael⁩
as ⁨Pops⁩
as ⁨Joe Martin⁩
as ⁨Father Peter⁩ · Executive producer
as ⁨Harry Houdini⁩
as ⁨Andy Warhol⁩
as ⁨Maury Entrekin⁩
as ⁨Ebenezer Scrooge⁩
as ⁨Trevor⁩
as ⁨Thomas Munro⁩
as ⁨Jimmy Starks⁩
as ⁨Ken⁩
as ⁨Dr Bruce Laraby⁩
as ⁨Han van Meegeren⁩
as ⁨Jim Dillon⁩
as ⁨Mr. Barber⁩
as ⁨Bender⁩
as ⁨Keith Hall⁩
as ⁨Jack Irish⁩
as ⁨Reynolds⁩
as ⁨Dale⁩
as ⁨Rupert Murdoch⁩
Out Thu, Dec 10