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Guy Pearce

Actor, also producer · Born October 5, 1967 (59) · Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

Primetime Emmy winner · Screen Actors Guild Award winner · Oscar nominee · 3 other major award bodies

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 (2012). He portrayed Peter Weyland in Prometheus (2012) and Alien: Covenant (2017), Aldrich Killian in the Marvel action film Iron Man 3 (2013) and William Cecil in the biopic Mary Queen of Scots (2018). In Australian cinema, Pearce has acted in The Proposition (2005), Animal Kingdom (2010), and The Rover (2014). For his performance in The Brutalist(2024), he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Since 2012, he has played the title role in the TV adaptations of the Jack Irish stories by Australian crime writer Peter Temple. Pearce starred in the HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce (2011) and Mare of Easttown. The former won him a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 5, 1967 (59)
From
Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
76 on MovieCove · 103 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 22% in 30 days

What are Guy Pearce's films like?

Across their 74 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Drama16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
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Action14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
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Crime9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Biography8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Adventure6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
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Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 93rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 6th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Mystery2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Mystery movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
26%
Self
22%
Bonds
16%
Survival
15%
Power
8%
Ideas
7%
Society
5%
Family bonds16 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice13 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity13 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption13 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival9 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 67 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 11 · Serious 19 · Dark 37

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 36 · Stylized 25 · Heightened 6

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 9 · Charged 20 · Intense 38

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 22 · Shifting 38 · Whiplash 7

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 53 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 20 · Even-paced 40 · Relentless 7

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 15 · Engaged 39 · Full focus 13

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 12 · Affecting 20 · Heavy 35

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 30 · Open-ended 26 · Ambiguous 11

Roles they play

57 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 19 of 57 analyzed roles.

Hero
19 of 57
Shadow
19 of 57
Mentor
9 of 57
Trickster
4 of 57
Shapeshifter
4 of 57
Threshold guardian
2 of 57
Show the 57 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
55
Melancholic
43
Dread
27
Contemplative
14
Hopeful
13
Other
50

How their films linger

Bittersweet26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 21 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet38
  • Tragic7
  • Ambiguous16
  • Cyclical2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Guy Pearce's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 63 of their 76 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (23).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Guy Pearce's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

103 credits, 76 with a MovieCove page; 26 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Ink(2026)

    as Rupert Murdoch

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Dog Stars(2026)

    as Pops

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Woman in Cabin 10(2025)

    as Richard Bullmer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Killing Faith(2025)

    as Bender

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Scarcity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Voice

  • The Shrouds(2024)

    as Maury Entrekin

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Inside(2024)

    Executive Producer · as Warren Murfett

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Brutalist(2024)

    as Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Convert(2023)

    as Thomas Munro

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Sunrise(2024)

    as Reynolds

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Clearing(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Dr. Bryce Latham

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • A Spy Among Friends(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Kim Philby

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • The Infernal Machine(2022)

    as Bruce Cogburn

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Memory(2022)

    as Vincent Serra

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Back to the Outback(2021)

    as Frank (voice)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Zone 414(2021)

    as David Carmichael

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Without Remorse(2021)

    as Thomas Clay

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Mare of Easttown(2021)

    Show 7 episodes · as Richard Ryan

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Seventh Day(2021)

    Executive Producer · as Father Peter

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Bloodshot(2020)

    as Dr. Emil Harting

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Disturbing the Peace(2020)

    as Jim Dillon

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Carol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 3 episodes · as Ebenezer Scrooge

  • FX's A Christmas Carol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Ebenezer Scrooge

  • The Last Vermeer(2019)

    as Han van Meegeren

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Domino(2019)

    as Joe Martin

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Mary Queen of Scots(2018)

    as William Cecil

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Innocents(2018)

    Show 8 episodes · as Halvorson

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • The Catcher Was a Spy(2018)

    as Robert Furman

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Spinning Man(2018)

    as Evan Birch

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Swinging Safari(2018)

    as Keith Hall

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Donny The Drone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Donny (voice)

  • Alien: Covenant(2017)

    as Peter Weyland (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • When We Rise(2017)

    Show 4 episodes · as Cleve Jones

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Genius(2016)

    as F. Scott Fitzgerald

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Brimstone(2016)

    as The Reverend

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Jack Irish(2016)

    Show 16 episodes · as Jack Irish

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Lorne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Lorne

  • The Wizards of Aus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Morgan Wright

  • Holding the Man(2015)

    as Dick Conigrave

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Equals(2015)

    as Jonas

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Results(2015)

    as Trevor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Rover(2014)

    as Eric

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Jack Irish: Dead Point(2014)

    as Jack Irish

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Hateship Loveship(2013)

    as Ken

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Sean Saves the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Miles

  • Iron Man 3(2013)

    as Aldrich Killian

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Breathe In(2013)

    as Keith Reynolds

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Jack Irish: Black Tide(2012)

    as Jack Irish

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Jack Irish: Bad Debts(2012)

    as Jack Irish

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Lawless(2012)

    as Charlie Rakes

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Prometheus(2012)

    as Peter Weyland

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Lockout(2012)

    as Snow

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Seeking Justice(2011)

    as Simon

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • 33 Postcards(2010)

    as Dean Randall

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Mildred Pierce(2011)

    Show 5 episodes · as Monte Beragon

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • The King's Speech(2010)

    as King Edward VIII

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Don't Be Afraid of the Dark(2010)

    as Alex Hirst

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Animal Kingdom(2010)

    as Nathan Leckie

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Road(2009)

    as Veteran

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Winged Creatures(2008)

    as Dr Bruce Laraby

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • In Her Skin(2009)

    as Mr. Barber

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Bedtime Stories(2008)

    as Kendall

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Hurt Locker(2008)

    as Sergeant Matt Thompson

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Traitor(2008)

    as Roy Clayton

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Death Defying Acts(2007)

    as Harry Houdini

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Factory Girl(2006)

    as Andy Warhol

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • First Snow(2006)

    as Jimmy Starks

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Proposition(2005)

    as Charlie Burns

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Two Brothers(2004)

    as Aidan McRory

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Till Human Voices Wake Us(2002)

    as Dr. Sam Franks

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Hard Word(2002)

    as Dale

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Time Machine(2002)

    as Alexander Hartdegen

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Count of Monte Cristo(2002)

    as Fernand Mondego

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Memento(2000)

    as Leonard

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Rules of Engagement(2000)

    as Maj. Mark Biggs

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Ravenous(1999)

    as Boyd

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • A Slipping-Down Life(1999)

    as Drumstrings Casey

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Woundings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Jimmy Compton

  • L.A. Confidential(1997)

    as Edmund 'Ed' Exley

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Devil Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Michael

  • Dating the Enemy(1996)

    as Brett

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Halifax F.P.(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Daniel Viney/Richard Viney

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Snowy River: The McGregor Saga(1994)

    Show 65 episodes · as Rob McGregor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert(1994)

    as Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Flynn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Errol Flynn

  • Bony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Late Arrival

  • Hunting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Sharp

  • Heaven Tonight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Paul Dysart

  • Friday on My Mind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Neighbours(1985)

    Show 1,004 episodes · as Mike Young

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Blurred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Easter Rising (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Padraig Pearse

  • High End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Mr. Sunny Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Leonard Moore

  • Neponset Circle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Poor Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Danny

  • Priscilla Queen of the Desert 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow

  • Queen of the Falls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Marshal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Marshal Clay Mercer

  • The Neverending Pillow Fort (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Price of Peace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as President Harry S. Truman

  • The Road Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Archbishop Trevor Huddleston

  • The Teller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 103 titles, 89 of them dated from 1985 to 2026; peak year 2013.

Biggest box office

Iron Man 3 (2013)

$1.2B worldwide

Highest rated

Memento (2000)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

The Brutalist (2024)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward winNomination
19852026

Peak 2013 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 58 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 2 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting103 of 103: 101 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdProducing2 of 103: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s14 · acting2000s17 · acting2010s37 · acting2020s20 · 20 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 44% of 62 roles
940409141924

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy and a Screen Actors Guild Award from 9 major nominations, 1998–2025.

WinNomination
  1. 2025
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
  2. 2012
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
  3. 2011
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  4. 1998
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Guy Pearce's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 66; across their 67 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 67

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 67

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 67

Midcredits score across 76 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up23
  • 50th to 74th20
  • 25th to 49th24
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

34 of their 76 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Universally Panned3
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser34
  • Broadly Agreed14
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · actor

Ink (2026)

87th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Memento (2000)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 65 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 51. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Guy Pearce's work okay for kids?

Across up to 55 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore40 titles27–88 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity55 titles14–63 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity40 titles26–84 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs36 titles21–58 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense36 titles22–82 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Guy Pearce work with?

People who share at least 2 of Guy Pearce's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ridley Scott shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles