
Age: 58
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Guy Edward Pearce (born 5 October 1967) is an Australian actor and musician. He has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and a nomination for an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a BAFTA Award. He started his career portraying Mike Young in the Australian television series Neighbours (1986–1989). Pearce received international attention for his breakout role in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994). Subsequently, he starred as Ed Exley in Curtis Hanson's crime noir L.A. Confidential (1997) and a man suffering short-term memory loss in Christopher Nolan's psychological thriller Memento (2000). He also acted in The Time Machine (2002), Bedtime Stories (2008), The Road (2009), The Hurt Locker (2009), The King's Speech (2010), and Lawless (2012). He portrayed Peter Weyland in Prometheus (2012) and Alien: Covenant (2017), Aldrich Killian in the Marvel action film Iron Man 3 (2013) and William Cecil in the biopic Mary Queen of Scots (2018). In Australian cinema, Pearce has acted in The Proposition (2005), Animal Kingdom (2010), and The Rover (2014). For his performance in The Brutalist(2024), he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Since 2012, he has played the title role in the TV adaptations of the Jack Irish stories by Australian crime writer Peter Temple. Pearce starred in the HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce (2011) and Mare of Easttown. The former won him a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor.

In a world where two mercenary teams, RED and BLU, have been locked in perpetual conflict over seemingly mundane objectives, a new threat arises that forces them to unite against a common enemy. When an enigmatic mastermind, known only as The Director, devises a plan to unleash a powerful weapon that could destroy both teams, the mercenaries must set aside their differences and collaborate for the first time. The team includes the brutish Heavy (Dave Bautista), the quick-witted Scout (Weird Al Yankovic), the brilliant but unhinged Engineer, the secretive Spy, the pyromaniac Pyro, the crazed Demoman, the resolute Soldier, the eccentric Medic, and the ever-vigilant Sniper. Under the reluctant leadership of the Soldier, the team embarks on a globe-trotting adventure filled with explosive action, intricate heists, and hilarious antics. As they navigate a web of deception, double-crosses, and unexpected alliances, the mercenaries discover the true identity of The Director and the real reason behind their endless battles. The mission culminates in a high-stakes showdown at an abandoned military base, where the fate of the world—and the future of the RED and BLU teams—hangs in the balance. Can these unlikely heroes work together long enough to stop The Director and save the day, or will their long-standing rivalries prove too great to overcome?
