Guy Pearce
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Series
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self
2015
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Film
Iron Man 3
Aldrich Killian
2013
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
1992
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
Neighbours
Mike Young
1985
Film
Memento
Leonard
2000
Film
Prometheus
Peter Weyland
2012
Film
The Brutalist
Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr
2024
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
Going Live!
Self
1987
Film
Alien: Covenant
Peter Weyland (uncredited)
2017
Film
The King's Speech
King Edward VIII
2010
Series
Mare of Easttown
Richard Ryan
2021
Series
The Man from Snowy River
Rob McGregor
1994
Film
The Count of Monte Cristo
Fernand Mondego
2002
Series
Richard & Judy
Self
2001
Film
The Woman in Cabin 10
Richard Bullmer
2025
Film
The Dog Stars
Pops
2026
Film
The Road
Veteran
2009
Film
L.A. Confidential
Edmund 'Ed' Exley
1997
Film
The Hurt Locker
Sergeant Matt Thompson
2008
Series
Halifax f.p.
Daniel Viney/Richard Viney
1994
Film
The Time Machine
Alexander Hartdegen
2002
Series
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self
2001
Film
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
Thomas Clay
2021
Film
Lawless
Charlie Rakes
2012
Film
Memory
Vincent Serra
2022
Film
Bloodshot
Dr. Emil Harting
2020
Series
A Spy Among Friends
Kim Philby
2022
Film
Bedtime Stories
Kendall
2008
Series
Jack Irish
Jack Irish
2016
Series
Mildred Pierce
Monte Beragon
2011
Film
Together for Palestine
Self
2025
Series
The Innocents
Halvorson
2018
Film
The Rover
Eric
2014
Series
The Clearing
Dr. Bryce Latham
2023
Film
Lockout
Snow
2012
Film
Back to the Outback
Frank (voice)
2021
Film
Zone 414
David Carmichael
2021
Film
Mary Queen of Scots
William Cecil
2018
Film
The Shrouds
Maury Entrekin
2025
Film
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow
1994
Film
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Alex Hirst
2010
Film
Killing Faith
Bender
2025
Film
Rules of Engagement
Maj. Mark Biggs
2000
Series
Sean Saves the World
Miles
2013
Film
Brimstone
The Reverend
2016
Series
A Christmas Carol
Ebenezer Scrooge
2019
Film
The Infernal Machine
Bruce Cogburn
2022
Film
Seeking Justice
Simon
2011
Film
Genius
F. Scott Fitzgerald
2016
Film
Two Brothers
Aidan McRory
2004
Film
Equals
Jonas
2015
Film
Spinning Man
Evan Birch
2018
Film
The Convert
Thomas Munro
2024
Film
The Catcher Was a Spy
Robert Furman
2018
Film
Ravenous
Boyd
1999
Series
When We Rise
Cleve Jones
2017
Film
Animal Kingdom
Nathan Leckie
2010
Film
The Last Vermeer
Han van Meegeren
2019
Film
Traitor
Roy Clayton
2008
Film
First Snow
Jimmy Starks
2006
Film
The Seventh Day
Father Peter
2021
Film
Factory Girl
Andy Warhol
2006
Bony
Late Arrival
1992
Film
Death Defying Acts
Harry Houdini
2007
Film
FX's A Christmas Carol
Ebenezer Scrooge
2019
Film
Winged Creatures
Dr Bruce Laraby
2009
Film
The Proposition
Charlie Burns
2005
Film
Breathe In
Keith Reynolds
2013
Film
Swinging Safari
Keith Hall
2018
Film
Ink
Rupert Murdoch
2027
Film
Domino
Joe Martin
2019
Film
In Her Skin
Mr. Barber
2009
Film
Poor Boy
Danny
Film
Disturbing the Peace: A Small Town Standoff
Self (archive footage)
2020
Film
Jack Irish: Bad Debts
Jack Irish
2012
Film
Disturbing the Peace
Jim Dillon
2020
Series
Take 5 with Zan Rowe
Self
2022
High End
Film
Hateship Loveship
Ken
2014
Film
Sunrise
Reynolds
2024
Film
Holding the Man
Dick Conigrave
2015
Film
Dating the Enemy
Brett
1996
Film
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
Self
2012
Film
Between a Frock and a Hard Place
Self
2015
The Teller
Film
Jack Irish: Black Tide
Jack Irish
2012
Film
Results
Trevor
2015
Film
The Hard Word
Dale
2002
The Marshal
Marshal Clay Mercer
Film
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
Self
2008
Film
Lorne
Lorne
2016
Series
The Wizards of Aus
Morgan Wright
2016
The Price of Peace
President Harry S. Truman
Film
Inside
Warren Murfett
2025
Film
A Slipping Down Life
Drumstrings Casey
1999
The Road Home
Archbishop Trevor Huddleston
Film
Hunting
Sharp
1991
Film
Donny The Drone
Donny (voice)
2017
Film
Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite
Self
2015
Film
Till Human Voices Wake Us
Dr. Sam Franks
2002
Film
Neighbours Made Me a Star
Self
2022
Film
Flynn
Errol Flynn
1993
Film
Scarcity
Voice
2025
Film
Colin Hay: Waiting for My Real Life
Self
2015
Mr. Sunny Sky
Leonard Moore
Film
33 Postcards
Dean Randall
2011
Film
The Devil Game
Michael
1997
The Vesuvius Challenge
Self – Narrator
Film
Blurred
Film
Something Elemental: Making 'The Rover'
Self
2014
Neponset Circle
Film
Priscilla Queen of the Desert 2
Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow
Film
Jack Irish: Dead Point
Jack Irish
2014
Ladies Please!
Self
1994
Film
Woundings
Jimmy Compton
1998
The Neverending Pillow Fort
Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'
Self
2008
Friday on My Mind
1990
Queen of the Falls
Film
Heaven Tonight
Paul Dysart
1990
Easter Rising
Padraig Pearse