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Eric Pierpoint

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Eric Pierpoint
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Eric Pierpoint is noted for the Alien Nation (1989) television series, Liar Liar (1997), The World's Fastest Indian (2005), Forever Young (1992), Holes (2003), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009), and Sex Tax: Based on a True Story (2010). He starred in TV series Hot Pursuit (1984), Fame (1982), and Farmed And Dangerous. He recurred on Parks And Recreation, Big Love (2006), Hart Of Dixie, Star Trek: Enterprise, and Hill Street Blues (1981). Theater productions include The Lion In Winter, A Streetcar Named Desire, Richard III, MacBeth, A Man For All Seasons, and Panache. He is the son of former CBS White House reporter, Robert Pierpoint. He graduated from Walt Whitman High School in 1969, received his Bachelor's degree from the University of Redlands in 1973, and his MFA from The Catholic University of America. His children's novel, The Last Ride Of Caleb O'Toole, received the 2013 Reading the West Book Award.
BornNovember 18, 1950
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BornNovember 18, 1950
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      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Known for

    Jim Carrey in Liar Liar (1997)
    Liar Liar
    6.9
    • Richard Cole
    • 1997
    Brenden Jefferson, Shia LaBeouf, Miguel Castro, Byron Cotton, Khleo Thomas, and Jake M. Smith in Holes (2003)
    Holes
    7.0
    • Sheriff(as Eric Peirpoint)
    • 2003
    Anthony Hopkins in The World's Fastest Indian (2005)
    The World's Fastest Indian
    7.8
    • Earl
    • 2005
    Alien Nation (1989)
    Alien Nation
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Detective George Francisco
    • Detektive George Francisco

    Credits

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    Actor



    • Pocket of Hope
      • Bob
      • In Production
    • American Dream
      • John
      • Completed
      • Short



    • Rob Lowe and Gina Torres in 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020)
      9-1-1: Lone Star
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Chief Bowman
      • 2022–2025
    • The Bad Guardian (2024)
      The Bad Guardian
      7.0
      • Jason Davis
      • 2024
    • Sammy Sheik in I Am Gitmo (2023)
      I Am Gitmo
      5.0
      • John Anderson
      • 2023
    • Later Daters (2021)
      Later Daters
      8.0
      Short
      • Eric
      • 2021
    • Thomas Daniel Smith and Aaron Stevenson in What We Keep (2018)
      What We Keep
      Short
      • Louis Hughes
      • 2018
    • Edwin Hodge, Juan Pablo Raba, Kyle Schmid, Jaylen Moore, Barry Sloane, Eric Ladin, and Olivia Munn in Six (2017)
      Six
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Don Buckley
      • 2017
    • Four Stars
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • Admiral Hank Crawford
      • 2016
    • Ed Westwick in Wicked City (2015)
      Wicked City
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Bruce Forrester
      • 2015
    • Rachel Bilson in Hart of Dixie (2011)
      Hart of Dixie
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Harold Tucker
      • 2011–2015
    • The Heidi Selexa Show
      Podcast Series
      • Guest
      • 2014
    • Farmed and Dangerous (2013)
      Farmed and Dangerous
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Mick Mitcherson
      • 2014
    • Adam Devine, Anders Holm, and Blake Anderson in Workaholics (2011)
      Workaholics
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Don Walters
      • 2012
    • Adam Scott, Rashida Jones, Jim O'Heir, Nick Offerman, Amy Poehler, Chris Pratt, Retta, Aziz Ansari, and Aubrey Plaza in Parks and Recreation (2009)
      Parks and Recreation
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Chief Hugh Trumple
      • 2011–2012
    • Phil Cobb's Dinner for Four (2011)
      Phil Cobb's Dinner for Four
      6.9
      • Phil Cobb
      • 2011
    • Ana Alexander and Jonathan Chase in Chemistry (2011)
      Chemistry
      5.2
      TV Series
      • Arthur
      • Arthur Delacorte
      • 2011

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    Personal details

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    • Official site
      • Official Eric Pierpoint Site
    • Alternative names
      • Eric Peirpoint
    • Born
      • November 18, 1950
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Spouse
      • Lynn HarrisApril 4, 1969 - February 3, 1985 (divorced)
    • Parents
        Patricia Jean Adams
    • Other works
      Acted in Off-Broadway and regional stage productions of such plays as "Dangerous Corner," "A Streetcar Named Desire," and "Sly Fox".
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      • 3 Interviews
      • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

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      Earned a Master's Degree in Drama from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.
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        Det. George Francisco

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