Guy Edward Pearce born 5 October 1967 is an Australian actor Born in Ely Cambridgeshire and raised in Geelong he started his career portraying Mike Young in the Australian television series Neighbours He received international attention for his breakout role in The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert 1994 and subsequently took starring roles in Curtis Hansons LA Confidential 1997 Christopher Nolans Memento 2000 and Simon Wellss The Time Machine 2002 Pearce is known for his performances in the film adaptation of Cormac McCarthys The Road 2009 Kathryn Bigelows war drama The Hurt Locker 2009 and Tom Hoopers historical drama The Kings Speech 2010 He has appeared in Ridley Scotts Prometheus 2012 the Marvel action film Iron Man 3 2013 Alien Covenant 2017 and the historical biopic Mary Queen of Scots 2018 In Australian cinema he has appeared in The Proposition 2005 Animal Kingdom 2010 33 Postcards 2011 The Rover 2014 Holding the Man 2015 and The Wizards of Aus 2016 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 Todd Haynes limited series Mildred Pierce 2011 and the HBO crime miniseries Mare of Easttown Pearce won a Primetime Emmy Award for Mildred Pierce and has received numerous award nominations including for a Golden Globe Award three Screen Actors Guild Awards and an Australian Academy Film Award IndieWire named him one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination Description above from the Wikipedia article Guy Pearce licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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