Guy Pearce
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.
Acting
Movie
Iron Man 3
as Aldrich Killian
2013
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Memento
as Leonard
2000
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Prometheus
as Peter Weyland
2012
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Alien: Covenant
as Peter Weyland (uncredited)
2017
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The King's Speech
as King Edward VIII
2010
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The Hurt Locker
as Sergeant Matt Thompson
2008
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L.A. Confidential
as Edmund 'Ed' Exley
1997
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Bloodshot
as Dr. Emil Harting
2020
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The Road
as Veteran
2009
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Lawless
as Charlie Rakes
2012
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Bedtime Stories
as Kendall
2008
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Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
as Thomas Clay
2021
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The Time Machine
as Alexander Hartdegen
2002
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The Count of Monte Cristo
as Fernand Mondego
2002
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Lockout
as Snow
2012
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Mary Queen of Scots
as William Cecil
2018
TV
Mare of Easttown
as Richard Ryan
2021
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Memory
as Vincent Serra
2022
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The Brutalist
as Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr
2024
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Equals
as Jonas
2015
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Brimstone
as The Reverend
2016
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Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
as Alex Hirst
2010
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Seeking Justice
as Simon
2011
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The Rover
as Eric
2014
