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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

2026
The Dog Stars
Movie
2025
The Woman in Cabin 10

as Richard Bullmer

Movie
2025
The Shrouds

as Maury Entrekin

Movie
2024
The Brutalist

as Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr

Movie
2024
The Convert

as Thomas Munro

Movie
2022
Memory

as Vincent Serra

Movie
2020
Bloodshot

as Dr. Emil Harting

Movie
2018
Spinning Man

as Evan Birch

Movie
2017
Alien: Covenant

as Peter Weyland (uncredited)

Movie
2013
Iron Man 3

as Aldrich Killian

Movie
2012
Prometheus

as Peter Weyland

Movie
2010
The King's Speech

as King Edward VIII

Movie
2009
The Road

as Veteran

Movie
2008
Bedtime Stories

as Kendall

Movie
2008
The Hurt Locker

as Sergeant Matt Thompson

Movie
2002
The Time Machine

as Alexander Hartdegen

Movie
2002
The Count of Monte Cristo

as Fernand Mondego

Movie
2000
Memento

as Leonard

Movie
1997
L.A. Confidential

as Edmund 'Ed' Exley

Movie