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Wendell Pierce

Profession
Acting
Born
December 8, 1963 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Biography

Wendell Edward Pierce (born December 8, 1963) is an American actor and businessman. Having trained at Juilliard School, Pierce rose to prominence as a character actor portraying roles on both stage and screen. He first gained recognition portraying the role of Detective Bunk Moreland in the acclaimed HBO drama series The Wire from 2002 to 2008. His other notable television roles include the trombonist Antoine Batiste in Treme (2010–2013), James Greer in Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2018–2023), the attorney Robert Zane in Suits (2013–2019), and Clarence Thomas in Confirmation (2016). He earned Independent Spirit Awards nominations for his film roles in Four (2012) and Burning Cane (2019), on which he also served as a producer. Other notable film roles include Malcolm X (1992), Waiting to Exhale (1995), Ray (2004), Selma (2014), The Gift (2015), and Clemency (2019). Pierce made his Broadway debut in John Pielmeier's 1985 play The Boys of Winter, followed by Caryl Churchill's Serious Money in 1988. As a theatrical producer, he earned a Tony Award for Best Play nomination for August Wilson's Radio Golf (2007), then won for Bruce Norris's Clybourne Park (2012). He performed the lead role of Willy Loman in the revival of Death of a Salesman on the West End in London in 2019 and on Broadway in New York in 2022, for which he earned Laurence Olivier Award and Tony Award nominations. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wendell Pierce, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 poster
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
Film · 2012 · ★ 6.5
Horrible Bosses poster
Horrible Bosses
Film · 2011 · ★ 6.6
Suits poster
Suits
Series · 2011 · ★ 8.2
Superman poster
Superman
Film · 2025 · ★ 7.3
Bad Moms poster
Bad Moms
Film · 2016 · ★ 6.5
Thunderbolts* poster
Thunderbolts*
Film · 2025 · ★ 7.3
Sleepers poster
Sleepers
Film · 1996 · ★ 7.6
The Gift poster
The Gift
Film · 2015 · ★ 6.7
Parker poster
Parker
Film · 2013 · ★ 6.1
The Wire poster
The Wire
Series · 2002 · ★ 8.6
Chicago P.D. poster
Chicago P.D.
Series · 2014 · ★ 8.4
Selma poster
Selma
Film · 2014 · ★ 7.4

Filmography