Acting
Wendell Pierce
Born Dec 8, 1963 · 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.
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Documentary
The People v. Gorilla Grodd
Comedy
They Fight
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Drama · Action
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War
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Action · Thriller
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2025
Documentary · War & Politics
Highest 2 Lowest
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Crime · Drama
Superman
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Science Fiction · Adventure · Action
Thunderbolts*
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Action · Science Fiction · Adventure
Elsbeth
2024
Crime · Drama · Comedy
Becoming Frederick Douglass
2022
Documentary
Don't Hang Up
2022
Thriller · TV Movie
The Watch
2021
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure
Between the World and Me
2020
Documentary · Drama
Clemency
2019
Drama
Harley Quinn
2019
Action & Adventure · Animation · Comedy
Burning Cane
2019
Drama
Piercing
2019
Horror · Thriller
27 Years: The Exoneration of Valentino Dixon
2018
Documentary
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
2018
Action & Adventure · Drama
One Last Thing
2018
Drama
Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G.
2018
Crime · Drama
Rodents of Unusual Size
2017
Documentary
The Forever Tree
2017
Fantasy · Action · Adventure
Bad Moms
2016
Comedy
Confirmation
2016
Drama · History · TV Movie
Grease Live
2016
TV Movie · Music
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Comedy · Talk
The Runner
2015
Drama
The Gift
2015
Thriller · Mystery · Drama
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
2015
Documentary
The Odd Couple
2015
Comedy · Family
Runaway Hearts
2015
Drama · Family
Selma
2014
History · Drama
The Night Shift
2014
Drama
Elsa & Fred
2014
Drama · Comedy · Romance
Foreclosure
2014
Horror
Chicago P.D.
2014
Crime · Drama
The Michael J. Fox Show
2013
Comedy
Four
2013
Drama · Romance
Ray Donovan
2013
Drama
Möbius
2013
Drama · Thriller
Parker
2013
Action · Crime
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
2012
Fantasy · Drama · Romance
Lay the Favorite
2012
Drama · Comedy
Horrible Bosses
2011
Comedy · Crime
Suits
2011
Drama
The Mortician
2011
Thriller · Drama
A Plea for Modernism
2011
Documentary
Night Catches Us
2010
Drama · Romance
Love Ranch
2010
Drama
New Orleans: A Living Museum of Music
2010
Documentary
Treme
2010
Drama
Beyond All Boundaries
2009
War · Documentary
Archer
2009
Comedy · Action & Adventure · Animation
Drop Dead Diva
2009
Comedy · Drama
Hawthorne
2009
Drama
Something with Bite
2009
Horror · TV Movie
Fear Itself
2008
Drama · Mystery
In Plain Sight
2008
Drama · Action & Adventure · Crime
The Wire: The Last Word
2007
Documentary
The Wire Odyssey
2007
Documentary
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2007
Drama
Women's Murder Club
2007
Crime · Drama
Tapping the Wire
2007
Documentary
Pariah
2007
Drama
Life Support
2007
Drama · TV Movie
I Think I Love My Wife
2007
Comedy · Romance
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
2007
Comedy
Stay Alive
2006
Horror
Close to Home
2005
Drama · Crime · Mystery
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005
Drama
Numb3rs
2005
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Ray
2004
Drama · Music
Land of Plenty
2004
Drama
A Hole in One
2004
Comedy
The Fighting Temptations
2003
Comedy · Music · Romance
Brown Sugar
2002
Romance · Comedy
The Wire
2002
Crime · Drama
My Wife and Kids
2001
Comedy · Family · Drama
The Gilded Six Bits
2001
Drama
The Weber Show
2000
Comedy
Girlfriends
2000
Drama · Comedy
God, the Devil and Bob
2000
Comedy · Animation
Third Watch
1999
Drama · Crime
Judging Amy
1999
Drama
Abilene
1999
Drama
The 24 Hour Woman
1999
Comedy · Romance
The Brian Benben Show
1998
Comedy
Bulworth
1998
Comedy · Drama · Crime
The Advocate's Devil
1997
Crime · Drama · Horror
Sleepers
1996
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Get on the Bus
1996
History · Adventure · Drama
Never Give Up: The Jimmy V Story
1996
Action · Drama · TV Movie
Waiting to Exhale
1995
Comedy · Drama · Romance
New York News
1995
Drama
Hackers
1995
Action · Crime · Thriller
Bye Bye Love
1995
Comedy · Romance
New York Undercover
1994
Drama · Crime
It Could Happen to You
1994
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Strapped
1993
Drama · Action · TV Movie
Manhattan Murder Mystery
1993
Comedy · Mystery
Malcolm X
1992
Drama · History
Unnatural Pursuits
1992
Drama · TV Movie
A Rage in Harlem
1991
Crime · Comedy
Law & Order
1990
Crime · Drama
Capital News
1990
Drama
Family Business
1989
Crime · Drama
Casualties of War
1989
Drama · History · War
The Money Pit
1986
Comedy · Romance
The Equalizer
1985
Action & Adventure · Crime · Drama