Actor
Wendell Pierce
December 8, 1963 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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.
Notable work
6.5The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)
as J. Jenks
6.6Horrible Bosses (2011)
as Detective Hagan
8.2Suits (2011)
as Robert Zane
7.3Superman (2025)
as Perry White
6.5Bad Moms (2016)
as Principal Daryl Burr
7.6Sleepers (1996)
as Little Caesar
7.3Thunderbolts* (2025)
as Congressman Gary
6.7The Gift (2015)
as Detective Mills
6.1Parker (2013)
as Carlson
8.6The Wire (2002)
as Bunk Moreland
8.4Chicago P.D. (2014)
as Ray Price
7.4Selma (2014)
as Rev. Hosea Williams
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