Wendell Pierce

Actor

Born: December 8, 1963 (age 62)
From: 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…

Filmography (76)

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
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band (2015)
Andy Kirk (voice)
Runaway Hearts (2015)
Paul
Selma (2014)
Rev. Hosea Williams
Elsa & Fred (2014)
Armande
Foreclosure (2014)
Virgil
Four (2013)
Joe
Möbius (2013)
Bob
Parker (2013)
Carlson
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)
J. Jenks
Lay the Favorite (2012)
Dave the Rave