Wendell Pierce

Wendell Pierce

60 · Born: Dec 8, 1963

Known For

The Wire The Wire
Selma Selma
Horrible Bosses Horrible Bosses
The Money Pit The Money Pit

Personal Details

Official Socials
Born Dec 8, 1963 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Parents
  • Althea Pierce
  • Amos Pierce

Biography

Wendell Pierce (born December 8, 1962) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Detective Bunk Moreland on the HBO drama The Wire. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wendell Pierce, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career

2025
Superman
Superman as Perry White
2024
Elsbeth
Elsbeth as Captain C.W. Wagner
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2022
Becoming Frederick Douglass
Becoming Frederick Douglass as Frederick Douglass (voice)
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Don't Hang Up
Don't Hang Up as Chris Daniels
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2021
Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom
Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom as Frederick Douglass
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The Watch
The Watch as DEATH
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2019
Burning Cane
Burning Cane as Reverend Tillman
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Clemency
Clemency as Jonathan Williams
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2018
One Last Thing
One Last Thing as Dylan
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Piercing
Piercing as The Doctor
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Jack Ryan
Jack Ryan as James Greer
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2017
Rodents of Unusual Size
Rodents of Unusual Size as Narrator
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2016
Confirmation
Confirmation as Clarence Thomas
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2015
The Gift
The Gift as Detective Mills
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The Runner
The Runner as Frank Legrand
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Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band as Andy Kirk (voice)
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The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple as Teddy
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2014
Runaway Hearts
Runaway Hearts as Paul
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Elsa & Fred
Elsa & Fred as Armande
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Foreclosure
Foreclosure as Virgil
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2013
Four
Four as Joe
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Parker
Parker as Carlson
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The Michael J. Fox Show
The Michael J. Fox Show as Harris Green
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2012
Suits
Suits as Robert Zane
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2011
The Mortician
The Mortician as Clinger
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2010
Night Catches Us
Night Catches Us as David Gordon
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Treme
Treme as Antoine Batiste
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2007
Pariah
Pariah as Arthur
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Life Support
Life Support as Slick
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2006
Stay Alive
Stay Alive as Detective Thibodeaux
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2005
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Law & Order: Trial by Jury as Richard Link
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2004
Land of Plenty
Land of Plenty as Henry
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A Hole in One
A Hole in One as Dan
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2003
The Fighting Temptations
The Fighting Temptations as Reverend Lewis
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2002
Brown Sugar
Brown Sugar as Simon
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The Wire
The Wire as Bunk Moreland
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2001
The Gilded Six Bits
The Gilded Six Bits as Otis D. Slimmons
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My Wife and Kids
My Wife and Kids as Dr. Boucher
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2000
Cursed
Cursed
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1999
The 24 Hour Woman
The 24 Hour Woman as Roy Labelle
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Shadows of the Past
Shadows of the Past as Reverend Tillis
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1998
The Brian Benben Show
The Brian Benben Show
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1997
The Advocate's Devil
The Advocate's Devil as Justin
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The Gregory Hines Show
The Gregory Hines Show
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1996
Never Give Up: The Jimmy V Story
Never Give Up: The Jimmy V Story as John Saunders
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Get on the Bus
Get on the Bus as Wendell
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1995
Waiting to Exhale
Waiting to Exhale as Michael
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Hackers
Hackers as S.S. Agent Richard Gill
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1994
It Could Happen to You
It Could Happen to You as Bo Williams
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1992
Law & Order
Law & Order as Ola-Gimju Nwaka
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1991
The 10 Million Dollar Getaway
The 10 Million Dollar Getaway as Parnell "Stacks" Edwards
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1990
A Matter of Degrees
A Matter of Degrees as Wells Dennard
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Capital News
Capital News
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1988
The Equalizer
The Equalizer as Dr. Wolff
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2020
Between the World and Me
Between the World and Me
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2013
Real Time with Bill Maher
Real Time with Bill Maher
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2010
The Big Uneasy
The Big Uneasy
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2006
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
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