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