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Wendell Pierce

Film Producer / Actor / Businessperson / Radio Personality | * 12/08/1963 (60) | New Orleans, Louisiana (United States of America (USA))
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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 includes 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), which he also served as a producer. Other notable film roles inclu... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately ...

Selma

PG-13

2014 | 3.7/5 | 2h 7min
History, Drama
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For Nick, Kurt and Dale, the only thing that would make the daily grind more tolerable would be to grind their intolerable bosses into dust. Quitting is not an option, so, with the benefit of a few-to ...

Horrible Bosses

R

2011 | 3.3/5 | 1h 38min
Comedy, Crime
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After being evicted from their Manhattan apartment, a couple buy what looks like the home of their dreams—only to find themselves saddled with a bank-account-draining nightmare. Struggling to keep t ...

The Money Pit

PG

1986 | 3.3/5 | 1h 31min
Comedy, Romance / Love
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Told from the points of view of both the Baltimore homicide and narcotics detectives and their targets, the series captures a universe in which the national war on drugs has become a permanent, self-s ...

The Wire

TV-MA

2002 | 4.3/5 | 1h per episode
Crime, Drama
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Movies with Wendell Pierce as Actor(63)

as B.B. King2023 The Thrill Is On
2023 King of the South
as Chris Daniels2022 Don't Hang Up
as Frederick Douglass (voice)2022 Becoming Frederick Douglass
as himself2020 Between the World and Me
as Jonathan Williams2019 Clemency
as Reverend Tillman2019 Burning Cane
as The Doctor2018 Piercing
as Dylan2018 One Last Thing
as Doctor Willow2017 The Forever Tree
as Narrator2017 Rodents of Unusual Size
as Principal Daryl Burr2016 Bad Moms
as Coach Calhoun2016 Grease Live
as Clarence Thomas2016 Confirmation
as Andy Kirk (voice)2015 Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
as Detective Mills2015 The Gift
as Frank Legrand2015 The Runner
as Armande2014 Elsa & Fred
as Virgil2014 Foreclosure
as Paul2014 Runaway Hearts
as Rev. Hosea Williams2014 Selma
as Carlson2013 Parker
as Joe2013 Four
as Bob2013 Möbius
as J. Jenks2012 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
as Dave the Rave2012 Lay the Favorite
as Detective Hagan2011 Horrible Bosses
as Clinger2011 The Mortician
as Naasih Mohammed2010 Love Ranch
as David Gordon2010 Night Catches Us
as Sgt. Thomas McPhatter2009 Beyond All Boundaries
as Sean2007 I Think I Love My Wife
as himself2007 The Wire: The Last Word
as himself2007 The Wire Odyssey
as Slick2007 Life Support
as Detective Thibodeaux2006 Stay Alive
as Dan2004 A Hole in One
as Wilbur Brassfield2004 Ray
as Henry2004 Land of Plenty
as Reverend Lewis2003 The Fighting Temptations
as Simon2002 Brown Sugar
as Otis D. Slimmons2001 The Gilded Six Bits
as Reverend Tillis1999 Abilene
as Roy Labelle1999 The 24 Hour Woman
as Fred1998 Bulworth
as Justin1997 The Advocate's Devil
as John Saunders1996 Never Give Up: The Jimmy V Story
as Wendell1996 Get on the Bus
as Little Caesar1996 Sleepers
as Hector1995 Bye Bye Love
as Michael1995 Waiting to Exhale
as S.S. Agent Richard Gill1995 Hackers
as Bo Williams1994 It Could Happen to You
as Policeman1993 Manhattan Murder Mystery
as District Attorney1993 Strapped
as Cabbie1992 Unnatural Pursuits
as Ben Thomas1992 Malcolm X
as Parnell "Stacks" Edwards1991 The 10 Million Dollar Getaway
as Louis1991 A Rage in Harlem
as Wells Dennard1990 A Matter of Degrees
as MacIntire1989 Casualties of War
as Prosecutor1989 Family Business
as Paramedic1986 The Money Pit

TV Shows/Series with Wendell Pierce as Actor(40)

as Captain Wagner2024 Elsbeth
as DEATH2021 The Watch
as Self - Guest2019 Tamron Hall
as James Greer2018 Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Teddy2015 The Odd Couple
as Walt2014 The Night Shift
as Ronald Keith2013 Ray Donovan
as Harris Green2013 The Michael J. Fox Show
as Robert Zane2011 Suits
as Antoine Batiste2010 Treme
as Neal David2009 Drop Dead Diva
as Verl (voice)2009 Archer
2008 In Plain Sight
as Wiilbur Orwell2008 Fear Itself
2007 Women's Murder Club
as Detective2007 Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
as himself2006 When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
as Richard Link2005 Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005 Numb3rs
2005 Close to Home
as himself2003 Real Time with Bill Maher
as Bunk Moreland2002 The Wire
as Dr. Boucher2001 My Wife and Kids
as Mike (voice)2000 God, the Devil and Bob
2000 Girlfriends
2000 The Weber Show
1999 Third Watch
as Harry Benton1999 Judging Amy
1998 The Brian Benben Show
1997 The Gregory Hines Show
as Calvin Patterson1996 Moloney
1995 New York News
1994 New York Undercover
as Roger Porter1990 Law & Order
as Ola-Gimju Nwaka1990 Law & Order
as Civil Rights Attorney Jerome Bryant1990 Law & Order
as Mr. Wade1990 Law & Order
1990 Capital News
as Dr. Wolff1985 The Equalizer

Movies with Wendell Pierce as Crew(1)

Production/Producer2019 Burning Cane

Full Name: Wendell Pierce
Born: Sunday, 12/08 1963 (December) in New Orleans, Louisiana (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 60 years + 134 days)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Juilliard School, Benjamin Franklin High School, New Orleans Center for Creative Arts
Employer: Hatajo de negritos
Other names for Wendell Pierce (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"웬델 피어스"
"Wendell Edward Piercec"
Wendell Pierce frequently works together with these people:
Bob Odenkirk (21x, Actor)
Zach Grenier (11x, Actor)
Socorro Santiago (11x, Actress)
Edward D. Murphy (11x, Actor)
John Doman (10x, Actor)
Michael Gaston (10x, Actor)
Dick Wolf (10x, Crew)
Mark Casella (10x, Actor)
Jon Mugar (9x, Crew)
Paul Calderon (9x, Actor)
Eric Overmyer (9x, Crew)
Taylor Hackford (7x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:2672, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024