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Guy Pearce Biography

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Guy Pearce

Guy Pearce at the premiere of 'Bedtime Stories.'

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Guy Pearce's Birth Date:

October 5, 1967

Place of Birth:

Ely, Cambridgeshire, England

Role That Really Got Him Noticed:

As the memory impaired star of Christopher Nolan's critically acclaimed indie film, Memento.

His Background:

Guy Pearce started acting in films, on TV, and on the stage at an early age. And thanks to the Australian TV series Neighbours, Pearce was a teen idol in his home country back in the late '80s.

Notable Movie Credits:

Heaven Tonight (1990)
Hunting (1991)
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
Flynn (1997)
LA Confidential (1997)
Woundings (1998)
A Slipping Down Life (1999)
Ravenous (1999)
Rules of Engagement (2000)
Memento (2000)
The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
The Time Machine (2002)
The Hard Word (2002)
Till Human Voices Wake Us (2002)
Two Brothers (2004)
The Proposition (2005)
First Snow (2006)
Factory Girl (2006)
Death Defying Acts (2007)
Winged Creatures (2008)
Traitor (2008)
The Hurt Locker (2008)
Bedtime Stories (2008)
In Her Skin (2009)
Thicker (2009)
Animal Kingdom (2009)
The Road (2009)

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