Guy Pearce
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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Movies (102)
Ink
2026 · Rupert Murdoch
La guerra de los últimos
2026 · Pops
La mujer del camarote 10
2025 · Richard Bullmer
Poseida en el Desierto
2025 · Bender
Together for Palestine
2025 · Self
Scarcity
2025 · Voice
The Shrouds
2025 · Maury Entrekin
Inside
2025 · Warren Murfett, Executive Producer
The Brutalist
2024 · Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr
The Convert
2024 · Thomas Munro
Sunrise
2024 · Reynolds
La Máquina infernal
2022 · Bruce Cogburn
Neighbours Made Me a Star
2022 · Self
Asesino sin memoria
2022 · Vincent Serra
Animalia en Australia
2021 · Frank (voice)
Zona 414
2021 · David Carmichael
Sin Remordimientos
2021 · Thomas Clay
Exorcismo en el séptimo día
2021 · Father Peter, Executive Producer
Bloodshot
2020 · Dr. Emil Harting
Disturbing the Peace: A Small Town Standoff
2020 · Self (archive footage)
Disturbing the Peace
2020 · Jim Dillon
Un cuento de Navidad
2019 · Ebenezer Scrooge
El último Vermeer
2019 · Han van Meegeren
Domino
2019 · Joe Martin
Las dos reinas
2018 · William Cecil
Juego de Espías
2018 · Robert Furman
Falsa evidencia
2018 · Evan Birch
Swinging Safari
2018 · Keith Hall
Donny The Drone
2017 · Donny (voice)
Alien: Covenant
2017 · Peter Weyland (uncredited)
Pasión por las letras
2016 · F. Scott Fitzgerald
Sin refugio
2016 · The Reverend
Lorne
2016 · Lorne
Holding the Man
2015 · Dick Conigrave
Colin Hay: Waiting for My Real Life
2015 · Self
Almas gemelas
2015 · Jonas
Between a Frock and a Hard Place
2015 · Self
Results
2015 · Trevor
Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite
2015 · Self
Something Elemental: Making 'The Rover'
2014 · Self
El Cazador
2014 · Eric
Jack Irish: Dead Point
2014 · Jack Irish
Hateship Loveship
2014 · Ken
Iron Man 3
2013 · Aldrich Killian
Inocente seduccion
2013 · Keith Reynolds
Jack Irish: Black Tide
2012 · Jack Irish
Jack Irish Bad Debts
2012 · Jack Irish
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
2012 · Self
Los Ilegales
2012 · Charlie Rakes
Prometeo
2012 · Peter Weyland
Prisionera del Espacio
2012 · Snow
Vengador Anónimo
2011 · Simon
33 Postcards
2011 · Dean Randall
El Discurso del Rey
2010 · King Edward VIII
No le temas a la oscuridad
2010 · Alex Hirst
Animal Kingdom
2010 · Nathan Leckie
El último camino
2009 · Veteran
Tan sólo un instante
2009 · Dr Bruce Laraby
In Her Skin
2009 · Mr. Barber
Cuentos que no son cuentos
2008 · Kendall
Zona de miedo
2008 · Sergeant Matt Thompson
Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'
2008 · Self
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
2008 · Self
Traidor
2008 · Roy Clayton
El gran Houdini
2007 · Harry Houdini
Factory Girl
2006 · Andy Warhol
El Último Presagio (First Snow)
2006 · Jimmy Starks
Propuesta de muerte
2005 · Charlie Burns
Two Brothers
2004 · Aidan McRory
Till Human Voices Wake Us
2002 · Dr. Sam Franks
The Hard Word
2002 · Dale
La máquina del tiempo
2002 · Alexander Hartdegen
El Conde de Montecristo
2002 · Fernand Mondego
Amnesia
2000 · Leonard
Reglas de compromiso
2000 · Maj. Mark Biggs
Ravenous
1999 · Boyd
A Slipping Down Life
1999 · Drumstrings Casey
Woundings
1998 · Jimmy Compton
L.A. Confidential
1997 · Edmund 'Ed' Exley
The Devil Game
1997 · Michael
Dating the Enemy
1996 · Brett
Ladies Please!
1994 · Self
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
1994 · Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow
Flynn
1993 · Errol Flynn
Hunting
1991 · Sharp
Heaven Tonight
1990 · Paul Dysart
Friday on My Mind
1990
Easter Rising
· Padraig Pearse
Priscilla Queen of the Desert 2
· Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow
Poor Boy
· Danny
Mr. Sunny Sky
· Leonard Moore
Blurred
Neponset Circle
Queen of the Falls
The Price of Peace
· President Harry S. Truman
The Marshal
· Marshal Clay Mercer
High End
The Road Home
· Archbishop Trevor Huddleston
The Neverending Pillow Fort
The Teller
The Vesuvius Challenge
· Self – Narrator
The Reception
TV shows (28)
The Clearing
2023 · Dr. Bryce Latham
Un espía entre amigos
2022 · Kim Philby
Take 5 with Zan Rowe
2022 · Self
Mare of Easttown
2021 · Richard Ryan
A Christmas Carol
2019 · Ebenezer Scrooge
The Innocents
2018 · Halvorson
When We Rise
2017 · Cleve Jones
Jack Irish
2016 · Jack Irish
The Wizards of Aus
2016 · Morgan Wright
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest
Sean Saves the World
2013 · Miles
Mildred Pierce
2011 · Monte Beragon
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self
Richard & Judy
2001 · Self
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001 · Self
The View
1997 · Self
The Daily Show
1996 · Self
Halifax f.p.
1994 · Daniel Viney/Richard Viney
The Man from Snowy River
1994 · Rob McGregor
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Guest
Bony
1992 · Late Arrival
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · Self
Going Live!
1987 · Self
Neighbours
1985 · Mike Young
The Oscars
1953 · Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Nominee