Guy Pearce
Acting
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.
Known for
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movieThe Woman in Cabin 10
2025
Richard Bullmer
movieKilling Faith
2025
Bender
movieScarcity
2025
Voice
movieThe Shrouds
2025
Maury Entrekin
movieInside
2025
Warren Murfett
movieThe Brutalist
2024
Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr
movieThe Convert
2024
Thomas Munro
movieSunrise
2024
Reynolds
tvThe Clearing
2023
Dr. Bryce Latham
tvA Spy Among Friends
2022
Kim Philby
movieThe Infernal Machine
2022
Bruce Cogburn
movieMemory
2022
Vincent Serra
movieBack to the Outback
2021
Frank (voice)
movieZone 414
2021
David Carmichael
movieTom Clancy's Without Remorse
2021
Thomas Clay
tvMare of Easttown
2021
Richard Ryan
movieThe Seventh Day
2021
Father Peter
movieBloodshot
2020
Dr. Emil Harting
movieDisturbing the Peace: A Small Town Standoff
2020
Self (archive footage)
movieDisturbing the Peace
2020
Jim Dillon
tvA Christmas Carol
2019
Ebenezer Scrooge
movieFX's A Christmas Carol
2019
Ebenezer Scrooge
movieThe Last Vermeer
2019
Han van Meegeren
movieDomino
2019
Joe Martin
movieMary Queen of Scots
2018
William Cecil
tvThe Innocents
2018
Halvorson
movieThe Catcher Was a Spy
2018
Robert Furman
movieSpinning Man
2018
Evan Birch
movieSwinging Safari
2018
Keith Hall
movieDonny The Drone
2017
Donny (voice)
movieAlien: Covenant
2017
Peter Weyland (uncredited)
tvWhen We Rise
2017
Cleve Jones
movieGenius
2016
F. Scott Fitzgerald
movieBrimstone
2016
The Reverend
tvJack Irish
2016
Jack Irish
movieLorne
2016
Lorne
tvThe Wizards of Aus
2016
Morgan Wright
movieHolding the Man
2015
Dick Conigrave
movieEquals
2015
Jonas
movieResults
2015
Trevor
movieJack Irish: Dead Point
2014
Jack Irish
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Self - Guest
movieIron Man 3
2013
Aldrich Killian
movieBreathe In
2013
Keith Reynolds
movieJack Irish: Black Tide
2012
Jack Irish
movieJack Irish: Bad Debts
2012
Jack Irish
movieLawless
2012
Charlie Rakes
moviePrometheus
2012
Peter Weyland
movieLockout
2012
Snow
movie33 Postcards
2011
Dean Randall
tvMildred Pierce
2011
Monte Beragon
movieThe King's Speech
2010
King Edward VIII
movieDon't Be Afraid of the Dark
2010
Alex Hirst
movieAnimal Kingdom
2010
Nathan Leckie
movieThe Road
2009
Veteran
movieWinged Creatures
2009
Dr Bruce Laraby
movieIn Her Skin
2009
Mr. Barber
movieBedtime Stories
2008
Kendall
movieThe Hurt Locker
2008
Sergeant Matt Thompson
movieTraitor
2008
Roy Clayton
movieDeath Defying Acts
2007
Harry Houdini
movieFactory Girl
2006
Andy Warhol
movieFirst Snow
2006
Jimmy Starks
movieThe Proposition
2005
Charlie Burns
movieTwo Brothers
2004
Aidan McRory
movieTill Human Voices Wake Us
2002
Dr. Sam Franks
movieThe Time Machine
2002
Alexander Hartdegen
movieThe Count of Monte Cristo
2002
Fernand Mondego
movieMemento
2000
Leonard
movieRules of Engagement
2000
Maj. Mark Biggs
movieA Slipping Down Life
1999
Drumstrings Casey
movieWoundings
1998
Jimmy Compton
movieL.A. Confidential
1997
Edmund 'Ed' Exley
tvThe View
1997
Self
movieThe Devil Game
1997
Michael
tvHalifax f.p.
1994
Daniel Viney/Richard Viney
tvThe Man from Snowy River
1994
Rob McGregor
movieThe Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
1994
Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Self - Guest
movieFlynn
1993
Errol Flynn
Bony
1992
Late Arrival
movieHunting
1991
Sharp
movieHeaven Tonight
1990
Paul Dysart
tvNeighbours
1985
Mike Young
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Nominee
Easter Rising
Padraig Pearse
moviePriscilla Queen of the Desert 2
Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow
moviePoor Boy
Danny
Mr. Sunny Sky
Leonard Moore
movieInk
Rupert Murdoch
The Price of Peace
President Harry S. Truman
The Marshal
Marshal Clay Mercer
The Road Home
Archbishop Trevor Huddleston
The Vesuvius Challenge
Self – Narrator
Production2
movieInside
2025
Executive Producer
movieThe Seventh Day
2021
Executive Producer