Biography
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 for Best Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of Lieutenant Frank Cioffi in the Broadway musical Curta...
Known For
Complete Filmography

The Exorcism
2024
as Father Conor
A troubled actor begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror film, leading his estranged daughter to wonder if he's slipping back into his ...

Sky Blossom
2020
Executive Producer
SKY BLOSSOM is a raw, uplifting window into 24.5 million children and millennials stepping forward as frontline heroes. Caring for family with tough m...

The Lavender Scare
2019
as Dr. Franklin E. Kameny (voice)
At the height of the Cold War, President Eisenhower deems homosexuals to be security risks. A vicious witch hunt ensues, ruining thousands of American...

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016
as Self
The stars of America's greatest comedies - like Cheers, Friends, Taxi and The Big Bang Theory - get together for one night only to honor Director Jame...

Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot
2015
as Self
Exclusive behind-the-scenes footage offers a glimpse into the comic minds behind a "Wet Hot" summer-camp cult hit featuring many future stars.

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
2012
as Vanya
Vanya and his stepsister Sonia have lived their entire lives in their family's farmhouse. While they stayed home to take care of their ailing parents,...

Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
2010
as Self - Host
Join us for a rousing celebration of the life and works of one of Broadway's greatest legends — the one and only Stephen Sondheim. For the master com...

Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
2010
Writer
Join us for a rousing celebration of the life and works of one of Broadway's greatest legends — the one and only Stephen Sondheim. For the master com...

The Perfect Host
2010
as Warwick Wilson
Warwick Wilson is the consummate host. He carefully prepares for a dinner party, the table impeccably set and the duck perfectly timed for 8:30 p.m. J...

Forever Plaid
2009
as The Narrator
Forever Plaid is an affectionate musical homage to the close-harmony 'guy groups' that reached the height of their popularity during the 1950s. This q...

Stingray Sam
2009
as Narrator
A dangerous mission reunites Stingray Sam with his long lost accomplice, The Quasar Kid. Follow these two space-convicts as they earn their freedom in...

Monty Python Conquers America
2008
as Self
This documentary follows the evolution of the British sketch comedy troupe that redefined humor and shaped an entire generation of American comics, fo...

The Amazing Screw-On Head
2006
as Emperor Zombie (voice)
Based on the award-winning comic book by Mike Mignola (creator of Hellboy), The Amazing Screw-On Head chronicles the adventures of a Civil War-era sec...

World's Greatest Stand Up: Volume One
2006
as self
A superb compilation of some of the best stand-up comedians in the world, including Dave Chappelle (whose last DVD release in the US sold over 3 milli...
Celebrity Mix
2005
as Self (archive footage)
These eight short films range from hysterically funny to wickedly suspenseful, and feature some of Hollywood's biggest names. Includes short films Lau...
Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter
2004
as Niles Crane
Frasier Crane visits his therapist and reminisces over the events of the past 11 years since his move from Boston to Seattle, in a clip show designed ...

Hellboy
2004
as Abe Sapien (voice) (uncredited)
In the final days of World War II, the Nazis attempt to use black magic to aid their dying cause. The Allies raid the camp where the ceremony is takin...

Down with Love
2003
as Peter MacMannus
In 1962 New York City, love blossoms between a playboy journalist and a feminist advice author.
The Shakespeare Sessions
2003
Major film and television stars re-enact famous scenes from the plays of William Shakespeare .

Treasure Planet
2002
as Doctor Doppler (voice)
When space galleon cabin boy Jim Hawkins discovers a map to an intergalactic "loot of a thousand worlds," a cyborg cook named John Silver teaches him ...

Full Frontal
2002
as Carl
A day in the life of a group of men and women in Hollywood, in the hours leading up to a friend's birthday party.
Laud Weiner
2002
as Laud Weiner
The film follows Laud Weiner, an oblivious, self-satisfied, and spoiled Hollywood manager-producer, as he explains his 'hard' work to the camera while...

Osmosis Jones
2001
as Drix (voice)
A white blood cell policeman, with the help of a cold pill, must stop a deadly virus from destroying the human they live in, Frank.

Wet Hot American Summer
2001
as Henry
The setting is Camp Firewood, the year 1981. It's the last day before everyone goes back to the real world, but there's still a summer's worth of unfi...

On the Edge
2001
as Barney (segment "Happy Birthday")
A compendium of three short science-fiction films, each with a decidedly feminist slant.

Chain of Fools
2001
as Mr. Kerner
An avid detective is assigned to investigate the heist of a batch of precious coins that end up in the hands of a suicidal barber.

The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!
2000
as Bird (voice)
When Tangie, a teddy bear goes into the Smile-erator on his head, his smile is put on upside down, causing him to end up on the bargain bin on Christm...

Isn't She Great
2000
as Michael Hastings
An unsuccessful over-the-top actress becomes a successful over-the-top authoress in this biography of Jacqueline Susann.

The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human
1999
as The Narrator
David Hyde Pierce, playing an alien (credited as infinity-cubed in the opening credits), narrates a courtship in a late-20th century American city as ...

Jackie's Back!
1999
as Perry (The Deaf Rehearsal Pianist)
A British documentarian profiles washed-up diva Jackie Washington as she prepares for her comeback concert.

A Bug's Life
1998
as Slim (voice)
On behalf of "oppressed bugs everywhere," an inventive ant named Flik hires a troupe of warrior bugs to defend his bustling colony from a horde of fre...

Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996
as Niles Crane
A star-studded tribute to Star Trek on its 30th anniversary, hosted by many of the stars and guest stars from all of the Trek series and movies. Also ...

Nixon
1995
as John Dean
A look at President Richard M. Nixon—a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while battling the self-destructive demands from within—spa...

The World of James Bond
1995
Elizabeth Hurley hosts a one hour documentary on the history of the James Bond film series to tie in with the seventeenth Bond film, GoldenEye.

Wolf
1994
as Roy McCallister
Aging publisher Will Randall is at the end of his rope when a younger co-worker snatches his job out from under his nose. But after being bitten by a ...

Addams Family Values
1993
as Delivery Room Doctor
Siblings Wednesday and Pugsley Addams will stop at nothing to get rid of Pubert, the new baby boy adored by parents Gomez and Morticia. Things go from...

Sleepless in Seattle
1993
as Dennis Reed
After the death of his mother, a young boy calls a radio station in an attempt to set his father up on a date. Talking about his father’s loneliness s...

The Fisher King
1991
as Lou Rosen
Two troubled men face their terrible destinies and events of their past as they join together on a mission to find the Holy Grail and thus to save the...

Little Man Tate
1991
as Garth Emmerick
Dede is a sole parent trying to bring up her son Fred. When it is discovered that Fred is a genius, she is determined to ensure that Fred has all the ...

Vampire's Kiss
1989
as Theater Guy
A publishing executive is visited and bitten by a vampire and starts exhibiting erratic behavior. He pushes his secretary to extremes as he tries to c...

The Appointments of Dennis Jennings
1988
as Businessman
Dennis Jennings is an introverted daydreamer, sleepwalking through life. He is a professional waiter and has an equally-dull girlfriend, Emma. In an a...

Rocket Gibraltar
1988
as Monsieur Henri
A man's family comes for his 77th birthday and while he loves all of his children and their children, he and his children don't exactly connect. Howev...

Crossing Delancey
1988
as Mark
Thirty-something Isabelle spends her time going from her tiny, solitary West Side apartment to that of her grandmother on the Lower East Side. While h...

Bright Lights, Big City
1988
as Bartender at Fashion Show
A disillusioned young writer living in New York City turns to drugs and drinking to block out the memories of his dead mother and estranged wife.

Moving Violations
1985
as Immigration Officer
A group of careless and unlucky drivers are sentenced to attend traffic school to keep their records clean.
Mouse
N/A
Best friends Minnie and Callie's relationship is upended on the eve of their senior year.