Guy Pearce
Attore, Produttore
5 ottobre 1967 (58 anni)
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.
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
| 2026 | |
| 2025 | Killing Faith · as Bender |
| 2025 | The Woman in Cabin 10 · as Richard Bullmer |
| 2024 | The Shrouds · as Maury Entrekin |
| 2024 | Inside · as Warren Murfett |
| 2024 | The Brutalist · as Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr |
| 2024 | Sunrise · as Reynolds |
| 2023 | The Convert · as Thomas Munro |
| 2023 | The Clearing (2023) · as Dr. Bryce Latham |
| 2022 | A Spy Among Friends · as Kim Philby |
| 2022 | The Infernal Machine · as Bruce Cogburn |
| 2022 | 'Allo 'Allo! Forty Years of Laughter · as Mike |
| 2022 | Memory · as Vincent Serra |
| 2021 | Back to the Outback · as Frank (voice) |
| 2021 | Zone 414 · as David Carmichael |
| 2021 | Without Remorse · as Thomas Clay |
| 2021 | Mare of Easttown · as Richard Ryan |
| 2021 | The Seventh Day · as Father Peter |
| 2020 | Bloodshot · as Dr. Emil Harting |
| 2020 | Disturbing the Peace · as Jim Dillon |
| 2019 | FX's A Christmas Carol · as Ebenezer Scrooge |
| 2019 | A Christmas Carol · as Ebenezer Scrooge |
| 2019 | The Last Vermeer · as Han Van Meegeren |
| 2019 | Domino · as Joe MartinSu Plex |
| 2018 | Mary Queen of Scots · as William Cecil |
| 2018 | The Innocents · as Halvorson |
| 2018 | The Catcher Was a Spy · as Robert Furman |
| 2018 | Spinning Man · as Evan BirchSu Plex |
| 2018 | Swinging Safari · as Keith HallSu Plex |
| 2017 | Alien: Covenant · as Peter Weyland (uncredited) |
| 2017 | When We Rise · as Cleve Jones |
| 2016 | Genius · as F. Scott FitzgeraldSu Plex |
| 2016 | Brimstone · as The Reverend |
| 2016 | Jack Irish · as Jack Irish |
| 2016 | The Wizards of Aus · as Morgan Wright |
| 2015 | Holding the Man · as Dick Conigrave |
| 2015 | Equals · as Jonas |
| 2015 | Results · as Trevor |
| 2014 | The Rover · as Eric |
| 2014 | Jack Irish: Dead Point · as Jack Irish |
| 2013 | Sean Saves the World · as Miles |
| 2013 | Hateship Loveship · as KenSu Plex |
| 2013 | Breathe In · as Keith Reynolds |
| 2013 | Iron Man 3 · as Aldrich Killian |
| 2012 | Jack Irish: Black Tide · as Jack Irish |
| 2012 | Jack Irish: Bad Debts · as Jack Irish |
| 2012 | The Peter Weyland Files: TED Conference, 2023 · as Peter Weyland |
| 2012 | Lawless · as Charlie RakesSu Plex |
| 2012 | Prometheus · as Peter Weyland |
| 2012 | Lockout · as Snow |
| 2011 | Seeking Justice · as SimonSu Plex |
| 2011 | Mildred Pierce · as Monte Beragon |
| 2010 | 33 Postcards · as Dean RandallSu Plex |
| 2010 | The King's Speech · as King Edward Viii |
| 2010 | Don't Be Afraid of the Dark · as Alex Hirst |
| 2010 | Animal Kingdom · as Nathan Leckie |
| 2009 | The Road · as Veteran |
| 2009 | In Her Skin · as Mr. Barber |
| 2008 | Bedtime Stories · as Kendall |
| 2008 | The Hurt Locker · as Sergeant Matt Thompson |
| 2008 | Traitor · as Roy Clayton |
| 2008 | Winged Creatures · as Dr Bruce Laraby |
| 2007 | Death Defying Acts · as Harry HoudiniSu Plex |
| 2006 | Factory Girl · as Andy WarholSu Plex |
| 2006 | First Snow · as Jimmy StarksSu Plex |
| 2005 | The Proposition · as Charlie BurnsSu Plex |
| 2005 | Home and Away: Romances · as David Croft |
| 2005 | The Bus from Blooperville · as Adam |
| 2004 | Two Brothers · as Aidan Mcrory |
| 2002 | Till Human Voices Wake Us · as Dr. Sam Franks |
| 2002 | The Hard Word · as Dale |
| 2002 | The Time Machine · as Alexander Hartdegen |
| 2002 | The Count of Monte Cristo · as Fernand Mondego |
| 2000 | Memento · as LeonardSu Plex |
| 2000 | Rules of Engagement · as Maj. Mark Biggs |
| 1999 | A Slipping-Down Life · as Drumstrings Casey |
| 1999 | Ravenous · as Boyd |
| 1998 | Woundings · as Jimmy Compton |
| 1997 | L.A. Confidential · as Edmund 'ed' ExleySu Plex |
| 1997 | |
| 1996 | Dating the Enemy · as BrettSu Plex |
| 1994 | Halifax FP · as Daniel Viney/richard Viney |
| 1994 | Snowy River: The McGregor Saga · as Rob McgregorSu Plex |
| 1994 | The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert · as Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow |
| 1993 | My Forgotten Man · as Errol Flynn |
| 1992 | The Late Show · as Constantly Upstaged Actor |
| 1990 | Hunting · as Sharp |
| 1990 | Col'n Carpenter · as Craig |
| 1989 | Heaven Tonight · as Paul Dysart |
| 1988 | Home and Away · as David Croft |
| 1985 | Neighbours · as Mike Young |
| 2024 | Inside · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | The Seventh Day · as Executive Producer |