Editing Guy Pearce (section)

==Personal life==
Pearce married his childhood sweetheart, psychologist Kate Mestitz, in March 1997.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lytal |first=Cristy |date=27 August 2008 |title=A real details Guy |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-aug-27-et-pearce27-story.html |url-status=live |access-date=13 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306222008/http://articles.latimes.com/2008/aug/27/entertainment/et-pearce27 |archive-date=6 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.moviemaker.com/articles/item/the_adventures_of_guy_pearce_2997/ |title=The Adventures of Guy Pearce | work=[[MovieMaker]] | first=James |last=Grant | date =15 July 2003| archive-date= 4 March 2012| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120304130518/http://www.moviemaker.com/directing/article/the_adventures_of_guy_pearce_2997/}}</ref> In October 2015, Pearce announced their divorce.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Guglielmi|first=Jodi|date=13 October 2015|title=Guy Pearce Announces Split from Wife Kate Mestitz After 18 Years of Marriage|url=https://people.com/celebrity/guy-pearce-divorcing-wife-kate-mestitz-after-18-years-of-marriage/|magazine=People|access-date=8 August 2020|archive-date=27 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220427140713/https://people.com/celebrity/guy-pearce-divorcing-wife-kate-mestitz-after-18-years-of-marriage/|url-status=live}}</ref> Pearce was in a relationship with Dutch actress [[Carice van Houten]]; they had a son in August 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last=Saner |first=Emine |date=21 August 2018 |title='Everybody feels fragile': Guy Pearce on fame, family pressures and fatherhood at 50 |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/aug/21/guy-pearce-everybody-feels-fragile-neighbours-the-innocents-netflix |access-date=25 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/game-thrones-star-carice-van-876876 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | title=Game of Thrones' Star Carice van Houten Is Pregnant| date= 19 March 2016 |first= Natalie|last= Stone| access-date= 13 October 2016| archive-date=11 August 2016 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160811040703/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/game-thrones-star-carice-van-876876|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url= http://celebritybabies.people.com/2016/08/29/guy-pearce-carice-van-houten-welcome-son-monte/| title= Guy Pearce and Carice van Houten Welcome Son Monte| work= [[People (magazine)|People]]| date= 29 August 2016| access-date= 13 October 2016| archive-date= 30 August 2016| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160830155412/http://celebritybabies.people.com/2016/08/29/guy-pearce-carice-van-houten-welcome-son-monte/| url-status= dead| quote= Son Monte arrived last week in Amsterdam, van Houten’s rep tells ''People''.}}</ref> In January 2025, Van Houten stated that she and Pearce have split, and have "...not been a couple for years".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ad.nl/show/carice-van-houten-en-guy-pearce-uit-elkaar-zijn-al-jaren-geen-stel-meer~ade96bcb/ |title=Carice van Houten en Guy Pearce uit elkaar, zijn 'al jaren' geen stel meer |website=AD.nl |language=Dutch |date=22 January 2025 |access-date=22 January 2025}}</ref>

Pearce has supported charitable organisations related to [[Animal Conservation|animal conservation]] and [[Habitat conservation|habitat preservation]],<ref>{{cite web |first1=Guy |last1=Pearce |author1-link=Guy Pearce |title=Guy Pearce - Cause |url=https://www.guypearce.net/index.php/charity |website=www.guypearce.net |publisher=Guy Pearce |access-date=15 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206215427/http://guypearce.net/index.php/charity |archive-date=6 February 2022 |quote=Like most of you, I support a number of charitable organisations. ... |url-status=live}}</ref> as well as publicly expressing his solidarity with Palestine amid the [[Gaza war]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/05/29/style/vanity-fair-france-guy-pearce-cec/index.html |title='It's a disgrace:' Actor Guy Pearce responds to Vanity Fair France's edit of Palestine flag pin |website=cnn.com |language=English |date=30 May 2024 |access-date=27 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/hollywood-is-torn-over-artists4ceasefires-pins.html |title= 'Let People Wear Whatever Pin They Want' |website=vulture.com |language=English |date=28 February 2025 |access-date=28 February 2025}}</ref>

In February 2025, Pearce accused his ''L.A. Confidential'' co-star [[Kevin Spacey]] of [[sexual harassment|sexually harassing]] him while filming the movie. Spacey responded to the accusation by posting a video on the social media platform [[Twitter|X]], where he told Pearce to "grow up" and that he was "not a victim."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/guy-pearce-kevin-spacey-la-confidential-encounters-interview-1236139720/|title=Guy Pearce Gets Choked Up Recalling Troubling Encounters With Kevin Spacey While Filming 'L.A. Confidential': "He Targeted Me, No Question"|last=Gardner|first=Chris|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|quote=THR has reached out to a rep for Spacey for response to Pearce’s comments. The actor responded on Tuesday via a video on X, telling Pearce, "grow up, you are not a victim."|date=17 February 2025|accessdate=18 February 2025}}</ref>