Bradley Michael Pierce (born October 23, 1982)[1] is an American actor, producer and cinematographer. Along with other roles and bit parts in television, films, direct-to-video animation, advertising, and video games, he played Peter Shepherd in Jumanji, the original voice of Chip in Beauty and the Beast, one of the original voices for Tails from the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise and Pete Lender in the 1997 film adaptation of The Borrowers.
Bradley Pierce | |
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 Pierce in 2016 | |
| Born | Bradley Michael Pierce October 23, 1982 |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1990–present |
| Spouse |
Shari Holmes
(m. 2005; div. 2017) |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | www |
Career
editPierce began acting at age 6, and has since appeared in various projects ranging from commercial and voiceover to film and television. He played the role of Andrew Shawn Donovan IV on Days of Our Lives for just over a year. He is also known for voicing Chip in Disney's Beauty and the Beast as well as Tails in the Saturday morning cartoon series Sonic the Hedgehog.
Other roles include Peter in Jumanji and a starring role in The Borrowers with John Goodman. Pierce provided additional voices in The Busy World of Richard Scarry and appeared with Patty Duke and Melissa Gilbert in the TV film Cries from the Heart/Touch of Truth as an autistic child named Michael.
He has guest-starred on such TV shows including Life Goes On, Roseanne, Herman's Head, Mad About You, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Touched by an Angel, Profiler, Star Trek: Voyager, and voiced the character Nibs in the 2002 film Return to Never Land.
In addition to acting, Bradley is producing short films and new media "Geek" content with the production company "ZFO Entertainment", a company he started with his good friend and fellow actor Joey Zimmerman.[2] They are primarily working as a press/media outlet, in addition to producing their own short film content. Their first short film "Vultures" is slated for release late 2016.
Outside of film-making, Bradley is the co-founder of Pierce & Luna,[3] a cocktail community geared towards bartending education and liquor reviews. Along with his partner, Bella Luna, Pierce has begun providing bartending services and consultations for elite parties. They also provide custom speciality cocktails for festivals such as the Hollywood Burlesque Festival and the Hollywood Fringe Festival.[4]
Personal life
editPierce and his wife Shari Holmes were married in 2005; together they have three children.[5] Holmes filed for divorce from Pierce in 2015. The divorce was finalized in 2017.[5]
Filmography
editTelevision
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Too Young to Die | Web | Television film |
| 1990 | Casey's Gift: For Love of a Child | Casey Stillwell | Television film |
| 1990 | Life Goes On | Boy | Episode: "The Visitor" |
| 1991 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Drew | Episode: "Halloween" |
| 1991 | Nurses | Jimmy | Episode: "Begone with the Wind" |
| 1990–1991 | Days of Our Lives | Andrew Donovan | 26 episodes |
| 1991 | Roseanne | Jason | Episode: "Santa Claus" |
| 1993 | Herman's Head | Brad | Episode: "Love and the Single Parent" |
| 1992–1993 | Shaky Ground | Dylan Moody | 17 episodes |
| 1993 | Mad About You | Jed | Episode: "The Unplanned Child" |
| 1994 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Kid #1 | Episode: "Witness" |
| 1994 | Picket Fences | Joey Messina | Episode: "Supreme Courting" |
| 1994 | The Yarn Princess | Joshua 'Josh' Thomas | Television film |
| 1994 | Dead Man's Revenge | Young Tom Hatcher | Television film |
| 1994 | Children of the Dark | Little Boy | Television film |
| 1994 | Ride with the Wind | Danny Barnes | Television film |
| 1994 | Cries from the Heart | Michael | Television film |
| 1995 | The Client | Ryan Nichols | Episode: "The Prodigal Father" |
| 1995 | Mickey: Reelin' Through the Years | Television film | |
| 1996 | The Home Court | Patrick Shaughnessy | Episode: "Between a Shamrock and a Hard Place" |
| 1996 | The Siege at Ruby Ridge | Sammy Weaver | Television film |
| 1996 | The Bug Hunt | TV short | |
| 1997 | Touched by an Angel | Hank Monroe | Episode: "Have You Seen Me?" |
| 1997 | Doom Runners | Adam | Television film |
| 1998 | Mr. Show with Bob and David | Young Otto | Episode: "Like Chickens... Delicious Chickens" |
| 1999 | Profiler | Jeff | Episode: "Inheritance" |
| 1999 | Star Trek: Voyager | Jason Janeway | Episode: "11:59" |
| 1999 | Chicken Soup for the Soul | Trip | Episode: "Blind Date with Belinda" |
| 2008 | Camp Rock | Additional voices | Television film; uncredited |
| 2015 | Andy the Android Dick | Episode: "Andy and the Traffic Ticket"; also co-executive producer (8 episodes) | |
| 2015 | Up in Smoke | Adam | Television film |
Film
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Cartel | Tommy | Uncredited |
| 1992 | Chaplin | Sydney Chaplin jr. Age 8 | |
| 1993 | Man's Best Friend | Chet | |
| 1995 | Jumanji | Peter Shepherd | |
| 1996 | Amanda | Medieval Boy | |
| 1996 | The Undercover Kid | Max Anderson | |
| 1997 | The Borrowers | Peter Lender | |
| 2000 | Down to You | Ricky James | |
| 2001 | Pearl Harbor | Additional voices | Uncredited |
| 2001 | Crazy/Beautiful | Additional voices | Uncredited |
| 2001 | Riding in Cars with Boys | Additional voices | Uncredited |
| 2002 | Big Trouble | Additional voices | Uncredited |
| 2004 | Harold & Kumar Get the Munchies | Additional voices | Uncredited |
| 2008 | College Road Trip | Additional voices | Uncredited |
| 2008 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | Additional voices | Uncredited |
| 2013 | Phantom | Loop group voice | |
| 2013 | The Internship | Voice actor | |
| 2015 | In Good Faith | Father Francis | Short film |
| 2015 | My All-American | Additional voices | |
| 2016 | Blind | Charlie Weaver | Short film; also producer |
| 2018 | Deacon | Lt. Linus Carter | Also producer |
| 2019 | Detective Pikachu | Additional voices | |
| 2020 | The Connectionist | Bradley | Short film |
Animation
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Timeless Tales from Hallmark | Boy Rabbit | Episode: "The Emperor's New Clothes" |
| 1991 | Beauty and the Beast | Chip | |
| 1992 | Porco Rosso | Gas Boy | English version |
| 1993–1994 | The Little Mermaid | Various | 4 episodes |
| 1993–1994 | Sonic the Hedgehog | MIles 'Tails' Prower | 26 episodes |
| 1993–1995 | The Pink Panther | Buddy Bimmel's Son | 41 episodes |
| 1995 | Whisper of the Heart | High School Student | English version |
| 1996 | The Oz Kids | Boris | |
| 1993–1997 | The Busy World of Richard Scarry | Various | 45 episodes |
| 2000 | The Wild Thornberrys | Shango | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | As Told by Ginger | Darren Patterson | Episode: "The Party" |
| 2002 | Return to Never Land | Nibs | |
| 2002 | The Cat Returns | Additional voices |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Tony Hawk's American Wasteland | Skateclub 4 | |
| 2005 | Kingdom Hearts II | Additional voices | English version |
| 2007 | Peter Pan | Nibs | |
| 2007 | Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+ | Additional voices | English version |
| 2014 | The Lego Movie Videogame | Good Cop / Bad Cop | Replacing Liam Neeson |
Production credits
editProducer
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Finding Forty-Eight | Associate producer | Short film |
References
edit- ^ Carissa Mosness (July 5, 2024). "What Happened to the Original 'Jumanji' Cast? All About Robin Williams and the Rest of the Stars". First for women.
- ^ *ZFO Entertainment Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ *Pierce And Luna
- ^ *April 24th, 2017 – Hollywood, CA – Hollywood Fringe Festival Blog
- ^ a b "Jumanji actor Bradley Pierce to divorce". 10 October 2016.