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Wendell Pierce

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Both the part of Antoine Batiste on "Treme" and the part of Owen Thoreau, Jr., on "Men of a Certain Age" were created with him in mind. He was offered both parts around the same time but had to choose "Treme" since it was about New Orleans, his hometown. See more trivia »

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in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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2012 B.B. King and I (in production)
B.B. King
 
2012 To Hell and Back (in production)
Melvin 'X'
 
2012 Bolden! (in production)
Bartley
 
2013 Parker (post-production)
 
2012 Foreclosure (post-production)
 
2012 Four (post-production)
Joe
 
2010-2012 Treme (TV series)
Antoine Batiste
– Saints (2012) … Antoine Batiste
– Do Watcha Wanna (2011) … Antoine Batiste
– That's What Lovers Do (2011) … Antoine Batiste
– What is New Orleans? (2011) … Antoine Batiste
– Can I Change My Mind? (2011) … Antoine Batiste
See all 22 episodes »
 
2011 Horrible Bosses
Detective Hagan
 
2011 Treme Musical Performances: Got to Get You Off My Mind (video short)
Antoine Batiste
 
2011/I The Mortician
Clinger
 
2010 Love Ranch
Naasih Mohammed
 
2010 Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! (TV series)
Detective
– Re-Animated (2010) … Detective
 
2010 Night Catches Us
David Gordon
 
2009 Beyond All Boundaries (short)
Sgt. Thomas McPhatter (voice)
 
2009 Drop Dead Diva (TV series)
Neal David
– Grayson's Anatomy (2009) … Neal David
 
2009 Hawthorne (TV series)
Michael Schilling
– Trust Me (2009) … Michael Schilling
 
2009 Fear Itself (TV series)
Wiilbur Orwell
– Something with Bite (2009) … Wiilbur Orwell
 
2007-2008 Numb3rs (TV series)
William Bradford
– Scan Man (2008) … William Bradford
– Money for Nothing (2007) … William Bradford
– One Hour (2007) … William Bradford
– Take Out (2007) … William Bradford
 
2008 House of Payne (TV series)
Jeffrey Lucas
– The Last Supper (2008) … Jeffrey Lucas
– We've Come This Far by Faith: Part 2 (2008) … Jeffrey Lucas
 
2008 In Plain Sight (TV series)
Dr. Warren McBride / Warren Morris
– Iris Doesn't Live Here Anymore (2008) … Dr. Warren McBride / Warren Morris
 
2008 Women's Murder Club (TV series)
Bill Schroeder
– Father's Day (2008) … Bill Schroeder
 
2002-2008 The Wire (TV series)
Det. William 'Bunk' Moreland / Det. Bunk Moreland
– -30- (2008) … Det. William 'Bunk' Moreland
– Late Editions (2008) … Det. William 'Bunk' Moreland
– Clarifications (2008) … Det. William 'Bunk' Moreland
– Took (2008) … Det. William 'Bunk' Moreland
– The Dickensian Aspect (2008) … Det. William 'Bunk' Moreland
See all 60 episodes »
 
2007 The Wire: The Chronicles (TV series)
Det. William 'Bunk' Moreland
– 2000: Bunk and McNulty (2007) … Det. William 'Bunk' Moreland
 
2007 Pariah (short)
Arthur
 
2007 I Think I Love My Wife
Sean
 
2007 Life Support (TV movie)
Slick
 
2006 Close to Home (TV series)
Sam Carter
– Prodigal Son (2006) … Sam Carter
 
2006 Stay Alive
Detective Thibodeaux
 
2005-2006 Law & Order: Trial by Jury (TV series)
Dr. Richard Link
– Eros in the Upper Eighties (2006) … Dr. Richard Link
– The Line (2005) … Dr. Richard Link
 
1992-2004 Law & Order (TV series)
Chief Ola-Gimju Nwaka / Jerome Bryant / Mr. Wade / …
– Gunplay (2004) … Roger Porter
– Disciple (1999) … Mr. Wade
– Rage (1995) … Jerome Bryant
– Consultation (1992) … Chief Ola-Gimju Nwaka
 
2004/I Ray
Wilbur Brassfield
 
2004 Land of Plenty
Henry
 
2004 A Hole in One
Dan
 
2004 Judging Amy (TV series)
Harry Benton
– Sins of the Father (2004) … Harry Benton
 
2003 The Fighting Temptations
Reverend Lewis
 
2002 Brown Sugar
Simon
 
2002/II The Date (short)
Naive Man
 
2002 Girlfriends (TV series)
Anthony Jackson
– Childs in Charge (2002) … Anthony Jackson
 
2000-2001 The Weber Show (TV series)
Wendell Simms
– ...And Then He Got a Rash (2001) … Wendell Simms
– Dog Eat Dog (2001) … Wendell Simms
– ...And Then Everything Changed (2001) … Wendell Simms
– ...And Then Jack Had Two Dates (2001) … Wendell Simms
– ...And Then Jack Became the Voice of the Cougars (2001) … Wendell Simms
See all 17 episodes »
 
2001 My Wife and Kids (TV series)
Dr. Boucher
– Pilot (2001) … Dr. Boucher
 
2001 The Gilded Six Bits (short)
 
2000 City of Angels (TV series)
Norbert Grimly
– Straight Flush (2000) … Norbert Grimly
 
2000 Third Watch (TV series)
Officer Conrad 'Candyman' Jones
– Just Another Night at the Opera (2000) … Officer Conrad 'Candyman' Jones
– Men (2000) … Officer Conrad 'Candyman' Jones
– This Band of Brothers (2000) … Officer Conrad 'Candyman' Jones
– Journey to the Himalayas (2000) … Officer Conrad 'Candyman' Jones
– Alone in a Crowd (2000) … Officer Conrad 'Candyman' Jones
 
2000 God, the Devil and Bob (TV series)
– Date from Hell (2000) (voice)
– In the Beginning (2000) (voice)
 
1998-2000 The Brian Benben Show (TV series)
Kevin La Rue
– Motivating Kevin (2000) … Kevin La Rue
– Of Mice and Benben (2000) … Kevin La Rue
– Brian's Got Back: Part 2 (1998) … Kevin La Rue
– House of Blues (1998) … Kevin La Rue
– Pilot (1998) … Kevin La Rue
See all 7 episodes »
 
1999 Shadows of the Past
Reverend Tillis
 
1999 The Expert (TV series)
Dr. Worseley
– Pilot (1999) … Dr. Worseley
 
1999 The 24 Hour Woman
Roy Labelle
 
1998 Bulworth
Fred
 
1997-1998 The Gregory Hines Show (TV series)
Carl Stevenson
– Wahunthra (1998) … Carl Stevenson
– Per Chance to Dance (1998) … Carl Stevenson
– Carpe Diem (1998) … Carl Stevenson
– James Stevenson Stands Alone (1998) … Carl Stevenson
– Love Thy Neighbor (1998) … Carl Stevenson
See all 20 episodes »
 
1997 The Advocate's Devil (TV movie)
Justin
 
1997 413 Hope St. (TV series)
Taffy
– Pilot (1997) … Taffy
 
1996-1997 Moloney (TV series)
DA Cal Patterson / Calvin Patterson
– Herniated Nick (1997) … DA Cal Patterson
– Damage Control (1997) … DA Cal Patterson
– I'm Ambivalent About L.A. (1997) … DA Cal Patterson
– Pilot (1996) … DA Cal Patterson
– Hard Choices (1996) … Calvin Patterson
 
1996 Sleepers
Little Caesar
 
1996 Get on the Bus
Wendell
 
1996 Never Give Up: The Jimmy V Story (TV movie)
John Saunders
 
1996 New York Undercover (TV series)
Dr. Anthony Fisher
– Bad Blood (1996) … Dr. Anthony Fisher
 
1995 Waiting to Exhale
Michael Davenport
 
1995 Hackers
S.S. Agent Richard Gill
 
1995 Bye Bye Love
Hector
 
1995 New York News (TV series)
– The Using Game (1995)
 
1994 It Could Happen to You
Bo Williams
 
1993 Strapped (TV movie)
District Attorney
 
1993 Manhattan Murder Mystery
Policeman
 
1992 Unnatural Pursuits (TV series)
Cabbie
– I Don't Do Cuddles (1992) … Cabbie
 
1992 Malcolm X
Ben Thomas
 
1991 I'll Fly Away (TV series)
Charles
– Coming Home (1991) … Charles
 
1991 A Rage in Harlem
Louis
 
1991 The 10 Million Dollar Getaway (TV movie)
Parnell "Stacks" Edwards
 
1991 The General Motors Playwrights Theater (TV series)
Sergeant Kelly
– Avenue Z Afternoon … Sergeant Kelly
 
1990 Capital News (TV series)
Conrad White
– Buy Hooker, Bye Crook (1990) … Conrad White
– Blues for Mr. White (1990) … Conrad White
– Finished? Not Dunne (1990) … Conrad White
– Pilot (1990) … Conrad White
– A Man's Home Is His Hassle (1990) … Conrad White
See all 13 episodes »
 
1990 A Matter of Degrees
Wells Dennard
 
1989 Family Business
Prosecutor
 
1989 Casualties of War
MacIntire
 
1988-1989 The Equalizer (TV series)
Dr. Wolff
– Starfire (1989) … Dr. Wolff
– The Last Campaign (1988) … Dr. Wolff
 
1989 A Man Called Hawk (TV series)
Derrick West
– Never My Love (1989) … Derrick West
 
1987 Vietnam War Story (TV series)
French
– The Pass (1987) … French
 
1986 The Money Pit
Paramedic
 
Show ShowProducer (2 titles)
2007 Biro (video) (associate producer)
 
2002/II The Date (short) (producer)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
2010 If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #1.1 (2010) … Himself
 
2009 The Storm Inside (documentary) (voice)
 
2007 The Wire Odyssey (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 The Wire: It's All Connected (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 

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(9/06) Stage: Appeared (as "Jim Bono") in "Fences" by August Wilson, Pasadena Playhouse, Pasadena, CA. See more »

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Trivia:

Both the part of Antoine Batiste on "Treme" and the part of Owen Thoreau, Jr., on "Men of a Certain Age" were created with him in mind. He was offered both parts around the same time but had to choose "Treme" since it was about New Orleans, his hometown. See more »

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