Guy Pearce

Acting · Born 1967-10-05 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

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 Curtis Hanson's crime noir L.A. Confidential (1997) and a man suffering short-term memory loss in Christopher Nolan's psychological thriller Memento (2000). He also acted in The Time Machine (2002), Bedtime Stories (2008), The Road (2009), The Hurt Locker (2009), The King's Speech (2010), and Lawless…

Filmography

• Memento as Leonard
• L.A. Confidential as Edmund 'Ed' Exley
• The Time Machine as Alexander Hartdegen
• Bedtime Stories as Kendall
• Ravenous as Boyd
• Two Brothers as Aidan McRory
• The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert as Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow
• Rules of Engagement as Maj. Mark Biggs
• The Road as Veteran
• The Count of Monte Cristo as Fernand Mondego