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Aliases: Guy Edward Pearce , 盖·爱德华·皮尔斯 , Гай Едвард Пірс , گای پیرس

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

Homepage: https://www.guypearce.net

Movie Involvements: 78

TV Involvements: 12


Most Famous Work

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Guy Pearce, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

The Brutalist
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7

The Brutalist

(2024) Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr.
Going Live!
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6

Going Live!

(1987) Self
The Convert
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6

The Convert

(2024) Thomas Munro
Iron Man 3
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7

Iron Man 3

(2013) Aldrich Killian
Alien: Covenant
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6

Alien: Covenant

(2017) Peter Weyland (uncredited)
Memento
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8

Memento

(2000) Leonard
The Count of Monte Cristo
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8

The Count of Monte Cristo

(2002) Fernand Mondego
Prometheus
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7

Prometheus

(2012) Peter Weyland

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2025 Maury
Warren Murfett
2024 Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr.
Thomas Munro
Reynolds
2023 Dr. Bryce Latham
2022 Kim Philby
Bruce Cogburn
Self
Self
Vincent Serra
2021 Frank (voice)
David Carmichael
Thomas Clay
Richard Ryan
Father Peter
2020 Dr. Emil Harting
Self (archive footage)
Jim Dillon
2019 Ebenezer Scrooge
Han van Meegeren
Joe Martin
2018 William Cecil
Halvorson
Robert Furman
Evan Birch
Keith Hall
2017 Donny (voice)
Peter Weyland (uncredited)
Cleve Jones
2016 F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Reverend
Jack Irish
Lorne
Morgan Wright
2015 Dick Conigrave
Self
Jonas
Self
Trevor
Self
Self
2014 Self
Eric
Jack Irish
Ken
Self
2013 Miles
Aldrich Killian
Keith Reynolds
2012 Jack Irish
Jack Irish
Self
Charlie Rakes
Peter Weyland
Snow
2011 Simon
Dean Randall
Monte Beragon
2010 King Edward VIII
Alex Hirst
Nathan Leckie
Mr. Barber
2009 Veteran
Dr Bruce Laraby
2008 Kendall
Sergeant Matt Thompson
Self
Self
Roy Clayton
2007 Harry Houdini
Self
2006 Andy Warhol
Jimmy Starks
2005 Charlie Burns
2004 Aidan McRory
2003 Self
2002 Dr. Sam Franks
Dale
Alexander Hartdegen
Fernand Mondego
2001 Self
Self
2000 Leonard
Maj. Mark Biggs
1999 Boyd
Drumstrings Casey
1998 Jimmy Compton
1997 Edmund 'Ed' Exley
Self
N/A
1996 Brett
Self
1994 Daniel Viney/Richard Viney
Rob McGregor
Self
Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow
1993 Self - Guest
Errol Flynn
1992 Late Arrival
Self
1991 Sharp
1990 Paul Dysart
1987 Self
1985 Mike Young
Leonard Moore
N/A
Danny
Bender
Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow
Padraig Pearse
Robert
N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2021 Executive Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

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