Wendell Pierce

Wendell Pierce

Known For:Acting
Gender:Male
Birthday:1963-12-08
Place of Birth:New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Also Known As: 웬델 피어스 / Wendell Edward Pierce /
Known For: Acting Gender: Male Birthday: 1963-12-08 More

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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 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 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). Pierce made his Broadway debut in John Pielmeier's 1985 play The Boys of Winter, followed by Caryl Churchill's Serious Money in 1988. As a theatrical producer, he earned a Tony Award for Best Play nomination for August Wilson's Radio Golf (2007) and then won for Bruce Norris's Clybourne Park (2012). He performed the lead role of Willy Loman in the revival of Death of a Salesman on the West End in London in 2019 and on Broadway in New York in 2022, for which he earned Laurence Olivier Award and Tony Award nominations. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wendell Pierce, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Superman
Action Adventure Science Fiction Comedy Animation
Thunderbolts*
Action Adventure
Elsbeth
Crime Drama Comedy
Don't Hang Up
Thriller TV Movie
The Watch
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Action & Adventure
Piercing
Horror Thriller
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
Action & Adventure Drama War & Politics
The Forever Tree
Fantasy Action Adventure
Confirmation
Drama History TV Movie
Grease Live
TV Movie Music
The Gift
Thriller Mystery Drama
Selma
History Drama
Elsa & Fred
Drama Comedy Romance
Four
Drama Romance
Möbius
Drama Thriller
Parker
Action Crime
The Mortician
Thriller Drama
Archer
Comedy Action & Adventure Animation
Fear Itself
Drama Mystery
In Plain Sight
Drama Action & Adventure Crime
Life Support
Drama TV Movie
Close to Home
Drama Crime Mystery
Numb3rs
Crime Drama Mystery
Ray
Drama Music
Brown Sugar
Romance Comedy
The Wire
Crime Drama
My Wife and Kids
Comedy Family Drama
Girlfriends
Drama Comedy
Bulworth
Comedy Drama Crime Thriller Romance
The Advocate's Devil
Crime Drama Horror TV Movie
Sleepers
Crime Drama Thriller
Waiting to Exhale
Comedy Drama Romance
Hackers
Action Crime Thriller Drama
Bye Bye Love
Comedy Romance
It Could Happen to You
Comedy Drama Romance
Strapped
Drama Action TV Movie
Malcolm X
Drama History
Family Business
Crime Drama Comedy
Casualties of War
Drama History War
The Money Pit
Comedy Romance
The Equalizer
Action & Adventure Crime Drama
  • name:Wendell Pierce
  • Known For:Acting
  • Gender:Male
  • Birthday:1963-12-08
  • Place of Birth:New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
  • Also Known As: 웬델 피어스 · Wendell Edward Pierce ·
  • Biography: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 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 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). Pierce made his Broadway debut in John Pielmeier's 1985 play The Boys of Winter, followed by Caryl Churchill's Serious Money in 1988. As a theatrical producer, he earned a Tony Award for Best Play nomination for August Wilson's Radio Golf (2007) and then won for Bruce Norris's Clybourne Park (2012). He performed the lead role of Willy Loman in the revival of Death of a Salesman on the West End in London in 2019 and on Broadway in New York in 2022, for which he earned Laurence Olivier Award and Tony Award nominations. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wendell Pierce, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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