David Hyde Pierce

David Hyde Pierce (born David Pierce; April 3, 1959) is an American actor. For his portrayal of psychiatrist Dr. 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).

Besides his performance in ''Curtains'', Pierce also had Broadway roles as Sir Robin in Monty Python's ''Spamalot'' (2005), Vanya in the comedic play ''Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike'' (2013) and Horace Vandergelder in the revival of ''Hello, Dolly!'' (2017). For the latter two, Pierce was nominated for a Tony Award. He made his Broadway directorial debut with the musical ''It Shoulda Been You'' (2015). Provided by Wikipedia