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Guy Pearce (born October 5, 1967) is an
England|English-born Australian actor.  
Born in England, his parents (his father a New
Zealander pilot, his mother a British
school-teacher) moved to Geelong,
Victoria|Geelong, Australia when he was 3 years of
age. His father died in a plane crash when Guy was
9 years of age. 

Pearce has always been interested in performing,
and he excelled at mimicking accents. He started
in several plays when he was young, and moved his
way into television when he was hired for
Neighbours in 1985.

His first major breakthrough into film came with
his over-the-top role as a drag queen in
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert in 1994. Since
then, he has appeared in several United States|US
productions including L.A. Confidential, Ravenous,
Rules of Engagement, Memento (movie)|Memento, The
Count of Monte Cristo (2002 movie)|The Count of
Monte Cristo and The Time Machine (2002 movie)|The
Time Machine.  However he continues to act in
Australian theatre productions as well as
Australian films such as The Hard Word (2002) and
makes his home in Melbourne.

It is interesting to note that in both Neighbours
and Memento Pearce's character suffers a head
injury that results in a change of his demeanour.