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New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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…
Known for
- Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War — James Greer2026
- They Fight — Slim2026
- Superman — Perry White2025
- Thunderbolts* — Congressman Gary2025
- Highest 2 Lowest — Gabe2025
- The American Revolution — (voice)2025
- Elsbeth — C.W. Wagner2024
- Becoming Frederick Douglass — Frederick Douglass (voice)2022
- Don't Hang Up — Chris Daniels2022
- Be My Guest with Ina Garten — Self - Guest2022
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Key facts
- Born
- Wendell Edward Pierce , ( 1962-12-08 ) December 8, 1962 (age 63) , New Orleans , Louisiana, U.S.
- Education
- Juilliard School ( BFA )
- Occupations
- Actor businessman
- Years active
- 1985–present
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- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New Orleans
- Occupation
- radio personality
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- WendellPierce.jpg
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- Wendell Pierce
- date of birth
- 1963-12-08
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- Wendell Edward Piercec
- social media followers
- 274521
- start of work period
- 1986-00-00
- name in native language
- Wendell Pierce
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Wendell Edward Pierce (born December 8, 1962) is an American actor and businessman. Having trained at Juilliard School, Pierce rose to prominence as a character actor of stage and screen. He first gained recognition portraying Detective Bunk Moreland in the HBO drama series The Wire from 2002 to 2008.
Pierce's 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).
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