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Wendell Pierce(I)

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  • Producer
  • Director
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Wendell Pierce
Elsbeth Tascioni, an unconventional attorney, gives her singular point of view to make observations to catch criminals alongside the NYPD.
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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
IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,00028
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 24 nominations

    Photos166

    Wendell Pierce and John Krasinski in Jack Ryan (2018)
    Wendell Pierce and John Krasinski in Convergence (2023)
    Wendell Pierce in Moscow Rules (2022)
    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 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 Der Advokat des Teufels (1997)
    Ken Olin and Wendell Pierce in Der Advokat des Teufels (1997)
    Ken Olin and Wendell Pierce in Der Advokat des Teufels (1997)

    Known for

    Idris Elba, Wood Harris, Sonja Sohn, and Dominic West in 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 Kill the Boss (2011)
    Kill the Boss
    6.9
    • Detective Hagan
    • 2011
    Geschenkt ist noch zu teuer (1986)
    Geschenkt ist noch zu teuer
    6.4
    • Paramedic
    • 1986

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Superman
      • Perry White
      • In Production
      • 2025
    • King of the South
      • Percy Miller Sr.
      • Pre-production
    • Silent Voice
      • Doby
      • Pre-production
    • Elsbeth (2024)
      Elsbeth
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Captain C.W. Wagner
      • 2024
    • Patina Miller and Mekai Curtis in Power Book III: Raising Kanan (2021)
      Power Book III: Raising Kanan
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Ishmael 'Snaps' Henry
      • 2023–2024
    • Jack Ryan (2018)
      Jack Ryan
      8.0
      TV Series
      • James Greer
      • 2018–2023
    • Michael Chiklis, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Abigail Breslin, and Whitney Cummings in Accused (2023)
      Accused
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Detective Trent Douglas
      • 2023
    • Eureka! (2022)
      Eureka!
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Sandy
      • Cliff (voice)
      • 2022–2023
    • Marcia Gay Harden and Wendell Pierce in Upgrade Soul (2022)
      Upgrade Soul
      6.4
      Podcast Series
      • Hank (voice)
      • 2022
    • Don't Hang Up (2022)
      Don't Hang Up
      5.9
      • Chris Daniels
      • 2022
    • Richard Dormer, Ralph Ineson, Marama Corlett, Lara Rossi, Craig Macrae, Adam Hugill, and Joni Ayton-Kent in The Watch (2020)
      The Watch
      5.5
      TV Series
      • Death (voice)
      • 2020–2021
    • Chicago P.D. (2014)
      Chicago P.D.
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Alderman Ray Price
      • Ray Price
      • 2017–2020
    • Katherine Heigl, Dulé Hill, Rick Hoffman, Gabriel Macht, Amanda Schull, and Sarah Rafferty in Suits (2011)
      Suits
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Robert Zane
      • 2013–2019
    • Burning Cane (2019)
      Burning Cane
      5.5
      • Reverend Tillman
      • 2019
    • Alfre Woodard in Clemency (2019)
      Clemency
      6.5
      • Jonathan Williams
      • 2019
    • Joanne Froggatt, Wendell Pierce, and Jurnee Smollett in One Last Thing (2018)
      One Last Thing
      6.4
      • Dylan
      • 2018
    • Tupac Shakur, James J. Zito III, Marcc Rose, and Wavyy Jonez in Unsolved (2018)
      Unsolved
      7.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Detective Lee Tucker
      • 2018
    • Piercing (2018)
      Piercing
      5.5
      • The Doctor
      • 2018

    Producer

    • Billy
      • producer
      • Pre-production
    • Burning Cane (2019)
      Burning Cane
      5.5
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Biro (2007)
      Biro
      6.6
      Video
      • associate producer
      • 2007
    • The Date
      7.0
      Short
      • producer
      • 2002

    Director

    • Billy
      • Director
      • Pre-production
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Videos95

    "Jack Ryan" Stars Claim Their Most Memorable Season 3 Moments
    Clip 3:19
    "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
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:31
    Official Trailer
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:33
    Official Trailer
    The Final Season Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:05
    The Final Season Official Trailer
    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

    Personal details

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    • Official site
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    • Height
      • 1.73 m
    • Born
      • December 8, 1963
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    • Parents
        Althea Pierce
    • Other works
      (9/06) Stage: Appeared (as "Jim Bono") in "Fences" by August Wilson, Pasadena Playhouse, Pasadena, CA.
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Print Biography
      • 1 Interview
      • 2 Articles

    Did you know

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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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