

Wendell Pierce
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
8 Dec 1963
Age
63 Years
Born In
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Total Projects
125
Years Active
41 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.6 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

movie
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War
as James Greer

tv
The American Revolution
The American Revolution
as (voice)

movie
Highest 2 Lowest
Highest 2 Lowest
as Gabe

movie
Superman
Superman
as Perry White

movie
Thunderbolts*
Thunderbolts*
as Congressman Gary

tv
Elsbeth
Elsbeth
as C.W. Wagner

movie
Becoming Frederick Douglass
Becoming Frederick Douglass
as Frederick Douglass (voice)

tv
Sherri
Sherri
as Self - Guest

tv
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
as Self - Guest

movie
Don't Hang Up
Don't Hang Up
as Chris Daniels

tv
The Watch
The Watch
as Death (voice)

movie
Between the World and Me
Between the World and Me
as Self

movie
Clemency
Clemency
as Jonathan Williams

tv
Harley Quinn
Harley Quinn
as Lex Luthor (voice)

tv
Tamron Hall
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest

movie
Burning Cane
Burning Cane
as Reverend Tillman

movie
Piercing
Piercing
as The Doctor

movie
27 Years: The Exoneration of Valentino Dixon
27 Years: The Exoneration of Valentino Dixon
as Narrator (voice)

tv
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
as James Greer

movie
One Last Thing
One Last Thing
as Dylan

tv
Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G.
Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G.
as Detective Lee Tucker

movie
Rodents of Unusual Size
Rodents of Unusual Size
as Narrator (voice)

movie
The Forever Tree
The Forever Tree
as Doctor Willow

movie
Bad Moms
Bad Moms
as Principal Daryl Burr

movie
Confirmation
Confirmation
as Clarence Thomas

movie
Grease Live
Grease Live
as Coach Calhoun

tv
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

tv
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest

movie
The Runner
The Runner
as Frank Legrand

movie
The Gift
The Gift
as Detective Mills

movie
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
as Andy Kirk (voice)

tv
The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple
as Teddy

movie
Runaway Hearts
Runaway Hearts
as Paul

movie
Selma
Selma
as Rev. Hosea Williams

tv
The Night Shift
The Night Shift
as Walt

movie
Elsa & Fred
Elsa & Fred
as Armande

tv
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self

movie
Foreclosure
Foreclosure
as Virgil

tv
Chicago P.D.
Chicago P.D.
as Ray Price

tv
The Michael J. Fox Show
The Michael J. Fox Show
as Harris Green

movie
Four
Four
as Joe

tv
Ray Donovan
Ray Donovan
as Ronald Keith

movie
Möbius
Möbius
as Bob

movie
Parker
Parker
as Carlson

movie
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
as J. Jenks

movie
Lay the Favorite
Lay the Favorite
as Dave the Rave

movie
Horrible Bosses
Horrible Bosses
as Detective Hagan

tv
Suits
Suits
as Robert Zane

movie
The Mortician
The Mortician
as Clinger

movie
A Plea for Modernism
A Plea for Modernism
as Narrator (voice)

movie
Night Catches Us
Night Catches Us
as David Gordon

movie
Love Ranch
Love Ranch
as Naasih Mohammed

movie
New Orleans: A Living Museum of Music
New Orleans: A Living Museum of Music
as Narrator (voice)

tv
Treme
Treme
as Antoine Batiste

movie
Beyond All Boundaries
Beyond All Boundaries
as Sgt. Thomas McPhatter

tv
Archer
Archer
as Verl (voice)

tv
Drop Dead Diva
Drop Dead Diva
as Neal David

tv
Hawthorne
Hawthorne
as Dr. Michael Schilling

tv
Fear Itself
Fear Itself
as Wiilbur Orwell

tv
In Plain Sight
In Plain Sight
as Dr. Warren McBride / Warren Morris

movie
The Wire: The Last Word
The Wire: The Last Word
as Self

movie
The Wire Odyssey
The Wire Odyssey
as Self

movie
2000: Bunk and McNulty
2000: Bunk and McNulty
as Det. William 'Bunk' Moreland

tv
Women's Murder Club
Women's Murder Club

movie
Tapping the Wire
Tapping the Wire
as Self

movie
Pariah
Pariah
as Arthur

movie
Life Support
Life Support
as Slick

movie
I Think I Love My Wife
I Think I Love My Wife
as Sean

tv
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
as Detective

tv
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
as Self

movie
Stay Alive
Stay Alive
as Detective Thibodeaux

tv
Close to Home
Close to Home
as Sam Carter

tv
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
as Richard Link

tv
Numb3rs
Numb3rs
as William Bradford

movie
Ray
Ray
as Wilbur Brassfield

movie
Land of Plenty
Land of Plenty
as Henry

movie
A Hole in One
A Hole in One
as Dan

movie
The Fighting Temptations
The Fighting Temptations
as Reverend Lewis

tv
Real Time with Bill Maher
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self

movie
Brown Sugar
Brown Sugar
as Simon

tv
The Wire
The Wire
as Bunk Moreland

tv
My Wife and Kids
My Wife and Kids
as Dr. Boucher

movie
The Gilded Six Bits
The Gilded Six Bits
as Otis D. Slimmons

tv
The Weber Show
The Weber Show
as Wendell Simms

tv
Girlfriends
Girlfriends
as Anthony Jackson

tv
God, the Devil and Bob
God, the Devil and Bob
as Mike (voice)

tv
Third Watch
Third Watch
as Officer Conrad 'Candyman' Jones

tv
Judging Amy
Judging Amy
as Harry Benton

movie
Abilene
Abilene
as Reverend Tillis

movie
The 24 Hour Woman
The 24 Hour Woman
as Roy Labelle

tv
The Brian Benben Show
The Brian Benben Show

movie
Bulworth
Bulworth
as Fred

movie
The Advocate's Devil
The Advocate's Devil
as Justin

tv
The Gregory Hines Show
The Gregory Hines Show

movie
Sleepers
Sleepers
as Little Caesar

movie
Get on the Bus
Get on the Bus
as Wendell Perry

tv
Moloney
Moloney
as Calvin Patterson

movie
Never Give Up: The Jimmy V Story
Never Give Up: The Jimmy V Story
as John Saunders

movie
Waiting to Exhale
Waiting to Exhale
as Michael

tv
New York News
New York News

movie
Hackers
Hackers
as S.S. Agent Richard Gill

movie
Bye Bye Love
Bye Bye Love
as Hector

tv
New York Undercover
New York Undercover

movie
It Could Happen to You
It Could Happen to You
as Bo Williams

movie
Strapped
Strapped
as District Attorney

movie
Manhattan Murder Mystery
Manhattan Murder Mystery
as Policeman

movie
Malcolm X
Malcolm X
as Ben Thomas

movie
Unnatural Pursuits
Unnatural Pursuits
as Cabbie

movie
A Matter of Degrees
A Matter of Degrees
as Wells Dennard

movie
A Rage in Harlem
A Rage in Harlem
as Louis

movie
The 10 Million Dollar Getaway
The 10 Million Dollar Getaway
as Parnell "Stacks" Edwards

tv
Law & Order
Law & Order
as Roger Porter

tv
Law & Order
Law & Order
as Civil Rights Attorney Jerome Bryant

tv
Law & Order
Law & Order
as Ola-Gimju Nwaka

tv
Law & Order
Law & Order
as Mr. Wade

tv
Capital News
Capital News
as Conrad White

movie
Family Business
Family Business
as Prosecutor

movie
Casualties of War
Casualties of War
as MacIntire

tv
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest

movie
The Money Pit
The Money Pit
as Paramedic

tv
The Equalizer
The Equalizer
as Dr. Wolff

movie
King of the South
King of the South

movie
The Thrill Is On
The Thrill Is On
as B.B. King

movie
They Fight
They Fight
as Slim

tv
Great Museums