Guy Pearce
Acting • Born 1967-10-05
Biography
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.
Filmography
122 credits
Memento
Movie • 2000
Leonard
L.A. Confidential
Movie • 1997
Edmund 'Ed' Exley
The Time Machine
Movie • 2002
Alexander Hartdegen
Bedtime Stories
Movie • 2008
Kendall
Ravenous
Movie • 1999
Boyd
Two Brothers
Movie • 2004
Aidan McRory
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Movie • 1994
Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow
Rules of Engagement
Movie • 2000
Maj. Mark Biggs
The Road
Movie • 2009
Veteran
The Count of Monte Cristo
Movie • 2002
Fernand Mondego
The Hurt Locker
Movie • 2008
Sergeant Matt Thompson
Factory Girl
Movie • 2006
Andy Warhol
Traitor
Movie • 2008
Roy Clayton
Death Defying Acts
Movie • 2007
Harry Houdini
Till Human Voices Wake Us
Movie • 2002
Dr. Sam Franks
The Brutalist
Movie • 2024
Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr
The Shrouds
Movie • 2025
Maury Entrekin
Animal Kingdom
Movie • 2010
Nathan Leckie
Winged Creatures
Movie • 2009
Dr Bruce Laraby
First Snow
Movie • 2006
Jimmy Starks
The Infernal Machine
Movie • 2022
Bruce Cogburn
Dating the Enemy
Movie • 1996
Brett
The Hard Word
Movie • 2002
Dale
The Proposition
Movie • 2005
Charlie Burns
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Movie • 2010
Alex Hirst
In Her Skin
Movie • 2009
Mr. Barber
The Convert
Movie • 2024
Thomas Munro
A Slipping Down Life
Movie • 1999
Drumstrings Casey
Iron Man 3
Movie • 2013
Aldrich Killian
Lockout
Movie • 2012
Snow
The Catcher Was a Spy
Movie • 2018
Robert Furman
Prometheus
Movie • 2012
Peter Weyland
Lawless
Movie • 2012
Charlie Rakes
Seeking Justice
Movie • 2011
Simon
Jack Irish: Black Tide
Movie • 2012
Jack Irish
Jack Irish: Bad Debts
Movie • 2012
Jack Irish
The Rover
Movie • 2014
Eric
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
Movie • 2012
Self
33 Postcards
Movie • 2011
Dean Randall
Breathe In
Movie • 2013
Keith Reynolds
Hateship Loveship
Movie • 2014
Ken
Woundings
Movie • 1998
Jimmy Compton
Easter Rising
Movie
Padraig Pearse
The King's Speech
Movie • 2010
King Edward VIII
Jack Irish: Dead Point
Movie • 2014
Jack Irish
Hunting
Movie • 1991
Sharp
Heaven Tonight
Movie • 1990
Paul Dysart
Flynn
Movie • 1993
Errol Flynn
Alien: Covenant
Movie • 2017
Peter Weyland (uncredited)
Killing Faith
Movie • 2025
Bender
Neighbours Made Me a Star
Movie • 2022
Self
The Devil Game
Movie • 1997
Results
Movie • 2015
Trevor
Sunrise
Movie • 2024
Reynolds
Equals
Movie • 2015
Jonas
Inside
Movie • 2025
Warren Murfett
Genius
Movie • 2016
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Brimstone
Movie • 2016
The Reverend
Holding the Man
Movie • 2015
Dick Conigrave
Between a Frock and a Hard Place
Movie • 2015
Self
Priscilla Queen of the Desert 2
Movie
Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow
Ladies Please!
Movie • 1994
Self
Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite
Movie • 2015
Self
Swinging Safari
Movie • 2018
Keith Hall
Spinning Man
Movie • 2018
Evan Birch
Mary Queen of Scots
Movie • 2018
William Cecil
Domino
Movie • 2019
Joe Martin
Donny The Drone
Movie • 2017
Donny (voice)
Lorne
Movie • 2016
Lorne
Poor Boy
Movie
Danny
The Last Vermeer
Movie • 2019
Han van Meegeren
Disturbing the Peace
Movie • 2020
Jim Dillon
Bloodshot
Movie • 2020
Dr. Emil Harting
The Seventh Day
Movie • 2021
Father Peter
FX's A Christmas Carol
Movie • 2019
Ebenezer Scrooge
Zone 414
Movie • 2021
David Carmichael
Disturbing the Peace: A Small Town Standoff
Movie • 2020
Self (archive footage)
Back to the Outback
Movie • 2021
Frank (voice)
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
Movie • 2021
Thomas Clay
Memory
Movie • 2022
Vincent Serra
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
Movie • 2008
Self
Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'
Movie • 2008
Self
Something Elemental: Making 'The Rover'
Movie • 2014
Self
The Woman in Cabin 10
Movie • 2025
Richard Bullmer
Mr. Sunny Sky
Movie
Leonard Moore
Colin Hay: Waiting for My Real Life
Movie • 2015
Self
Blurred
Movie
The Dog Stars
Movie • 2026
The Peter Weyland Files: TED Conference, 2023
Movie • 2012
Peter Weyland
Neponset Circle
Movie
Ink
Movie
Rupert Murdoch
Queen of the Falls
Movie
Friday on My Mind
Movie • 1990
Scarcity
Movie • 2025
Voice
Together for Palestine
Movie • 2025
Self
The Price of Peace
Movie
President Harry S. Truman
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
TV • 2001
Self
The Man from Snowy River
TV • 1994
Rob McGregor
The View
TV • 1997
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Self
Richard & Judy
TV • 2001
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
Mildred Pierce
TV • 2011
Monte Beragon
Mare of Easttown
TV • 2021
Richard Ryan
A Spy Among Friends
TV • 2022
Kim Philby
Jack Irish
TV • 2016
Jack Irish
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV • 2015
Self
When We Rise
TV • 2017
Cleve Jones
The Wizards of Aus
TV • 2016
Morgan Wright
The Clearing
TV • 2023
Dr. Bryce Latham
The Innocents
TV • 2018
Halvorson
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
Going Live!
TV • 1987
Self
Take 5 with Zan Rowe
TV • 2022
Self
Bony
TV • 1992
Late Arrival
Sean Saves the World
TV • 2013
Miles
Neighbours
TV • 1985
Mike Young
Halifax f.p.
TV • 1994
Daniel Viney/Richard Viney
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Nominee