Geoff Pierson

Geoffrey Michael "Geoff" Pierson (born 16 June 1949) is an American actor.

From 2006 to 2013, he played Deputy Chief Thomas Matthews in the Showtime series DEXTER.

Appearances
Season One: Season Two: Season Four: Season Five: Season Six: Season Seven: Season Eight:
 * "Crocodile"
 * "Popping Cherry"
 * "Let's Give the Boy a Hand"
 * "Love American Style"
 * "Circle of Friends"
 * "Shrink Wrap"
 * "Seeing Red"
 * "Truth Be Told"
 * "Born Free"
 * "Waiting to Exhale"
 * "An Inconvenient Lie"
 * "See-Through"
 * "Resistance Is Futile"
 * "There's Something About Harry"
 * "Left Turn Ahead"
 * "The British Invasion"
 * "Dirty Harry"
 * "If I Had a Hammer"
 * "Hello, Dexter Morgan"
 * "The Getaway"
 * "Everything Is Illumenated"
 * "Circle Us"
 * "Those Kinds of Things"
 * "Once Upon a Time..."
 * "A Horse of a Different Color"
 * "Get Gellar"
 * "Talk to the Hand"
 * "Helter Skelter"
 * "The Dark... Whatever"
 * "Do You See What I See?"
 * "Surprise, Motherfucker!"
 * "A Beautiful Day"
 * "Every Silver Lining..."
 * "What's Eating Dexter Morgan?"
 * "Scar Tissue"
 * "This Little Piggy"
 * "A Little Reflection"
 * "Dress Code"
 * "Are We There Yet?"
 * "Make Your Own Kind of Music"
 * "Goodbye Miami"
 * "Monkey in a Box"
 * "Remember the Monsters?"

Career
He starred in the TV comedies Unhappily Ever After as Jack Malloy and as Jimmy Kelly in Grace Under Fire. He is also known for his roles as President John Keeler on 24 and as Frank Ryan on the Ryan's Hope. He has guest-starred in dozens of other TV shows.

Personal Life
Pierson was born in Chicago, Illinois, the second of seven children. The family was Roman Catholic, and the siblings attended Catholic schools in Winnetka's Sacred Heart parish. After graduating from New Trier High School, Pierson went on to earn a B.A. at Fordham University and later an M.F.A from the Yale School of Drama. Pierson has been married twice. His first marriage was to Catherine "Kate" Daly and lasted from 1971 to 1991. The couple had three children. Since 1998, Pierson has been married to Carolyn "Cali" Timmins, with whom he has two children.