Wendell Pierce

Acting

Born Dec 8, 1963 (age 62) · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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.

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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 22012
as ⁨J. Jenks⁩
Horrible Bosses2011
as ⁨Detective Hagan⁩
Superman2025
as ⁨Perry White⁩
Bad Moms2016
as ⁨Principal Burr⁩
Thunderbolts*2025
as ⁨Congressman Gary⁩
Sleepers1996
as ⁨Little Caesar⁩
The Gift2015
as ⁨Detective Mills⁩
as ⁨Carlson⁩
as ⁨Rev. Hosea Williams⁩
as ⁨Wilbur Brassfield⁩
as ⁨Ben Thomas⁩
as ⁨S.S. Agent Richard Gill⁩
as ⁨Paramedic⁩
as ⁨Policeman⁩
as ⁨MacIntire⁩
as ⁨Bo Williams⁩
as ⁨Detective Thibodeaux⁩
as ⁨James Greer⁩
as ⁨Gabe⁩
as ⁨Coach Calhoun⁩
as ⁨Prosecutor⁩
as ⁨Fred⁩
as ⁨The Doctor⁩
as ⁨Dave the Rave⁩
as ⁨Bob⁩
as ⁨Sean⁩
as ⁨Michael⁩
as ⁨Frank Legrand⁩
as ⁨Clarence Thomas⁩
as ⁨Reverend Lewis⁩
as ⁨Simon⁩
as ⁨Jonathan Williams⁩
as ⁨Armande⁩
as ⁨Hector⁩
as ⁨Wendell Perry⁩
as ⁨Louis⁩
as ⁨Naasih Mohammed⁩
as ⁨Henry⁩

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 22012
as ⁨J. Jenks⁩
Horrible Bosses2011
as ⁨Detective Hagan⁩
Superman2025
as ⁨Perry White⁩
Bad Moms2016
as ⁨Principal Burr⁩
Thunderbolts*2025
as ⁨Congressman Gary⁩
Sleepers1996
as ⁨Little Caesar⁩
The Gift2015
as ⁨Detective Mills⁩
as ⁨Carlson⁩
as ⁨Rev. Hosea Williams⁩
as ⁨Wilbur Brassfield⁩
as ⁨Ben Thomas⁩
as ⁨S.S. Agent Richard Gill⁩
as ⁨Paramedic⁩
as ⁨Policeman⁩
as ⁨MacIntire⁩
as ⁨Bo Williams⁩
as ⁨Detective Thibodeaux⁩
as ⁨James Greer⁩
as ⁨Gabe⁩
as ⁨Coach Calhoun⁩
as ⁨Prosecutor⁩
as ⁨Fred⁩
as ⁨The Doctor⁩
as ⁨Dave the Rave⁩
as ⁨Bob⁩
as ⁨Sean⁩
as ⁨Michael⁩
as ⁨Frank Legrand⁩
as ⁨Clarence Thomas⁩
as ⁨Reverend Lewis⁩
as ⁨Simon⁩
as ⁨Jonathan Williams⁩
as ⁨Armande⁩
as ⁨Hector⁩
as ⁨Wendell Perry⁩
as ⁨Louis⁩
as ⁨Naasih Mohammed⁩
as ⁨Henry⁩