Guy Pearce

Guy Pearce

Actor (b. 1967)
i How is this score calculated?

The ThumbScore for Guy Pearce (73.3%) is the average audience approval rating across 35 films. Each movie's ThumbScore represents the percentage of real audiences who rated it positively. A higher score means more of Guy's films are well-received by everyday viewers.

35
Movies
73.3%
Avg ThumbScore
Drama
Top Genre

Frequent Collaborators

John Hillcoat (3)Don Cheadle (2)Ben Kingsley (2)Charlize Theron (2)Colin Firth (2)

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.

Born 1967-10-05 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, UK.

On ThumbScore, Guy Pearce appears in 35 films with an average audience score of 73.3%, most frequently in the Drama genre.

Sources: TMDB

Filmography & Ratings

The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo
2002
👍 93%
The King's Speech
The King's Speech
2010
👍 91%
Memento
Memento
2000
👍 90%
Iron Man 3
Iron Man 3
2013
👍 87%
Holding the Man
Holding the Man
2015
👍 87%
The Hurt Locker
The Hurt Locker
2008
👍 86%
L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential
1997
👍 86%
Two Brothers
Two Brothers
2004
👍 85%
Prometheus
Prometheus
2012
👍 82%
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
1994
👍 82%
Lawless
Lawless
2012
👍 81%
Rules of Engagement
Rules of Engagement
2000
👍 81%
The Road
The Road
2009
👍 80%
Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom
2010
👍 79%
The Time Machine
The Time Machine
2002
👍 77%
The Proposition
The Proposition
2005
👍 77%
Ravenous
Ravenous
1999
👍 76%
Brimstone
Brimstone
2016
👍 73%
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
2010
👍 73%
Bedtime Stories
Bedtime Stories
2008
👍 72%
Mary Queen of Scots
Mary Queen of Scots
2018
👍 67%
Seeking Justice
Seeking Justice
2011
👍 67%
Back to the Outback
Back to the Outback
2021
👍 67%
Traitor
Traitor
2008
👍 67%
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
2021
👍 66%
Memory
Memory
2022
👍 62%
Lockout
Lockout
2012
👍 61%
Genius
Genius
2016
👍 60%
The Brutalist
The Brutalist
2024
👍 59%
Bloodshot
Bloodshot
2020
👍 58%
The Shrouds
The Shrouds
2025
👍 58%
Equals
Equals
2015
👍 57%
The Rover
The Rover
2014
👍 57%
Spinning Man
Spinning Man
2018
👍 56%
The Woman in Cabin 10
The Woman in Cabin 10
2025
👍 51%
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