Superman2025
As Perry White
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Wendell Pierce
Born
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.
Filmography (76)
Thunderbolts*2025
As Congressman Gary
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War2026
As James Greer
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Highest 2 Lowest2025
As Gabe
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 22012
As J. Jenks
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Sleepers1996
As Little Caesar
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Horrible Bosses2011
As Detective Hagan
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Hackers1995
As S.S. Agent Richard Gill
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Bad Moms2016
As Principal Daryl Burr
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Ray2004
As Wilbur Brassfield
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Parker2013
As Carlson
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Malcolm X1992
As Ben Thomas
TMDb 7.6 / 10
They Fight2026
As Slim
TMDb 4.6 / 10
The Money Pit1986
As Paramedic
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Gift2015
As Detective Mills
TMDb 6.7 / 10
It Could Happen to You1994
As Bo Williams
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Casualties of War1989
As MacIntire
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Stay Alive2006
As Detective Thibodeaux
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Selma2014
As Rev. Hosea Williams
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Burning Cane2019
As Reverend Tillman
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Waiting to Exhale1995
As Michael
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Bulworth1998
As Fred
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Manhattan Murder Mystery1993
As Policeman
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Family Business1989
As Prosecutor
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Lay the Favorite2012
As Dave the Rave
TMDb 5.2 / 10
The Runner2015
As Frank Legrand
TMDb 4.9 / 10
I Think I Love My Wife2007
As Sean
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Grease Live2016
As Coach Calhoun
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Brown Sugar2002
As Simon
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Confirmation2016
As Clarence Thomas
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Fighting Temptations2003
As Reverend Lewis
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Piercing2019
As The Doctor
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Möbius2013
As Bob
TMDb 5.7 / 10
A Rage in Harlem1991
As Louis
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Life Support2007
As Slick
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Get on the Bus1996
As Wendell Perry
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Love Ranch2010
As Naasih Mohammed
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Land of Plenty2004
As Henry
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Clemency2019
As Jonathan Williams
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Bye Bye Love1995
As Hector
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Elsa & Fred2014
As Armande
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Foreclosure2014
As Virgil
The Mortician2011
As Clinger
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Something with Bite2009
As Wilbur Orwell
Pariah2007
As Arthur
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Night Catches Us2010
As David Gordon
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Affair
Tyler Perry's Madea's Family AffairRelease date TBA
As Detective Marcus Hill
The 24 Hour Woman1999
As Roy Labelle
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Wire Odyssey2007
As Self
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Beyond All Boundaries2009
As Sgt. Thomas McPhatter
TMDb 6.8 / 10
One Last Thing2018
As Dylan
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Becoming Frederick Douglass2022
As Frederick Douglass (voice)
TMDb 4.7 / 10
Runaway Hearts2015
As Paul
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Between the World and Me2020
As Self
TMDb 7.9 / 10
The Wire: The Last Word2007
As Self
TMDb 1.5 / 10
Unnatural Pursuits1992
As Cabbie
Don't Hang Up2022
As Chris Daniels
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band2015
As Andy Kirk (voice)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Strapped1993
As District Attorney
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Forever Tree2017
As Doctor Willow
TMDb 2.0 / 10
A Matter of Degrees
A Matter of Degrees1991
As Wells Dennard
TMDb 4.4 / 10
Never Give Up: The Jimmy V Story1996
As John Saunders
TMDb 8.0 / 10
A Hole in One2004
As Dan
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Tapping the Wire2007
As Self
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Four2013
As Joe
TMDb 5.2 / 10
The Advocate's Devil1997
As Justin
TMDb 5.9 / 10
King of the South
King of the SouthRelease date TBA
Rodents of Unusual Size2017
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.6 / 10
2000: Bunk and McNulty2007
As Det. William 'Bunk' Moreland
New Orleans: A Living Museum of Music2010
As Narrator (voice)
The Gilded Six Bits2001
As Otis D. Slimmons
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The 10 Million Dollar Getaway
The 10 Million Dollar Getaway1991
As Parnell "Stacks" Edwards
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Abilene1999
As Reverend Tillis
TMDb 10.0 / 10
27 Years: The Exoneration of Valentino Dixon2018
As Narrator (voice)
The Thrill Is OnRelease date TBA
As B.B. King
A Plea for Modernism2011
As Narrator (voice)
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