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American actor and director

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  • Napa And Sonoma Uncorked (California Wine Region Maps)
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Acting · Saratoga Springs, New York, USA

David Hyde Pierce is an American actor, director, and producer best known for his portrayal of psychiatrist Dr. Niles Crane on the NBC sitcom Frasier from 1993 to 2004. For his role on Frasier, Pierce won four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, making him the only performer to have won four consecutive Emmys in that category. He also received a Tony Award…

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  • Mouse — Mr. Murdaugh2026
  • This Ordinary Thing — Self (voice)2025
  • The Exorcism — Father Conor2024
  • Julia — Paul Child2022
  • Stars in the House — Self2020
  • The Lavender Scare — Dr. Franklin E. Kameny (voice)2019
  • Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later — Henry Neumann2017
  • When We Rise — Dr. Jones2017
  • Julie's Greenroom2017
  • Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows — Self2016

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1959

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David Hyde Pierce (born April 3, 1959) is an American actor and comedian best known for playing psychiatrist Dr. Niles Crane on the NBC sitcom Frasier, for which he received many accolades including four Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/David+Hyde+Pierce">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Key facts

Born
David Pierce , ( 1959-04-03 ) April 3, 1959 (age 67) , Saratoga Springs, New York , U.S.
Alma mater
Yale University ( BA )
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1982–present
Spouse
Brian Hargrove ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2008 ) ​

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Encyclopedic overview

David Hyde Pierce (born David Pierce; April 3, 1959) is an American actor. Known for his portrayal of psychiatrist Niles Crane on the NBC sitcom Frasier from 1993 to 2004, he received four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series as well as two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Pierce has also received five Golden Globe Awards nominations for Best Supporting Actor for the role. He won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his role of Lt. Frank Cioffi in the Broadway musical Curtains (2007).

Pierce acted in such films as Crossing Delancey (1988), The Fisher King (1991), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), Wolf (1994), Nixon (1995), Down with Love (2003), and The Perfect Host (2010). He voiced roles in Disney Pixar's A Bug's Life (1998), Osmosis Jones (2001), and Treasure Planet (2002). He portrayed Henry Newman in the comedy film Wet Hot American Summer and reprised his role in two series from Netflix in 2014 and in 2017. From 1992 to 1993, Pierce starred in the NBC sitcom The Powers That Be. He has since acted in the CBS legal drama The Good Wife (2014–2015), the ABC docu-drama When We Rise (2017), and the HBO Max series Julia (2022–23).

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