Guy Pearce

About

Australian actor who starred in the 2000 film Memento. He also played prominent roles in the films L.A. Confidential, The King's Speech, The Hurt Locker, Animal Kingdom and The Count of Monte Cristo. In 2018, he'd star in Mary Queen of Scots as William Cecil.

Before Fame

As a teenager, he was a competitive amateur bodybuilder and he also practiced fencing.

Trivia

He played the character Mike Young in the Australian soap opera Neighbours from 1986 to 1989.

Family Life

His father Stuart Pearce was an air force test pilot who passed away when Guy was nine years old. He married Kate Mestitz in 1997 but they divorced in 2015. He then began dating actress Carice van Houten. They had a son named Monte, their first child, on August 29, 2016.

Associated With

He played a supporting role to Colin Firth in The King's Speech.

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