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

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2020
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1990
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
2010
The Daily Show
2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2025
Bones
2010
Saturday Night Live
1995
The View
2020
Hollywood Squares
1999
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
173
Writing
2
Producing
4
2026
Who Is Martin Mull?
as Self · unreleased
2025
Elsbeth
as Arthur Greene Jr.
2025
Poker Face
as Otto
2025
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2024
The American Society of Magical Negroes
as Roger
2024
The Oscars
as Self
2024
St. Denis Medical
as Ron Leonard
2024
Sherri
as Self - Guest
2023
The Color Purple
as Reverend Avery
2023
They Cloned Tyrone
as The Preacher
2023
Candy Cane Lane
as Santa Claus
2023
2023 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson
as Self
2023
The SF Sketchfest Roast of Bruce Campbell
as Self
2022
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
as Cogsworth
2022
Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution
as Self
2022
The Patient
as Charlie Addison
2021
Clifford the Big Red Dog
as Packard
2021
A Soldier's Play
as Sergeant Vernon C. Waters
2021
Show of Titles
as "Guys and Dolls" Performer
2021
Dad Stop Embarrassing Me - The Afterparty
as Self
2021
Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!
2021
Joe Pickett
as Vern Dunnegan
2020
Coffee & Kareem
as Captain Hill
2020
The Daily Show
as Self - Guest
2020
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
2020
The View
as Self
2019
Native Son
as Marty
2019
Sprinter
as Coach
2019
A Black Lady Sketch Show
as Preacher
2019
The Resident
as Lamar Broome
2018
Arizona
as Coburn
2018
Busy Tonight
as Self - Guest
2018
A Series of Unfortunate Events
as Hal
2018
The Cool Kids
as Hank
2017
The Big Sick
as Andy Dodd
2017
A Christmas Story Live!
as Santa Claus
2017
Snap Decision
as Self - Host
2017
Chopped Junior
2017
Beat Bobby Flay
as Self
2016
Jingle Ballin'
as Colin
2016
The Eric Andre Show
as Self
2016
Match Game
as Self - Panelist
2015
The Wiz Live!
as The Cowardly Lion
2015
The Making of the Wiz Live!
as Self
2015
Comedy Bang! Bang!
as Network President
2015
The Carmichael Show
as Joe Carmichael
2015
Cutthroat Kitchen
as Self - Guest Judge
2015
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Ben Carson
2014
Lennon or McCartney
as Self
2014
An En Vogue Christmas
as Marty
2014
Celebrity Name Game
as Self
2014
Gotham Comedy Live
as Self - Comedian
2014
Bad Teacher
as Carl Gaines
2014
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2014
Hollywood Game Night
as Self
2014
The Soul Man
as Jesse
2013
Peeples
as Virgil Peeples
2013
The Watsons Go to Birmingham
as Mr. Robert
2013
Gotham Comedy Live
as Self - Host
2013
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
as Rudd Rhymez (voice)
2013
Happy Endings
as Terry
2011
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
as Moss the Troll (voice)
2010
Something Like A Business
as 3D
2010
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Jeremy Swift
2010
Bones
as Professor Bunsen Jude
2009
Dance Flick
as Sugar Bear
2009
Astro Boy
as Mr. Squirt / Math Cowboy / Boxer Robot (voice)
2009
Dancing with the Stars
as Self - Contestant
2009
Black to the Future
2008
The Poker House
as Stymie
2008
The Hustle
as Rev. Isaac Montgomery Paid
2008
An American Carol
as Rastus Malone
2008
Kissing Cousins
as The Griller
2008
Gym Teacher: The Movie
as Shelly Bragg
2008
Chocolate News
2008
Head Case
as Self
2007
Heckler
as Self
2007
Thank God You're Here
as Self - Host
2006
Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street
as Principal Eyeverson/The Man Upstairs (voice)
2006
Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness
as Principal Eyeverson (voice)
2006
Little Man
as Jimmy
2006
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2005
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
as Uncle Henry
2005
Bewitched
as Jim Fields
2005
Just for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 1: Best of the Uptown Comics
as Himself
2005
Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'
as Self
2005
Why I Love 'Bewitched'
as Self
2005
Unscripted
as David Alan Grier
2005
The Tony Danza Show
as Self
2004
The Woodsman
as Bob
2004
Baadasssss!
as Clyde Houston
2004
Laffapalooza! #2
as Self
2004
If Love Hadn't Left Me Lonely
as Himself
2003
David Alan Grier: The Book of David - The Cult Figure's Manifesto
as Himself
2003
Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie
as Limo Driver
2003
My Wife and Kids
2003
Samurai Jack
as Da Samurai
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest Co-Host
2002
King of Texas
as Rip
2002
Tiptoes
as Jerry Robin Jr.
2002
Boston Public
as Laurence Williams
2002
Life with Bonnie
as David Bellows
2002
The Proud Family
as Reuben (voice)
2001
15 Minutes
as Mugger
2001
Gary & Mike
as Thaddeus (voice)
2000
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
as Mr. Butz
2000
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
as Measures
2000
3 Strikes
as Detective Jenkins
2000
East of A
as Brother James
2000
Damned If You Do
as The Devil
2000
Return to Me
as Charlie Johnson
2000
Angels in the Infield
as Bob Bugler
2000
Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination
as Self/Carl Bentley
2000
The X-Files
as Cinema Audience (uncredited)
2000
DAG
as Jerome Daggett
2000
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as King Maynard (voice)
2000
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
as Tubunch (voice)
1999
The '60s
as Fred Hampton
1999
A Saintly Switch
as Dan Anderson
1999
Stuart Little
as Red (voice)
1999
Kenan & Kel
as David Alan Grier
1999
Hollywood Squares
as Self - Panelist
1999
Pulp Comics
as himself
1999
The '60s
as Fred Hampton
1998
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
as Self
1998
Damon
as Bernard Thomas
1998
Hercules
as Memnon (voice)
1998
Hercules
1997
McHale's Navy
as Ensign Charles Parker
1997
Top of the World
as Detective Augustus
1997
Premium Blend
1997
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Dudley (voice)
1996
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1995
Tales from the Hood
as Carl Johnson (segment "Boys Do Get Bruised")
1995
Jumanji
as Bentley
1995
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
as Spike
1995
Dream On
as Marshall
1995
The Preston Episodes
as David Preston
1995
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Bongo (voice)
1995
Pinky and the Brain
as Marlon (voice)
1995
Saturday Night Live
as Antoine Meriweather (uncredited)
1994
Blankman
as Kevin Walker
1994
In the Army Now
as Fred Ostroff
1994
The Word
1993
Martin
as Rev. Leon Lonnie Love
1992
The Player
as David Alan Grier
1992
Boomerang
as Gerard Jackson
1992
HBO First Look
1990
Loose Cannons
as Drummond
1990
Almost an Angel
as Det. Bill
1990
In Living Color
as Self - Various Characters
1990
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1989
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
1989
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
1989
ALF
as FBI #1
1988
Off Limits
as Rogers
1988
Me and Him
as Peter Conklin
1988
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
1988
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
as Newsman
1988
Tanner '88
as Secret Serviceman
1988
Tour of Duty
as Harold
1988
Tanner '88
1987
From the Hip
as Steve Hadley
1987
Amazon Women on the Moon
as Don Simmons (segment "Blacks Without Soul") / Don Simmons (segment "Don 'No Soul' Simmons")
1987
A Different World
as Professor Byron Walcott
1987
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
1986
All Is Forgiven
as Oliver Royce
1985
Beer
as Elliott Morrison
1985
The Equalizer
as Desk Sergeant
1984
A Soldier's Story
as Corporal Cobb
1983
Streamers
as Roger
Baby, You're a Star