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Guy Pearce Biography (1967-)

Full name, Guy Edward Pearce; born October 5, 1967, in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England; immigrated to Australia, c. 1971; son of Stuart (an air force test pilot) and Anne (a teacher; later surname, Cocking) Pearce; married Kate Mestitz, March, 1997. Addresses: Agent: Chris Andrews, International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Publicist: KellyBush, I/D Public Relations, 8409 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069.

Nationality

British

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, musician, songwriter

Birth Details

October 5, 1967

Ely, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Paul Dysart, Heaven Tonight, 1990
• Friday on My Mind (also known as The Final Stage), 1990
• Sharp, Hunting, 1991
• Adam Whitely/Felicia Jollygoodfellow, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Gramercy, 1994
• Errol Flynn, Flynn, Beyond Distribution Sydney, 1996
• Brett, Dating the Enemy, 1996
• Detective Lieutenant Edmund "Ed" Exley, L.A. Confidential, WarnerBros., 1997
• Jimmy Compton, Woundings, Muse Productions, 1998
• Drumstrings Casey, A Slipping Down Life, DVC Entertainment, 1999
• Major Mark Biggs, Rules of Engagement (also known as Les reglesd'engagement and Rules--Sekunden der Entscheidung), Paramount, 1999
• Captain John Boyd, Ravenous (also known as Voraz), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
• Leonard Shelby, Memento, Newmarket Film Group, 2001
• Fernand Mondego, Count of Morcerf, The Count of Monte Cristo (alsoknown as Alexandre Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo), Buena Vista, 2002
• Alexander Hartdegen, The Time Machine, DreamWorks/Warner Bros., 2002
• Dr. Sam Franks, Till Human Voices Wake Us, Paramount Classics, 2002
• Dale Twentyman, The Hard Word, Lions Gate Films, 2003
• Two Brothers, Universal, 2004
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Mike Young, Neighbours, 10 Network (Australia), c. 1986-1990
• David Croft, a recurring role, Home and Away, 7 Network (Australia), 1991-1992
• Rob McGregor, Snowy River: The McGregor Saga (also known as Banjo Paterson's The Man from Snowy River), The Family Channel, c. 1993-1996
• Episodic
• Constantly upstaged actor, The Late Show, ABC (Australia), 1992
• The Daily Show, Comedy Central, 1996
• Himself, The Panel, 10 Network (Australia), 1998
• Himself, "Memento," Anatomy of a Scene, Sundance Channel, 2001
• Guest, The View, 2002
• Guest, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, 2003
• Guest, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2003
• Guest, Enough Rope with Andrew Denton, ABC (Australia), 2003
• Other
• Daniel Viney and Richard Viney, Halifax f.p.: Deja Vu (movie), 9 Network (Australia), 1997
• Michael, The Devil Game, 1997
• Stage Appearances
• Face to Face, Melbourne, Australia, 2000
• Chance Wayne, Sweet Bird of Youth, Victorian Arts Center, Melbourne, 2002
• Also appeared in productions of I Hate Hamlet and A Midsummer Night's Dream.
• Major Tours
• Appeared as Danny Zuko in the musical Grease, Australian cities.
• RECORDINGS
• Videos
• Film-Fest DVD: Issue 1--Sundance, BroadcastDVD, 1999
• Appeared in the music video "Across the Night" by Silverchair.
• WRITINGS
• Film Music
• Songwriter, Hunting, 1991

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Empire (Australia), May, 2001, pp. 76-80
• Evening Standard Hot Tickets, September 2, 1999, pp. 2-3
• Interview, October, 1997, p. 41; April, 2001, p. 104
• Premiere (England), November, 1997, pp. 70-71
• Premiere (United States), November, 1997, p. 50; March, 2002, pp.63-65
• Urban Cinefile, April 6, 2001
• U.S. News and World Report, September 22, 1997, p. 78