Wendell Pierce

Wendell Pierce

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 for 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
    Acting
    Place of birth
    New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    Birthday
    12/8/1963
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Stay Alive
5.8
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6.35
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6.5
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5.8
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Night Catches Us
4.7
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0
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0
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1
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Unnatural Pursuits
0
The Mortician
The Mortician
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The 24 Hour Woman
3
Don't Hang Up
Don't Hang Up
0
Four
Four
5.6
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6.043
Möbius
Möbius
5.75
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The Wire Odyssey
6.6
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Elsa & Fred
5.9
The Runner
The Runner
4.8
A Hole in One
A Hole in One
4.333
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Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
8
Get on the Bus
Get on the Bus
6.576
Foreclosure
Foreclosure
0
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The Advocate's Devil
6.6
A Matter of Degrees
4.3
Never Give Up: The Jimmy V Story
Never Give Up: The Jimmy V Story
0
Tapping the Wire
Tapping the Wire
7
Selma
Selma
7.398
The Gift
The Gift
6.694
27 Years: The Exoneration of Valentino Dixon
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0
Superman
Superman
0
Strapped
Strapped
6
Bulworth
Bulworth
6.32
Manhattan Murder Mystery
Manhattan Murder Mystery
7.275
Grease Live
Grease Live
7.036
The Money Pit
The Money Pit
6.495
Confirmation
Confirmation
6.8
Malcolm X
Malcolm X
7.534
Bad Moms
Bad Moms
6.501
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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
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Piercing
Piercing
5.695
Family Business
Family Business
5.7
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5.3
Life Support
Life Support
5.6
Brown Sugar
Brown Sugar
6.684
Sleepers
Sleepers
7.603
Waiting to Exhale
Waiting to Exhale
6.239
Rodents of Unusual Size
Rodents of Unusual Size
7.7
Bye Bye Love
Bye Bye Love
5.9
Love Ranch
Love Ranch
5.4
Horrible Bosses
Horrible Bosses
6.573
I Think I Love My Wife
I Think I Love My Wife
5.333
Clemency
Clemency
6.3
Beyond All Boundaries
Beyond All Boundaries
6.5
One Last Thing
One Last Thing
6.5
Burning Cane
Burning Cane
5.7
Runaway Hearts
Runaway Hearts
7
Abilene
Abilene
0
Between the World and Me
Between the World and Me
7.9
The Forever Tree
The Forever Tree
2
Some Old Black Man
Some Old Black Man
0
The Wire: The Last Word
The Wire: The Last Word
1.5
A Rage in Harlem
A Rage in Harlem
5.5
Lay the Favorite
Lay the Favorite
5.279
Casualties of War
Casualties of War
7.1
A Plea for Modernism
A Plea for Modernism
0
Thunderbolts*
Thunderbolts*
0
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