In an industry that likes to pigeonhole actors into particular roles, Guy Pearce has proven himself equally adept as a leading man or as a supporting character in a variety of films. Scroll through our photo gallery below as Gold Derby reexamines the 10 best Guy Pearce movies, ranked.

Born in England on October 5, 1967, his family relocated to Australia when Pearce was 3 years old, and he became a competitive bodybuilder as a teen. His acting career began when he was cast in the Australian soap opera Neighbours in 1986.

Pearce’s breakout film role was as drag queen Felicia Jollygoodfellow in the surprise hit Australian film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert in 1994; just three years later he found success in American films with the Oscar-nominated L.A. Confidential, and has built an impressive resume of diverse films and television series in the nearly three decades since.

His most definitive...