Wendell Pierce
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 8, 1963
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
- Jabari’s People
Jabari’s People TBA
Actor
- Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Affair
Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Affair TBA
as Detective Marcus Hill
The Thrill Is On TBA
as B.B. King
- King of the South
King of the South TBA
Actor
And Damn He Could Play 2026
as Narrator
They Fight 2026
as Slim
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War 2026
as James Greer
Highest 2 Lowest 2025
as Gabe
Superman 2025
as Perry White
Thunderbolts* 2025
as Congressman Gary
Becoming Frederick Douglass 2022
as Frederick Douglass (voice)
Don't Hang Up 2022
as Chris Daniels
Between the World and Me 2020
as Self
Clemency 2019
as Jonathan Williams
Burning Cane 2019
as Reverend Tillman, Producer
Piercing 2019
as The Doctor
27 Years: The Exoneration of Valentino Dixon 2018
as Narrator (voice)
One Last Thing 2018
as Dylan
Rodents of Unusual Size 2017
as Narrator (voice)
The Forever Tree 2017
as Doctor Willow
Bad Moms 2016
as Principal Burr
Confirmation 2016
as Clarence Thomas
Grease Live 2016
as Coach Calhoun
The Runner 2015
as Frank Legrand
The Gift 2015
as Detective Mills
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band 2015
as Andy Kirk (voice)
Runaway Hearts 2015
as Paul
Selma 2014
as Rev. Hosea Williams
Elsa & Fred 2014
as Armande
Foreclosure 2014
as Virgil
Four 2013
as Joe
Möbius 2013
as Bob
Parker 2013
as Carlson
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 2012
as J. Jenks
Lay the Favorite 2012
as Dave the Rave
Horrible Bosses 2011
as Detective Hagan
The Mortician 2011
as Clinger
A Plea for Modernism 2011
as Narrator (voice)
Night Catches Us 2010
as David Gordon
Love Ranch 2010
as Naasih Mohammed
New Orleans: A Living Museum of Music 2010
as Narrator (voice)
Beyond All Boundaries 2009
as Sgt. Thomas McPhatter
Something with Bite 2009
as Wilbur Orwell
The Wire: The Last Word 2007
as Self
The Wire Odyssey 2007
as Self
2000: Bunk and McNulty 2007
as Det. William 'Bunk' Moreland
Tapping the Wire 2007
as Self
Pariah 2007
as Arthur
Life Support 2007
as Slick
I Think I Love My Wife 2007
as Sean
Stay Alive 2006
as Detective Thibodeaux
Ray 2004
as Wilbur Brassfield
Land of Plenty 2004
as Henry
A Hole in One 2004
as Dan
The Fighting Temptations 2003
as Reverend Lewis
Brown Sugar 2002
as Simon
The Gilded Six Bits 2001
as Otis D. Slimmons
Abilene 1999
as Reverend Tillis
The 24 Hour Woman 1999
as Roy Labelle
Bulworth 1998
as Fred
The Advocate's Devil 1997
as Justin
Sleepers 1996
as Little Caesar
Get on the Bus 1996
as Wendell Perry
Never Give Up: The Jimmy V Story 1996
as John Saunders
Waiting to Exhale 1995
as Michael
Hackers 1995
as S.S. Agent Richard Gill
Bye Bye Love 1995
as Hector
It Could Happen to You 1994
as Bo Williams
Strapped 1993
as District Attorney
Manhattan Murder Mystery 1993
as Policeman
Malcolm X 1992
as Ben Thomas
Unnatural Pursuits 1992
as Cabbie
- A Matter of Degrees
A Matter of Degrees 1991
as Wells Dennard
A Rage in Harlem 1991
as Louis
- The 10 Million Dollar Getaway
The 10 Million Dollar Getaway 1991
as Parnell "Stacks" Edwards
Family Business 1989
as Prosecutor
Casualties of War 1989
as MacIntire
The Money Pit 1986
as Paramedic
Credits from TMDB.