His most famous role was as Van Dalen in the commercials of Dutch supermarket chain Albert Heijn.

[5] In 2013, Piekema provided his voice as the main narrator of De Nieuwe Wildernis.

[7] In 2020, Piekema temporarily took over the presentation of Lachen om Home Video's.

Since 2021, Piekema has returned to playing in commercials, taking the role of Handige Harry in the commerciels of phone provider 50+ Mobiel.

In 2022, Piekema participated in season 22 of the Dutch survival show Expeditie Robinson.