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Born · December 8, 1963 (61 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Wendell Edward Pierce (born December 8, 1962) 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) and 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.
Perry White
0.0
2025
Frederick Douglass (voice)
6.5
2022
Chris Daniels
0.0
2022
Jonathan Williams
6.3
2019
Reverend Tillman
5.7
2019
The Doctor
5.7
2019
Narrator (voice)
0.0
2018
Dylan
6.5
2018
Narrator (voice)
7.7
2017
Principal Daryl Burr
6.5
2016
Clarence Thomas
6.9
2016
Coach Calhoun
7.0
2016
Frank Legrand
4.8
2015
Detective Mills
6.7
2015
Andy Kirk (voice)
8.0
2015
Rev. Hosea Williams
7.4
2014
Armande
6.0
2014
Virgil
0.0
2014
Joe
5.6
2013
Bob
5.7
2013
Carlson
6.0
2013
J. Jenks
6.5
2012
Detective Hagan
6.6
2011
Clinger
5.2
2011
David Gordon
4.7
2010
Naasih Mohammed
5.4
2010
Narrator (voice)
0.0
2010
Sgt. Thomas McPhatter
6.5
2009
Self
6.6
2007
Self
7.0
2007
Arthur
1.0
2007
Slick
5.6
2007
Sean
5.4
2007
Detective Thibodeaux
5.8
2006
Wilbur Brassfield
7.4
2004
Henry
6.2
2004
Dan
4.3
2004
Reverend Lewis
5.8
2003
Simon
6.7
2002
Otis D. Slimmons
0.0
2001
Roy Labelle
3.0
1999
Fred
6.3
1998
Justin
6.6
1997
Little Caesar
7.6
1996
Wendell
6.4
1996
John Saunders
0.0
1996
Michael
6.2
1995
S.S. Agent Richard Gill
6.4
1995
Hector
5.9
1995
Bo Williams
6.6
1994
District Attorney
6.0
1993
Policeman
7.3
1993
Ben Thomas
7.5
1992
Cabbie
0.0
1992
Wells Dennard
4.3
1991
Parnell "Stacks" Edwards
5.3
1991
Prosecutor
5.7
1989
Paramedic
6.5
1986
0.0
0.0
2025
Captain C.W. Wagner · (19 episodes)
7.3
2024
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
7.0
2022
Calvin Jones
0.0
2021
Death (voice) · (4 episodes)
5.5
2021
Self
7.9
2020
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
5.1
2019
James Greer · (30 episodes)
7.7
2018
Detective Lee Tucker · (1 episode)
6.8
2018
Doctor Willow
2.0
2017
(1 episode)
6.6
2015
Teddy · (38 episodes)
5.9
2015
Walt · (1 episode)
7.6
2014
Self · (1 episode)
5.5
2014
Ray Price · (4 episodes)
8.4
2014
Paul
7.0
2014
Harris Green · (22 episodes)
5.9
2013
Ronald Keith · (1 episode)
7.5
2013
Dave the Rave
5.3
2012
Robert Zane · (36 episodes)
8.2
2011
Narrator (voice)
0.0
2011
Antoine Batiste · (36 episodes)
7.8
2010
Verl (voice) · (1 episode)
7.9
2009
Neal David · (1 episode)
7.7
2009
Dr. Michael Schilling · (1 episode)
7.2
2009
Wiilbur Orwell · (2 episodes)
6.8
2008
(1 episode)
7.0
2008
(1 episode)
7.9
2007
Detective · (1 episode)
7.5
2007
Self · (4 episodes)
7.6
2006
(1 episode)
6.1
2005
Richard Link · (2 episodes)
8.0
2005
(4 episodes)
7.0
2005
Bunk Moreland · (60 episodes)
8.6
2002
Dr. Boucher · (1 episode)
7.4
2001
(1 episode)
7.6
2000
Reverend Tillis
0.0
1999
B.B. King
0.0
Self
1.5
2007
Self · (3 episodes)
6.0
2003
Wendell Simms · (17 episodes)
7.8
2000
Mike (voice) · (2 episodes)
7.6
2000
Officer Conrad 'Candyman' Jones · (5 episodes)
7.9
1999
Harry Benton · (1 episode)
7.5
1999
(9 episodes)
0.0
1998
(22 episodes)
0.0
1997
Calvin Patterson · (21 episodes)
2.0
1996
(1 episode)
0.0
1995
Louis
5.5
1991
MacIntire
7.1
1989
James Greer
0.0
(1 episode)
7.2
1994
Roger Porter · (1 episode)
7.4
1990
Civil Rights Attorney Jerome Bryant · (1 episode)
7.4
1990
Ola-Gimju Nwaka · (1 episode)
7.4
1990
Mr. Wade · (1 episode)
7.4
1990
Conrad White · (13 episodes)
6.0
1990
Dr. Wolff · (2 episodes)
7.1
1985
(1 episode)
0.0