1967-10-05 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 | Pops | 2026-08-26 |
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The Woman in Cabin 10 | Richard Bullmer | 2025-10-09 |
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Inside | Warren Murfett | 2025-02-27 |
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Scarcity | Voice | 2025-06-13 |
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Together for Palestine | Self | 2025-09-17 |
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The Shrouds | Maury Entrekin | 2025-04-03 |
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Killing Faith | Bender | 2025-10-03 |
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The Convert | Thomas Munro | 2024-03-14 |
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The Brutalist | Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr | 2024-12-20 |
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Sunrise | Reynolds | 2024-01-19 |
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Memory | Vincent Serra | 2022-04-28 |
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The Infernal Machine | Bruce Cogburn | 2022-09-23 |
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Neighbours Made Me a Star | Self | 2022-07-29 |
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Zone 414 | David Carmichael | 2021-09-03 |
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Back to the Outback | Frank (voice) | 2021-12-03 |
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The Seventh Day | Father Peter | 2021-03-26 |
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Tom Clancy's Without Remorse | Thomas Clay | 2021-04-30 |
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Bloodshot | Dr. Emil Harting | 2020-03-05 |
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Disturbing the Peace | Jim Dillon | 2020-01-17 |
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Disturbing the Peace: A Small Town Standoff | Self (archive footage) | 2020-02-18 |
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Domino | Joe Martin | 2019-05-31 |
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FX's A Christmas Carol | Ebenezer Scrooge | 2019-12-19 |
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The Last Vermeer | Han van Meegeren | 2019-09-11 |
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Mary Queen of Scots | William Cecil | 2018-12-07 |
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The Catcher Was a Spy | Robert Furman | 2018-06-22 |
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Spinning Man | Evan Birch | 2018-04-06 |
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Swinging Safari | Keith Hall | 2018-01-18 |
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Donny The Drone | Donny (voice) | 2017-12-20 |
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Alien: Covenant | Peter Weyland (uncredited) | 2017-05-09 |
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Brimstone | The Reverend | 2016-03-12 |
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Genius | F. Scott Fitzgerald | 2016-06-10 |
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Lorne | Lorne | 2016-02-10 |
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Colin Hay: Waiting for My Real Life | Self | 2015-08-04 |
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Results | Trevor | 2015-05-29 |
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Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite | Self | 2015-03-16 |
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Between a Frock and a Hard Place | Self | 2015-06-18 |
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Holding the Man | Dick Conigrave | 2015-08-27 |
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Equals | Jonas | 2015-07-15 |
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Something Elemental: Making 'The Rover' | Self | 2014-09-24 |
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Jack Irish: Dead Point | Jack Irish | 2014-04-13 |
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The Rover | Eric | 2014-06-04 |
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Hateship Loveship | Ken | 2014-04-11 |
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Iron Man 3 | Aldrich Killian | 2013-04-18 |
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Breathe In | Keith Reynolds | 2013-01-18 |
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The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus | Self | 2012-10-11 |
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Prometheus | Peter Weyland | 2012-05-30 |
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Jack Irish: Bad Debts | Jack Irish | 2012-10-14 |
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Lawless | Charlie Rakes | 2012-08-29 |
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Lockout | Snow | 2012-04-12 |
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Jack Irish: Black Tide | Jack Irish | 2012-10-24 |
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33 Postcards | Dean Randall | 2011-06-09 |
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Seeking Justice | Simon | 2011-09-02 |
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Animal Kingdom | Nathan Leckie | 2010-06-03 |
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Don't Be Afraid of the Dark | Alex Hirst | 2010-11-06 |
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The King's Speech | King Edward VIII | 2010-11-26 |
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In Her Skin | Mr. Barber | 2009-03-14 |
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Winged Creatures | Dr Bruce Laraby | 2009-07-08 |
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The Road | Veteran | 2009-11-25 |
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Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential' | Self | 2008-09-23 |
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Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential' | Self | 2008-09-23 |
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Traitor | Roy Clayton | 2008-08-23 |
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The Hurt Locker | Sergeant Matt Thompson | 2008-10-10 |
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Bedtime Stories | Kendall | 2008-12-24 |
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Death Defying Acts | Harry Houdini | 2007-09-13 |
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Factory Girl | Andy Warhol | 2006-12-29 |
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First Snow | Jimmy Starks | 2006-05-05 |
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The Proposition | Charlie Burns | 2005-10-06 |
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Deux Frères | Aidan McRory | 2004-04-07 |
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Till Human Voices Wake Us | Dr. Sam Franks | 2002-09-12 |
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The Count of Monte Cristo | Fernand Mondego | 2002-01-23 |
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The Hard Word | Dale | 2002-05-30 |
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The Time Machine | Alexander Hartdegen | 2002-03-04 |
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Memento | Leonard | 2000-10-11 |
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Rules of Engagement | Maj. Mark Biggs | 2000-04-07 |
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A Slipping Down Life | Drumstrings Casey | 1999-01-22 |
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Ravenous | Boyd | 1999-03-16 |
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Woundings | Jimmy Compton | 1998-10-08 |
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The Devil Game | Michael | 1997-01-01 |
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L.A. Confidential | Edmund 'Ed' Exley | 1997-09-19 |
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Dating the Enemy | Brett | 1996-09-19 |
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The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert | Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow | 1994-08-10 |
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Ladies Please! | Self | 1994-09-08 |
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Flynn | Errol Flynn | 1993-05-15 |
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Hunting | Sharp | 1991-10-31 |
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Heaven Tonight | Paul Dysart | 1990-11-12 |
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Friday on My Mind | 1990-01-01 | |
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The Marshal | Marshal Clay Mercer | |
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The Price of Peace | President Harry S. Truman | |
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The Neverending Pillow Fort | ||
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The Teller | ||
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The Road Home | Archbishop Trevor Huddleston | |
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High End | ||
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Neponset Circle | ||
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Mr. Sunny Sky | Leonard Moore | |
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Poor Boy | Danny | |
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Easter Rising | Padraig Pearse | |
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Blurred | ||
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Ink | Rupert Murdoch | |
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Priscilla Queen of the Desert 2 | Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow | |
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Queen of the Falls |
