Guy Pearce facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Guy Pearce
Pearce in 2012
Born	(1967-10-05) 5 October 1967 (age 57) Ely, Cambridgeshire, England
Occupation	Actor, musician
Years active	1985–present
Spouse(s)	Kate Mestitz ​ ​ (m. 1997; div. 2015)​
Partner(s)	Carice van Houten (2015–2025)
Children	1
Awards	Full list

Guy Edward Pearce (born 5 October 1967) is a famous Australian actor and musician. He has won many awards, including a Primetime Emmy Award. He was also nominated for an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a BAFTA Award.

Guy Pearce started acting in the Australian TV show Neighbours from 1986 to 1989. He became well-known around the world for his role in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994). He then starred in the crime movie L.A. Confidential (1997). He also played a man who lost his short-term memory in Memento (2000).

He has been in many other popular movies like The Time Machine (2002) and Bedtime Stories (2008). He also appeared in The Hurt Locker (2009) and The King's Speech (2010). Guy Pearce played Peter Weyland in the science fiction films Prometheus (2012) and Alien: Covenant (2017). He was also the villain Aldrich Killian in the Marvel movie Iron Man 3 (2013). In 2024, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Brutalist.

Since 2012, he has played the main character in the TV series Jack Irish. This show is based on detective stories by Australian writer Peter Temple. He also starred in the TV miniseries Mildred Pierce (2011) and Mare of Easttown. He won a Primetime Emmy Award for his role in Mildred Pierce.

Early life and acting beginnings

Guy Pearce was born in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, on 5 October 1967. His father, Stuart Pearce, was a pilot. His mother, Anne Cocking, was a schoolteacher. He has an older sister named Tracy. When Guy was three years old, his family moved to Geelong, Victoria, Australia. His father sadly died in a plane accident when Guy was eight.

Guy went to Geelong College. He was part of a junior acting group called GSODA Junior Players. When he was 16, he was a competitive bodybuilder and even won the title of Junior Mr. Victoria. His very first film role was in a movie called Life and Study at University.

Guy Pearce's career in film and TV

Guy Pearce started his TV career in 1986 on the Australian soap opera Neighbours. He played the character Mike Young for three years. He even returned to the show in 2022 for its final episode. He also had roles in other TV shows like Home and Away (1988).

His first big movie role was as a drag queen in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert in 1994. After that, he appeared in many US films. These included L.A. Confidential, Memento, and The Time Machine.

Pearce played famous people like pop artist Andy Warhol in Factory Girl. He also played magician Harry Houdini in Death Defying Acts. He acted alongside Adam Sandler in Bedtime Stories. Guy Pearce also continued to make Australian films, such as The Proposition (2005).

In 2009, he returned to the stage in a play called Poor Boy. In 2009, he was in The Hurt Locker. In 2010, he played Edward VIII in The King's Speech. Both of these films won the Academy Award for Best Picture. This made Guy Pearce the first actor to be in two Best Picture winners in a row since Michael Peña.

In 2013, Pearce played the bad guy Aldrich Killian in Iron Man 3. He also appeared in a documentary celebrating Neighbours' 30th anniversary in 2015. For his role in the 2024 film The Brutalist, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Guy Pearce's music career

In 1989, Guy Pearce released a song called "Call of the Wild." He also appeared in music videos for bands like Silverchair and Razorlight. He recorded music for the film A Slipping-Down Life, where he sang and played guitar.

Guy Pearce released his first music album, Broken Bones, in November 2014. His second album, The Nomad, came out in 2018. He also appeared in the music video for the song "Follow Me Around" by Radiohead.

Guy Pearce's personal life

Guy Pearce married his childhood friend, Kate Mestitz, in 1997. They divorced in 2015. Later, Guy was in a relationship with Dutch actress Carice van Houten. They had a son together in August 2016. In 2025, Van Houten shared that they had separated.

Guy Pearce cares about animals and nature. He supports charities that work to protect animals and their homes.

Awards and recognition

Guy Pearce has won several important awards for his acting. On 18 September 2011, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. This was for his role as Monty Beragon in the TV miniseries Mildred Pierce. He was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for this role.

He has been nominated for three Screen Actors Guild Awards. He won one of these awards with the cast of The King's Speech (2010) for Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture. He was also nominated with the casts of L.A. Confidential (1997) and Mildred Pierce (2011).

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

Music videos

Discography

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

Images for kids

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  Guy Pearce at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival

See also

In Spanish: Guy Pearce para niños