About
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...
Known for
Animal KingdomMovie • 2010
NeighboursSeries • 1985
The BrutalistMovie • 2024
Iron Man 3Movie • 2013
PrometheusMovie • 2012
MementoMovie • 2000
The Hurt LockerMovie • 2008
The Man from Snowy RiverSeries • 1994
Alien: CovenantMovie • 2017
L.A. ConfidentialMovie • 1997
The Dog StarsMovie • 2026
Mare of EasttownSeries • 2021
The King's SpeechMovie • 2010
Halifax f.p.Series • 1994
Mary Queen of ScotsMovie • 2018
The InnocentsSeries • 2018
Bedtime StoriesMovie • 2008
Jack IrishSeries • 2016
The RoadMovie • 2009
Mildred PierceSeries • 2011
A Spy Among FriendsSeries • 2022
The Count of Monte CristoMovie • 2002
MemoryMovie • 2022
BloodshotMovie • 2020