Wendell Pierce

Wendell Pierce

1963-12-08

Biography

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 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) and 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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Superman

Superman

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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2

6.5

It Could Happen to You

It Could Happen to You

6.6

Hackers

Hackers

6.4

Parker

Parker

6.0

Bad Moms

Bad Moms

6.5

Sleepers

Sleepers

7.6

Horrible Bosses

Horrible Bosses

6.6

Casualties of War

Casualties of War

7.1

Thunderbolts*

Thunderbolts*

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Malcolm X

Malcolm X

7.5

Ray

Ray

7.4

The Money Pit

The Money Pit

6.5

Stay Alive

Stay Alive

5.8

The Gift

The Gift

6.7

Selma

Selma

7.4

Family Business

Family Business

5.7

Manhattan Murder Mystery

Manhattan Murder Mystery

7.3

Brown Sugar

Brown Sugar

6.7

Clemency

Clemency

6.3