Guy Pearce

Guy Pearce

56 · Born: Oct 5, 1967

Personal Details

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Born Oct 5, 1967 Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Parents
  • Margaret Anne Pearce
  • Stuart Graham Pearce
Relatives
  • Tracy Pearce (Sibling)

Biography

Guy Edward Pearce (born 5 October 1967) is an Australian actor. Born in Ely, Cambridgeshire, and raised in Geelong, he started his career portraying Mike Young in the Australian television series Neighbours. He received international attention for his breakout role in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) and subsequently took starring roles in Curtis Hanson's L.A. Confidential (1997), Christopher Nolan's Memento (2000) and Simon Wells's The Time Machine (2002). Pearce is known for his performances in the film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's The Road (2009), Kathryn Bigelow's war drama The Hurt Locker (2009) and Tom Hooper's historical drama The King's Speech (2010). He has appeared in Ridley Scott's Prometheus (2012), the Marvel action film Iron Man 3 (2013), Alien: Covenant (2017), and the historical biopic Mary Queen of Scots (2018). In Australian cinema, he has appeared in The Proposition (2005), Animal Kingdom (2010), 33 Postcards (2011), The Rover (2014), Holding the Man (2015) and The Wizards of Aus (2016). 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 Todd Haynes' limited series Mildred Pierce (2011) and the HBO crime miniseries Mare of Easttown. Pearce won a Primetime Emmy Award for Mildred Pierce and has received numerous award nominations including for a Golden Globe Award, three Screen Actors Guild Awards and an Australian Academy Film Award. IndieWire named him one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination. Description above from the Wikipedia article Guy Pearce, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career

2024
Sunrise
Sunrise as Reynolds
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The Convert
The Convert as Thomas Munro
2023
The Clearing
The Clearing as Dr. Bryce Latham
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2022
The Infernal Machine
The Infernal Machine as Bruce Cogburn
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Memory
Memory as Vincent Serra
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A Spy Among Friends
A Spy Among Friends as Kim Philby
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2021
Back to the Outback
Back to the Outback as Frank (voice)
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Zone 414
Zone 414 as David Carmichael
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The Seventh Day
The Seventh Day as Father Peter
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Without Remorse
Without Remorse as Thomas Clay
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Mare of Easttown
Mare of Easttown as Richard Ryan
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2020
The Last Vermeer
The Last Vermeer as Han van Meegeren
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Disturbing the Peace
Disturbing the Peace as Jim Dillon
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Bloodshot
Bloodshot as Dr. Emil Harting
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2019
Domino
Domino as Joe Martin
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A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol as Ebenezer Scrooge
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2018
Mary Queen of Scots
Mary Queen of Scots as William Cecil
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Poor Boy
Poor Boy as Danny
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Spinning Man
Spinning Man as Evan Birch
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Swinging Safari
Swinging Safari as Keith Hall
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The Innocents
The Innocents as Halvorson
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2017
Donny the Drone
Donny the Drone as Donny (voice)
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When We Rise
When We Rise as Cleve Jones
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2016
Lorne
Lorne as Lorne
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Brimstone
Brimstone as The Reverend
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Genius
Genius as F. Scott Fitzgerald
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The Wizards of Aus
The Wizards of Aus as Morgan Wright
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Jack Irish
Jack Irish as Jack Irish
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2015
Holding the Man
Holding the Man as Dick Conigrave
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Equals
Equals as Jonas
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Results
Results as Trevor
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2014
Hateship Loveship
Hateship Loveship as Ken
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The Rover
The Rover as Eric
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Jack Irish: Dead Point
Jack Irish: Dead Point as Jack Irish
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2013
Iron Man 3
Iron Man 3 as Aldrich Killian / The Mandarin
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Breathe In
Breathe In as Keith Reynolds
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2012
Prometheus
Prometheus as Peter Weyland
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Lawless
Lawless as Charlie Rakes
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Lockout
Lockout as Snow
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Jack Irish: Black Tide
Jack Irish: Black Tide as Jack Irish
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Jack Irish: Bad Debts
Jack Irish: Bad Debts as Jack Irish
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The Peter Weyland Files: TED Conference, 2023
2011
Seeking Justice
Seeking Justice as Simon
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33 Postcards
33 Postcards as Dean Randall
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Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce as Monte Beragon
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2010
Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom as Nathan Leckie
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The King's Speech
The King's Speech as King Edward VIII
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Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark as Alex Hirst
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2009
In Her Skin
In Her Skin as Mr. Barber
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The Road
The Road as Veteran
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2008
Traitor
Traitor as Roy Clayton
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Winged Creatures
Winged Creatures as Dr Bruce Laraby
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Bedtime Stories
Bedtime Stories as Kendall
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The Hurt Locker
The Hurt Locker as Sergeant Matt Thompson
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2007
Death Defying Acts
Death Defying Acts as Harry Houdini
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2006
First Snow
First Snow as Jimmy Starks
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Factory Girl
Factory Girl as Andy Warhol
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2005
The Proposition
The Proposition as Charlie Burns
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2004
Two Brothers
Two Brothers as Aidan McRory
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2002
The Time Machine
The Time Machine as Alexander Hartdegen
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Till Human Voices Wake Us
Till Human Voices Wake Us as Dr. Sam Franks
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The Hard Word
The Hard Word as Dale
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The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo as Fernand Mondego
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2000
Rules of Engagement
Rules of Engagement as Maj. Mark Biggs
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Memento
Memento as Leonard Shelby
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1999
A Slipping-Down Life
A Slipping-Down Life as Drumstrings Casey
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Ravenous
Ravenous as Boyd
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1998
Woundings
Woundings as Jimmy Compton
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1997
L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential as Edmund "Ed" Exley
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1996
Dating the Enemy
Dating the Enemy as Brett
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1994
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert as Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow
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Snowy River: The McGregor Saga
Snowy River: The McGregor Saga as Rob McGregor
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1993
My Forgotten Man
My Forgotten Man as Errol Flynn
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1991
Hunting
Hunting as Sharp
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1990
Heaven Tonight
Heaven Tonight as Paul Dysart
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1986
Neighbours
Neighbours as Mike Young
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2015
Between a Frock & a Hard Place
2012
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
1994
Ladies Please!
Ladies Please!
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2018
Poor Boy
Poor Boy as Director
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