Geoff Pierson

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:

• "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"

Season Two:

• "Waiting to Exhale"
• "An Inconvenient Lie"
• "See-Through"
• "Resistance Is Futile"
• "There's Something About Harry"
• "Left Turn Ahead"
• "The British Invasion"

Season Four:

• "Dirty Harry"
• "If I Had a Hammer"
• "Hello, Dexter Morgan"
• "The Getaway"

Season Five:

• "Everything Is Illumenated"
• "Circle Us"

Season Six:

• "Those Kinds of Things"
• "Once Upon a Time..."
• "A Horse of a Different Color"
• "Get Gellar"
• "Talk to the Hand"

Season Seven:

• "Helter Skelter"
• "The Dark... Whatever"
• "Do You See What I See?"
• "Surprise, Motherfucker!"

Season Eight:

• "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 many other TV shows.

Film

His film credits include roles in Changeling (2008); The Wrong Missy (2020); Rules Don't Apply (2016); D.B. Cooper: Case Closed? (2016); Batman: Bad Blood (2016); You're Not You (2014); Revenge of the Green Dragons (2014); Kirstie (2013); Jack and Jill (2011); and J. Edgar (2011).

TV Movies

His TV movie credits include roles in Killing Reagan (2016) and Brothers-in-Law (2012).

Television

His TV credits include roles in Changeling; Designated Survivor; Young Justice; Grace and Frankie; The Face of Evil; Veep; Splitting Up Together; Homeland; D.B. Cooper: Case Closed? (Narrator); Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life; Person of Interest; Castle; The Brink; The Astronaut Wives Club; The Exes; About a Boy; Sock Monkee Therapy; Kirstie; Enlisted; Suburgatory; Satisfaction; Revenge; Man Up!; Boardwalk Empire; The Firm; and In Plain Sight.

Video Games

• 2011: Star Wars: The Old Republic (voice)

Podcast Series

• Romy and Dan's High School Reunion Podcast (2018)

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.

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