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Guy Pearce

Guy Pearce

Known For Acting
Birthday Oct 05, 1967 (57)
Birthplace Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Jun 19, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 televisio ... n 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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Filmography

The Shrouds

The Shrouds

2025

as Maury

The Convert

The Convert

2024

as Thomas Munro

Sunrise

Sunrise

2024

as Reynolds

The Brutalist

The Brutalist

2024

as Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr

The Infernal Machine

The Infernal Machine

2022

as Bruce Cogburn

Memory

Memory

2022

as Vincent Serra

The Seventh Day

The Seventh Day

2021

as Father Peter

Zone 414

Zone 414

2021

as David Carmichael

Tom Clancy's Without Remorse

Tom Clancy's Without Remorse

2021

as Thomas Clay

Back to the Outback

Back to the Outback

2021

as Frank (voice)

Disturbing the Peace

Disturbing the Peace

2020

as Jim Dillon

Bloodshot

Bloodshot

2020

as Dr. Emil Harting

FX's A Christmas Carol

FX's A Christmas Carol

2019

as Ebenezer Scrooge

The Last Vermeer

The Last Vermeer

2019

as Han van Meegeren

Domino

Domino

2019

as Joe Martin

Spinning Man

Spinning Man

2018

as Evan Birch

Swinging Safari

Swinging Safari

2018

as Keith Hall

Mary Queen of Scots

Mary Queen of Scots

2018

as William Cecil

The Catcher Was a Spy

The Catcher Was a Spy

2018

as Robert Furman

Donny The Drone

Donny The Drone

2017

as Donny (voice)

Alien: Covenant

Alien: Covenant

2017

as Peter Weyland (uncredited)

Lorne

Lorne

2016

as Lorne

Brimstone

Brimstone

2016

as The Reverend

Genius

Genius

2016

as F. Scott Fitzgerald

Results

Results

2015

as Trevor

Equals

Equals

2015

as Jonas

Holding the Man

Holding the Man

2015

as Dick Conigrave

Jack Irish: Dead Point

Jack Irish: Dead Point

2014

as Jack Irish

The Rover

The Rover

2014

as Eric

Hateship Loveship

Hateship Loveship

2014

as Ken

Breathe In

Breathe In

2013

as Keith Reynolds

Iron Man 3

Iron Man 3

2013

as Aldrich Killian

Lockout

Lockout

2012

as Snow

Jack Irish: Black Tide

Jack Irish: Black Tide

2012

as Jack Irish

Jack Irish: Bad Debts

Jack Irish: Bad Debts

2012

as Jack Irish

Lawless

Lawless

2012

as Charlie Rakes

Prometheus

Prometheus

2012

as Peter Weyland

33 Postcards

33 Postcards

2011

as Dean Randall

Seeking Justice

Seeking Justice

2011

as Simon

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

2010

as Alex Hirst

Animal Kingdom

Animal Kingdom

2010

as Nathan Leckie

The King's Speech

The King's Speech

2010

as King Edward VIII

In Her Skin

In Her Skin

2009

as Mr. Barber

Winged Creatures

Winged Creatures

2009

as Dr Bruce Laraby

The Road

The Road

2009

as Veteran

Traitor

Traitor

2008

as Roy Clayton

Bedtime Stories

Bedtime Stories

2008

as Kendall

The Hurt Locker

The Hurt Locker

2008

as Sergeant Matt Thompson

Death Defying Acts

Death Defying Acts

2007

as Harry Houdini

First Snow

First Snow

2006

as Jimmy Starks

Factory Girl

Factory Girl

2006

as Andy Warhol

The Proposition

The Proposition

2005

as Charlie Burns

Two Brothers

Two Brothers

2004

as Aidan McRory

Till Human Voices Wake Us

Till Human Voices Wake Us

2002

as Dr. Sam Franks

The Time Machine

The Time Machine

2002

as Alexander Hartdegen

The Hard Word

The Hard Word

2002

as Dale

The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

2002

as Fernand Mondego

Memento

Memento

2000

as Leonard

Rules of Engagement

Rules of Engagement

2000

as Maj. Mark Biggs

Ravenous

Ravenous

1999

as Boyd

A Slipping Down Life

A Slipping Down Life

1999

as Drumstrings Casey

Woundings

Woundings

1998

as Jimmy Compton

L.A. Confidential

L.A. Confidential

1997

as Edmund 'Ed' Exley

Dating the Enemy

Dating the Enemy

1996

as Brett

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

1994

as Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow

Flynn

Flynn

1993

as Errol Flynn

Hunting

Hunting

1991

as Sharp

Heaven Tonight

Heaven Tonight

1990

as Paul Dysart

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The Seventh Day

The Seventh Day

2021

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Neighbours

as Mike Young

Episodes: 1004

First Aired: Mar 18, 1985

The Man from Snowy River

as Rob McGregor

Episodes: 65

First Aired: Sep 23, 1994

Jack Irish

as Jack Irish

Episodes: 16

First Aired: Feb 11, 2016

The Clearing

as Dr. Bryce Latham

Episodes: 8

First Aired: May 24, 2023

The Innocents

as Halvorson

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Aug 24, 2018

Mare of Easttown

as Richard Ryan

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Apr 18, 2021

A Spy Among Friends

as Kim Philby

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Dec 08, 2022

Mildred Pierce

as Monte Beragon

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Mar 27, 2011

When We Rise

as Cleve Jones

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Feb 27, 2017

The Wizards of Aus

as Morgan Wright

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 19, 2016

Bony

as Late Arrival

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 15, 1992

Sean Saves the World

as Miles

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 2013

Halifax f.p.

as Daniel Viney/Richard Viney

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 09, 1994

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 26, 2003

The Daily Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 22, 1996

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 02, 2001

The View

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 25, 1992

Richard & Judy

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 26, 2001

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1993

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 2015

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 22, 2007

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

Going Live!

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1987

Take 5 with Zan Rowe

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 2022

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 5 38 45 32
2024 6 31 46 21
2024 7 45 78 26
2024 8 31 47 21
2024 9 28 56 15
2024 10 26 37 13
2024 11 21 31 13
2024 12 28 35 18
2025 1 35 54 23
2025 2 30 47 7
2025 3 16 54 0
2025 4 2 3 2
2025 5 5 7 2
2025 6 3 4 2
2025 7 2 3 2
2025 8 3 9 2
2025 9 2 2 1

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Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 5 823 741
2024 6 608 267
2024 12 392 392
2025 1 251 29
2025 2 319 17
2025 3 444 68
2025 7 451 58
2025 8 656 569
2025 9 929 809

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