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.
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| 1 | Highest 2 Lowest (2025) | Gabe | 8 | |
| 2 | Thunderbolts* (2025) Most waited movies 2023 and after | Congressman Gary | 7.6 | |
| 3 | Superman (2025) | Perry White | 7.4 | |
| 4 | Between the World and Me (2020) | Self | - | - |
| 5 | Burning Cane (2019) | Reverend Tillman | 8 | |
| 6 | Piercing (2019) | The Doctor | 5 | |
| 7 | Clemency (2019) | Jonathan Williams | 6.7 | |
| 8 | Rodents of Unusual Size (2017) | Narrator (voice) | - | - |
| 9 | Confirmation (2016) | Clarence Thomas | - | - |
| 10 | Bad Moms (2016) | Principal Daryl Burr | 6.7 | |
| 11 | Grease Live (2016) | Coach Calhoun | 7.3 | |
| 12 | The Runner (2015) | Frank Legrand | 5.3 | |
| 13 | The Gift (2015) | Detective Mills | 6.7 | |
| 14 | Selma (2014) Oscars 2015 | Rev. Hosea Williams | 7.4 | |
| 15 | Elsa & Fred (2014) | Armande | 6.7 | |
| 16 | Möbius (2013) | Bob | - | - |
| 17 | Parker (2013) | Carlson | 6.5 | |
| 18 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012) | J. Jenks | 5.8 | |
| 19 | Lay the Favorite (2012) | Dave the Rave | 5.2 | |
| 20 | The Mortician (2011) | Clinger | - | - |
| 21 | Horrible Bosses (2011) | Detective Hagan | 7 | |
| 22 | Love Ranch (2010) | Naasih Mohammed | - | - |
| 23 | Night Catches Us (2010) | David Gordon | 6 | |
| 24 | I Think I Love My Wife (2007) | Sean | 5.8 | |
| 25 | Pariah (2007) | Arthur | - | - |
| 26 | Life Support (2007) | Slick | 7 | |
| 27 | Stay Alive (2006) | Detective Thibodeaux | 6.1 | |
| 28 | Ray (2004) Oscars 2005 | Wilbur Brassfield | 7.5 | |
| 29 | The Fighting Temptations (2003) | Reverend Lewis | 4 | |
| 30 | Brown Sugar (2002) | Simon | 8 | |
| 31 | Bulworth (1998) Oscars 1999 | Fred | 6.2 | |
| 32 | Get on the Bus (1996) | Wendell | 8 | |
| 33 | Sleepers (1996) | Little Caesar | 7.5 | |
| 34 | Waiting to Exhale (1995) | Michael | 6 | |
| 35 | Hackers (1995) | S.S. Agent Richard Gill | 7.6 | |
| 36 | Bye Bye Love (1995) | Hector | 4.5 | |
| 37 | It Could Happen to You (1994) | Bo Williams | 6.5 | |
| 38 | Strapped (1993) | District Attorney | 9 | |
| 39 | Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993) | Policeman | 7.6 | |
| 40 | Malcolm X (1992) | Ben Thomas | 7.7 | |
| 41 | A Rage in Harlem (1991) | Louis | - | - |
| 42 | Casualties of War (1989) | MacIntire | 7.8 | |
| 43 | Family Business (1989) | Prosecutor | 6.3 | |
| 44 | The Money Pit (1986) | Paramedic | 7 |
