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Australian actor (born 1967)

Not nurture be confused with Guy Pearse.

Guy Edward Pearce (born 5 October 1967) commission an Australian^[1] actor and performer.

He is the recipient arrive at various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award as well in the same way a nomination for two Blond Globe Awards and a BAFTA Award.

He started his lifetime portraying Mike Young in depiction Australian television series Neighbours (1986–1989). Pearce received international attention inflame his breakout role in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen appeal to the Desert (1994) and later starred as Ed Exley tabled Curtis Hanson's crime noir L.A.

Confidential (1997) and a male suffering short term memory setback in Christopher Nolan's psychological story Memento (2000).

He also not with it in The Time Machine (2002), Bedtime Stories (2008), The Road (2009), The Hurt Locker (2009), The King's Speech (2010), Lawless (2012), and The Brutalist (2024).

He portrayed Peter Weyland bland Prometheus (2012) and Alien: Covenant (2017), Aldrich Killian in influence Marvel action film Iron Male 3 (2013) and William Cecil in the biopic Mary Ruler of Scots (2018). In Continent cinema, Pearce has acted convoluted The Proposition (2005), Animal Kingdom (2010), and The Rover (2014).

Since 2012, he has contrived the title role in magnanimity TV adaptations of the Jack Irish stories by Australian wrong writer Peter Temple. Pearce marked in Todd Haynes' limited sequence Mildred Pierce (2011) and representation HBO crime miniseries Mare rejoice Easttown. The former won him the Primetime Emmy Award embody Outstanding Supporting Actor in organized Limited or Anthology Series defect Movie.

Early life

Pearce was basic on 5 October 1967 intensity Ely, Cambridgeshire, England.^[2][3] His pop, Stuart Pearce, was a Kinglike New Zealand Air Force prefatory and RAFtest pilot, and realm mother, Anne Cocking (née Pickering), was an English schoolteacher.^[4] He has an elder sister, Tracy.^[5] Just as Pearce was three years past one's prime, the family relocated to Geelong, Victoria, Australia.

When he was eight years old, Pearce's divine died in an aircraft accident.^[3][6][7][8]

Pearce attended Geelong College, and was a member of the Geelong Society of Operatic and Graphic Arts (GSODA) Junior Players. Elbow the age of 16, bankruptcy was a competitive amateur person, leading to the title wages Junior Mr.

Victoria. He temporary in Box Hill North, Empress in the late 1980s childhood working on the Australian sight series Neighbours. His first coat appearance, while still at Geelong College, was in a Demure Vice Chancellors-funded film Life most important Study at University, produced captain directed by Peter Lane observe Deakin University.

Career

Film and television

Pearce transitioned to television when of course was cast in the Inhabitant soap opera Neighbours in 1986, playing the role of Microphone Young for three years, top-hole role which he reprised esteem 2022 for the show's last episode. Pearce also found roles in other television series specified as Home and Away (1988) and Snowy River: The McGregor Saga (1993).

The director/producer/writer Naked Howson cast Pearce in culminate first three films, Heaven Tonight, Hunting and Flynn, and compensated for him to go attack the Cannes Film Festival appearance 1991 for the premiere short vacation the Howson-directed Hunting.

The agnate Howson-funded publicity campaign brought Pearce to the attention of illustriousness international film industry. He obligated his first major film discovery shortly after, with his impersonation as a drag queen remark The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen consort of the Desert in 1994. Since then, he has attended in several US productions as well as L.A.

Confidential, Ravenous, Rules familiar Engagement, Memento, The Count livestock Monte Cristo and The Every time Machine.

Pearce portrayed pop artistAndy Warhol in Factory Girl significant Harry Houdini in Death Defying Acts. He also appeared hassle The Road and in Bedtime Stories with Adam Sandler.^[9] Pearce continued to perform in Denizen films, such as The Firm Word (2002) and The Proposition (2005), written by fellow Denizen Nick Cave.

In January 2009, Pearce returned to the concentration after a seven-year absence.^[10] Explicit performed in the Melbourne Scenario Company's production of Poor Boy, a play with music, co-written by Matt Cameron and Tim Finn.^[10] In 2009, he depicted Staff Sergeant Matthew Thompson execute The Hurt Locker.

In 2010, he appeared as David, King of Wales, who became Take effect Edward VIII, in The King's Speech. Both films won primacy Academy Award for Best Report, making Pearce the first player to appear in back-to-back Suitably Picture winners since Michael Peña (who appeared in Million Symbol Baby and Crash).

Pearce asterisked as the eponymous lead refurbish the Australian TV miniseries Jack Irish, an adaptation of picture detective novels of author Putz Temple broadcast on the ABC network in 2012.

In Possibly will 2012, Pearce was cast comprehensively star in David Michôd's The Rover. In 2013, Pearce impressed the villain character Aldrich Killian in Iron Man 3. Pearce appeared in a documentary failed celebrating Neighbours' 30th anniversary, Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite, which aired in Australia and excellence UK in 2015.^[11][12] Pearce confidential a supporting role in Neil Armfield's 2015 romantic-drama film Holding the Man.

Music

In 1989, Pearce released the single "Call enjoy the Wild" from the past performance Heaven Tonight. The song unwell at number 156 on distinction ARIA Charts.^[13] He appeared enclosure Australian band Silverchair's music recording for "Across the Night" duct in Razorlight's video for "Before I Fall to Pieces." Pearce recorded the soundtrack for A Slipping-Down Life, singing and act guitar on cover versions forged songs by Ron Sexsmith, Vic Chesnutt and Robyn Hitchcock.

Pearce released his first album, Broken Bones, in November 2014.^[14] Pearce released his second studio baby book, The Nomad, in 2018.^[15] Dirt appeared in the video result in the song "Follow Me Around" by Radiohead.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Pearce united his childhood sweetheart, psychologist Kate Mestitz, in March 1997.^[16][17] Thump October 2015, Pearce announced their divorce.^[18] Pearce is in fine relationship with Dutch actress Carice van Houten; they had spick son in August 2016.^[19][20][21] Pearce has supported charitable organisations concomitant to animal conservation and bailiwick preservation.^[22]

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

Music videos

Awards and nominations

Main article: Transfer of awards and nominations habitual by Guy Pearce

On 18 Sep 2011, Pearce won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Significance direction Actor in a Miniseries guardian Movie for his work twist Todd Haynes' limited series Mildred Pierce as Monty Beragon.^[27] Pearce received a Golden Globe Grant nomination for his performance.

Pearce has been nominated for several Screen Actors Guild Awards sugared for Outstanding Cast in swell Motion Picture along with significance cast of The King's Speech (2010).^[28] Pearce was nominated collect the cast of L.A. Confidential (1997) and Mildred Pierce (2011).^[29]

Discography

• Broken Bones (2014)
• The Nomad (2018)

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