As Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran appear to move closer to the point of no return , Australia 's big names have inundated the Indonesian president with powerful pleas for him to show mercy . Hollywood star Guy Pearce and ARIA-award winners The Temper Trap have joined a growing chorus of Australians pleading for Indonesian President Joko Widodo to show mercy to the reformed drug couriers , who are facing death by firing squad . Pearce - of Priscilla : Queen of the Desert fame - took to Twitter to pen his message to the nation 's leader . 'President Widodo , you look like a compassionate man , ' he wrote . 'Please do n't let pride stand in the way of your mercy brother ' . Scroll down for video . The lighting of a candle : Hollywood star Guy Pearce lended his voice to the growing campaign against the execution of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran . Standing by his decision : Indonesian President Joko Widodo is forging ahead with the imminent executions . Pearce is among a swelling number of big names who have pleaded with the Indonesian government for mercy . Chan and Sukumaran were transferred to Nusakambangan , known as 'Death Island ' , by Indonesian authorities on Wednesday . They are slated to be executed at an unspecified future date . Indonesian-born Temper Trap vocalist Dougy Mandagi penned a lengthy message to the president , writing : 'we implore you , once it is done it can never be undone . Do n't let this be your legacy ' . 'Today my heart breaks for humanity , ' Mandagi wrote . 'On one hand we have accomplished and advanced so much through science and the rapid growth of technology but on the other hand we are still crippled with injustice ! He continued : 'As I read the news of the transfer of my friend Andrew Chan to the island where he will be executed , this feeling has never hit closer to home . I am totally in shock at the outcome of all this . I really thought that things would be different . ' On death row : Andrew Chan ( right ) and Myuran Sukumaran have been transported to the island where they will be executed . Dougy Mandagi , the Australian Temper Trap vocalist who is of Indonesian background , wrote a powerful plea addressed to the Indonesian president Joko Widodo . 'Today my heart breaks for humanity . On one hand we have accomplished and advanced so much through science and the rapid growth of technology but on the other hand we are still crippled with injustice ! 'As I read the news of the transfer of my friend Andrew Chan to the island where he will be executed , this feeling has never hit closer to home . I am totally in shock at the outcome of all this . I really thought that things would be different . 'Right now my thoughts and prayers go out to both Andrew and Myu and their families and loved ones . 'Being Australian of Indonesian background , I am absolutely ashamed at the Indonesian president 's persistence on state sanctioned murder for the purpose of winning a popularity contest nonetheless . 'It worries me greatly that this is the man the Indonesian people have chosen to lead them into a better future . The world needs leaders with strength and compassion and Jokowi has so far shown the world that he is severely lacking in the latter . 'Please Mr. President , we implore you . Once it is done it can never be undone . Do n't let this be your legacy . ' 'It 's a sad sad day for humanity when we murder the good simply because they are in the way . We , the Temper Trap , want to make our position clear on this . 'We are against the death penalty and we stand for mercy and justice ! 'If you are with us , make your voices heard ! Sign the petition and spread the word ! ' Celebrity backers of the Mercy Campaign , which is formally lobbying against the Australians ' execution , include Missy Higgins , actress Claudia Karvan , talkback radio host Alan Jones . Comedian Wil Anderson tweeted his support to the campaign earlier this week . ' I 've tried hard to find the right words to express everything I feel , but it 's just too sad tonight . So I 'll just say this # IStandForMercy . ' Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has raised the prospect of a prisoner-swap with her Indonesian counterpart in a last-ditch attempt for a political solution . Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten were among 40 MPs to attend a candlelit vigil for the pair on Thursday morning in Canberra . Mr Abbott has requested a call with Mr Widodo . Wil Anderson tweeted : ' I 've tried hard to find the right words to express everything I feel , but it 's just too sad tonight . So I 'll just say this # IStandForMercy '
Guy Pearce and Temper Trap vocallist Dougy Mandagi have penned powerful messages to the Australian president . The President , Joko Widodo , is refusing to back down from his determination to have the pair executed . Both sides of Indonesian politics have shown extraordinary unity in pushing for mercy .