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Guy Pearce

Guy Pearce

58 movies on Netflix

Biography

Guy Pearce is an Australian actor who grew up in Geelong, Australia, but was born in England. He gained international attention through breakout roles in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994), L.A. Confidential (1997), Ravenous (1999) and Memento (2000), then appeared in films such as The Time Machine (2002), The Count of Monte Cristo (2002), The Road (2009), The King's Speech (2010), Lawless (2012) and Mary Queen of Scots (2018). He played Peter Weyland in Prometheus (2012) and Alien: Covenant (2017), and Aldrich Killian in Iron Man 3 (2013). On television he starred in the Jack Irish films and in Mildred Pierce, which won him a Primetime Emmy Award, and he later acted in Mare of Easttown. For The Brutalist (2024), he received Academy Award and BAFTA nominations for Best Supporting Actor and a Golden Globe nomination.

58years old

Turns 59 on October 5in 4 days

  • Born Ely
  • Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
  • Guy Edward Pearce (birth name)Also credited as Guy Parce

Movie Career

Films
58
Career span
32 years1994 to 2026

Genres

First and latest

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  1. First role

    Frank Howson, who directed, produced and wrote, gave Pearce his first three film roles: Heaven Tonight, Hunting and Flynn. Howson also funded Pearce's trip to the 1991 Cannes Film Festival for the premiere of Hunting, where the publicity campaign drew the international film industry's notice.

  2. Own stunts

    At 16, Pearce competed as an amateur bodybuilder, and that led to him winning the title of Junior Mr. Victoria.

  3. First role

    Pearce's first film appearance came while he was still at Geelong College, in a film called Life and Study at University made by Peter Lane of Deakin University.

  4. Beyond film

    Pearce put out his first album, Broken Bones, in November 2014. In 2018 he released a second studio album, The Nomad.

  5. Beyond film

    After seven years away from the stage, Pearce acted again in January 2009. He appeared in Poor Boy, a Melbourne Theatre Company production, a play with music that Matt Cameron and Tim Finn co-wrote.

Guy Pearce movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Memento2000 Mystery, Thrilleras Leonard

    IMDb rating 8.41.5M votes

  2. Iron Man 32013 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fias Aldrich Killian

    IMDb rating 7.1984K votes

  3. L.A. Confidential1997as Ed Exley

    IMDb rating 8.2664K votes

  4. The King's Speech2010as King Edward VIII

    IMDb rating 8.0737K votes

  5. Prometheus2012as Peter Weyland

    IMDb rating 7.0707K votes

  6. The Hurt Locker2008as Staff Sergeant Matt Thompson

    IMDb rating 7.5500K votes

  7. The Time Machine2002as Alexander Hartdegen

    IMDb rating 6.0137K votes

  8. The Count of Monte Cristo2002as Fernand Mondego

    IMDb rating 7.7162K votes

Most often with

Ridley Scott directed three of these films, John Hillcoat three and David Michôd two. Four actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Jacki Weaver, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Jacki WeaverJoe Alwyn, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Joe AlwynAaron Pedersen, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Aaron PedersenDamien Garvey, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Damien GarveyBen Kingsley, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Ben KingsleyTimothy Spall, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Timothy SpallRidley ScottDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Ridley ScottJohn HillcoatDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by John HillcoatDavid MichôdDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by David Michôd

Films together

Box office

What Guy Pearce's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$3.5 billion

38 of the 58 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 58 films: 38 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 6 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 9 figure not found; 1 too new to count.

  • 38Worldwide figure
  • 3US gross only
  • 6Never in cinemas
  • 1Streaming, short cinema run
  • 9Figure not found
  • 1Too new to count

Top grosser

Iron Man 32013as Aldrich Killian$1.2 billion

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 81% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Iron Man 32013as Aldrich Killian
    $1.2B35.0% of the total
  2. 2
    The King's Speech2010as King Edward VIII
    $414M11.9% of the total
  3. 3
    Prometheus2012as Peter Weyland
    $403M11.6% of the total
  4. 4
    Alien: Covenant2017as Peter Weyland
    $241M6.9% of the total
  5. 5
    Bedtime Stories2008as Kendall
    $213M6.1% of the total
  6. 6
    L.A. Confidential1997as Ed Exley
    $126M3.6% of the total
  7. 7
    The Time Machine2002as Alexander Hartdegen
    $124M3.6% of the total
  8. 8
    The Count of Monte Cristo2002as Fernand Mondego
    $75M2.2% of the total
Rules of Engagement (2000), $71.0 millionTwo Brothers (2004), $62.2 millionLawless (2012), $55.4 millionThe Brutalist (2024), $50.1 millionThe Hurt Locker (2008), $49.3 millionMary Queen of Scots (2018), $46.7 millionMemento (2000), $40.1 millionBloodshot (2020), $39.9 millionThe Dog Stars (2026), $37.4 millionDon't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010), $37.0 millionLockout (2012), $32.9 millionThe Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994), $29.7 millionThe Road (2009), $27.6 millionTraitor (2008), $23.5 millionSeeking Justice (2011), $14.1 millionMemory (2022), $13.9 million

$664 millionfrom the other 30 films with a worldwide figure, 19% of the total

Awards

One award and honor, one of them major.

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Guy Pearce's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Emmy Awards
2011Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a MovieMildred PierceWon

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