Guy Pearce

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.

Known For

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Daily Show

The Late Late Show with James Corden

The View

Golden Globe Awards

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

All Movies (100)

• The Dog Stars2026 · as Pops
• The Woman in Cabin 102025 · as Richard Bullmer
• Killing Faith2025 · as Bender
• Together for Palestine2025 · as Self
• Scarcity2025 · as Voice
• The Shrouds2025 · as Maury Entrekin
• Inside2025 · as Warren Murfett
• The Brutalist2024 · as Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr
• The Convert2024 · as Thomas Munro
• Sunrise2024 · as Reynolds
• The Infernal Machine2022 · as Bruce Cogburn
• Neighbours Made Me a Star2022 · as Self
• Memory2022 · as Vincent Serra
• Back to the Outback2021 · as Frank (voice)
• Zone 4142021 · as David Carmichael
• Tom Clancy's Without Remorse2021 · as Thomas Clay
• The Seventh Day2021 · as Father Peter
• Bloodshot2020 · as Dr. Emil Harting
• Disturbing the Peace: A Small Town Standoff2020 · as Self (archive footage)
• Disturbing the Peace2020 · as Jim Dillon
• FX's A Christmas Carol2019 · as Ebenezer Scrooge
• The Last Vermeer2019 · as Han van Meegeren
• Domino2019 · as Joe Martin
• Mary Queen of Scots2018 · as William Cecil
• The Catcher Was a Spy2018 · as Robert Furman
• Spinning Man2018 · as Evan Birch
• Swinging Safari2018 · as Keith Hall
• Donny The Drone2017 · as Donny (voice)
• Alien: Covenant2017 · as Peter Weyland (uncredited)
• Genius2016 · as F. Scott Fitzgerald
• Brimstone2016 · as The Reverend
• Lorne2016 · as Lorne
• Holding the Man2015 · as Dick Conigrave
• Colin Hay: Waiting for My Real Life2015 · as Self
• Equals2015 · as Jonas
• Between a Frock and a Hard Place2015 · as Self
• Results2015 · as Trevor
• Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite2015 · as Self
• Something Elemental: Making 'The Rover'2014 · as Self
• The Rover2014 · as Eric
• Jack Irish: Dead Point2014 · as Jack Irish
• Hateship Loveship2014 · as Ken
• Iron Man 32013 · as Aldrich Killian
• Breathe In2013 · as Keith Reynolds
• Jack Irish: Black Tide2012 · as Jack Irish
• Jack Irish: Bad Debts2012 · as Jack Irish
• The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus2012 · as Self
• Lawless2012 · as Charlie Rakes
• Prometheus2012 · as Peter Weyland
• Lockout2012 · as Snow
• Seeking Justice2011 · as Simon
• 33 Postcards2011 · as Dean Randall
• The King's Speech2010 · as King Edward VIII
• Don't Be Afraid of the Dark2010 · as Alex Hirst
• Animal Kingdom2010 · as Nathan Leckie
• The Road2009 · as Veteran
• Winged Creatures2009 · as Dr Bruce Laraby
• In Her Skin2009 · as Mr. Barber
• Bedtime Stories2008 · as Kendall
• The Hurt Locker2008 · as Sergeant Matt Thompson
• Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'2008 · as Self
• Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'2008 · as Self
• Traitor2008 · as Roy Clayton
• Death Defying Acts2007 · as Harry Houdini
• Factory Girl2006 · as Andy Warhol
• First Snow2006 · as Jimmy Starks
• The Proposition2005 · as Charlie Burns
• Two Brothers2004 · as Aidan McRory
• Till Human Voices Wake Us2002 · as Dr. Sam Franks
• The Hard Word2002 · as Dale
• The Time Machine2002 · as Alexander Hartdegen
• The Count of Monte Cristo2002 · as Fernand Mondego
• Memento2000 · as Leonard
• Rules of Engagement2000 · as Maj. Mark Biggs
• Ravenous1999 · as Boyd
• A Slipping Down Life1999 · as Drumstrings Casey
• Woundings1998 · as Jimmy Compton
• L.A. Confidential1997 · as Edmund 'Ed' Exley
• The Devil Game1997 · as Michael
• Dating the Enemy1996 · as Brett
• Ladies Please!1994 · as Self
• The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert1994 · as Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow
• Flynn1993 · as Errol Flynn
• Hunting1991 · as Sharp
• Heaven Tonight1990 · as Paul Dysart
• Friday on My Mind1990
• Easter Rising— · as Padraig Pearse
• Priscilla Queen of the Desert 2— · as Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow
• Poor Boy— · as Danny
• Mr. Sunny Sky— · as Leonard Moore
• Blurred—
• Neponset Circle—
• Ink— · as Rupert Murdoch
• Queen of the Falls—
• The Price of Peace— · as President Harry S. Truman
• The Marshal— · as Marshal Clay Mercer
• High End—
• The Road Home— · as Archbishop Trevor Huddleston
• The Neverending Pillow Fort—
• The Teller—

All TV Shows (27)

• The Clearing2023 · as Dr. Bryce Latham
• A Spy Among Friends2022 · as Kim Philby
• Take 5 with Zan Rowe2022 · as Self
• Mare of Easttown2021 · as Richard Ryan
• A Christmas Carol2019 · as Ebenezer Scrooge
• The Innocents2018 · as Halvorson
• When We Rise2017 · as Cleve Jones
• Jack Irish2016 · as Jack Irish
• The Wizards of Aus2016 · as Morgan Wright
• The Late Late Show with James Corden2015 · as Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
• Sean Saves the World2013 · as Miles
• Mildred Pierce2011 · as Monte Beragon
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
• Richard & Judy2001 · as Self
• Friday Night with Jonathan Ross2001 · as Self
• The View1997 · as Self
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self
• Halifax f.p.1994 · as Daniel Viney/Richard Viney
• The Man from Snowy River1994 · as Rob McGregor
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
• Bony1992 · as Late Arrival
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992 · as Self
• Going Live!1987 · as Self
• Neighbours1985 · as Mike Young
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee