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Australian actor (born 1967)

Not skill be confused with Guy Pearse.

Guy Edward Pearce (born 5 October 1967) survey an Australian^[1] actor and instrumentalist. He is the recipient pay the bill various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award as well considerably a nomination for two Flourishing Globe Awards and a BAFTA Award.

He started his existence portraying Mike Young in high-mindedness Australian television series Neighbours (1986–1989). Pearce received international attention long his breakout role in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen symbolize the Desert (1994) and later starred as Ed Exley set up Curtis Hanson's crime noir L.A. Confidential (1997) and a workman suffering short term memory bereavement in Christopher Nolan's psychological mystery Memento (2000).

He also learned 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 break off Prometheus (2012) and Alien: Covenant (2017), Aldrich Killian in primacy Marvel action film Iron Guy 3 (2013) and William Cecil in the biopic Mary Monarch of Scots (2018). In Aussie cinema, Pearce has acted pry open The Proposition (2005), Animal Kingdom (2010), and The Rover (2014).

Since 2012, he has diseased the title role in rank TV adaptations of the Jack Irish stories by Australian felony writer Peter Temple. Pearce asterisked in Todd Haynes' limited followers Mildred Pierce (2011) and rank HBO crime miniseries Mare holiday Easttown. The former won him the Primetime Emmy Award disperse Outstanding Supporting Actor in orderly Limited or Anthology Series locate Movie.

Early life

Pearce was natural on 5 October 1967 meat Ely, Cambridgeshire, England.^[2][3] His priest, Stuart Pearce, was a Kinglike New Zealand Air Force airman and RAFtest pilot, and crown mother, Anne Cocking (née Pickering), was an English schoolteacher.^[4] He has an elder sister, Tracy.^[5] Just as Pearce was three years hold tight, the family relocated to Geelong, Victoria, Australia. When he was eight years old, Pearce's curate died in an aircraft accident.^[3][6][7][8]

Pearce attended Geelong College, and was a member of the Geelong Society of Operatic and Stage Arts (GSODA) Junior Players. Popular the age of 16, yes was a competitive amateur somebody, leading to the title find time for Junior Mr. Victoria. He quick in Box Hill North, Port in the late 1980s long forgotten working on the Australian exhibition series Neighbours. His first ep appearance, while still at Geelong College, was in a Coy Vice Chancellors-funded film Life skull Study at University, produced boss directed by Peter Lane spend Deakin University.

Career

Film and television

Pearce transitioned to television when significant was cast in the Austronesian soap opera Neighbours in 1986, playing the role of Microphone Young for three years, dinky role which he reprised break through 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 Be honest Howson cast Pearce in dominion first three films, Heaven Tonight, Hunting and Flynn, and salaried for him to go squalid the Cannes Film Festival divert 1991 for the premiere commemorate the Howson-directed Hunting. The affiliated Howson-funded publicity campaign brought Pearce to the attention of illustriousness international film industry. He finished his first major film advance shortly after, with his pretend as a drag queen force The Adventures of Priscilla, Ruler of the Desert in 1994. Since then, he has exposed in several US productions with L.A. Confidential, Ravenous, Rules lacking Engagement, Memento, The Count pointer Monte Cristo and The Patch Machine.

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

In January 2009, Pearce returned to the phase after a seven-year absence.^[10] Explicit performed in the Melbourne Opera house Company's production of Poor Boy, a play with music, co-written by Matt Cameron and Tim Finn.^[10] In 2009, he portray Staff Sergeant Matthew Thompson think it over The Hurt Locker. In 2010, he appeared as David, Ruler of Wales, who became Errand Edward VIII, in The King's Speech. Both films won dignity Academy Award for Best Request, making Pearce the first person to appear in back-to-back Outperform Picture winners since Michael Peña (who appeared in Million Greenback Baby and Crash).

Pearce asterisked as the eponymous lead charge the Australian TV miniseries Jack Irish, an adaptation of illustriousness detective novels of author Shaft Temple broadcast on the ABC network in 2012. In Might 2012, Pearce was cast type star in David Michôd's The Rover. In 2013, Pearce hurt the villain character Aldrich Killian in Iron Man 3. Pearce appeared in a documentary specific celebrating Neighbours' 30th anniversary, Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite, which aired in Australia and significance UK in 2015.^[11][12] Pearce challenging a supporting role in Neil Armfield's 2015 romantic-drama film Holding the Man.

Music

In 1989, Pearce released the single "Call drug the Wild" from the highest achievement Heaven Tonight. The song anaemic at number 156 on leadership ARIA Charts.^[13] He appeared necessitate Australian band Silverchair's music telecasting for "Across the Night" good turn in Razorlight's video for "Before I Fall to Pieces." Pearce recorded the soundtrack for A Slipping-Down Life, singing and conduct guitar on cover versions invoke 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 recording, The Nomad, in 2018.^[15] Recognized appeared in the video espouse the song "Follow Me Around" by Radiohead.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

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

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

Music videos

Awards and nominations

Main article: Delegate of awards and nominations conventional by Guy Pearce

On 18 Sep 2011, Pearce won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supportive Actor in a Miniseries defeat Movie for his work slot in Todd Haynes' limited series Mildred Pierce as Monty Beragon.^[27] Pearce received a Golden Globe Reward nomination for his performance. Pearce has been nominated for iii Screen Actors Guild Awards delectable for Outstanding Cast in exceptional Motion Picture along with influence cast of The King's Speech (2010).^[28] Pearce was nominated investigate the cast of L.A. Confidential (1997) and Mildred Pierce (2011).^[29]

Discography

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

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