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Aliases: Guy Edward Pearce , 가이 피어스 , Гай Пирс , 盖·皮尔斯 , 盖·爱德华·皮尔斯 , Гай Пірс , Гай Едвард Пірс

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

Homepage: http://www.guypearce.net/

Movie Involvements: 76

TV Involvements: 13


Most Famous Work

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Guy Pearce, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

The Man from Snowy River
Average
7

The Man from Snowy River

(1994) Rob McGregor
Mare of Easttown
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8

Mare of Easttown

(2021) Richard Ryan
Iron Man 3
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7

Iron Man 3

(2013) Aldrich Killian
Mildred Pierce
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7

Mildred Pierce

(2011) Monte Beragon
The Clearing
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6

The Clearing

(2023) Dr. Bryce Latham
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
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7

Tom Clancy's Without Remorse

(2021) Thomas Clay
Alien: Covenant
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6

Alien: Covenant

(2017) Peter Weyland (uncredited)
Mary Queen of Scots
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7

Mary Queen of Scots

(2018) William Cecil

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 Maury
Thomas Munro
Reynolds
2023 Dr. Bryce Latham
2022 Kim Philby
Bruce Cogburn
Self
Himself
Vincent Serra
2021 Frank (voice)
David Carmichael
self
Thomas Clay
Richard Ryan
Father Peter
2020 Dr. Emil Harting
Self (archive footage)
Jim Dillon
2019 Ebenezer Scrooge
Ebenezer Scrooge
Han van Meegeren
Joe Martin
2018 William Cecil
Halvorson
Robert Furman
Evan Birch
Keith Hall
2017 Donny (voice)
Peter Weyland (uncredited)
Cleve Jones
2016 F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Reverend
Jack Irish
Lorne
Morgan Wright
2015 Dick Conigrave
Jonas
Self
Trevor
Self
Self
2014 Self
Eric
Jack Irish
Ken
Self
2013 Miles
Aldrich Killian
Keith Reynolds
2012 Jack Irish
Jack Irish
Self
Peter Weyland
Charlie Rakes
Peter Weyland
Snow
2011 Simon
Dean Randall
Monte Beragon
2010 King Edward VIII
Alex Hirst
Nathan Leckie
2009 Veteran
Dr Bruce Laraby
Mr. Barber
2008 Kendall
Sergeant Matt Thompson
Self
Self
Roy Clayton
2007 Harry Houdini
Self
2006 Andy Warhol
Jimmy Starks
2005 Charlie Burns
2004 Aidan McRory
2003 Self
2002 Dr. Sam Franks
Dale
Alexander Hartdegen
Fernand Mondego
2001 Self
Self
2000 Leonard
Maj. Mark Biggs
1999 Drumstrings Casey
Boyd
1998 Jimmy Compton
1997 Edmund "Ed" Exley
Self
1996 Brett
Self
1994 Daniel Viney/Richard Viney
Rob McGregor
Self
Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow
1993 Self - Guest
Errol Flynn
1992 Late Arrival
Self
1991 Sharp
1990 Paul Dysart
1987 Self
1985 Mike Young
Danny
Padraig Pearse
Harrison Lee Van Buren
Bender
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N/A
Robert
Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2021 Executive Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

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