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Wendell Pierce

Wendell Pierce

Acting

December 8, 1963 (62 years old)
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Male
77 Movies
51 TV Shows

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.

The Wire
The Wire

The Wire

2002 8.6

as Bunk Moreland

Age 38 (now 62)
60 eps
Suits
Suits

Suits

2011 8.2

as Robert Zane

Age 47 (now 62)
36 eps
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

2018 7.7

as James Greer

Age 54 (now 62)
30 eps
Parker
Parker

Parker

2013 6.1

as Carlson

Age 49 (now 62)
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War

2026 7.1

as James Greer

Age 62
It Could Happen to You
It Could Happen to You

It Could Happen to You

1994 6.7

as Bo Williams

Age 30 (now 62)
Chicago P.D.
Chicago P.D.

Chicago P.D.

2014 8.4

as Ray Price

Age 50 (now 62)
9 eps
Confirmation
Confirmation

Confirmation

2016 6.9

as Clarence Thomas

Age 52 (now 62)
Treme
Treme

Treme

2010 7.6

as Antoine Batiste

Age 46 (now 62)
36 eps
Elsbeth
Elsbeth

Elsbeth

2024 6.7

as C.W. Wagner

Age 60 (now 62)
50 eps
The Gift
The Gift

The Gift

2015 6.7

as Detective Mills

Age 51 (now 62)
Thunderbolts*
Thunderbolts*

Thunderbolts*

2025 7.3

as Congressman Gary

Age 61 (now 62)
Horrible Bosses
Horrible Bosses

Horrible Bosses

2011 6.6

as Detective Hagan

Age 47 (now 62)
Hackers
Hackers

Hackers

1995 6.4

as S.S. Agent Richard Gill

Age 31 (now 62)
Stay Alive
Stay Alive

Stay Alive

2006 5.8

as Detective Thibodeaux

Age 42 (now 62)
Bad Moms
Bad Moms

Bad Moms

2016 6.5

as Principal Daryl Burr

Age 52 (now 62)