Mitchell Pearce (born 7 April 1989) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who co-captains the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League. A New South Wales State of Origin, City Origin, Prime Minister's XIII and NRL All Stars representative, he plays as a halfback. He previously played for the Sydney Roosters with whom he won the 2013 NRL Premiership. He is the son of the ARL commissioner, former Balmain Tigers legend, New South Wales and Australian international Wayne Pearce.
Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Pearce played his junior football for the Asquith Magpies and North Ryde Hawks. Pearce attended and played rugby union for Barker College, before transferring to Marist College North Shore for his senior years, where he played league alongside his friend Kieran Foran. Pearce would later be signed by the Sydney Roosters. In December 2005, Pearce, who was then 16 years old, was at a charity golf function in Queensland’s Sunshine Coast when was attacked by a drunken Craig Gower, the Penrith Panthers captain. Gower allegedly chased Pearce around the resort with a glass bottle before vomiting on him; Gower was also accused of manhandling and groping Pearce's older sister Tatum Pearce.