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Wendell Pierce
Actor, Producer
Born December 8, 1963 (60 years)
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.
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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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Filmography
| 2025 | Superman · as Perry White |
| 2025 | |
| 2024 | Elsbeth (TV Series) · as Captain C.w. Wagner |
| 2023 | Accused (US) (TV Series) · as Detective Trent Douglas |
| 2022 | Becoming Frederick Douglass · as Frederick Douglass (voice) |
| 2022 | Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom · as Frederick Douglass |
| 2022 | Eureka! (2022) (TV Series) · as Sandy |
| 2022 | Don't Hang Up · as Chris Daniels |
| 2021 | A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks · as Rev. Hosea Williams |
| 2021 | Power Book III: Raising Kanan (TV Series) · as Ishmael 'snaps' Henry |
| 2020 | The Watch (TV Series) · as Death (voice) |
| 2019 | Clemency · as Jonathan Williams |
| 2019 | Burning Cane · as Reverend Tillman |
| 2018 | Piercing · as The Doctor |
| 2018 | Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (TV Series) · as James Greer |
| 2018 | One Last Thing · as Dylan |
| 2018 | Unsolved (2018) (TV Series) · as Detective Lee Tucker |
| 2016 | Bad Moms · as Principal Daryl Burr |
| 2016 | Confirmation · as Clarence Thomas |
| 2016 | Grease Live! · as Coach Calhoun |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) |
| 2015 | Pickle and Peanut (TV Series) · as Dr. Craig |
| 2015 | The Runner · as Frank Legrand |
| 2015 | |
| 2015 | Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band · as Andy Kirk (voice) |
| 2015 | The Odd Couple (2015) (TV Series) · as Teddy |
| 2015 | Runaway Hearts · as Paul |
| 2014 | Selma · as Rev. Hosea Williams |
| 2014 | Elsa & Fred · as Armande |
| 2014 | The Night Shift (TV Series) · as Walt |
| 2014 | Foreclosure · as Virgil |
| 2014 | Chicago P.D. (TV Series) · as Ray Price |
| 2013 | The Michael J. Fox Show (TV Series) · as Harris Green |
| 2013 | Ray Donovan (TV Series) · as Ronald Keith |
| 2013 | Möbius · as Bob |
| 2013 | Parker · as Carlson |
| 2012 | Four · as Joe |
| 2012 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 · as J. Jenks |
| 2012 | Lay the Favorite · as Dave The Rave |
| 2011 | Horrible Bosses · as Detective Hagan |
| 2011 | Suits (TV Series) · as Robert Zane |
| 2011 | The Mortician · as Clinger |
| 2010 | Night Catches Us · as David Gordon |
| 2010 | Love Ranch · as Naasih Mohammed |
| 2010 | Treme (TV Series) · as Antoine Batiste |
| 2009 | Chico & Rita · as Cast |
| 2009 | Beyond All Boundaries · as Sgt. Thomas Mcphatter |
| 2009 | Archer (2009) (TV Series) · as Verl (voice) |
| 2009 | Drop Dead Diva (TV Series) · as Neal David |
| 2009 | HawthoRNe (TV Series) · as Dr. Michael Schilling |
| 2008 | Fear Itself (TV Series) · as Wiilbur Orwell |
| 2008 | In Plain Sight (TV Series) |
| 2007 | Women's Murder Club (TV Series) |
| 2007 | I Think I Love My Wife · as Sean |
| 2007 | Life Support · as Slick |
| 2007 | Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! (TV Series) · as Detective |
| 2006 | Tyler Perry's House of Payne (TV Series) · as Jeffrey Lucas |
| 2006 | Stay Alive · as Detective Thibodeaux |
| 2005 | Close to Home (TV Series) |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Trial by Jury (TV Series) · as Richard Link |
| 2005 | Numb3rs (TV Series) |
| 2004 | Ray · as Wilbur Brassfield |
| 2004 | Land of Plenty · as Henry |
| 2004 | A Hole in One · as Dan |
| 2004 | Mitchellville · as Cast |
| 2003 | The Fighting Temptations · as Reverend Lewis |
| 2002 | Brown Sugar · as Simon |
| 2002 | The Wire (TV Series) · as Bunk Moreland |
| 2000 | The Weber Show (TV Series) · as Wendell Simms |
| 2000 | Girlfriends (TV Series) |
| 2000 | God, The Devil and Bob (TV Series) · as Mike (voice) |
| 2000 | City of Angels (TV Series) · as Norbert Grimly |
| 2000 | My Wife and Kids (TV Series) · as Dr. Boucher |
| 1999 | Third Watch (TV Series) · as Officer Conrad 'candyman' Jones |
| 1999 | Judging Amy (TV Series) · as Harry Benton |
| 1999 | Shadows of the Past · as Reverend Tillis |
| 1999 | The 24 Hour Woman · as Roy Labelle |
| 1998 | Great Museums (TV Series) |
| 1998 | Bulworth · as Fred |
| 1997 | The Advocate's Devil · as Justin |
| 1997 | The Gregory Hines Show (TV Series) |
| 1997 | 413 Hope St. (TV Series) · as Taffy |
| 1996 | Sleepers · as Little Caesar |
| 1996 | Get on the Bus · as Wendell |
| 1996 | Moloney (TV Series) · as Calvin Patterson |
| 1996 | Never Give Up: The Jimmy V Story · as John Saunders |
| 1995 | Waiting to Exhale · as Michael |
| 1995 | New York News (TV Series) |
| 1995 | Hackers · as S.s. Agent Richard Gill |
| 1995 | Bye Bye Love · as Hector |
| 1994 | New York Undercover (TV Series) |
| 1994 | It Could Happen to You · as Bo Williams |
| 1993 | Strapped · as District Attorney |
| 1993 | Manhattan Murder Mystery · as Policeman |
| 1992 | Unnatural Pursuits (TV Series) · as Cabbie |
| 1992 | Malcolm X · as Ben Thomas |
| 1991 | I'll Fly Away (TV Series) · as Charles |
| 1991 | A Rage in Harlem · as Louis |
| 1991 | The 10 Million Dollar Getaway · as Parnell "stacks" Edwards |
| 1990 | Law & Order (TV Series) · as Roger Porter |
| 1990 | A Matter of Degrees · as Wells Dennard |
| 1989 | Family Business · as Prosecutor |
| 1989 | Casualties of War · as Macintire |
| 1989 | A Man Called Hawk (TV Series) · as Derrick West |
| 1987 | Vietnam War Story (TV Series) · as French |
| 1986 | The Money Pit · as Paramedic |
| 1985 | The Equalizer (TV Series) · as Dr. Wolff |