Cast
Guy Pearce
Acting
Cast
Guy Pearce
Known for
Acting
Born
1967-10-05
From
Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Also known as Guy Edward Pearce
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.
★8.2
MOVIE2000
Memento
as Leonard
★6.9
MOVIE2013
Iron Man 3
as Aldrich Killian
★6.2
MOVIE2017
Alien: Covenant
as Peter Weyland (uncredited)
★7.0
MOVIE2024
The Brutalist
as Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr
★6.6
MOVIE2012
Prometheus
as Peter Weyland
MOVIE2026
The Dog Stars
as Pops
★7.7
MOVIE2010
The King's Speech
as King Edward VIII
★7.7
MOVIE2002
The Count of Monte Cristo
as Fernand Mondego
★7.8
MOVIE1997
L.A. Confidential
as Edmund 'Ed' Exley
★6.9
MOVIE2021
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
as Thomas Clay
★6.2
MOVIE2025
The Woman in Cabin 10
as Richard Bullmer
★7.1
MOVIE2012
Lawless
as Charlie Rakes
★7.3
MOVIE2008
The Hurt Locker
as Sergeant Matt Thompson
★6.7
MOVIE2020
Bloodshot
as Dr. Emil Harting
★6.7
MOVIE2022
Memory
as Vincent Serra
★6.2
MOVIE2008
Bedtime Stories
as Kendall
★6.6
MOVIE2018
Mary Queen of Scots
as William Cecil
★6.3
MOVIE2002
The Time Machine
as Alexander Hartdegen
★5.9
MOVIE2012
Lockout
as Snow
★7.0
MOVIE2009
The Road
as Veteran
★6.3
MOVIE2014
The Rover
as Eric
★7.6
MOVIE2021
Back to the Outback
as Frank (voice)
★5.7
MOVIE2025
Killing Faith
as Bender
★5.9
MOVIE2011
Seeking Justice
as Simon
★5.9
MOVIE2025
The Shrouds
as Maury Entrekin
★6.5
MOVIE2016
Genius
as F. Scott Fitzgerald
★6.2
MOVIE2022
The Infernal Machine
as Bruce Cogburn
★5.8
MOVIE2010
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
as Alex Hirst
★7.2
MOVIE2019
FX's A Christmas Carol
as Ebenezer Scrooge
★5.3
MOVIE2021
Zone 414
as David Carmichael
★7.2
MOVIE2016
Brimstone
as The Reverend
★5.6
MOVIE2018
Spinning Man
as Evan Birch
★6.2
MOVIE2018
The Catcher Was a Spy
as Robert Furman
★7.3
MOVIE1994
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
as Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow
★5.9
MOVIE2009
Winged Creatures
as Dr Bruce Laraby
★6.3
MOVIE2000
Rules of Engagement
as Maj. Mark Biggs
MOVIETBA
High End
★6.7
MOVIE2008
Traitor
as Roy Clayton
★7.0
MOVIE2005
The Proposition
as Charlie Burns
★5.3
MOVIE2018
Swinging Safari
as Keith Hall
★7.1
MOVIE2004
Two Brothers
as Aidan McRory
★6.8
MOVIE2010
Animal Kingdom
as Nathan Leckie
★6.0
MOVIE2020
Disturbing the Peace: A Small Town Standoff
as Self (archive footage)
★6.0
MOVIE2006
Factory Girl
as Andy Warhol
★6.8
MOVIE1999
Ravenous
as Boyd
★6.1
MOVIE2024
The Convert
as Thomas Munro
MOVIE2026
Ink
as Rupert Murdoch
★6.1
MOVIE2015
Equals
as Jonas
★4.6
MOVIE2019
Domino
as Joe Martin
★5.2
MOVIE2021
The Seventh Day
as Father Peter
MOVIETBA
The Teller
★4.6
MOVIE2020
Disturbing the Peace
as Jim Dillon
★5.5
MOVIE2024
Sunrise
as Reynolds
★5.8
MOVIE2014
Hateship Loveship
as Ken
★5.9
MOVIE2013
Breathe In
as Keith Reynolds
★5.5
MOVIE1997
The Devil Game
as Michael
★5.9
MOVIE2007
Death Defying Acts
as Harry Houdini
★6.5
MOVIE2012
Jack Irish: Bad Debts
as Jack Irish
★8.2
MOVIE2025
Together for Palestine
as Self
★6.5
MOVIE2019
The Last Vermeer
as Han van Meegeren
★6.0
MOVIE2009
In Her Skin
as Mr. Barber
MOVIE2025
Scarcity
as Voice
★6.1
MOVIE2006
First Snow
as Jimmy Starks
MOVIETBA
Poor Boy
as Danny
★6.7
MOVIE2014
Jack Irish: Dead Point
as Jack Irish
★7.7
MOVIE2015
Holding the Man
as Dick Conigrave
MOVIETBA
Mr. Sunny Sky
as Leonard Moore
★6.7
MOVIE2012
Jack Irish: Black Tide
as Jack Irish
★4.2
MOVIE1999
A Slipping Down Life
as Drumstrings Casey
★6.3
MOVIE1996
Dating the Enemy
as Brett
MOVIETBA
The Marshal
as Marshal Clay Mercer
★7.0
MOVIE2022
Neighbours Made Me a Star
as Self
★5.1
MOVIE2015
Results
as Trevor
★6.2
MOVIE2025
Inside
as Warren Murfett
MOVIETBA
The Price of Peace
as President Harry S. Truman
★4.3
MOVIE1994
Ladies Please!
as Self
★4.5
MOVIE1993
Flynn
as Errol Flynn
★7.0
MOVIE2012
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
as Self
MOVIETBA
The Neverending Pillow Fort
★4.5
MOVIE2017
Donny The Drone
as Donny (voice)
★3.7
MOVIE1991
Hunting
as Sharp
MOVIETBA
The Road Home
as Archbishop Trevor Huddleston
★5.5
MOVIE2011
33 Postcards
as Dean Randall
MOVIETBA
Priscilla Queen of the Desert 2
as Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow
★5.5
MOVIE2016
Lorne
as Lorne
★5.4
MOVIE2002
The Hard Word
as Dale
★5.0
MOVIE2008
Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'
as Self
★5.3
MOVIE2015
Colin Hay: Waiting for My Real Life
as Self
★8.0
MOVIE2008
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
as Self
★5.0
MOVIE2014
Something Elemental: Making 'The Rover'
as Self
★4.3
MOVIE1990
Heaven Tonight
as Paul Dysart
★3.4
MOVIE1998
Woundings
as Jimmy Compton
MOVIETBA
The Vesuvius Challenge
as Self – Narrator
★9.0
MOVIE1990
Friday on My Mind
MOVIETBA
Queen of the Falls
MOVIETBA
Neponset Circle
★0.5
MOVIE2015
Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite
as Self
★10.0
MOVIETBA
Easter Rising
as Padraig Pearse
★7.8
MOVIE2015
Between a Frock and a Hard Place
as Self
MOVIETBA
Blurred
★5.3
MOVIE2002
Till Human Voices Wake Us
as Dr. Sam Franks