Wendell Pierce
Acting
Born: 1963-12-08 · 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 a
🎬 Movies (20)
They Fight
2026
Slim
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War
2026
James Greer
Highest 2 Lowest
2025
Gabe
Superman
2025
Perry White
Thunderbolts*
2025
Congressman Gary
Becoming Frederick Douglass
2022
Frederick Douglass (voice)
Don't Hang Up
2022
Chris Daniels
Between the World and Me
2020
Self
Clemency
2019
Jonathan Williams
Burning Cane
2019
Reverend Tillman
Piercing
2019
The Doctor
27 Years: The Exoneration of Valentino Dixon
2018
Narrator (voice)
One Last Thing
2018
Dylan
Rodents of Unusual Size
2017
Narrator (voice)
The Forever Tree
2017
Doctor Willow
Bad Moms
2016
Principal Daryl Burr
Confirmation
2016
Clarence Thomas
Grease Live
2016
Coach Calhoun
The Runner
2015
Frank Legrand
The Gift
2015
Detective Mills
📺 TV Shows (20)
The American Revolution
2025
(voice)
Elsbeth
2024
C.W. Wagner
Sherri
2022
Self - Guest
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
2022
Self - Guest
The Watch
2021
Death (voice)
Harley Quinn
2019
Lex Luthor (voice)
Tamron Hall
2019
Self - Guest
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
2018
James Greer
Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G.
2018
Detective Lee Tucker
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Self - Guest
The Odd Couple
2015
Teddy
The Night Shift
2014
Walt
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Self
Chicago P.D.
2014
Ray Price
The Michael J. Fox Show
2013
Harris Green
Ray Donovan
2013
Ronald Keith
Suits
2011
Robert Zane
Treme
2010
Antoine Batiste
Archer
2009
Verl (voice)