American male pornstar, Derrick Pierce was born as Darrell S Dupras on March 1974, in Springfield, Massachusetts and has French and Italian heritage. He was raised by a single mother who was working in entertainment industry. Prior to his porn career, Derrick Pierce was working as certified personal trainer as well as martial arts instructor for 16 years and decided to become a pornstar around 2005. His stage name "Pierce" comes from the fact that he has two piercings- on his nipple and through his tongue, and "Derrick" was a suggestion of his ex girlfriend. In 2008, Derrick was co- hosting "The Friday Night Threeway", Playboy's Sirius Radio show with Kylie Ireland. He is a multiple award winning male pornstar who has received numerous nominations throughout his prolific career. Some of his awards are "Best Male Performer" in 2009, at NightMoves Award and "Best Actor" in 2016, at XRCO Award.