Biography
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 Curti...
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Complete Filmography
The Dog Stars
2026
After the world's population has been ravaged by a pandemic, a man lives a lonesome existence in a Colorado airplane hangar with his dog and a dour gu...

The Shrouds
2025
as Maury
Inconsolable since the death of his wife, Karsh, a prominent businessman, invents a revolutionary and controversial technology that enables the living...

Inside
2025
as Warren Murfett
After being transferred from juvenile to adult prison, Mel Blight is taken under the wing of both Mark Shepard, Australia’s most despised criminal, an...

Inside
2025
Executive Producer
After being transferred from juvenile to adult prison, Mel Blight is taken under the wing of both Mark Shepard, Australia’s most despised criminal, an...

The Brutalist
2024
as Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr
When a visionary architect and his wife flee post-war Europe in 1947 to rebuild their legacy and witness the birth of modern United States, their live...

The Convert
2024
as Thomas Munro
Munro, a soldier turned lay preacher, comes to New Zealand to minister to the first British colonists, but he is converted by the powerful chief Maian...

Sunrise
2024
as Reynolds
When an ex-cop named Fallon returns to the scene of a horrific crime, the residents of a rural town soon discover that this dark visitor is really a v...

The Infernal Machine
2022
as Bruce Cogburn
Reclusive and controversial author Bruce Cogburn is drawn out of hiding by an obsessive fan, forcing the novelist to confront a past that he thought h...

Neighbours Made Me a Star
2022
as Self
Following the soap's final episodes, a tribute to the residents of Ramsay Street and the stars that Neighbours shot to fame. Aside from a look at Kyli...

Memory
2022
as Vincent Serra
Alex, an assassin-for-hire, finds that he's become a target after he refuses to complete a job for a dangerous criminal organization. With the crime s...

Back to the Outback
2021
as Frank (voice)
Tired of being locked in a reptile house where humans gawk at them like they are monsters, a ragtag group of Australia’s deadliest creatures plot an e...

Zone 414
2021
as David Carmichael
In the near future on a colony of state-of-the-art robots, a private investigator is hired by the colony's creator to bring his missing daughter home.

Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
2021
as Thomas Clay
An elite Navy SEAL uncovers an international conspiracy while seeking justice for the murder of his pregnant wife.

The Seventh Day
2021
as Father Peter
A renowned exorcist teams up with a rookie priest for his first day of training. As they plunge deeper into hell on earth, the lines between good and ...

The Seventh Day
2021
Executive Producer
A renowned exorcist teams up with a rookie priest for his first day of training. As they plunge deeper into hell on earth, the lines between good and ...

Bloodshot
2020
as Dr. Emil Harting
After he and his wife are murdered, marine Ray Garrison is resurrected by a team of scientists. Enhanced with nanotechnology, he becomes a superhuman,...

Disturbing the Peace: A Small Town Standoff
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Behind the scenes of Disturbing the Peace

Disturbing the Peace
2020
as Jim Dillon
A small-town marshal who hasn't carried a gun since he left the Texas Rangers after a tragic shooting must pick up his gun again to do battle with a g...

FX's A Christmas Carol
2019
as Ebenezer Scrooge
London, 1843. Ebenezer Scrooge, a bitter old man, despises the Christmas holiday. Over the course of Christmas Eve night he is visited by three ghosts...

The Last Vermeer
2019
as Han van Meegeren
A soldier and member of the Dutch resistance investigates stolen art in the wake of the Second World War, including a Vermeer sold to the Nazis by a f...

Domino
2019
as Joe Martin
Seeking justice for his partner’s murder by an ISIS member, a Copenhagen police officer finds himself caught in a cat and mouse game with a duplicitou...

Mary Queen of Scots
2018
as William Cecil
In 1561, Mary Stuart, widow of the King of France, returns to Scotland, reclaims her rightful throne and menaces the future of Queen Elizabeth I as ru...

The Catcher Was a Spy
2018
as Robert Furman
Former major league baseball player Moe Berg lives a double life working for the Office of Strategic Services in World War II Europe.

Spinning Man
2018
as Evan Birch
Evan Birch is a family man and esteemed professor at a distinguished university. When a female student goes missing, police Detective Malloy has reaso...

Swinging Safari
2018
as Keith Hall
1975: A 200-ton blue whale gets washed up on a local beach and the kids think it’s the biggest thing that’s ever happened in Australia. Behind closed ...

Donny The Drone
2017
as Donny (voice)
Donny the Drone --the world’s first sentient machine goes on stage to accept a prestigious “Person of the Year” award as an auditorium of humans are c...

Alien: Covenant
2017
as Peter Weyland (uncredited)
The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise but ...

Genius
2016
as F. Scott Fitzgerald
New York in the 1920s. Max Perkins, a literary editor is the first to sign such subsequent literary greats as Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald...

Brimstone
2016
as The Reverend
In the menacing inferno of the old North-American West, Liz is a genuine survivor who is hunted by a vengeful preacher for a crime she didn’t commit.

Lorne
2016
as Lorne
Lorne, a wasteland traveler dealing with the oppressing boundaries of isolation, is confronted by a mysterious stranger, who helps him realize his exi...

Holding the Man
2015
as Dick Conigrave
Tim and John fell in love while teenagers at their all-boys high school. John was captain of the football team, Tim an aspiring actor playing a minor ...

Colin Hay: Waiting For My Real Life
2015
as Self
The story of singer-songwriter Colin Hay, former front-man of Men At Work. We follow Hay from his earliest days in Scotland, through his family's emig...

Equals
2015
as Jonas
A futuristic love story set in a world where emotions have been eradicated.

Between a Frock and a Hard Place
2015
as Self
This is the story behind one of the world’s most loved films; about three unlikely Australian hero-(ine)s daring to step up from the shadows in their ...

Results
2015
as Trevor
Two mismatched personal trainers' lives are upended by the actions of a new, wealthy client.

Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite
2015
as Self
The stars of Neighbours, past and present, reminisce about their time on the show, plus a countdown of the top five most memorable moments chosen by v...

Something Elemental: Making 'The Rover'
2014
as Self
Behind the scenes look at David Michôd's 2014 film 'The Rover'.

The Rover
2014
as Eric
Ten years after a severe economic collapse in the western world, lawlessness reigns and life is cheap. Eric is a lone drifter, and his car is his only...

Jack Irish: Dead Point
2014
as Jack Irish
Jack Irish is thrown into a world of club owners, drug dealers and killers when he is hired by a judge to find a mysterious red book.

Hateship Loveship
2014
as Ken
A shy caretaker believes that the father of her teenage charge is falling in love with her, unaware that she is actually the victim of the girl's pran...

Iron Man 3
2013
as Aldrich Killian
When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.

Breathe In
2013
as Keith Reynolds
When a foreign exchange student arrives in a small upstate New York town, she challenges the dynamics of her host family's relationships and alters th...

Jack Irish: Black Tide
2012
as Jack Irish
Jack Irish has no shortage of friends, but family members are few and far between. His wife was murdered by an ex-client and his father is a fading ph...

Jack Irish: Bad Debts
2012
as Jack Irish
Jack Irish is a man getting his life back together again. A former criminal lawyer whose world imploded, he now spends his days as a part-time investi...

The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
2012
as Self
An in-depth documentary on the making of Ridley Scott's "Prometheus," featuring cast and crew interviews, outtakes and behind-the-scenes footage. Rele...

Lawless
2012
as Charlie Rakes
In 1931, the Bondurant brothers of Franklin County, Virginia, run a multipurpose backwoods establishment that hides their true business — bootlegging....

Prometheus
2012
as Peter Weyland
A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they ...

Prometheus: Project Prometheus - Mission
2012
as Peter Weyland
Project Prometheus: Mission is a 2012 short film. Created as part of the viral marketing campaign for Prometheus and to promote the interactive Projec...

Lockout
2012
as Snow
Set in the near future, Lockout follows a falsely convicted ex-government agent , whose one chance at obtaining freedom lies in the dangerous mission ...

The Peter Weyland Files: TED Conference, 2023
2012
as Peter Weyland
Peter Weyland has been a magnet for controversy since he announced his intent to build the first convincingly humanoid robotic system by the end of th...

Seeking Justice
2011
as Simon
After his wife is assaulted, a husband enlists the services of a vigilante group to help him settle the score.

33 Postcards
2011
as Dean Randall
Dean Randall has sponsored a young Chinese orphan Mei Mei for many years, when she arrives in Sydney out of the blue to thank him, their lives are cha...

The King's Speech
2010
as King Edward VIII
The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie...

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
2010
as Alex Hirst
A young girl sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend discovers creatures in her new home who want to claim her as one of their own.

Animal Kingdom
2010
as Nathan Leckie
Joshua “J” is taken in by his extended family after his mother dies of an overdose. The clan, ruled by J’s scheming grandmother, is heavily involved i...

The Road
2009
as Veteran
A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind and water. It is cold enough t...

Winged Creatures
2009
as Dr Bruce Laraby
A psychotic man opens fire in a diner, murdering numerous people before killing himself. The survivors struggle in different ways following this horre...

In Her Skin
2009
as Mr. Barber
Tale of a 15-year-old Australian girl who went missing.

Bedtime Stories
2008
as Kendall
Skeeter Bronson is a down-on-his-luck guy who's always telling bedtime stories to his niece and nephew. But his life is turned upside down when the fa...

The Hurt Locker
2008
as Sergeant Matt Thompson
During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his wo...
Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'
2008
as Self
Curtis Hanson and his behind-the-scenes collaborators reveal the secrets of bringing 1950s Los Angeles to life in unforgettable style.

Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
2008
as Self
Director Curtis Hanson and his cast and crew discuss the arduous but rewarding process of creating a modern classic.

Traitor
2008
as Roy Clayton
When straight arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to lead back to former ...

Death Defying Acts
2007
as Harry Houdini
On a tour of Britain in 1926, Harry Houdini enters into a passionate affair with a psychic out to con the famous magician.

Factory Girl
2006
as Andy Warhol
In the mid-1960s, wealthy debutant Edie Sedgwick meets artist Andy Warhol. She joins Warhol's famous Factory and becomes his muse. Although she seems ...

First Snow
2006
as Jimmy Starks
A psychic's ominous reading sends a man into a tailspin.

The Proposition
2005
as Charlie Burns
In 1880s Australia, a lawman offers renegade Charlie Burns a difficult choice. In order to save his younger brother from the gallows, Charlie must hun...

Two Brothers
2004
as Aidan McRory
Two tigers are separated as cubs and taken into captivity, only to be reunited years later as enemies by an explorer (Pearce) who inadvertently forces...

Till Human Voices Wake Us
2002
as Dr. Sam Franks
Sam and Silvy are best friends. One night, as they are watching a falling star while floating on their backs in a lake, Sylvy disappears from his side...

The Hard Word
2002
as Dale
Three fraternal bank robbers, languishing in jail, discover a profitable (if not dodgy) way to spend their time. Crime can most certainly pay, if you ...

The Time Machine
2002
as Alexander Hartdegen
Hoping to alter the events of the past, a 19th century inventor instead travels 800,000 years into the future, where he finds mankind divided into two...

The Count of Monte Cristo
2002
as Fernand Mondego
Edmond Dantés's life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes are shattered when his best friend, Fernand, deceives him. After spending 13 miserable ...

Memento
2000
as Leonard
Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the f...

Rules of Engagement
2000
as Maj. Mark Biggs
A Marine Colonel is brought to court-martial after ordering his men to fire on demonstrators surrounding the American embassy in Yemen.

Ravenous
1999
as Boyd
Upon receiving reports of missing persons at Fort Spencer, a remote Army outpost on the Western frontier, Capt. John Boyd investigates. After arriving...

A Slipping Down Life
1999
as Drumstrings Casey
A young woman becomes obsessed with a small-time North Carolina rock singer.

Woundings
1998
as Jimmy Compton
A government program is trying to entice women to go to a remote island and become companions to war-scarred soldiers.

L.A. Confidential
1997
as Edmund 'Ed' Exley
Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of...

The Devil Game
1997
Detectives are trying to cracking down on a drug smuggling ring in a local fishing village.

Dating the Enemy
1996
as Brett
Television show host Brett and his laid-back science journalist girlfriend Tash despair that they will ever truly understand each other. On their firs...
Ladies Please!
1994
as Self
"Ladies Please" is a rare and stimulating insight into the bohemian world that is drag and into the professional and personal lives of three of its mo...

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
1994
as Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow
Two drag queens and a transgender woman contract to perform a drag show at a resort in Alice Springs, a town in the remote Australian desert. As they ...

Flynn
1993
as Errol Flynn
A biographical movie on the film star Errol Flynn's early life before Hollywood fame.

Hunting
1991
as Sharp
An American tycoon goes to Melbourne where he meets a married secretary.

Heaven Tonight
1990
as Paul Dysart
The film covers the conflict between a father and his son both being musicians. The father is the leader of a band making rock-music from the 60s but ...
Easter Rising
N/A
as Padraig Pearse
A film by Irish Director Jason Barry (Bog Bodies, Titanic). Set in Ireland, and starring Guy Pearce (Memento, LA Confidential) as Padraig Pearse, East...

Killing Faith
N/A
as Bender
In the summer of 1859, a widowed physician reluctantly agrees to take a recently freed slave and her mysterious Caucasian daughter on a five-day journ...
Untitled Priscilla, Queen of the Desert sequel
N/A
as Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow
Plot details are still under wraps, but it will feature a grown-up version of Tick’s 7-year-old son from the original film.

Poor Boy
N/A
as Danny
A little boy announces on his seventh birthday that he is a stranger named Danny, a grown man who died seven years earlier.

The Woman in Cabin 10
N/A
A journalist witnesses a passenger being thrown overboard a luxury yacht at night—only to be told that it didn’t happen as all the passengers and crew...
Mr. Sunny Sky
N/A
as Leonard Moore
Leonard Moore is a once chart-topping pop star now lounge singer at a mid-budget Canary Island hotel. One night he meets Shirley, another lost soul wi...

Blurred
N/A
After a brutal mugging leaves him with double vision, a fashion photographer turns to a grieving woman for inspiration—until obsession warps reality, ...
Neponset Circle
N/A
Jimmy O'Mannon, a hailed police officer, and fresh out of prison after serving eight years, gets right back to being a detective, by following-up on a...

Poor Boy
N/A
Director
A little boy announces on his seventh birthday that he is a stranger named Danny, a grown man who died seven years earlier.