
David Hyde Pierce
Known for: Acting
Born: April 3, 1959
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

The Perfect Host
2010

Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
2010
Laud Weiner
2002

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
2012

Wet Hot American Summer
2001

The Amazing Screw-On Head
2006

Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter
2004

World's Greatest Stand Up: Volume One
2006

Osmosis Jones
2001

The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human
1999

The Lavender Scare
2019

The Frasier Story
1999

Down with Love
2003

Treasure Planet
2002

Isn't She Great
2000
Vivien & The Florist

Little Man Tate
1991

The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!
2000

Full Frontal
2002

Forever Plaid
2009

On the Edge
2001

Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot
2015

Stingray Sam
2009
The Shakespeare Sessions
2003

Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996

Mouse
2026

Behind the Couch: The Making of 'Frasier'
2003

A Bug's Life
1998

The Exorcism
2024

Wolf
1994

Nixon
1995

Chain of Fools
2001

Crossing Delancey
1988
Celebrity Mix
2005

Monty Python Conquers America
2008

The Fisher King
1991

Jackie's Back!
1999

The Appointments of Dennis Jennings
1988

Vampire's Kiss
1989

Sleepless in Seattle
1993

The World of James Bond
1995

Rocket Gibraltar
1988

Bright Lights, Big City
1988

This Ordinary Thing
2025

Addams Family Values
1993

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016

Moving Violations
1985

Hellboy
2004

Titus
2000

The Simpsons
1989
The Tony Danza Show
2004

Spenser: For Hire
1985

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988

Today
1952

The View
1997

Julia
2022

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992

Hercules
1998

Frasier
1993

The Celebrity Apprentice
2004

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993

The Powers That Be
1992
The Adventures of Hyperman
1995

The Outer Limits
1995

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999

GMTV
1993

The Emmy Awards
1949

Saturday Night Live
1975

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014

The Graham Norton Show
2007

The Good Wife
2009

Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
2017

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995

Knightwatch
1988

Stars in the House
2020

Dream On
1990

Caroline in the City
1995

Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
2015

The Megan Mullally Show
2006

When We Rise
2017

Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series
1996

Gary the Rat
2003

Storytime
1992

Julie's Greenroom
2017

Golden Globe Awards
1944

Late Show with David Letterman
1993

Tony Awards
1956