10/05/1967
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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The Dog Stars (2026) as Pops |
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The Woman in Cabin 10 (2025) as Richard Bullmer |
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Killing Faith (2025) as Bender |
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Together for Palestine (2025) as Self |
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Scarcity (2025) as Voice |
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The Shrouds (2025) as Maury Entrekin |
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Inside (2025) as Warren Murfett |
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The Brutalist (2024) as Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr |
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The Convert (2024) as Thomas Munro |
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Sunrise (2024) as Reynolds |
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The Infernal Machine (2022) as Bruce Cogburn |
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Neighbours Made Me a Star (2022) as Self |
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Memory (2022) as Vincent Serra |
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Back to the Outback (2021) as Frank (voice) |
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Zone 414 (2021) as David Carmichael |
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Tom Clancy's Without Remorse (2021) as Thomas Clay |
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The Seventh Day (2021) as Father Peter |
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Bloodshot (2020) as Dr. Emil Harting |
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Disturbing the Peace: A Small Town Standoff (2020) as Self (archive footage) |
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Disturbing the Peace (2020) as Jim Dillon |
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FX's A Christmas Carol (2019) as Ebenezer Scrooge |
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The Last Vermeer (2019) as Han van Meegeren |
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Domino (2019) as Joe Martin |
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Mary Queen of Scots (2018) as William Cecil |
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The Catcher Was a Spy (2018) as Robert Furman |
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Spinning Man (2018) as Evan Birch |
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Swinging Safari (2018) as Keith Hall |
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Donny The Drone (2017) as Donny (voice) |
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Alien: Covenant (2017) as Peter Weyland (uncredited) |
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Genius (2016) as F. Scott Fitzgerald |
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Brimstone (2016) as The Reverend |
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Lorne (2016) as Lorne |
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Holding the Man (2015) as Dick Conigrave |
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Colin Hay: Waiting for My Real Life (2015) as Self |
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Equals (2015) as Jonas |
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Between a Frock and a Hard Place (2015) as Self |
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Results (2015) as Trevor |
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Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite (2015) as Self |
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Something Elemental: Making 'The Rover' (2014) as Self |
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The Rover (2014) as Eric |
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Jack Irish: Dead Point (2014) as Jack Irish |
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Hateship Loveship (2014) as Ken |
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Iron Man 3 (2013) as Aldrich Killian |
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Breathe In (2013) as Keith Reynolds |
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Jack Irish: Black Tide (2012) as Jack Irish |
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Jack Irish: Bad Debts (2012) as Jack Irish |
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The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus (2012) as Self |
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Lawless (2012) as Charlie Rakes |
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Prometheus (2012) as Peter Weyland |
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Lockout (2012) as Snow |
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The Peter Weyland Files: TED Conference, 2023 (2012) as Peter Weyland |
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Seeking Justice (2011) as Simon |
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33 Postcards (2011) as Dean Randall |
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The King's Speech (2010) as King Edward VIII |
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Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010) as Alex Hirst |
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Animal Kingdom (2010) as Nathan Leckie |
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The Road (2009) as Veteran |
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Winged Creatures (2009) as Dr Bruce Laraby |
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In Her Skin (2009) as Mr. Barber |
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Bedtime Stories (2008) as Kendall |
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The Hurt Locker (2008) as Sergeant Matt Thompson |
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Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential' (2008) as Self |
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Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential' (2008) as Self |
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Traitor (2008) as Roy Clayton |
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Death Defying Acts (2007) as Harry Houdini |
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Factory Girl (2006) as Andy Warhol |
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First Snow (2006) as Jimmy Starks |
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The Proposition (2005) as Charlie Burns |
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Deux Frères (2004) as Aidan McRory |
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Till Human Voices Wake Us (2002) as Dr. Sam Franks |
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The Hard Word (2002) as Dale |
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The Time Machine (2002) as Alexander Hartdegen |
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The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) as Fernand Mondego |
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Memento (2000) as Leonard |
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Rules of Engagement (2000) as Maj. Mark Biggs |
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Ravenous (1999) as Boyd |
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A Slipping Down Life (1999) as Drumstrings Casey |
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Woundings (1998) as Jimmy Compton |
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L.A. Confidential (1997) as Edmund 'Ed' Exley |
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The Devil Game (1997) as |
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Dating the Enemy (1996) as Brett |
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Ladies Please! (1994) as Self |
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The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) as Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow |
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Flynn (1993) as Errol Flynn |
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Hunting (1991) as Sharp |
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Heaven Tonight (1990) as Paul Dysart |
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Friday on My Mind (1990) as |
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Easter Rising () as Padraig Pearse |
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Mr. Sunny Sky () as Leonard Moore |
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The Price of Peace () as President Harry S. Truman |
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The Marshal () as Marshal Clay Mercer |
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Queen of the Falls () as |
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The Neverending Pillow Fort () as |
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Priscilla Queen of the Desert 2 () as Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow |
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Neponset Circle () as |
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The Road Home () as Archbishop Trevor Huddleston |
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High End () as |
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Poor Boy () as Danny |
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Blurred () as |
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Ink () as Rupert Murdoch |
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Inside (2025) Executive Producer |
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The Seventh Day (2021) Executive Producer |