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.
85 movies · 28 shows
The Woman in Cabin 10
2025·6.2
Killing Faith
2025·5.7
Together for Palestine
2025·8.2
Scarcity
2025·0.0
The Shrouds
2025·5.9
Inside
2025·6.2
The Brutalist
2024·7.0
The Convert
2024·6.1
Sunrise
2024·5.5
The Infernal Machine
2022·6.2
Neighbours Made Me a Star
2022·7.0
Memory
2022·6.7
Back to the Outback
2021·7.6
Zone 414
2021·5.3
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
2021·6.9
The Seventh Day
2021·5.2
Bloodshot
2020·6.7
Disturbing the Peace: A Small Town Standoff
2020·6.0
Disturbing the Peace
2020·4.6
FX's A Christmas Carol
2019·7.2
The Last Vermeer
2019·6.5
Domino
2019·4.6
Mary Queen of Scots
2018·6.6
The Catcher Was a Spy
2018·6.2
Spinning Man
2018·5.6
Swinging Safari
2018·5.3
Donny The Drone
2017·4.5
Alien: Covenant
2017·6.2
Genius
2016·6.5
Brimstone
2016·7.2
Lorne
2016·5.5
Holding the Man
2015·7.7
Colin Hay: Waiting for My Real Life
2015·5.3
Equals
2015·6.1
Between a Frock and a Hard Place
2015·7.8
Results
2015·5.1
Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite
2015·0.5
Something Elemental: Making 'The Rover'
2014·5.0
The Rover
2014·6.3
Jack Irish: Dead Point
2014·6.7
Hateship Loveship
2014·5.8
Iron Man 3
2013·6.9
Breathe In
2013·5.9
Jack Irish: Black Tide
2012·6.7
Jack Irish: Bad Debts
2012·6.5
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
2012·7.0
Lawless
2012·7.1
Prometheus
2012·6.6
Lockout
2012·5.9
Seeking Justice
2011·5.9
33 Postcards
2011·5.5
The King's Speech
2010·7.7
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
2010·5.8
Animal Kingdom
2010·6.8
The Road
2009·7.0
Winged Creatures
2009·5.9
In Her Skin
2009·6.0
Bedtime Stories
2008·6.2
The Hurt Locker
2008·7.3
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
2008·8.0
Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'
2008·5.0
Traitor
2008·6.7
Death Defying Acts
2007·5.9
Factory Girl
2006·6.0
First Snow
2006·6.1
The Proposition
2005·7.0
Two Brothers
2004·7.1
Till Human Voices Wake Us
2002·5.3
The Hard Word
2002·5.4
The Time Machine
2002·6.3
The Count of Monte Cristo
2002·7.7
Memento
2000·8.2
Rules of Engagement
2000·6.3
Ravenous
1999·6.8
A Slipping Down Life
1999·4.2
Woundings
1998·3.4
L.A. Confidential
1997·7.8
The Devil Game
1997·5.5
Dating the Enemy
1996·6.3
Ladies Please!
1994·4.3
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
1994·7.3
Flynn
1993·4.5
Hunting
1991·3.7
Heaven Tonight
1990·4.3
Friday on My Mind
1990·9.0