Wendell Pierce

Wendell Pierce

Known for Acting · 122 credits

Born
1963-12-08 (age 62)
Place of birth
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Also known as
웬델 피어스 · Wendell Edward Pierce · وندل پیرس

Biography

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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Known For

TV Shows (47)

Law & Order
TV

Law & Order

1990

as Roger Porter / Civil Rights Attorney Jerome Bryant / Ola-Gimju Nwaka / Mr. Wade

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

as Self - Guest

Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

as Self

Suits
TV

Suits

2011

as Robert Zane

Chicago P.D.
TV

Chicago P.D.

2014

as Ray Price

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
TV

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

2018

as James Greer

Real Time with Bill Maher
TV

Real Time with Bill Maher

2003

as Self

The Wire
TV

The Wire

2002

as Bunk Moreland

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

as Self - Guest

Third Watch
TV

Third Watch

1999

as Officer Conrad 'Candyman' Jones

Archer
TV

Archer

2009

as Verl (voice)

Numb3rs
TV

Numb3rs

2005

as William Bradford

Sherri
TV

Sherri

2022

as Self - Guest

Judging Amy
TV

Judging Amy

1999

as Harry Benton

The Equalizer
TV

The Equalizer

1985

as Dr. Wolff

Ray Donovan
TV

Ray Donovan

2013

as Ronald Keith

Elsbeth
TV

Elsbeth

2024

as C.W. Wagner

Tamron Hall
TV

Tamron Hall

2019

as Self - Guest

Harley Quinn
TV

Harley Quinn

2019

as Lex Luthor (voice)

Close to Home
TV

Close to Home

2005

as Sam Carter

Girlfriends
TV

Girlfriends

2000

as Anthony Jackson

Drop Dead Diva
TV

Drop Dead Diva

2009

as Neal David

New York Undercover
TV

New York Undercover

1994

In Plain Sight
TV

In Plain Sight

2008

as Dr. Warren McBride / Warren Morris

My Wife and Kids
TV

My Wife and Kids

2001

as Dr. Boucher

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
TV

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

2007

as Detective

The Night Shift
TV

The Night Shift

2014

as Walt

Law & Order: Trial by Jury
TV

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

2005

as Richard Link

Treme
TV

Treme

2010

as Antoine Batiste

The Odd Couple
TV

The Odd Couple

2015

as Teddy

Fear Itself
TV

Fear Itself

2008

as Wiilbur Orwell

The American Revolution
TV

The American Revolution

2025

as (voice)

Hawthorne
TV

Hawthorne

2009

as Dr. Michael Schilling

The Michael J. Fox Show
TV

The Michael J. Fox Show

2013

as Harris Green

New York News
TV

New York News

1995

Women's Murder Club
TV

Women's Murder Club

2007

Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G.
TV

Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G.

2018

as Detective Lee Tucker

Capital News
TV

Capital News

1990

as Conrad White

The Weber Show
TV

The Weber Show

2000

as Wendell Simms

God, the Devil and Bob
TV

God, the Devil and Bob

2000

as Mike (voice)

Be My Guest with Ina Garten
TV

Be My Guest with Ina Garten

2022

as Self - Guest

The Watch
TV

The Watch

2021

as Death (voice)

Moloney
TV

Moloney

1996

as Calvin Patterson

The Gregory Hines Show
TV

The Gregory Hines Show

1997

When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
TV

When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts

2006

as Self

The Brian Benben Show
TV

The Brian Benben Show

1998

Great Museums
TV

Great Museums

Movies (75)

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War
Movie

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War

2026

as James Greer

Superman
Movie

Superman

2025

as Perry White

Thunderbolts*
Movie

Thunderbolts*

2025

as Congressman Gary

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
Movie

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2

2012

as J. Jenks

Sleepers
Movie

Sleepers

1996

as Little Caesar

Highest 2 Lowest
Movie

Highest 2 Lowest

2025

as Gabe

Horrible Bosses
Movie

Horrible Bosses

2011

as Detective Hagan

Hackers
Movie

Hackers

1995

as S.S. Agent Richard Gill

Ray
Movie

Ray

2004

as Wilbur Brassfield

It Could Happen to You
Movie

It Could Happen to You

1994

as Bo Williams

Malcolm X
Movie

Malcolm X

1992

as Ben Thomas

Parker
Movie

Parker

2013

as Carlson

Bad Moms
Movie

Bad Moms

2016

as Principal Daryl Burr

The Gift
Movie

The Gift

2015

as Detective Mills

Casualties of War
Movie

Casualties of War

1989

as MacIntire

The Money Pit
Movie

The Money Pit

1986

as Paramedic

Waiting to Exhale
Movie

Waiting to Exhale

1995

as Michael

Selma
Movie

Selma

2014

as Rev. Hosea Williams

Stay Alive
Movie

Stay Alive

2006

as Detective Thibodeaux

Piercing
Movie

Piercing

2019

as The Doctor

Manhattan Murder Mystery
Movie

Manhattan Murder Mystery

1993

as Policeman

Family Business
Movie

Family Business

1989

as Prosecutor

Brown Sugar
Movie

Brown Sugar

2002

as Simon

Bulworth
Movie

Bulworth

1998

as Fred

Love Ranch
Movie

Love Ranch

2010

as Naasih Mohammed

Möbius
Movie

Möbius

2013

as Bob

Lay the Favorite
Movie

Lay the Favorite

2012

as Dave the Rave

Confirmation
Movie

Confirmation

2016

as Clarence Thomas

Beyond All Boundaries
Movie

Beyond All Boundaries

2009

as Sgt. Thomas McPhatter

The Fighting Temptations
Movie

The Fighting Temptations

2003

as Reverend Lewis

I Think I Love My Wife
Movie

I Think I Love My Wife

2007

as Sean

The Runner
Movie

The Runner

2015

as Frank Legrand

A Rage in Harlem
Movie

A Rage in Harlem

1991

as Louis

Bye Bye Love
Movie

Bye Bye Love

1995

as Hector

Grease Live
Movie

Grease Live

2016

as Coach Calhoun

Clemency
Movie

Clemency

2019

as Jonathan Williams

Between the World and Me
Movie

Between the World and Me

2020

as Self

Get on the Bus
Movie

Get on the Bus

1996

as Wendell Perry

Elsa & Fred
Movie

Elsa & Fred

2014

as Armande

The Wire Odyssey
Movie

The Wire Odyssey

2007

as Self

Strapped
Movie

Strapped

1993

as District Attorney

The Wire: The Last Word
Movie

The Wire: The Last Word

2007

as Self

The Advocate's Devil
Movie

The Advocate's Devil

1997

as Justin

Abilene
Movie

Abilene

1999

as Reverend Tillis

Life Support
Movie

Life Support

2007

as Slick

The 24 Hour Woman
Movie

The 24 Hour Woman

1999

as Roy Labelle

Land of Plenty
Movie

Land of Plenty

2004

as Henry

The Mortician
Movie

The Mortician

2011

as Clinger

Four
Movie

Four

2013

as Joe

Night Catches Us
Movie

Night Catches Us

2010

as David Gordon

Tapping the Wire
Movie

Tapping the Wire

2007

as Self

A Matter of Degrees
Movie

A Matter of Degrees

1991

as Wells Dennard

The 10 Million Dollar Getaway
Movie

The 10 Million Dollar Getaway

1991

as Parnell "Stacks" Edwards

They Fight
Movie

They Fight

2026

as Slim

One Last Thing
Movie

One Last Thing

2018

as Dylan

Becoming Frederick Douglass
Movie

Becoming Frederick Douglass

2022

as Frederick Douglass (voice)

Rodents of Unusual Size
Movie

Rodents of Unusual Size

2017

as Narrator (voice)

Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
Movie

Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band

2015

as Andy Kirk (voice)

King of the South
Movie

King of the South

Foreclosure
Movie

Foreclosure

2014

as Virgil

Never Give Up: The Jimmy V Story
Movie

Never Give Up: The Jimmy V Story

1996

as John Saunders

2000: Bunk and McNulty
Movie

2000: Bunk and McNulty

2007

as Det. William 'Bunk' Moreland

Unnatural Pursuits
Movie

Unnatural Pursuits

1992

as Cabbie

A Hole in One
Movie

A Hole in One

2004

as Dan

Don't Hang Up
Movie

Don't Hang Up

2022

as Chris Daniels

Burning Cane
Movie

Burning Cane

2019

as Reverend Tillman

Pariah
Movie

Pariah

2007

as Arthur

The Gilded Six Bits
Movie

The Gilded Six Bits

2001

as Otis D. Slimmons

Runaway Hearts
Movie

Runaway Hearts

2015

as Paul

A Plea for Modernism
Movie

A Plea for Modernism

2011

as Narrator (voice)

27 Years: The Exoneration of Valentino Dixon
Movie

27 Years: The Exoneration of Valentino Dixon

2018

as Narrator (voice)

The Forever Tree
Movie

The Forever Tree

2017

as Doctor Willow

New Orleans: A Living Museum of Music
Movie

New Orleans: A Living Museum of Music

2010

as Narrator (voice)

The Thrill Is On
Movie

The Thrill Is On

as B.B. King

Fear Itself: Something with Bite
Movie

Fear Itself: Something with Bite

2009

as Wilbur Orwell

About Wendell Pierce

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 Clar… With 122 credits spanning from 1985 to 2026, Wendell Pierce has appeared in 75 films and 47 TV shows.

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