Personal Info
Known Credits
72
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1963-12-08 (62 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Also Known For
웬델 피어스Wendell Edward Pierce
Wendell 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 a ...
Acting
2025 --
Superman
| Perry White
2025 --
Thunderbolts*
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2022 --
Becoming Frederick Douglass
| Frederick Douglass (voice)
2022 --
Don't Hang Up
| Chris Daniels
2021 --
Some Old Black Man
| Calvin Jones
2020 --
Between the World and Me
| Self
2019 --
Clemency
| Jonathan Williams
2019 --
Burning Cane
| Reverend Tillman
2019 --
Piercing
| The Doctor
2018 --
27 Years: The Exoneration of Valentino Dixon
| Narrator (voice)
2018 --
One Last Thing
| Dylan
2017 --
Rodents of Unusual Size
| Narrator (voice)
2017 --
The Forever Tree
| Doctor Willow
2016 --
Bad Moms
| Principal Daryl Burr
2016 --
Confirmation
| Clarence Thomas
2016 --
Grease Live
| Coach Calhoun
2015 --
The Runner
| Frank Legrand
2015 --
The Gift
| Detective Mills
2015 --
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
| Andy Kirk (voice)
2014 --
Selma
| Rev. Hosea Williams
2014 --
Elsa & Fred
| Armande
2014 --
Foreclosure
| Virgil
2014 --
Runaway Hearts
| Paul
2013 --
Four
| Joe
2013 --
Möbius
| Bob
2013 --
Parker
| Carlson
2012 --
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
| J. Jenks
2012 --
Lay the Favorite
| Dave the Rave
2011 --
Horrible Bosses
| Detective Hagan
2011 --
The Mortician
| Clinger
2011 --
A Plea for Modernism
| Narrator (voice)
2010 --
Night Catches Us
| David Gordon
2010 --
Love Ranch
| Naasih Mohammed
2010 --
New Orleans: A Living Museum of Music
| Narrator (voice)
2009 --
Beyond All Boundaries
| Sgt. Thomas McPhatter
2007 --
The Wire: The Last Word
| Self
2007 --
The Wire Odyssey
| Self
2007 --
Tapping the Wire
| Self
2007 --
Pariah
| Arthur
2007 --
Life Support
| Slick
2007 --
I Think I Love My Wife
| Sean
2006 --
Stay Alive
| Detective Thibodeaux
2004 --
Ray
| Wilbur Brassfield
2004 --
Land of Plenty
| Henry
2004 --
A Hole in One
| Dan
2003 --
The Fighting Temptations
| Reverend Lewis
2002 --
Brown Sugar
| Simon
2001 --
The Gilded Six Bits
| Otis D. Slimmons
1999 --
Abilene
| Reverend Tillis
1999 --
The 24 Hour Woman
| Roy Labelle
1998 --
Bulworth
| Fred
1997 --
The Advocate's Devil
| Justin
1996 --
Sleepers
| Little Caesar
1996 --
Get on the Bus
| Wendell
1996 --
Never Give Up: The Jimmy V Story
| John Saunders
1995 --
Waiting to Exhale
| Michael
1995 --
Hackers
| S.S. Agent Richard Gill
1995 --
Bye Bye Love
| Hector
1994 --
It Could Happen to You
| Bo Williams
1993 --
Strapped
| District Attorney
1993 --
Manhattan Murder Mystery
| Policeman
1992 --
Malcolm X
| Ben Thomas
1992 --
Unnatural Pursuits
| Cabbie
1991 --
A Matter of Degrees
| Wells Dennard
1991 --
A Rage in Harlem
| Louis
1991 --
The 10 Million Dollar Getaway
| Parnell "Stacks" Edwards
1989 --
Family Business
| Prosecutor
1989 --
Casualties of War
| MacIntire
1986 --
The Money Pit
| Paramedic