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Guy Edward Pearce (born October 5 , 1967 ) is an English -born Australia n actor. BIOGRAPHY Born in Ely , England , his parents (his father a New Zealand pilot who died when Pearce was 9, his mother an English schoolteacher) moved to Geelong , Australia when he was 3 years old. He went to The Geelong College . Prior to his acting career, Pearce was a competitive amateur Bodybuilder from age 16-22, culminating in a Mr. Natural Victoria title. Pearce has always been interested in performing, and he excelled at mimicking accents. He starred in several '' (1993). He was championed by director/producer/writer Frank Howson as a film star and Howson cast Pearce in the actor's first 3 movies which established him as an actor with substance and helped elevate him above his possible soapy-star type-casting. Howson also paid for Pearce to go to the Cannes Film Festival in 1991 for the premiere of the Howson directed '' Hunting ''. This and the accompanying Howson-funded publicity campaign brought Pearce to the attention of the international film industry. His first major film breakthrough came shortly after with his role as a Drag Queen in '' Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert '' in 1994 . Since then, he has appeared in several US productions including '' L.A. Confidential '', the disastrous '' Ravenous '', '' Rules Of Engagement '', '' Memento '', and the big budget flops '' The Count Of Monte Cristo '', and '' The Time Machine ''. However, he continues to act in Australian Theatre productions as well as Australian films, such as '' The Hard Word '' ( 2002 ) and the critically lauded '' The Proposition '' ( 2005 ). Pearce recently portrayed pop artist Andy Warhol in the much derided film '' Factory Girl ''. He will portray Harry Houdini in the upcoming film '' Death Defying Acts .'' Pearce currently lives in Middle Park, Victoria Australia . FILMOGRAPHY
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