Guy Edward Pearce (born 5 October 1967) is an British Australian actor and musician. He is well known for having starred in the role of Mike Young in the Australian television series Neighbours and in films such as The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994), L.A. Confidential (1997), Memento (2000), The Count of Monte Cristo (2002), Two Brothers (2004), The Road (2009), The King's Speech (2010), Prometheus (2012), and Iron Man 3 (2013).