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Wendell Pierce(I)

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Wendell Pierce
Accused: The Eyes Of Those Accused
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Accused (2023– )
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Wendell Edward Pierce is an American actor and businessman. He is known for roles in HBO dramas such as Detective Bunk Moreland in The Wire and trombonist Antoine Batiste in Treme; as well as portraying James Greer in Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, high-powered attorney Robert Zane in Suits, and Michael Davenport in Waiting to Exhale. Pierce also had roles in the films Malcolm X, Ray, and Selma, and performed the lead role of Willy Loman in the 2019 revival of a play Death of a Salesman on the West End in London at the Piccadilly Theatre, which earned him a nomination for a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play. He has been thrice nominated for Independent Spirit Awards.
BornDecember 8, 1963
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BornDecember 8, 1963
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Photos158

Nina Hoss and Wendell Pierce in Our Death's Keeper (2022)
Michael Kelly and Wendell Pierce in Star on the Wall (2022)
Wendell Pierce and John Krasinski in Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2018)
Laurie Metcalf and Wendell Pierce in Bulworth (1998)
Wendell Pierce in Bulworth (1998)
Wendell Pierce in Take 5 With Wendell Pierce (2020)
Holt McCallany, Ken Olin, and Wendell Pierce in The Advocate's Devil (1997)
Ken Olin and Wendell Pierce in The Advocate's Devil (1997)
Ken Olin and Wendell Pierce in The Advocate's Devil (1997)
Wendell Pierce and John Krasinski in Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2018)
Wendell Pierce and John Krasinski in Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2018)
Wendell Pierce in Chicago P.D. (2014)

Known for

The Wire (2002)
The Wire
9.3
TV Series
  • Detective William 'Bunk' Moreland
David Oyelowo in Selma (2014)
Selma
7.5
  • Rev. Hosea Williams
  • 2014
Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Spacey, Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Colin Farrell, and Jason Sudeikis in Horrible Bosses (2011)
Horrible Bosses
6.9
  • Detective Hagan
  • 2011
Tom Hanks and Shelley Long in The Money Pit (1986)
The Money Pit
6.4
  • Paramedic
  • 1986

Credits

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Actor

  • Silent Voice
    • Pre-production
  • King of the South
    • Pre-production
  • John Krasinski in Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2018)
    Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
  • Marcia Gay Harden and Wendell Pierce in Upgrade Soul (2022)
    Upgrade Soul
  • Eureka! (2022)
    Eureka!
    • (voice)
  • Don't Hang Up (2022)
    Don't Hang Up
  • Richard Dormer, Ralph Ineson, Marama Corlett, Lara Rossi, Craig Macrae, Adam Hugill, and Joni Ayton-Kent in The Watch (2020)
    The Watch
    • (voice)
  • Jason Beghe, Marina Squerciati, and Tracy Spiridakos in Chicago P.D. (2014)
    Chicago P.D.
  • Suits (2011)
    Suits
  • Burning Cane (2019)
    Burning Cane
  • Alfre Woodard in Clemency (2019)
    Clemency
  • Joanne Froggatt, Wendell Pierce, and Jurnee Smollett in One Last Thing (2018)
    One Last Thing
  • Tupac Shakur, James J. Zito III, Marcc Rose, and Wavyy Jonez in Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G. (2018)
    Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G.
  • Piercing (2018)
    Piercing
  • The Forever Tree (2017)
    The Forever Tree
  • H. Jon Benjamin in Archer (2009)
    Archer
    • (voice)
  • Matthew Perry and Thomas Lennon in The Odd Couple (2015)
    The Odd Couple

Producer

  • Billy
    • Pre-production
  • Burning Cane (2019)
    Burning Cane
  • Biro (2007)
    Biro
  • The Date

Director

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Videos81

"Jack Ryan" Stars Claim Their Most Memorable Season 3 Moments
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"Jack Ryan" Stars Claim Their Most Memorable Season 3 Moments
Would Jack Ryan Be Super Annoying to Work With?
Clip 2:46
Would Jack Ryan Be Super Annoying to Work With?
Wendell Pierce Goes Worldwide in "Jack Ryan" But Can't Escape "The Wire"
Clip 2:35
Wendell Pierce Goes Worldwide in "Jack Ryan" But Can't Escape "The Wire"
Elsa & Fred
Clip 1:30
Elsa & Fred
Elsa & Fred
Clip 0:49
Elsa & Fred
The Date
Clip 0:54
The Date
Season 3 Official Trailer
Trailer 1:06
Season 3 Official Trailer
Season 3 - Official Trailer
Trailer 2:06
Season 3 - Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:00
Official Trailer
Season 2 Trailer
Trailer 1:31
Season 2 Trailer
Official Teaser
Trailer 0:58
Official Teaser
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:11
Official Trailer

Personal details

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    • December 8, 1963
    • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
  • Other works
    (9/06) Stage: Appeared (as "Jim Bono") in "Fences" by August Wilson, Pasadena Playhouse, Pasadena, CA.
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    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Interview
    • 2 Articles

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  • Trivia
    According to the Marketplace radio program, in December, 2011, he opened Sterling Express, the first in a chain of grocery stores selling fresh produce and other staples in his hometown of New Orleans.
  • Quotes
    The Wire (2002) really is an American classic, and I think that's something to be very proud of. If you see me on the street, feel free for the rest of my life to call me Bunk.

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