Guy Pearce

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Known For Acting

Known Credits 87

Gender Male

Birthday 1967-10-05 (52 years old)

Place of Birth Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

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Guy Edward Pearce
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Guy Pearce

Biography

Guy Edward Pearce (born 5 October 1967) is an English-born Australian actor and musician, known for his roles as Leonard Shelby in Christopher Nolan's Memento, Lieutenant Ed Exley in the film L.A. Confidential, a drag queen in the cult film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Mike Young in the popular Australian television series Neighbours and King Edward VIII ("David") in the 2010 Best Picture Oscar winner The King's Speech.

Known For

Acting

—		Cuento de Navidad (1 episode)
—		Zone 414 as David Carmichael
—		The Seventh Day
—		Easter Rising as Padraig Pearse
—		Poor Boy as Danny

2021

as Alexander Fox

2020		The Last Vermeer as Han van Meegeren
2020		Bloodshot as Dr. Emil Harting
2020		Disturbing the Peace: A Small Town Standoff as Himself (archive footage)
2020		Disturbing the Peace as Jim Dillon

2019		A Christmas Carol as Ebenezer Scrooge
2019		Domino as Joe Martin

2018		Mary Queen of Scots as William Cecil
2018		The Innocents (8 episodes) as Halvorson
2018		The Catcher Was a Spy as Robert Furman
2018		Spinning Man as Evan Birch
2018		Swinging Safari as Keith Hall

2017		Donny The Drone as Donny (voice)
2017		Alien: Covenant as Peter Weyland (uncredited)
2017		When We Rise (4 episodes) as Cleve Jones

2016		Genius as F. Scott Fitzgerald
2016		Brimstone as The Reverend
2016		Jack Irish (12 episodes) as Jack Irish
2016		Lorne as Lorne
2016		The Wizards of Aus (1 episode) as Morgan Wright

2015		Holding the Man as Dick Conigrave
2015		Equals as Jonas
2015		Between a Frock and a Hard Place as Himself
2015		Results as Trevor
2015		The Late Late Show with James Corden (1 episode) as Himself

2014		Something Elemental: Making 'The Rover' as Himself
2014		The Rover as Eric
2014		Jack Irish: Dead Point as Jack Irish

2013		Iron Man 3 Unmasked as Himself
2013		Hateship Loveship as Ken
2013		Iron Man 3 as Aldrich Killian
2013		Breathe In as Keith Reynolds

2012		Jack Irish: Black Tide as Jack Irish
2012		Jack Irish: Bad Debts as Jack Irish
2012		The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus as Himself
2012		Lawless as Charlie Rakes
2012		Prometheus as Peter Weyland
2012		Lockout as Snow
2012		The Peter Weyland Files: TED 2023 as Peter Weyland

2011		Seeking Justice as Simon
2011		33 Postcards as Dean Randall
2011		Mildred Pierce (5 episodes) as Monte Beragon

2010		Don't Be Afraid of the Dark as Alex Hirst
2010		The King's Speech as King Edward VIII
2010		Animal Kingdom as Nathan Leckie

2009		The Road as Veteran
2009		In Her Skin as Mr. Barber

2008		Bedtime Stories as Kendall
2008		The Hurt Locker as Sgt. Matt Thompson
2008		Traitor as Roy Clayton
2008		Winged Creatures as Dr Bruce Laraby

2007

as Harry Houdini

2006		Factory Girl as Andy Warhol
2006		First Snow as Jimmy Starks

2005

as Charlie Burns

2004

as Aidan McRory

2003

(1 episode)

2002		Till Human Voices Wake Us as Dr. Sam Franks
2002		The Hard Word as Dale
2002		The Time Machine as Alexander Hartdegen
2002		The Count of Monte Cristo as Fernand Mondego

2001		Richard & Judy (1 episode)
2001		Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (1 episode)

2000		Memento as Leonard Shelby
2000		Rules of Engagement as Maj. Mark Biggs

1999		Ravenous as Captain John Boyd
1999		A Slipping Down Life as Drumstrings Casey

1998

as Jimmy Compton

1997		L.A. Confidential as Det. Lt. Edmund Jennings "Ed" Exley
1997		The View (1 episode)

1996		Dating the Enemy as Brett
1996		The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (1 episode)

1994		Halifax f.p. (1 episode) as Daniel Viney/Richard Viney
1994		The Man from Snowy River (65 episodes) as Rob McGregor
1994		Ladies Please! as Self
1994		The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert as Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow

1993		Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1 episode)
1993		Flynn as Errol Flynn

1992

(1 episode)

1991

as Sharp

1990

as Paul Dysart

1985

(475 episodes) as Mike Young

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