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Guy Pearce

Acting Born Oct 5, 1967 Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, UK 24 credits

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.

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Known for

The Daily Show

as Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self - Guest

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self

The View

as Self
Film

Iron Man 3

as Aldrich Killian
Film

Memento

as Leonard
Film

The Brutalist

as Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr

Full filmography

  • The Daily Show (1996) as Self
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Guest
  • The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015) as Self
  • The View (1997) as Self
  • Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self
  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992) as Self
  • Neighbours (1985) as Mike Young
  • Iron Man 3 (2013) as Aldrich Killian
  • Memento (2000) as Leonard
  • The Oscars (1953) as Self
  • Alien: Covenant (2017) as Peter Weyland (uncredited)
  • Richard & Judy (2001) as Self
  • Prometheus (2012) as Peter Weyland
  • Mare of Easttown (2021) as Richard Ryan
  • The Dog Stars (2026) as Pops
  • The Man from Snowy River (1994) as Rob McGregor
  • The Brutalist (2024) as Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr
  • Halifax f.p. (1994) as Daniel Viney/Richard Viney
  • Going Live! (1987) as Self
  • The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) as Fernand Mondego
  • L.A. Confidential (1997) as Edmund 'Ed' Exley
  • Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2001) as Self