DC Pierson is an American comedian, author, and actor. He is best known for his involvement in the sketch and improvisational comedy group Derrick Comedy.
Derrick Comedy has performed as an improvisational comedy group at the UCB Theatre in New York, but are best known for their sketches that appear on YouTube and CollegeHumor. Pierson has played roles including an emo teenager and a man making a plea to the Godfather. Pierson co-wrote Derrick Comedy's first feature-length film, Mystery Team, in which he also plays a self-described boy genius named Duncan.
Childish Gambino is the rap moniker of his fellow Derrick Comedy member, Donald Glover. Pierson was featured on both of Childish Gambino's "I Am Just a Rapper" mixtapes, contributing verses to three different songs, "49ers (Orange Shirt)", "The Truth (Goth Star)", and "Different (Feel It All Around)". Pierson along with Nick Packard was also featured on Childish Gambino's "Assassins" from the 2008 mixtape Sick Boi. He was also featured along with Amber Petty on Donald Glover's "Starlight" from the 2009 mixtape Poindexter. He is also credited with the story told during "That Power" on Childish Gambino's Camp.
In 2014, Pierson had a brief cameo in as Apple tech support Aaron Wilson. He reprised the character in 2021 in an advertisement series that doubled as a promotion for the Xbox Series X and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, in which he is revealed to be the same character as "NoobMaster69" from .
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2009 | Mystery Team | Duncan | |
2010 | Cherry | Wild Bill | |
2010 | Furry Vengeance | Student | Uncredited |
2012 | Grassroots | Wayne | |
2013 | Awful Nice | Sven | |
2013 | The To Do List | Hillcrest Lifeguard #1 | |
2014 | Apple Employee | ||
2014 | Balls Out | Bill | |
2015 | Wrestling Isn't Wrestling | Theater Audience Member | Short |
2018 | Dude | Biff (Drug Dealer) |
2007 | CollegeHumor Originals | Various roles | 6 episodes |
2007–2010 | UCB Comedy Originals | 16 episodes | |
2010–2011 | Community | Mark Millot | 5 episodes |
2011 | The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down | Chad | Television film |
2012 | Weeds | Deepak | Episode: "See Blue and Smell Cheese and Die" |
2012 | NerdTerns | Dylan Rousseau | Episode: "Jenny's Ex" |
2012 | Up All Night | Photographer | Episode: "Snow Day" |
2013 | 1600 Penn | Casanova | Episode: "Bursting the Bubble" |
2013 | Lance | Episode: "Trading Faces" | |
2013 | 5-Second Films | D.C. | Episode: "Settlers of Catan" |
2013 | Key & Peele | Funk Band Member | Episode: "Tackle & Grapple" |
2013 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Rich Neckstein | Episode: "Andy Dick Wears a Black Suit Jacket & Skinny Tie" |
2014 | Growing Up Fisher | Guy | Episode: "Desk/Job" |
2014–2017 | Kirby Buckets | Mr. Krause | 3 episodes |
2015 | Battle Creek | Bobby D | Episode: "Gingerbread Man" |
2015 | 2 Broke Girls | Leo | Episode: "And the Minor Problem" |
2016 | Adam Ruins Everything | Mitchell | Episode: "Adam Ruins the Internet" |
2016 | Untitled Sarah Silverman Project | Bryan | Television film |
2018 | Here and Now | Brandon | Episode: "Eleven Eleven" |
2018 | Standup and Away! with Brian Regan | Episode: "Episode 2" | |
2019 | Artista Obscura | TH Scooby | Television film |
2020 | Vibrant Visionaries | Guest | Episode: "DC Pierson on the Benefits of Developing a Growth Mindset" |
2020 | Brews Brothers | Indigo | Episode: "Krachtbal" |
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