Editing Guy Pearce (section)

=== Film and television ===
Pearce transitioned to television when he was cast in the Australian soap opera ''[[Neighbours]]'' in 1986, playing the role of [[Mike Young (Neighbours)|Mike Young]] for three years.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1990-02-18 |title=Gambling on a bright future |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-age-gambling-on-a-bright-future/95623322/ |access-date=2025-04-05 |work=The Age |pages=22}}</ref> He reprised the role in 2022 for the show's then [[Neighbours: The Finale|final episode]], and returned to make multiple guest appearances in the revival from 2023 to 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-03 |title=Hollywood star Guy Pearce returns to Neighbours for final episode |url=https://metro.co.uk/2022/06/03/hollywood-star-guy-pearce-returns-to-neighbours-for-final-episode-16767083/ |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=Metro |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-20 |title=Guy Pearce hints at another Neighbours return as Mike Young |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/neighbours/a43947515/guy-pearce-neighbours-2023-return/ |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}}</ref> Pearce also found roles in other television series such as ''[[Home and Away]]'' (1988) and ''[[The Man from Snowy River (TV series)|Snowy River: The McGregor Saga]]'' (1993).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-26 |title=TV collides! The surprising Aussie actors who've appeared on both Neighbours and Home and Away |url=https://www.nowtolove.com.au/entertainment/tv/actors-appeared-both-neighbours-and-home-and-away-35943/ |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=Now To Love |language=en-AU}}</ref>

[[File:GuyPearce07TIFF.jpg|thumb|right|Pearce at the [[2007 Toronto International Film Festival]]]]

The director/producer/writer [[Frank Howson]] cast Pearce in his first three films, ''[[Heaven Tonight (film)|Heaven Tonight]]'', ''[[Hunting (film)|Hunting]]'', and ''[[Flynn (film)|Flynn]]'', and paid for him to go to the [[Cannes Film Festival]] in 1991 for the premiere of the Howson-directed ''Hunting''. The accompanying Howson-funded publicity campaign brought Pearce to the attention of the international film industry. He made his first major film breakthrough shortly after, with his role as a [[drag queen]] in ''[[The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert]]'' in 1994. Since then, he has appeared in several US productions including ''[[L.A. Confidential (film)|L.A. Confidential]]'', ''[[Ravenous (1999 film)|Ravenous]]'', ''[[Rules of Engagement (film)|Rules of Engagement]]'', ''[[Memento (film)|Memento]]'', ''[[The Count of Monte Cristo (2002 film)|The Count of Monte Cristo]]'', and ''[[The Time Machine (2002 film)|The Time Machine]]''.

Pearce portrayed [[pop art]]ist [[Andy Warhol]] in ''[[Factory Girl (2006 film)|Factory Girl]]'' and [[Harry Houdini]] in ''[[Death Defying Acts]].'' He also appeared in ''[[The Road (2009 film)|The Road]]'' and in ''[[Bedtime Stories (film)|Bedtime Stories]]'' with [[Adam Sandler]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/chi-bedtimestories-review-1225_dec26,0,6965428.story |title='Bedtime Stories' stars Adam Sandler, Keri Russell, Guy Pearce |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |first=Michael |last=Phillips |date=2008 |access-date=30 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002221646/http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/chi-bedtimestories-review-1225_dec26,0,6965428.story |archive-date=2 October 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> Pearce continued to perform in Australian films, such as ''[[The Hard Word]]'' (2002) and ''[[The Proposition (2005 film)|The Proposition]]'' (2005), written by fellow Australian [[Nick Cave]].

In January 2009, Pearce returned to the stage after a seven-year absence.<ref name="poor boy">{{cite web|first=Tracee|last=Hutchison|work=[[The 7.30 Report]]|title=Guy Pearce returns to the stage|url=http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2008/s2475577.htm|access-date=15 February 2009|date=27 January 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207062535/http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2008/s2475577.htm|archive-date=7 February 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> He performed in the [[Melbourne]] Theatre Company's production of ''Poor Boy'', a play with music, co-written by Matt Cameron and [[Tim Finn]].<ref name="poor boy"/> In 2009, he portrayed Staff Sergeant Matthew Thompson in ''[[The Hurt Locker]]''. In 2010, he appeared as David, Prince of Wales, who became [[Edward VIII]], in ''[[The King's Speech]]''. Both films won the [[Academy Award for Best Picture]], making Pearce the first actor to appear in back-to-back Best Picture winners since [[Michael Peña]] (who appeared in ''[[Million Dollar Baby]]'' and ''[[Crash (2004 film)|Crash]]'').

Pearce starred as the eponymous lead in the Australian TV miniseries ''[[Jack Irish]]'', an adaptation of the detective novels of author Peter Temple broadcast on the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] network in 2012. In May 2012, Pearce was cast to star in [[David Michôd]]'s ''[[The Rover (2014 film)|The Rover]]''. In 2013, Pearce played the villain character [[Aldrich Killian]] in ''[[Iron Man 3]]''. Pearce appeared in a documentary special celebrating ''Neighbours''{{'}} 30th anniversary, ''[[Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite]]'', which aired in Australia and the UK in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=28 February 2015 |title=Airdate: Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite |url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2015/02/airdate-neighbours-30th-the-stars-reunite.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115130452/http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2015/02/airdate-neighbours-30th-the-stars-reunite.html |archive-date=15 January 2016 |access-date=3 March 2015 |publisher=[[TV Tonight]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Kilkelly |first=Daniel |date=4 March 2015 |title=Neighbours 30th anniversary schedule confirmed by Channel 5 |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s14/neighbours/news/a633173/neighbours-30th-anniversary-schedule-confirmed-by-channel-5.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150305051220/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s14/neighbours/news/a633173/neighbours-30th-anniversary-schedule-confirmed-by-channel-5.html |archive-date=5 March 2015 |access-date=5 March 2015 |work=[[Digital Spy]]}}</ref> Pearce had a supporting role in [[Neil Armfield]]'s 2015 romantic-drama film ''[[Holding the Man (film)|Holding the Man]]''. For his role in the 2024 film ''[[The Brutalist]]'', he received an [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]] nomination.