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