Guy Pearce
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.
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Filmography of
Guy Pearce
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Richard Bullmer
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Bender
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Maury
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Warren Murfett
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Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr
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Thomas Munro
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Reynolds
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Bruce Cogburn
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Vincent Serra
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Frank (voice)
... 2021
David Carmichael
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Thomas Clay
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Father Peter
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Dr. Emil Harting
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Self (archive footage)
... 2020
Jim Dillon
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Ebenezer Scrooge
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Han van Meegeren
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Joe Martin
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William Cecil
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Robert Furman
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Evan Birch
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Keith Hall
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Donny (voice)
... 2017
Peter Weyland (uncredited)
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F. Scott Fitzgerald
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The Reverend
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Lorne
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Dick Conigrave
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Jonas
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Trevor
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Eric
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Jack Irish
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Aldrich Killian
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Keith Reynolds
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Jack Irish
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Jack Irish
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Charlie Rakes
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Peter Weyland
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Peter Weyland
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Snow
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Peter Weyland
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Simon
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Dean Randall
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King Edward VIII
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Alex Hirst
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Nathan Leckie
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Veteran
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Dr Bruce Laraby
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Mr. Barber
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Kendall
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Sergeant Matt Thompson
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Roy Clayton
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Harry Houdini
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Andy Warhol
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Jimmy Starks
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Charlie Burns
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Aidan McRory
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Dr. Sam Franks
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Dale
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Alexander Hartdegen
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Fernand Mondego
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Leonard
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Maj. Mark Biggs
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Boyd
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Drumstrings Casey
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Jimmy Compton
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Edmund 'Ed' Exley
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Brett
... 1996
Self
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Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow
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Errol Flynn
... 1993
Sharp
... 1991
Paul Dysart
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Padraig Pearse
Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow
Danny
Leonard Moore
Rupert Murdoch