David Alan Grier
American comedian and actor
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| 2025 | Appeared in season 2, episode 17 'Four Body Problem' of 'Elsbeth' as Arthur Greene Jr. |
| 2024 | Announced as announcer for the 96th Academy Awards and began main role in 'St. Denis Medical' as Ron. |
| 2024 | Starred in the satirical film The American Society of Magical Negroes, which received negative reviews. |
| March 10 2024 | Served as the announcer for the 96th Academy Awards. |
| 2022 | Appeared in multiple TV projects including 'That Damn Michael Che', 'Central Park', 'The Patient', and the television special 'Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration' as Cogsworth. |
| 2022 | Starred in The Patient on Hulu alongside Steve Carell. |
| April 2022 | Grier was announced as part of the cast of The Color Purple musical remake, playing Pastor Avery, the father of Shug Avery. |
| 2021 | Starred in main roles in two TV series: 'Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!' as Pops Dixon and 'Joe Pickett' as Vern Dunnegan. |
| January 2020 | David Alan Grier returned to Broadway in A Soldier's Play, playing Tech Sergeant Vernon C. Waters, for which he won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. |
| 2019 | Appeared in multiple TV shows including 'Catastrophe', 'Queen Sugar', and 'The Resident', with recurring roles in some series. |
| 2019 | Began appearing in 'A Black Lady Sketch Show' in various roles including Preacher and Pastor. |
| 2018 | David Alan Grier appeared in two episodes of 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' as the character Hal. |
| 2018 | Began main role in 'The Cool Kids' as the character Hank. |
| August 7 2017 | Began hosting the game show Snap Decision on the Game Show Network and Sinclair TV stations. |
| December 3 2015 | Played the Cowardly Lion in NBC's live performance of The Wiz. |
| May 2013 | Appeared in Tyler Perry Presents Peeples, playing the role of Virgil Peeples alongside Kerry Washington and Craig Robinson. |
| January 12 2012 | Appeared on Broadway as Sportin' Life in the Gershwins' Porgy and Bess at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, receiving a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical and a Grammy nomination for Best Musical Theater Album. |
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