Acting
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.
Filmography
The Dog Stars
Film · 2026
Ink
Film · 2026
The Shrouds
Film · 2025
Killing Faith
Film · 2025
Inside
Film · 2025
The Woman in Cabin 10
Film · 2025
Scarcity
Film · 2025
Together for Palestine
Film · 2025
The Brutalist
Film · 2024
The Convert
Film · 2024
Sunrise
Film · 2024
The Clearing
Series · 2023
The Infernal Machine
Film · 2022
Neighbours Made Me a Star
Film · 2022
Memory
Film · 2022
A Spy Among Friends
Series · 2022
Take 5 with Zan Rowe
Series · 2022
The Seventh Day
Film · 2021
Zone 414
Film · 2021
Back to the Outback
Film · 2021
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
Film · 2021
Mare of Easttown
Series · 2021
Disturbing the Peace
Film · 2020
Bloodshot
Film · 2020
Disturbing the Peace: A Small Town Standoff
Film · 2020
Domino
Film · 2019
The Last Vermeer
Film · 2019
FX's A Christmas Carol
Film · 2019
A Christmas Carol
Series · 2019
The Catcher Was a Spy
Film · 2018
Swinging Safari
Film · 2018
Spinning Man
Film · 2018
Mary Queen of Scots
Film · 2018
The Innocents
Series · 2018
Alien: Covenant
Film · 2017
Donny The Drone
Film · 2017
When We Rise
Series · 2017
Genius
Film · 2016
Brimstone
Film · 2016
Lorne
Film · 2016
Jack Irish
Series · 2016
The Wizards of Aus
Series · 2016
Results
Film · 2015
Equals
Film · 2015
Holding the Man
Film · 2015
Between a Frock and a Hard Place
Film · 2015
Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite
Film · 2015
Colin Hay: Waiting for My Real Life
Film · 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Series · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
The Rover
Film · 2014
Hateship Loveship
Film · 2014
Jack Irish: Dead Point
Film · 2014
Something Elemental: Making 'The Rover'
Film · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
Iron Man 3
Film · 2013
Breathe In
Film · 2013
Sean Saves the World
Series · 2013
Lockout
Film · 2012
Prometheus
Film · 2012
Lawless
Film · 2012
Jack Irish: Bad Debts
Film · 2012
Jack Irish: Black Tide
Film · 2012
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
Film · 2012
Seeking Justice
Film · 2011
33 Postcards
Film · 2011
Mildred Pierce
Series · 2011
Animal Kingdom
Film · 2010
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Film · 2010
The King's Speech
Film · 2010
The Road
Film · 2009
Winged Creatures
Film · 2009
In Her Skin
Film · 2009
Bedtime Stories
Film · 2008
The Hurt Locker
Film · 2008
Traitor
Film · 2008
Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'
Film · 2008
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
Film · 2008
Death Defying Acts
Film · 2007
Factory Girl
Film · 2006
First Snow
Film · 2006
The Proposition
Film · 2005
Two Brothers
Film · 2004
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
The Time Machine
Film · 2002
The Count of Monte Cristo
Film · 2002
Till Human Voices Wake Us
Film · 2002
The Hard Word
Film · 2002
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Series · 2001
Richard & Judy
Series · 2001
Memento
Film · 2000
Rules of Engagement
Film · 2000
Ravenous
Film · 1999
A Slipping Down Life
Film · 1999
Woundings
Film · 1998
L.A. Confidential
Film · 1997
The Devil Game
Film · 1997
The View
Series · 1997
Dating the Enemy
Film · 1996
The Daily Show
Series · 1996
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Film · 1994
Ladies Please!
Film · 1994
The Man from Snowy River
Series · 1994
Halifax f.p.
Series · 1994
Flynn
Film · 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Series · 1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Series · 1992
Bony
Series · 1992
Hunting
Film · 1991
Heaven Tonight
Film · 1990
Friday on My Mind
Film · 1990
Going Live!
Series · 1987
Neighbours
Series · 1985
The Oscars
Series · 1953
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944
Easter Rising
Film
Priscilla Queen of the Desert 2
Film
Poor Boy
Film
Mr. Sunny Sky
Film
Blurred
Film
Neponset Circle
Film
Queen of the Falls
Film
The Price of Peace
Film
The Marshal
Film
High End
Film
The Road Home
Film
The Neverending Pillow Fort
Film
The Teller
Film
The Vesuvius Challenge
Film