Biography
Guy Edward Pearce (born 5 October 1967) is an Australian actor. Born in Ely, Cambridgeshire, and raised in Geelong, he started his career portraying Mike Young in the Australian television series Neighbours. He received international attention for his breakout role in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) and subsequently took starring roles in Curtis Hanson's L.A. Confidential (1997), Christopher Nolan's Memento (2000) and Simon Wells's The Time Machine (2002). Pearce is known for his performances in the film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's The Road (2009), Kathryn Bigelow's war drama The Hurt Locker (2009) and Tom Hooper's historical drama The King's Speech (2010). He has appeared in Ridley Scott's Prometheus (2012), the Marvel action film Iron Man 3 (2013), Alien: Covenant (2017), and the historical biopic Mary Queen of Scots (2018).
In Australian cinema, he has appeared in The Proposition (2005), Animal Kingdom (2010), 33 Postcards (2011), The Rover (2014), Holding the Man (2015) and The Wizards of Aus (2016). 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 Todd Haynes' limited series Mildred Pierce (2011) and the HBO crime miniseries Mare of Easttown. Pearce won a Primetime Emmy Award for Mildred Pierce and has received numerous award nominations including for a Golden Globe Award, three Screen Actors Guild Awards and an Australian Academy Film Award.
IndieWire named him one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination.
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Filmography
all 106
Movies 83
TV Shows 23
self 20
Director 1
The Convert (2024)
Sunrise (2024)
The Clearing (2023)
A Spy Among Friends (2022)
The Infernal Machine (2022)
Take 5 with Zan Rowe (2022)
Neighbours Made Me a Star (2022)
Memory (2022)
Back to the Outback (2021)
Zone 414 (2021)
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse (2021)
Mare of Easttown (2021)
The Seventh Day (2021)
Bloodshot (2020)
Disturbing the Peace: A Small Town Standoff (2020)
Disturbing the Peace (2020)
A Christmas Carol (2019)
The Last Vermeer (2019)
Domino (2019)
Mary Queen of Scots (2018)
The Innocents (2018)
The Catcher Was a Spy (2018)
Spinning Man (2018)
Swinging Safari (2018)
Donny The Drone (2017)
Alien: Covenant (2017)
When We Rise (2017)
Genius (2016)
Brimstone (2016)
Jack Irish (2016)
Lorne (2016)
The Wizards of Aus (2016)
Holding the Man (2015)
Colin Hay: Waiting For My Real Life (2015)
Equals (2015)
Between a Frock and a Hard Place (2015)
Results (2015)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
Something Elemental: Making 'The Rover' (2014)
The Rover (2014)
Jack Irish: Dead Point (2014)
Hateship Loveship (2014)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Iron Man 3 (2013)
Breathe In (2013)
Jack Irish: Black Tide (2012)
Jack Irish: Bad Debts (2012)
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus (2012)
Lawless (2012)
Prometheus (2012)
Lockout (2012)
Seeking Justice (2011)
33 Postcards (2011)
Mildred Pierce (2011)
The King's Speech (2010)
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010)
Animal Kingdom (2010)
The Road (2009)
Winged Creatures (2009)
In Her Skin (2009)
Bedtime Stories (2008)
The Hurt Locker (2008)
Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential' (2008)
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential' (2008)
Traitor (2008)
Death Defying Acts (2007)
Factory Girl (2006)
First Snow (2006)
The Proposition (2005)
Two Brothers (2004)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
Till Human Voices Wake Us (2002)
The Hard Word (2002)
The Time Machine (2002)
The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
Richard & Judy (2001)
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2001)
Memento (2000)
Rules of Engagement (2000)
A Slipping Down Life (1999)
Ravenous (1999)
Woundings (1998)
L.A. Confidential (1997)
The View (1997)
Dating the Enemy (1996)
The Daily Show (1996)
Halifax f.p. (1994)
The Man from Snowy River (1994)
Ladies Please! (1994)
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
Flynn (1993)
Bony (1992)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
Hunting (1991)
Heaven Tonight (1990)
Going Live! (1987)
Neighbours (1985)
Poor Boy
Inside
The Brutalist
The Shrouds
Killing Faith
Easter Rising
Scott Matthews - Wait in the Car.
The Devil Game
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1967-10-05 (56 years old)
Birth NameGuy Edward Pearce
Birth PlaceEly, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsAustralia
ResidencesGeelong, Australia
Also Known AsGuy Edward Pearce, 가이 피어스, Гай Пирс, 盖·皮尔斯, 盖·爱德华·皮尔斯, Гай Пірс, Гай Едвард Пірс
AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
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