BPS 241: Tales of a Hollywood Blockbuster Leading Man with Guy Pearce

Guy Edward Pearce was born 5 October, 1967 in Cambridgeshire,
England, UK to Margaret Anne and Stuart Graham Pearce. His father
was born in Auckland, New Zealand, to English and Scottish parents,
while Guy's mother is English. Pearce and his family initially
traveled to Australia for two years, after his father was offered
the position of Chief test pilot for the Australian Government. Guy
was just 3-years-old. After deciding to stay in Australia and
settling in the Victorian city of Geelong, Guy's father was killed
5 years later in an aircraft test flight, leaving Guy's mother, a
schoolteacher, to care for him and his older sister, Tracy.

Having little interest in subjects at school like math or science,
Guy favored art, drama and music. He joined local theatre groups at
a young age and appeared in such productions as "The King and I",
"Fiddler on the Roof" and "The Wizard of Oz". In 1985, just two
days after his final high school exam, Guy started a four-year
stint as "Mike Young" on the popular Aussie
soap Neighbours (1985). At age 20, Guy appeared in his
first film, Heaven Tonight (1990), then, after a string
of appearances in film, television and on the stage, he won the
role of an outrageous drag queen in The Adventures of
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994).

Most recently, he has amazed film critics and audiences, alike,
with his magnificent performances in L.A.
Confidential (1997), Memento (2000), The
Proposition (2005), Factory Girl (2006), The
Hurt Locker (2008), The King's Speech (2010) and the
HBO mini-series, Mildred Pierce (2011). Next to acting,
Guy has had a life-long passion for music and songwriting.

Guy likes to keep his private life very private. He lives in
Melbourne, Australia, which is also where he married his childhood
sweetheart, Kate Mestitz in March 1997.

His latest film The Infernal Machine is a psychological thriller
feature film, written and directed by Andrew Hunt. The
film released on September 23, 2022.

Bruce Cogburn, a reclusive and controversial author of the famed
book "The Infernal Machine," is drawn out of hiding when he begins
to receive endless letters from an obsessive fan. What ensues is a
dangerous labyrinth as Bruce searches for the person behind the
cryptic messages, forcing him to confront his past and ultimately
reveal the truth behind the book.

Please enjoy my amazing conversation with Guy Pearce.

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