Biography
Onstage, billed as David Pierce, the Yale graduate distinguished himself as Laertes to Kevin Kline's "Hamlet" (1986), toured the Soviet Union and Japan in "The Cherry Orchard" (1988-89) and won plaudits for his turn as a gay pediatrician opposite Christine Lahti in Wendy Wasserstein's award-winning "The Heidi Chronicles" (1989-90).
Pierce made his first brief screen appearance as a doomed trucker in James Cameron's "The Terminator" (1984). In …
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Career Milestones
| Appeared on Broadway in "The Heidi Chronicles" for six months opposite Christine Lahti | ||
| Became a regular on "The Powers That Be", an NBC political sitcom from Norman Lear | ||
| Toured the Soviet Union and Japan with "The Cherry Orchard" | ||
| Worked in off-Broadway and regional theater | ||
1981 | Began selling ties at Bloomingdale's while studying acting | |
1981 | Moved to NYC after graduating from Yale | |
1982 | Broadway acting debut, "Beyond Therapy" | |
1983 | Moved to Minneapolis, MN; appeared in various productions at the Guthrie Theater | |
1986 | Played Laertes in a New York Shakespeare Festival production of "Hamlet", starring Kevin Kline | |
1988 | First film appearance, bit role in "Bright Lights, Big City" | |
1993 | Cast as Dr Niles Crane, brother of the title character, on the NBC sitcom "Frasier"; role created especially for him due to his physical resemblance to actor Kelsey Grammer | |
1993 | Had featured role in "Sleepless in Seattle" | |
1995 | Portrayed John Dean in Oliver Stone's biopic "Nixon" | |
2000 | Cast as fictionalized version of book editor Michael Korda, called Michael Hastings in "Isn't She Great", the biopic of Jacqueline Susann | |
2001 | Played an astrophysicist in "Wet Hot American Summer" | |
2001 | Starred opposite Uta Hagen in the L.A. stage production "Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks" | |
2001 | Voiced a rookie cold tablet in "Osmosis Jones" | |
2002 | Cast in Soderbergh's "Full Frontal" | |
2002 | Voiced the character Dr. Doppler in the Disney animated feature "Treasure Planet" | |
2003 | Cast in the feature "Down With Love" | |
2003 | Received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series for his role in "Frasier" | |
2004 | Voice of Abe Sapien in the horror film "Hellboy" | |
2005 | Co-starred in "Spamalot," Eric Idle's Broadway musical version of 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' | |
2006 | Played a Boston detective in the Kander and Ebb musical, "Curtains" at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles; show moved to Broadway in 2007 | |
2009 | Earned a Grammy nomination for Best Spoken Word for the Children's album, The Phantom Tollbooth | |
Awards
1994 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Frasier |
1994 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in Frasier |
1995 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Frasier |
1995 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in Frasier |
1995 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series in Frasier |
1995 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Frasier |
1996 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Frasier |
1996 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor For a Comedy Series in Frasier |
1996 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in Nixon |
1996 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series in Frasier |
1996 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Frasier |
1997 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Frasier |
1997 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in Frasier |
1997 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series in Frasier |
1997 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Frasier |
1998 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in Frasier |
1998 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series in Frasier |
1998 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Frasier |
1999 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in Frasier |
1999 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series in Frasier |
1999 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Frasier |
2000 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Frasier |
2000 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in Frasier |
2000 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series in Frasier |
2000 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Frasier |
2001 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in Frasier |
2001 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series in Frasier |
2001 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Frasier |
2002 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in Frasier |
2002 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series in Frasier |
2002 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Frasier |
2003 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in Frasier |
2003 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Frasier |
2004 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in Frasier |
2004 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Frasier |
2007 | Tony Award for Actor (Musical) |
2010 | Tony Award for Isabelle Stevenson Award |