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Also known as Wendell Edward Pierce

American actor and businessman

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Works
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  • The wind in the reeds

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1963-12-08

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Total plays
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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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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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