Eric Pierpoint (November 18, 1950) is an American actor and author best known for Liar Liar (1997), Holes (2003), and The World's Fastest Indian (2005).
He was married to actress Lynn Harris.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1984: Windy City as Pete
- 1986: Invaders From Mars as Sgt. Maj. Rinaldi
- 1989: Alien Nation 1989 as Det. George Francisco
- 1994: Alien Nation Dark Horizon as George Francisco
- 1995: Alien Nation Body And Soul as George Francisco
- 1996: Alien Nation Millennium as George Francisco
- 1996: Alien Nation The Enemy Within as George Francisco
- 1997: Alien Nation The Udara Legacy as George Francisco
- 1992: Forever Young as Fred
- 1993: Sex Love And Cold Hard Cash as Andy (Uncredited Role)
- 1994: Children Of The Dark as Dr. David Tanner
- 1995: The Stranger as Sheriff Gordon Cole
- 1995: Midnight Man as Paddy White
- 1996: Where Truth Lies as Joe McNamara
- 1996: Driven as Hal
- 1996: Little Witches as Sheriff Gordon
- 1997: Liar Liar as Richard Cole
- 1997: Steel as Major
- 2003: The Movie Hero as Blake's Dad
- 2003: Holes as Sheriff
- 2004: Eulogy as Mr. Carmichael
- 2005: The World's Fastest Indian as Earl
- 2006: Four Weeks Four Hours as Larry
- 2006: Mc Briderequiem as Sen. David Fletcher
- 2007: TV Virus as Rett
- 2008: Solar Flare as Sen. Melchard
- 2009: Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen as NSA Officer
- 2010: A Soldiers Love Story as Terry
- 2010: Sex Tax Based On A True Story as Congressman Hayden
- 2010: Nothing Special as Alan
- 2011: Donner Pass as George Donner
- 2011: Phil Cobbs Dinner For Four as Phil Cobb
- 2016: Four Stars as Admiral Hank Crawford
Television Roles
- 1984-1985: Hot Pursuit 1984 as Jim Wyler
- 1985-1986: Hill Street Blues as Tom Hopper (3 episodes)
- 1986-1987: Fame as Paul Seegar/Jack (24 episodes)
- 1987: Beauty and the Beast (1987) as Donald
- 1989: In the Heat of the Night as Clay Caulder
- 1989: Heartland as Jack Kemper
- 1989-1990: Alien Nation as Det. George Francisco
- 1991: WIOU as Marc Adamson
- 1991: Nurses as Dr. Monford
- 1991: Matlock as David Houk
- 1993: Time Trax as Jason Peterman
- 1993: Star Trek: The Next Generation as Voval
- 1994: Party of Five as Bruce Curran
- 1994-1998: Silk Stalkings as Eric Russell/Dr. Finch (8 episodes)
- 1994-2001: Diagnosis: Murder as Dr. Don Matthews/George Ridgeway (2 episodes)
- 1995: Murder, She Wrote as Bradford Thorpe
- 1997: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Capt. Sanders
- 1997: Babylon 5 as Daniel
- 1997: Ally McBeal as James Horton
- 1998: ER as Mr. Dwyer
- 1998: The Pretender as Sheriff Randall Carver
- 1999: Beverly Hills, 90210 as Adam
- 1999: Sliders as Pres. Jefferson Williams
- 1999: Star Trek: Voyager as Kortar
- 2000: 7 Days (1998) as Koop
- 2001: Touched by an Angel as Jack McHenry
- 2001-2002: JAG as Dr. Kubota/Lt. Col. Maples (2 episodes)
- 2002-2005: Star Trek: Enterprise as Harris/Shiraht (5 episodes)
- 2003: Mister Sterling as Chuck Stanley
- 2003: Strong Medicine as Dr. Sullivan
- 2004: Crossing Jordan as Fireman
- 2005: CSI: Miami as Fire Chief Kyle Donaldson
- 2005: Surface as Admiral Philip Geary
- 2005: Medium as Chief Parker
- 2007: Brothers & Sisters as Stanley Hancock
- 2007: Murder 101 as Capt. Raymond Cain
- 2007: Big Love as Larry Scheonfeld
- 2008: CSI as Cash Dooley
- 2009: Eleventh Hour as Joseph Breen
- 2010: The Mentalist as Vint Molinari
- 2011: The Cape as Chief Tom Ross
- 2011: Chemistry as Arthur Delacorte
- 2011-2012: Parks and Recreation as Chief Hugh Trumple (3 episodes)
- 2011-2015: Hart of Dixie as Harold Tucker (7 episodes)
- 2012: Workaholics as Don Walters
- 2014: Farmed And Dangerous as Mick Mitcherson
- 2015: Wicked City as Bruce Forrester
- 2017: Six as Don Buckley
- 2022: 9-1-1: Lone Star as Chief Bowman
Shorts
- 2004: Messiah as Abbot
- 2010: The Palace Of Light as Frank Druffel
- 2018: What We Keep as Louis Hughes
- 2021: Late Daters as Eric
Podcasts
- 2014: The Heidi Selexa Show as Guest
