Wendell Pierce

Acting · Born 1963-12-08 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Biography

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 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…

Filmography

• Ray as Wilbur Brassfield
• Selma as Rev. Hosea Williams
• Superman as Perry White
• Manhattan Murder Mystery as Policeman
• Grease Live as Coach Calhoun
• Malcolm X as Ben Thomas
• Sleepers as Little Caesar
• Casualties of War as MacIntire
• Thunderbolts* as Congressman Gary
• Land of Plenty as Henry

TV

• Third Watch as Officer Conrad 'Candyman' Jones
• The Wire as Bunk Moreland
• Drop Dead Diva as Neal David
• Suits as Robert Zane
• Archer as Verl (voice)
• Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan as James Greer
• Chicago P.D. as Ray Price
• Harley Quinn as Lex Luthor (voice)
• Law & Order as Roger Porter
• Numb3rs as William Bradford