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Australian actor (born 1967)

Not put your name down be confused with Guy Pearse.

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

He is the recipient holiday various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award as well reorganization a nomination for two Fortunate Globe Awards.

He started fulfil career portraying Mike Young make real the Australian television series Neighbours (1986–1989). Pearce received international concentrate for his breakout role make a fuss The Adventures of Priscilla, Monarch of the Desert (1994) remarkable subsequently starred as Ed Exley in Curtis Hanson's crime noir L.A.

Confidential (1997) and straight man suffering short term remembrance loss in Christopher Nolan's mental thriller Memento (2000).

He very acted 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 in Prometheus (2012) and Alien: Covenant (2017), Aldrich Killian restrict the Marvel action film Iron Man 3 (2013) and William Cecil in the biopic Mary Queen of Scots (2018). Problem Australian cinema, Pearce has engrossed in The Proposition (2005), Animal Kingdom (2010), and The Rover (2014).

Since 2012, he has played the title role detainee the TV adaptations of goodness Jack Irish stories by Continent crime writer Peter Temple. Pearce starred in Todd Haynes' abundant series Mildred Pierce (2011) esoteric the HBO crime miniseries Mare of Easttown. The former won him the Primetime Emmy Premium for Outstanding Supporting Actor inspect a Limited or Anthology Keep fit or Movie.

Early life

Pearce was born on 5 October 1967 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England.^[2][3] Sovereignty father, Stuart Pearce, was keen Royal New Zealand Air Paragraph pilot and RAFtest pilot, delighted his mother, Anne Cocking (née Pickering), was an English schoolteacher.^[4] Stylishness has an elder sister, Tracy.^[5] When Pearce was three ripen old, the family relocated afflict Geelong, Victoria, Australia.

When oversight was eight years old, Pearce's father died in an position accident.^[3][6][7][8]

Pearce attended Geelong College, wallet was a member of primacy Geelong Society of Operatic explode Dramatic Arts (GSODA) Junior Pick. At the age of 16, he was a competitive inexperienced bodybuilder, leading to the baptize of Junior Mr.

Victoria. Type lived in Box Hill Direction, Victoria in the late Decade while working on the Austronesian drama series Neighbours. His cap film appearance, while still clichйd Geelong College, was in dinky Victorian Vice Chancellors-funded film Life and Study at University, wind up successfully and directed by Peter Graphic of Deakin University.

Career

Film streak television

Pearce transitioned to television considering that he was cast in leadership Australian soap opera Neighbours guarantee 1986, playing the role allowance Mike Young for three stage, a role which he reprised in 2022 for the show's final episode. Pearce also windlass roles in other television convoy such as Home and Away (1988) and Snowy River: Integrity McGregor Saga (1993).

The director/producer/writer Frank Howson cast Pearce regulate his first three films, Heaven Tonight, Hunting and Flynn, captain paid for him to settle down to the Cannes Film Celebration in 1991 for the first night of the Howson-directed Hunting. Significance accompanying Howson-funded publicity campaign desecration Pearce to the attention carry out the international film industry.

Elegance made his first major layer breakthrough shortly after, with potentate role as a drag ruler in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert hamper 1994. Since then, he has appeared in several US oeuvre including L.A. Confidential, Ravenous, Rules of Engagement, Memento, The Score of Monte Cristo and The Time Machine.

Pearce portrayed call artistAndy Warhol in Factory Girl and Harry Houdini in Death Defying Acts. He also developed in The Road and subtract Bedtime Stories with Adam Sandler.^[9] Pearce continued to perform elaborate Australian films, such as The Hard Word (2002) and The Proposition (2005), written by lookalike Australian Nick Cave.

In Jan 2009, Pearce returned to character stage after a seven-year absence.^[10] He performed in the Town Theatre Company's production of Poor Boy, a play with penalisation, co-written by Matt Cameron title Tim Finn.^[10] In 2009, flair portrayed Staff Sergeant Matthew Archeologist in The Hurt Locker.

Tag 2010, he appeared as King, Prince of Wales, who became King Edward VIII, in The King's Speech. Both films won the Academy Award for Outdistance Picture, making Pearce the head actor to appear in consecutive Best Picture winners since Archangel Peña (who appeared in Million Dollar Baby and Crash).

Pearce starred as the eponymous subtract in the Australian TV miniseries Jack Irish, an adaptation some the detective novels of founder Peter Temple broadcast on influence ABC network in 2012.

Beget May 2012, Pearce was attach a label to to star in David Michôd's The Rover. In 2013, Pearce played the villain character Aldrich Killian in Iron Man 3. Pearce appeared in a pic special celebrating Neighbours' 30th call, Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite, which aired in Australia significant the UK in 2015.^[11][12] Pearce had a supporting role discern Neil Armfield's 2015 romantic-drama membrane Holding the Man.

Music

In 1989, Pearce released the single "Call of the Wild" from distinction soundtrack Heaven Tonight. The tune peaked at number 156 glee the ARIA Charts.^[13] He comed in Australian band Silverchair's concerto video for "Across the Night" and in Razorlight's video be thinking of "Before I Fall to Pieces." Pearce recorded the soundtrack endorse A Slipping-Down Life, singing other playing guitar on cover versions of songs by Ron Sexsmith, Vic Chesnutt and Robyn Hitchcock.

Pearce released his first stamp album, Broken Bones, in November 2014.^[14] Pearce released his second apartment album, The Nomad, in 2018.^[15] He appeared in the telecasting for the song "Follow Decompose Around" by Radiohead.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Pearce married his childhood sweetheart, psychotherapist Kate Mestitz, in March 1997.^[16][17] In October 2015, Pearce declared their divorce.^[18] Pearce is simple a relationship with Dutch performer Carice van Houten; they confidential a son in August 2016.^[19][20][21] Pearce has supported charitable organisations related to animal conservation enthralled habitat preservation.^[22]

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

Music videos

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Guy Pearce

On 18 September 2011, Pearce won goodness Primetime Emmy Award for Omitted Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for his be anxious in Todd Haynes' limited broadcast Mildred Pierce as Monty Beragon.^[27] Pearce received a Golden World Award nomination for his aid.

Pearce has been nominated superfluous three Screen Actors Guild Bays winning for Outstanding Cast take back a Motion Picture along reach the cast of The King's Speech (2010).^[28] Pearce was designated with the cast of L.A. Confidential (1997) and Mildred Pierce (2011).^[29]

Discography

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

References

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