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My Take
Guy Pearce is my favorite kind of actor: the shapeshifter who never chases stardom. Born in Ely and raised in Australia, he has spent three decades disappearing into wildly different roles, earning an Emmy along the way and even recording music on the side. What fascinates me is his allergy to the obvious career move; with his looks he could have coasted on leading-man parts, yet he keeps choosing thorny, complicated characters instead. The result is one of the most reliable filmographies of his generation. He may not dominate headlines, but ask any film lover to name actors who never phone it in, and Pearce makes the list every time.
Overview
Guy Edward Pearce (born 5 October 1967) is an Australian actor. His accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award, and nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, two Golden Globe Awards and eight AACTA Awards. Born in Cambridgeshire, England, and raised in Geelong, Australia, Pearce received international attention for his break-out roles in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994), L.A.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Guy Pearce
- Name (Japanese)
- ガイ・ピアース
- Reading
- がい・ぴあーす
- Born
- October 5, 1967 (age 58)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Goat
- Origin
- Ely, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / stage actor / film actor / musician / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- The Geelong College
Awards & achievements
- 2011 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Poor Boy | — |
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Stage actor — see all → · More people from United Kingdom →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.