Guy Pearce

Screen Actors Guild® Award-nominated actor and musician, Guy Edward Pearce born 5 October 1967 Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, best known for his critically acclaimed portrayal of anterograde amnesia victim Leonard Shelby in Christopher Nolan's Memento, Lieutenant Ed Exley in the film L.A. Confidential and for his role as Mike Young in the popular Australian television series Neighbours.
When he was three years old, Pearce moved to Geelong, Australia, he went on to attended The Geelong College and in the late 1980s while working on the Australian drama series Neighbours. From ages 16 to 22, he was a competitive amateur bodybuilder.

He made his first major film breakthrough shortly after, with his role as a drag queen in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert in 1994. Since then, he has appeared in several U.S. productions including L.A. Confidential, Ravenous, Rules of Engagement, Memento, The Count of Monte Cristo, and The Time Machine. Pearce recently portrayed pop artist Andy Warhol in Factory Girl and Harry Houdini in Death Defying Acts.
He has been married to Kate Mestitz, a psychologist, since March 1997.