Acting · Detroit, Michigan, USA · Born June 30, 1956
David Alan Grier is an American comedian and film and television actor, best known for his work on the sketch comedy television show "In Living Color".
TVSt. Denis Medical
2024
as Ron Leonard
MovieThe American Society of Magical Negroes
2024
as Roger
TVElsbeth
2024
as Arthur Greene Jr.
Movie2023 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson
2023
as Self
MovieThe Color Purple
2023
as Reverend Avery
MovieCandy Cane Lane
2023
as Santa Claus
MovieThey Cloned Tyrone
2023
as The Preacher
The SF Sketchfest Roast of Bruce Campbell
2023
as Self
TVPoker Face
2023
as Otto
MovieBeauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
2022
as Cogsworth
TVSherri
2022
as Self - Guest
TVThe Patient
2022
as Charlie Addison
TVRight to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution
2022
as Self
TVJoe Pickett
2021
as Vern Dunnegan
MovieClifford the Big Red Dog
2021
as Packard
MovieShow of Titles
2021
as "Guys and Dolls" Performer
MovieDad Stop Embarrassing Me - The Afterparty
2021
as Self
TVDad Stop Embarrassing Me!
2021
MovieA Soldier's Play
2021
as Sergeant Vernon C. Waters
MovieCoffee & Kareem
2020
as Captain Hill
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
TVA Black Lady Sketch Show
2019
as Preacher
MovieSprinter
2019
as Coach
MovieNative Son
2019
as Marty
TVBusy Tonight
2018
as Self - Guest
TVThe Cool Kids
2018
as Hank
MovieArizona
2018
as Coburn
TVThe Resident
2018
as Lamar Broome
MovieA Christmas Story Live!
2017
as Santa Claus
Snap Decision
2017
as Self - Host
MovieThe Big Sick
2017
as Andy Dodd
TVA Series of Unfortunate Events
2017
as Hal
MovieJingle Ballin'
2016
as Colin
TVMatch Game
2016
as Self - Panelist
MovieThe Wiz Live!
2015
as The Cowardly Lion
MovieThe Making of the Wiz Live!
2015
as Self
TVChopped Junior
2015
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
TVThe Carmichael Show
2015
as Joe Carmichael
MovieLennon or McCartney
2014
as Self
MovieAn En Vogue Christmas
2014
as Marty
TVCelebrity Name Game
2014
as Self
TVBad Teacher
2014
as Carl Gaines
MovieThe Watsons Go to Birmingham
2013
as Mr. Robert
TVBeat Bobby Flay
2013
as Self
TVCutthroat Kitchen
2013
as Self - Guest Judge
TVHollywood Game Night
2013
as Self
MoviePeeples
2013
as Virgil Peeples
TVGotham Comedy Live
2012
as Self - Host
TVRandy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
2012
as Rudd Rhymez (voice)
TVThe Soul Man
2012
as Jesse
TVComedy Bang! Bang!
2012
as Network President
TVThe Eric Andre Show
2012
as Self
MovieHoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
2011
as Moss the Troll (voice)
TVHappy Endings
2011
as Terry
MovieAstro Boy
2009
as Mr. Squirt / Math Cowboy / Boxer Robot (voice)
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
MovieDance Flick
2009
as Sugar Bear
TVChocolate News
2008
MovieAn American Carol
2008
as Rastus Malone
MovieGym Teacher: The Movie
2008
as Shelly Bragg
MovieThe Poker House
2008
as Stymie
MovieKissing Cousins
2008
as The Griller
MovieThe Hustle
2008
as Rev. Isaac Montgomery Paid
MovieHeckler
2007
as Self
TVHead Case
2007
as Self
TVThank God You're Here
2007
as Self - Host
MovieThugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street
2006
as Principal Eyeverson/The Man Upstairs (voice)
MovieLittle Man
2006
as Jimmy
MovieThugaboo: Sneaker Madness
2006
as Principal Eyeverson (voice)
MovieJust for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 1: Best of the Uptown Comics
2005
as Himself
MovieCasting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'
2005
as Self
MovieWhy I Love 'Bewitched'
2005
as Self
TVBones
2005
as Professor Bunsen Jude
MovieBewitched
2005
as Jim Fields
TVDancing with the Stars
2005
as Self - Contestant
MovieThe Muppets' Wizard of Oz
2005
as Uncle Henry
TVUnscripted
2005
as David Alan Grier
MovieThe Woodsman
2004
as Bob
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self
MovieBaadasssss!
2004
as Clyde Houston
MovieIf Love Hadn't Left Me Lonely
2004
as Himself
MovieLaffapalooza! #2
2004
as Self
David Alan Grier: The Book of David - The Cult Figure's Manifesto
2003
as Himself
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest Co-Host
MovieBlue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie
2003
as Limo Driver
MovieTiptoes
2002
as Jerry Robin Jr.
TVLife with Bonnie
2002
as David Bellows
MovieKing of Texas
2002
as Rip
TVThe Proud Family
2001
as Reuben (voice)
TVSamurai Jack
2001
as Da Samurai
TVMy Wife and Kids
2001
Movie15 Minutes
2001
as Mugger
TVGary & Mike
2001
as Thaddeus (voice)
TVDAG
2000
as Jerome Daggett
TVBoston Public
2000
as Laurence Williams
Damned If You Do
2000
as The Devil
TVBuzz Lightyear of Star Command
2000
as Tubunch (voice)
MovieThe Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
2000
as Measures
MovieFreeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
2000
as Mr. Butz
MovieAngels in the Infield
2000
as Bob Bugler
MovieReturn to Me
2000
as Charlie Johnson
East of A
2000
as Brother James
Movie3 Strikes
2000
as Detective Jenkins
MovieMaking Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination
2000
as Self/Carl Bentley
MovieStuart Little
1999
as Red (voice)
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Jeremy Swift
MovieThe '60s
1999
as Fred Hampton
TVThe '60s
1999
as Fred Hampton
MovieA Saintly Switch
1999
as Dan Anderson
TVHollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist
TVHercules
1998
as Memnon (voice)
TVDamon
1998
as Bernard Thomas
MovieSesame Street: Elmopalooza!
1998
as Self
TVPremium Blend
1997
TVThe View
1997
as Self
MovieTop of the World
1997
as Detective Augustus
MovieMcHale's Navy
1997
as Ensign Charles Parker
TVPulp Comics
1996
as himself
TVKenan & Kel
1996
as David Alan Grier
TVThe Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest
MovieJumanji
1995
as Carl Bentley
The Preston Episodes
1995
as David Preston
TVPinky and the Brain
1995
as Marlon (voice)
MovieTales from the Hood
1995
as Carl Johnson (segment "Boys Do Get Bruised")
TVHappily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Bongo (voice)
MovieGoldilocks and the Three Bears
1995
as Spike
MovieBlankman
1994
as Kevin Walker
MovieIn the Army Now
1994
as Fred Ostroff
TVThe X-Files
1993
as Cinema Audience (uncredited)
TVMartin
1992
as Rev. Leon Lonnie Love
MovieBoomerang
1992
as Gerard Jackson
TVHBO First Look
1992
MovieThe Player
1992
as David Alan Grier
MovieAlmost an Angel
1990
as Det. Bill
TVThe Word
1990
TVDream On
1990
as Marshall
TVIn Living Color
1990
as Self - Various Characters
MovieLoose Cannons
1990
as Drummond
MovieRobert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
1989
MovieRobert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
1989
MovieI'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988
as Newsman
MovieRobert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
1988
MovieMe and Him
1988
as Peter Conklin
MovieOff Limits
1988
as Rogers
TVTanner '88
1988
as Secret Serviceman
TVA Different World
1987
as Professor Byron Walcott
TVTour of Duty
1987
as Harold
MovieAmazon Women on the Moon
1987
as Don Simmons (segment "Blacks Without Soul") / Don Simmons (segment "Don 'No Soul' Simmons")
TVDown and Out in Beverly Hills
1987
MovieFrom the Hip
1987
as Steve Hadley
TVALF
1986
as FBI #1
TVAll Is Forgiven
1986
as Oliver Royce
TVThe Equalizer
1985
as Desk Sergeant
MovieBeer
1985
as Elliott Morrison
MovieA Soldier's Story
1984
as Corporal Cobb
MovieStreamers
1983
as Roger
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
Baby, You're a Star
