Guy Pearce

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

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PHOTOS

TV Series

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.5
The Daily Show

The Daily Show

6.378
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

5.962
The Man from Snowy River

The Man from Snowy River

6.8
The View

The View

4.363
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

5.409
Richard & Judy

Richard & Judy

2.9
Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

7.191
Mildred Pierce

Mildred Pierce

7.006
Mare of Easttown

Mare of Easttown

8.199
A Spy Among Friends

A Spy Among Friends

6.68
Jack Irish

Jack Irish

6.906
The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Late Show with James Corden

5.281
When We Rise

When We Rise

6.43
The Wizards of Aus

The Wizards of Aus

6.4
The Clearing

The Clearing

6.519
The Innocents

The Innocents

5.7
Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

5.323
Going Live!

Going Live!

6
Take 5 with Zan Rowe

Take 5 with Zan Rowe

3
Bony

Bony

0
Sean Saves the World

Sean Saves the World

5.917
Neighbours

Neighbours

5.955
Halifax f.p.

Halifax f.p.

6.2
The Oscars

The Oscars

7.056
Honest Trailers

Honest Trailers

6.609
Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

7.2

Movies

Memento

Memento

8.177
L.A. Confidential

L.A. Confidential

7.8
The Time Machine

The Time Machine

6.281
Bedtime Stories

Bedtime Stories

6.2
Ravenous

Ravenous

6.843
Two Brothers

Two Brothers

7.103
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

7.3
Rules of Engagement

Rules of Engagement

6.3
The Road

The Road

7.014
The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

7.675
The Hurt Locker

The Hurt Locker

7.256
Factory Girl

Factory Girl

6
Traitor

Traitor

6.646
Death Defying Acts

Death Defying Acts

5.972
Till Human Voices Wake Us

Till Human Voices Wake Us

5.3
The Brutalist

The Brutalist

7.01
The Shrouds

The Shrouds

5.927
Animal Kingdom

Animal Kingdom

6.802
Winged Creatures

Winged Creatures

5.923
First Snow

First Snow

6.127
The Infernal Machine

The Infernal Machine

6.2
Dating the Enemy

Dating the Enemy

6.3
The Hard Word

The Hard Word

5.4
The Proposition

The Proposition

7.026
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

5.777
In Her Skin

In Her Skin

6
The Convert

The Convert

6.169
A Slipping Down Life

A Slipping Down Life

4.111
Iron Man 3

Iron Man 3

6.9
Lockout

Lockout

5.934
The Catcher Was a Spy

The Catcher Was a Spy

6.2
Prometheus

Prometheus

6.577
Lawless

Lawless

7.061
Seeking Justice

Seeking Justice

5.9
Jack Irish: Bad Debts

Jack Irish: Bad Debts

6.4
Jack Irish: Black Tide

Jack Irish: Black Tide

6.7
The Rover

The Rover

6.3
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus

The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus

7.167
33 Postcards

33 Postcards

5.722
Breathe In

Breathe In

5.927
Hateship Loveship

Hateship Loveship

5.82
Woundings

Woundings

2.813
Easter Rising

Easter Rising

10
The King's Speech

The King's Speech

7.734
Jack Irish: Dead Point

Jack Irish: Dead Point

6.8
Heaven Tonight

Heaven Tonight

3
Hunting

Hunting

1.667
Flynn

Flynn

4.2
Alien: Covenant

Alien: Covenant

6.157
Killing Faith

Killing Faith

0
Neighbours Made Me a Star

Neighbours Made Me a Star

7
The Devil Game

The Devil Game

1
Results

Results

5.059
Sunrise

Sunrise

5.7
Equals

Equals

6.112
Inside

Inside

6.563
Genius

Genius

6.484
Brimstone

Brimstone

7.157
Holding the Man

Holding the Man

7.7
Between a Frock and a Hard Place

Between a Frock and a Hard Place

7.8
Untitled Priscilla, Queen of the Desert sequel

Untitled Priscilla, Queen of the Desert sequel

0
Ladies Please!

Ladies Please!

1
Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite

Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite

0.5
Swinging Safari

Swinging Safari

5.29
Spinning Man

Spinning Man

5.583
Mary Queen of Scots

Mary Queen of Scots

6.554
Domino

Domino

4.643
Donny The Drone

Donny The Drone

4.5
Lorne

Lorne

5.5
Poor Boy

Poor Boy

0
The Last Vermeer

The Last Vermeer

6.55
Disturbing the Peace

Disturbing the Peace

4.6
Bloodshot

Bloodshot

6.705
The Seventh Day

The Seventh Day

5.2
FX's A Christmas Carol

FX's A Christmas Carol

7.223
Zone 414

Zone 414

5.3
Disturbing the Peace: A Small Town Standoff

Disturbing the Peace: A Small Town Standoff

6
Back to the Outback

Back to the Outback

7.679
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse

Tom Clancy's Without Remorse

6.959
Memory

Memory

6.8
Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'

Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'

5
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'

Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'

7
Something Elemental: Making 'The Rover'

Something Elemental: Making 'The Rover'

5
The Woman in Cabin 10

The Woman in Cabin 10

0
Mr. Sunny Sky

Mr. Sunny Sky

0
Colin Hay: Waiting For My Real Life

Colin Hay: Waiting For My Real Life

5.3
Blurred

Blurred

0
The Dog Stars

The Dog Stars

0
Prometheus: Project Prometheus - Mission

Prometheus: Project Prometheus - Mission

0
The Peter Weyland Files: TED Conference, 2023

The Peter Weyland Files: TED Conference, 2023

8.5
Neponset Circle

Neponset Circle

0