He co-wrote the play Strictly Ballroom and the screenplay of the 1992 movie adaptation with Baz Luhrmann.
[2] He created and wrote all six episodes of the 2022 series Pistol, based on Steve Jones's autobiography.
[3] Pearce received the Australian Writers' Guild Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016.
[4] Pearce was educated at Narrabeen Sports High School with Baz Luhrmann and is a graduate of National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA).
[5] He was previously married to Strictly Ballroom actor Tara Morice[6] with whom he has a daughter.