Guy Pearce

Guy Pearce
Pearce in 2016
Born	(1967-10-05) 5 October 1967 (age 57) Ely, Cambridgeshire, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1985–present
Spouse	Kate Mestitz ​ ​ (m. 1997; div. 2015)​
Partner	Carice van Houten (2015–2025)
Children	1
Awards	Full list

Guy Edward Pearce (born 5 October 1967) is an Australian^[1] actor. His accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award, and nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and two Golden Globe Awards.

Born in Cambridgeshire and raised in Geelong, Pearce started his career portraying Mike Young in the Australian television series Neighbours (1986–1989). Pearce received international attention for his break-out roles in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994), L.A. Confidential (1997), Ravenous (1999), and Memento (2000).

His subsequent roles were in The Time Machine (2002), The Count of Monte Cristo (2002), Bedtime Stories (2008), The Road (2009), The Hurt Locker (2009), The King's Speech (2010), Lawless (2012), and Mary Queen of Scots (2018). He portrayed Peter Weyland in Prometheus (2012) and Alien: Covenant (2017), and acted in the Marvel Cinematic Universe playing Aldrich Killian in the film Iron Man 3 (2013). In Australian cinema he has acted in The Proposition (2005), Animal Kingdom (2010), The Rover (2014), and Swinging Safari (2018). For his performance as a wealthy industrialist in The Brutalist (2024), he received a nomination for the Academy Award and the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor.

On television, he has played the title role in the series of films Jack Irish (2012–2021). Pearce starred in the HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce (2011) and Mare of Easttown (2021). The former won him a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor.