David Alan Grier

Acting

David Alan Grier

Born June 30, 1956Detroit, Michigan, USA158 credits

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".

Known For

St. Denis Medical
6.8

St. Denis Medical

TV

2024

The American Society of Magical Negroes
4.8

The American Society of Magical Negroes

Movie

2024

Elsbeth
6.9

Elsbeth

TV

2024

2023 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson
4.5

2023 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson

Movie

2023

The Color Purple
7.0

The Color Purple

Movie

2023

Candy Cane Lane
5.9

Candy Cane Lane

Movie

2023

Filmography

St. Denis Medical
2024St. Denis Medicalas Ron LeonardTV
The American Society of Magical Negroes
2024The American Society of Magical Negroesas RogerMovie
Elsbeth
2024Elsbethas Arthur Greene Jr.TV
2023 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson
20232023 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompsonas SelfMovie
The Color Purple
2023The Color Purpleas Reverend AveryMovie
Candy Cane Lane
2023Candy Cane Laneas Santa ClausMovie
They Cloned Tyrone
2023They Cloned Tyroneas The PreacherMovie
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2023The SF Sketchfest Roast of Bruce Campbellas SelfMovie
Poker Face
2023Poker Faceas OttoTV
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
2022Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebrationas CogsworthMovie
Sherri
2022Sherrias Self - GuestTV
The Patient
2022The Patientas Charlie AddisonTV
Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution
2022Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolutionas SelfTV
Joe Pickett
2021Joe Pickettas Vern DunneganTV
Clifford the Big Red Dog
2021Clifford the Big Red Dogas PackardMovie
Show of Titles
2021Show of Titlesas "Guys and Dolls" PerformerMovie
Dad Stop Embarrassing Me - The Afterparty
2021Dad Stop Embarrassing Me - The Afterpartyas SelfMovie
Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!
2021Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!TV
A Soldier's Play
2021A Soldier's Playas Sergeant Vernon C. WatersMovie
Coffee & Kareem
2020Coffee & Kareemas Captain HillMovie
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019The Kelly Clarkson Showas SelfTV
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019A Black Lady Sketch Showas PreacherTV
Sprinter
2019Sprinteras CoachMovie
Native Son
2019Native Sonas MartyMovie
Busy Tonight
2018Busy Tonightas Self - GuestTV
The Cool Kids
2018The Cool Kidsas HankTV
Arizona
2018Arizonaas CoburnMovie
The Resident
2018The Residentas Lamar BroomeTV
A Christmas Story Live!
2017A Christmas Story Live!as Santa ClausMovie
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2017Snap Decisionas Self - HostTV
The Big Sick
2017The Big Sickas Andy DoddMovie
A Series of Unfortunate Events
2017A Series of Unfortunate Eventsas HalTV
Jingle Ballin'
2016Jingle Ballin'as ColinMovie
Match Game
2016Match Gameas Self - PanelistTV
The Wiz Live!
2015The Wiz Live!as The Cowardly LionMovie
The Making of the Wiz Live!
2015The Making of the Wiz Live!as SelfMovie
Chopped Junior
2015Chopped JuniorTV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Self - GuestTV
The Carmichael Show
2015The Carmichael Showas Joe CarmichaelTV
Lennon or McCartney
2014Lennon or McCartneyas SelfMovie
An En Vogue Christmas
2014An En Vogue Christmasas MartyMovie
Celebrity Name Game
2014Celebrity Name Gameas SelfTV
Bad Teacher
2014Bad Teacheras Carl GainesTV
The Watsons Go to Birmingham
2013The Watsons Go to Birminghamas Mr. RobertMovie
Beat Bobby Flay
2013Beat Bobby Flayas SelfTV
Cutthroat Kitchen
2013Cutthroat Kitchenas Self - Guest JudgeTV
Hollywood Game Night
2013Hollywood Game Nightas SelfTV
Peeples
2013Peeplesas Virgil PeeplesMovie
Gotham Comedy Live
2012Gotham Comedy Liveas Self - HostTV
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
2012Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninjaas Rudd Rhymez (voice)TV
The Soul Man
2012The Soul Manas JesseTV
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012Comedy Bang! Bang!as Network PresidentTV
The Eric Andre Show
2012The Eric Andre Showas SelfTV
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
2011Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evilas Moss the Troll (voice)Movie
Happy Endings
2011Happy Endingsas TerryTV
Astro Boy
2009Astro Boyas Mr. Squirt / Math Cowboy / Boxer Robot (voice)Movie
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenas Self - GuestTV
Dance Flick
2009Dance Flickas Sugar BearMovie
Chocolate News
2008Chocolate NewsTV
An American Carol
2008An American Carolas Rastus MaloneMovie
Gym Teacher: The Movie
2008Gym Teacher: The Movieas Shelly BraggMovie
The Poker House
2008The Poker Houseas StymieMovie
Kissing Cousins
2008Kissing Cousinsas The GrillerMovie
The Hustle
2008The Hustleas Rev. Isaac Montgomery PaidMovie
Heckler
2007Heckleras SelfMovie
Head Case
2007Head Caseas SelfTV
Thank God You're Here
2007Thank God You're Hereas Self - HostTV
Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street
2006Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Streetas Principal Eyeverson/The Man Upstairs (voice)Movie
Little Man
2006Little Manas JimmyMovie
Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness
2006Thugaboo: Sneaker Madnessas Principal Eyeverson (voice)Movie
Just for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 1: Best of the Uptown Comics
2005Just for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 1: Best of the Uptown Comicsas HimselfMovie
Bones
2005Bonesas Professor Bunsen JudeTV
Bewitched
2005Bewitchedas Jim FieldsMovie
Dancing with the Stars
2005Dancing with the Starsas Self - ContestantTV
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
2005The Muppets' Wizard of Ozas Uncle HenryMovie
Unscripted
2005Unscriptedas David Alan GrierTV
The Woodsman
2004The Woodsmanas BobMovie
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2004The Tony Danza Showas SelfTV
Baadasssss!
2004Baadasssss!as Clyde HoustonMovie
If Love Hadn't Left Me Lonely
2004If Love Hadn't Left Me Lonelyas HimselfMovie
Laffapalooza! #2
2004Laffapalooza! #2as SelfMovie
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2003David Alan Grier: The Book of David - The Cult Figure's Manifestoas HimselfMovie
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as Self - Guest Co-HostTV
Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie
2003Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movieas Limo DriverMovie
Tiptoes
2002Tiptoesas Jerry Robin Jr.Movie
Life with Bonnie
2002Life with Bonnieas David BellowsTV
King of Texas
2002King of Texasas RipMovie
The Proud Family
2001The Proud Familyas Reuben (voice)TV
Samurai Jack
2001Samurai Jackas Da SamuraiTV
My Wife and Kids
2001My Wife and KidsTV
15 Minutes
200115 Minutesas MuggerMovie
Gary & Mike
2001Gary & Mikeas Thaddeus (voice)TV
DAG
2000DAGas Jerome DaggettTV
Boston Public
2000Boston Publicas Laurence WilliamsTV
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2000Damned If You Doas The DevilMovie
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
2000Buzz Lightyear of Star Commandas Tubunch (voice)TV
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
2000The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkleas MeasuresMovie
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
2000Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbabyas Mr. ButzMovie
Angels in the Infield
2000Angels in the Infieldas Bob BuglerMovie
Return to Me
2000Return to Meas Charlie JohnsonMovie
E
2000East of Aas Brother JamesMovie
3 Strikes
20003 Strikesas Detective JenkinsMovie
Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination
2000Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imaginationas Self/Carl BentleyMovie
Stuart Little
1999Stuart Littleas Red (voice)Movie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Jeremy SwiftTV
The '60s
1999The '60sas Fred HamptonMovie
The '60s
1999The '60sas Fred HamptonTV
A Saintly Switch
1999A Saintly Switchas Dan AndersonMovie
Hollywood Squares
1998Hollywood Squaresas Self - PanelistTV
Hercules
1998Herculesas Memnon (voice)TV
Damon
1998Damonas Bernard ThomasTV
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
1998Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!as SelfMovie
Premium Blend
1997Premium BlendTV
The View
1997The Viewas SelfTV
Top of the World
1997Top of the Worldas Detective AugustusMovie
McHale's Navy
1997McHale's Navyas Ensign Charles ParkerMovie
Pulp Comics
1996Pulp Comicsas himselfTV
Kenan & Kel
1996Kenan & Kelas David Alan GrierTV
The Daily Show
1996The Daily Showas SelfTV
Jumanji
1995Jumanjias Carl BentleyMovie
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1995The Preston Episodesas David PrestonTV
Pinky and the Brain
1995Pinky and the Brainas Marlon (voice)TV
Tales from the Hood
1995Tales from the Hoodas Carl Johnson (segment "Boys Do Get Bruised")Movie
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Childas Bongo (voice)TV
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
1995Goldilocks and the Three Bearsas SpikeMovie
Blankman
1994Blankmanas Kevin WalkerMovie
In the Army Now
1994In the Army Nowas Fred OstroffMovie
The X-Files
1993The X-Filesas Cinema Audience (uncredited)TV
Martin
1992Martinas Rev. Leon Lonnie LoveTV
Boomerang
1992Boomerangas Gerard JacksonMovie
HBO First Look
1992HBO First LookTV
The Player
1992The Playeras David Alan GrierMovie
Almost an Angel
1990Almost an Angelas Det. BillMovie
Dream On
1990Dream Onas MarshallTV
In Living Color
1990In Living Coloras Self - Various CharactersTV
Loose Cannons
1990Loose Cannonsas DrummondMovie
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
1989Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4Movie
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
1989Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3Movie
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988I'm Gonna Git You Suckaas NewsmanMovie
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
1988Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2Movie
Me and Him
1988Me and Himas Peter ConklinMovie
Off Limits
1988Off Limitsas RogersMovie
Tanner '88
1988Tanner '88as Secret ServicemanTV
A Different World
1987A Different Worldas Professor Byron WalcottTV
Tour of Duty
1987Tour of Dutyas HaroldTV
Amazon Women on the Moon
1987Amazon Women on the Moonas Don Simmons (segment "Blacks Without Soul") / Don Simmons (segment "Don 'No Soul' Simmons")Movie
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
1987Down and Out in Beverly HillsTV
From the Hip
1987From the Hipas Steve HadleyMovie
ALF
1986ALFas FBI #1TV
All is Forgiven
1986All is Forgivenas Oliver RoyceTV
The Equalizer
1985The Equalizeras Desk SergeantTV
Beer
1985Beeras Elliott MorrisonMovie
A Soldier's Story
1984A Soldier's Storyas Corporal CobbMovie
Streamers
1983Streamersas RogerMovie
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - HostTV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTV
The Oscars
1953The Oscarsas SelfTV
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—Baby, You're a StarMovie