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David Hyde Pierce

Acting · Born April 3, 1959 · 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 for Best Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of Lieutenant Frank Cioffi in the Broadway musical Curtains (2007).

Movies with David Hyde Pierce

• A Bug's Life (1998) — Slim (voice)
• Treasure Planet (2002) — Doctor Doppler (voice)
• Sleepless in Seattle (1993) — Dennis Reed
• Addams Family Values (1993) — Delivery Room Doctor
• Hellboy (2004) — Abe Sapien (voice) (uncredited)
• The Exorcism (2024) — Father Conor
• The Fisher King (1991) — Lou Rosen
• Down with Love (2003) — Peter MacMannus
• Osmosis Jones (2001) — Drix (voice)
• Wolf (1994) — Roy McCallister
• Vampire's Kiss (1989) — Theater Guy
• Wet Hot American Summer (2001) — Henry

TV shows with David Hyde Pierce

• Frasier (1993) — Niles Crane
• The Good Wife (2009) — Frank Prady
• Hercules (1998) — Daedalus (voice)
• Julia (2022) — Paul Child
• The Powers That Be (1992) — Theodore Van Horne