33 Facts About Guy Pearce

Guy Edward Pearce was born on 5 October 1967 and is an Australian actor.

Guy Pearce has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, AACTA Award, and nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and two Golden Globe Awards.

Guy Pearce portrayed Peter Weyland in Prometheus and Alien: Covenant, and acted in the Marvel Cinematic Universe playing Aldrich Killian in the film Iron Man 3.

Guy Pearce starred in the HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce and Mare of Easttown.

Guy Pearce was born on 5 October 1967 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England.

Guy Pearce's father, Stuart Pearce, was a Royal New Zealand Air Force pilot and RAF test pilot, and his mother, Anne Cocking, was an English schoolteacher.

When Guy Pearce was three years old, the family relocated to Geelong, Victoria, Australia.

When he was eight years old, Guy Pearce's father died in an aircraft accident.

Guy Pearce attended Geelong College, and was a member of the Geelong Society of Operatic and Dramatic Arts Junior Players.

Guy Pearce lived in Box Hill North, Victoria in the late 1980s while working on the Australian drama series Neighbours.

Guy Pearce transitioned to television when he was cast in the Australian soap opera Neighbours in 1986, playing the role of Mike Young for three years.

Guy Pearce reprised the role in 2022 for the show's then final episode, and returned to make multiple guest appearances in the revival from 2023 to 2024.

Guy Pearce found roles in other television series such as Home and Away and Snowy River: The McGregor Saga.

Guy Pearce made his first major film breakthrough shortly after, with his role as a drag queen in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert in 1994.

Guy Pearce portrayed pop artist Andy Warhol in Factory Girl and Harry Houdini in Death Defying Acts.

Guy Pearce appeared in The Road and in Bedtime Stories with Adam Sandler.

Guy Pearce continued to perform in Australian films, such as The Hard Word and The Proposition, written by fellow Australian Nick Cave.

In January 2009, Guy Pearce returned to the stage after a seven-year absence.

Guy Pearce performed in the Melbourne Theatre Company's production of Poor Boy, a play with music, co-written by Matt Cameron and Tim Finn.

Guy Pearce starred as the eponymous lead in the Australian TV miniseries Jack Irish, an adaptation of the detective novels of author Peter Temple broadcast on the ABC network in 2012.

In May 2012, Guy Pearce was cast to star in David Michod's The Rover.

In 2013, Guy Pearce played the villain character Aldrich Killian in Iron Man 3.

Guy Pearce appeared in a documentary special celebrating Neighbours 30th anniversary, Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite, which aired in Australia and the UK in 2015.

Guy Pearce had a supporting role in Neil Armfield's 2015 romantic-drama film Holding the Man.

In 1989, Guy Pearce released the single "Call of the Wild" from the soundtrack Heaven Tonight.

Guy Pearce released his first album, Broken Bones, in November 2014.

Guy Pearce released his second studio album, The Nomad, in 2018.

Guy Pearce married his childhood sweetheart, psychologist Kate Mestitz, in March 1997.

Guy Pearce was in a relationship with Dutch actress Carice van Houten; they had a son in August 2016.

Guy Pearce has supported charitable organisations related to animal conservation and habitat preservation, as well as publicly expressing his solidarity with Palestine amid the Gaza war.

On 18 September 2011, Guy Pearce won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for his work in Todd Haynes' limited series Mildred Pierce as Monty Beragon.

Guy Pearce received a Golden Globe Award nomination for his performance.

Guy Pearce has been nominated for three Screen Actors Guild Awards winning for Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture along with the cast of The King's Speech.