Geoff Pierson

Geoff Pierson 2006

Geoffrey "Geoff" Pierson (born June 16, 1949 in Chicago , Illinois ) is an American actor .

Career

After attending Fordham University in New York, he began an acting training at the Yale School of Drama in New Haven . He began his acting career in 1976, before the end of his training, at the Shady Land Summer Theater in Marengo, Illinois.

In 1984 he took on a supporting role in the television series Ryan's Hope as the charismatic politician Frank Ryan and then appeared mainly in guest appearances in various television series.

Pierson achieved greater fame through, among other things, his role as Jack Malloy in the television series Auf Worse and Forever and his impersonation of US President John Keeler in the television series 24 . From 2006 to 2013, he played the role of Police Chief Tom Matthews in the television series Dexter .

Filmography

• 1980: The Mating Season (TV movie)
• 1981: Texas (TV series, eight episodes)
• 1983–1985: Ryan's Hope (TV series, 15 episodes)
• 1985: Der Equalizer ( The Equalizer , television series, an episode)
• 1985–1986: Henderson ( Search for Tomorrow , TV series)
• 1988: Necessary Parties (TV movie)
• 1988: Mutts (short film)
• 1988: Married with Children ( Married with Children , TV series, one episode)
• 1985, 1989: Kate & Allie (TV series, two episodes)
• 1989: Days of Our Lives ( Days of Our Lives , television series, one episode)
• 1990: Murder in Black and White (TV movie)
• 1990: Spacecop LA ( Alien Nation , TV series, an episode)
• 1991, 1994: Law & Order (TV series, two episodes)
• 1992: Another World: Bay City (TV series)
• 1993: Pete & Pete ( The Adventures of Pete & Pete , TV series, an episode)
• 1994: New York Undercover (TV series, episode)
• 1994: Party of Five (TV series, two episodes)
• 1995: 25 Cents - Never Stop Wishing You Something ( Two Bits )
• 1997: Beaver is on the loose! ( Leave It to Beaver )
• 1994–1998: Grace ( Grace Under Fire , TV series, 30 episodes)
• 1998: The Right Way
• 1995–1999: For worse and forever ( Unhappily Ever After , TV series, 100 episodes)
• 1999: Cosby (TV series, an episode)
• 2000: Popular (TV series, two episodes)
• 2001: Lady Cops ( The Division , TV series, an episode)
• 2001: Becker (TV series, one episode)
• 2000–2001: Nash Bridges (TV series, three episodes)
• 2001: Friends (TV series, episode)
• 2001: In the Crosshairs - Alone Against All ( Behind Enemy Lines )
• 2001: Sabrina - Totally Bewitched! ( Sabrina, the Teenage Witch , TV series, two episodes)
• 2002: Snake Zone - Road to the Hereafter / Virus Outbreak - Die Biowaffe ( Venomous )
• 2002: That '80s Show (TV series, 13 episodes)
• 2003: The District - used in Washington ( The District , TV series, an episode)
• 2003: Touched by an Angel ( Touched by an Angel , television series, one episode)
• 2003: The O'Keefes (TV series)
• 2003: A Prankster by the Name of Carey ( The Drew Carey Show , TV series, episode)
• 2002–2003: The West Wing - In the Center of Power ( The West Wing , television series, three episodes)
• 2003: Windy City Heat (TV movie)
• 2003: Remembering Charlie (TV movie)
• 2004: Spartan
• 2004: Monk (TV series, an episode)
• 2005: Deal (short film)
• 2005: New York Cops - NYPD Blue (TV series, episode)
• 2005: Eyes (TV series, an episode)
• 2003–2005: 24 (TV series, 18 episodes)
• 2005: Desperate Housewives (TV series, episode)
• 2005: The Poseidon Adventure (TV movie)
• 2005: Veronica Mars (TV series, two episodes)
• 2006: Stay
• 2006: Criminal Minds (TV series, episode)
• 2006: Navy CIS ( Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service , television series, an episode)
• 2007: The Valley of Light (TV movie)
• 2007: Dragon Wars ( D-War )
• 2007: Numbers - The Logic of Crime ( Numb3rs , TV series, an episode)
• 2007: Vengeance (Already Dead)
• 2006-2013: Dexter (TV series, 43 episodes)
• 2008, 2011: Rules of Engagement (TV series, two episodes)
• 2008: A Line in the Sand
• 2008: Medium - Nothing remains hidden ( Medium , TV series, an episode)
• 2008: The Stranger's Son (Changeling)
• 2005–2008: Rodney (TV series, three episodes)
• 2008: Get Smart
• 2008: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (TV series, one episode)
• 2008–2009: Life (TV series, two episodes)
• 2009: World's Greatest Dad
• 2009: The Mentalist (TV series, episode)
• 2009: Better Off Ted - Die Chaos AG ( Better off Ted , TV series, an episode)
• 2010: Fringe - Borderline Cases of the FBI (TV series, an episode)
• 2010–2012: Boardwalk Empire (TV series, four episodes)
• 2011-2014 Castle (TV series, six episodes)
• 2011: The Atlas Trilogy - Who is John Galt? (Atlas Shrugged: Part I)
• 2011: Fremd Fischen (Something Borrowed)
• 2011: God Bless America
• 2011: J. Edgar
• 2011: Jack and Jill (Jack and Jill)
• 2011: Revenge (TV series, one episode)
• 2012: Brothers-In-Law (TV movie)
• 2012: The Firm (TV series, four episodes)
• 2014: Suburgatory (TV series, one episode)
• 2014: Enlisted (TV series, one episode)
• 2014: Kirstie (TV series, an episode)
• 2014: Revenge of the Green Dragons
• 2014: Luck by my side (You're Not You)
• 2014: The Exes (TV series, 4x18)
• 2015: The Brink - Die Welt am Abgrund ( The Brink , TV series, ten episodes)
• 2017-2018: Designated Survivor (TV series, 12 episodes)
• 2018: Homeland (TV series, episode 7x12)
• 2019: Veep - The Vice President ( Veep , TV series, an episode)
• 2020: The Wrong Missy

Web links

• Geoff Pierson in the Internet Movie Database (English)