User:Tonyepierce

Personal Life
Born Tony E. Pierce in Long Beach, California, he is the second of five children to an iron worker and an accountant. Pierce is not only an actor, but a successful chief estimator in the field of Structural Steel, holding that job title for over 40 years. When he is not acting he is estimating. The jobs over his estimating career have had a cost bid up to $87 million (capturing the $87 million job) both in Los Angeles and Las Vegas.

Film
Tony began his acting career in 1986 with the film Behind Enemy Lines along side David Carradine, Charles R. Floyd and Mako. In 1987 he went on to be in Number One With A Bullet along side Robert Carradine, Billy Dee Williams and Valerie Bertinelli followed later on that year with Near Dark along side Adrian Pasdar, Jenny Wright, Lance Henriksen and Bill Paxton. In 1988 he was in Platoon Leader along side Robert F. Lyons, Michael Dudikoff and Michael DeLorenzo.

In 1990 he made his major break through with Oscar winning movie Dances With Wolves along side Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell and Graham Greene.

In 1991 he was in Stone Cold along side Brian Bosworth, Lance Henriksen and William Forsythe followed later on that year with For the Boys along side Bette Midler, James Caan and George Segal.

In 1992 he was in the Oscar winning movie The Bodyguard along side Kevin Costner, Whitney Houston and Gary Kemp followed later on that year with Trancers III.

In 1994 he was in Wagons East along side John Candy, Richard Lewis and John C. McGinley. In 1996 he was in Big Bully along side Rick Moranis, Tom Arnold and Julianne Phillips. In 1997 he was in Blood Money along side James Brolin, Billy Drago and Dean Tarrolly. In 1998 he was in Zero Stress along side Michael DeLorenzo, Scott Schiaffo and Sascha Knopf. In 2001 he was in Cahoots along side Keith Carradine, David Keith and Wendie Malick followed later on that year with The Forsaken along side Kerr Smith, Brendan Fehr and Izabella Miko. In 2003 he was in Graduation Night along side Adrian R'Mante, Abigail Spencer and Josh Waters. In 2004 he started in short The Undeserted along side Jillian McWhirter and Matt Iseman followed later on that year with You Are So Going To Hell along side Gerardo Vicente Martinez, Judson Rothschild and Susan Peretz. In 2005 he started in Break A Leg along side John Cassini, Carol Mansell and Frank Cassini.

TV
In 1987 he appeared in Moonlighting along side Cybill Shepherd, Bruce Willis and Allyce Beasley in the episode "Take a left at the altar". In 1991 he appeared in Matlock along side Andy Griffith, Linda Purl and Kene Holliday in the episode "The Arnosist" followed that year with his appearance in Tales from the Crypt along side John Kassir, Roy Brocksmith and Miguel Ferrer in the episode "Split Second". In 1994 he appeared in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air along side Will Smith in the episode "Fresh Prince: The Movie". in 1996 he appeared in Diagnosis Murder along side Dick Van Dyke,Barry Van Dyke and Victoria Rowell in the episode "Murder by the Book". In 1997 he appeared in The Pretender along side Michael T. Weiss, Andrea Parker and Patrick Bauchauin the episode "Jaroldo". He latest appearance was in 2009 on The Mentalist along side Simon Baker, Robin Tunney and Tim Kang in the episode "Blood Brothers".