Guy Pearce sells four bedroom ‘double home’ in Melbourne for $8.65million taking slightly less than asking price

The Australian actor, 55, got a little less for the property than the top of the asking price, which was around $8.5 million to $9.35 million.

The star, who currently lives in Amsterdam with partner Carice van Houten, mentioned the house with Jellis Craig Port Phillip, reported brokerage.com.au.

An unnamed couple is said to have bought the house at the end of last week.

After buying the original Middle Park home for $361,000 in 1995, Guy purchased the neighboring home for $1.35 million in 2004 and combined them.

The redesign doubled the property’s square footage to 748, and allowed the Priscilla Queen of the Desert star to expand the house of character.

With four bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a media room, the double-fronted Edwardian-era home was listed for rent a few months ago for $3,500.

However, it appears that Guy has decided to sell the property entirely, handing the sale over to estate agents Simon Gowling and Max Mercuri.

It comes just as the Memento actor is set to star in ITV’s adaptation of Ben Macintyre’s drama series A Spy Among Friends.

The Cold War thriller is based on the true story of notorious British intelligence defector Kim Philby.

Guy will take on the role of Kim whose story is told through the lens of his MI6 colleague Nicholas Elliot, played by Damian Lewis.

Kim’s notorious career as a spy began in the mid-1930s, when he was recruited along with other Cambridge students by the Soviet secret service – the KGB.

Ben’s well-researched book, and subsequent ITV series, focus on the years following Kim’s recruitment as he infiltrated British intelligence.