Guy Pearce

Pearce in 2011, photo by PR Photos

Birth Name: Guy Edward Pearce

Place of Birth: Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, U.K.

Date of Birth: 5 October, 1967

Ethnicity: Scottish, English

Guy Pearce is a British-Australian actor and musician. His roles include the films The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert; L.A. Confidential, Ravenous, Rules of Engagement (2000), Memento, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Time Machine (2002), The Proposition (2005), Death Defying Acts, Winged Creatures, The Hurt Locker, The Road (2009), Animal Kingdom, The King’s Speech, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (2010), 33 Postcards, Lockout, Lawless, Prometheus (2012), Iron Man 3, The Rover (2014), Holding the Man, Equals (2015), Genius (2016), Alien: Covenant, The Catcher Was a Spy, Mary Queen of Scots (2018), The Last Vermeer, Memory (2022), The Convert (2023), The Shrouds, and The Brutalist; and the series Neighbours, Mildred Pierce (2011), Jack Irish, The Wizards of Aus, When We Rise, and Mare of Easttown.

He was born in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, the son of Anne, a school teacher, and Stuart Graham Pearce, a Royal New Zealand Air Force pilot and RAF test pilot, who died in an aircraft accident when Guy was eight. His father was born in Auckland, New Zealand, of English and Scottish descent. His mother is English. Guy was raised in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. He has a son with his partner, Dutch actress Carice van Houten.

Guy’s paternal grandfather was Henry George Pearce (the son of Henry John Pearce and Jane Wenham). Guy’s grandfather Henry was born in Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand, to English parents. Guy’s great-grandfather Henry was born in Whiteshill, Gloucestershire, the son of William Pearce and Sarah Hodges. Jane was born in Hastings, East Sussex, the daughter of George Wenham and Harriet Winborn.

Guy’s paternal grandmother was Margaret Stewart/Stuart Kemp (the daughter of Daniel John Kemp and Mary McFadyen Campbell). Margaret was Scottish, born in Glasgow. Daniel was the son of Daniel Kemp and Margaret Stuart. Mary possibly was the daughter of Dugald Campbell and Elizabeth Stewart.

Guy’s maternal grandfather was Fred Pickering (the son of Henry Westerby Pickering and Polly Brayshaw). Fred was born in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England. Henry was the son of John Hutchinson Pickering and Barbara Metcalf. Polly was the daughter of Thomas Hodgson Brayshaw and Mary Sutton.

Guy’s maternal grandmother was named Margaret “Peg” Capes. Margaret was born in Sculcoates, Yorkshire, England.

Source: Genealogy of Guy Pearce – https://www.geni.com