Persona
Wendell Pierce
Nato/a: 08/12/1963(62 anni)
Biografia
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 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), 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.
Filmografia
Conosciuto per
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan - Ghost War
James Greer · 2026
La Rivoluzione americana
(voice) · 2025
Highest 2 Lowest
Gabe · 2025
Superman
Perry White · 2025
Thunderbolts*
Congressman Gary · 2025
Elsbeth
C.W. Wagner · Captain CW Wagner · 2024
The Watch
Death (voice) · 2021
Between the World and Me
Self · 2020
Harley Quinn
Lex Luthor (voice) · 2019
The Tamron Hall Show
Self - Guest · 2019
Piercing
The Doctor · 2019
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
James Greer · 2018
Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G.
Detective Lee Tucker · 2018
Bad Moms - Mamme molto cattive
Principal Daryl Burr · 2016
Confirmation
Clarence Thomas · 2016
Grease Live!
Coach Calhoun · 2016
The Runner - Il prezzo del potere
Frank Legrand · 2015
Regali da uno sconosciuto - The Gift
Detective Mills · 2015
The Odd Couple
Teddy · 2015
Selma - La strada per la libertà
Rev. Hosea Williams · 2014
The Night Shift
Walt · 2014
Chicago P.D.
Ray Price · 2014
The Michael J. Fox Show
Harris Green · 2013
Ray Donovan
Ronald Keith · 2013
Parker
Carlson · 2013
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Parte 2
J. Jenks · 2012
Come ammazzare il capo... e vivere felici
Detective Hagan · 2011
Suits
Robert Zane · 2011
Treme
Antoine Batiste · 2010
Archer
Verl (voice) · 2009
Drop Dead Diva
Neal David · 2009
Hawthorne
Dr. Michael Schilling · 2009
Fear Itself
Wiilbur Orwell · 2008
In Plain Sight - Protezione testimoni
Dr. Warren McBride / Warren Morris · 2008
Women's Murder Club
2007
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
Self · 2006
Stay Alive
Detective Thibodeaux · 2006
Law & Order - Il verdetto
Richard Link · 2005
Numb3rs
William Bradford · 2005
Ray
Wilbur Brassfield · 2004
The Fighting Temptations
Reverend Lewis · 2003
The Wire
Bunk Moreland · Det. William 'Bunk' Moreland · 2002
Tutto in famiglia
Dr. Boucher · 2001
Squadra Emergenza
Officer Conrad 'Candyman' Jones · 1999
Sleepers
Little Caesar · 1996
Hackers
S.S. Agent Richard Gill · 1995
New York Undercover
1994
Può succedere anche a te
Bo Williams · 1994
Misterioso omicidio a Manhattan
Policeman · 1993
Malcolm X
Ben Thomas · 1992
Vittime di guerra
MacIntire · 1989
Casa, dolce casa?
Paramedic · 1986
Un giustiziere a New York
Dr. Wolff · 1985
DC Crime
Perry White