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Wendell Pierce

Highest Rated: 98% Rodents of Unusual Size (2017)

Lowest Rated: 12% Love Ranch (2010)

Birthday: Dec 8, 1963

Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

A fluid and protean character actor of the first order, Wendell Pierce brought palpable charm and presence to his vast array of film and television roles, which were capped by his five seasons as the cagey Detective Bunk Moreland on "The Wire" (HBO, 2002-07). A powerfully built man who could generate laughs and tension with equal ease, Pierce began his career in theater before moving into features and television in the late 1980s. His versatility earned him roles in films by such significant directors as Spike Lee with "Get on the Bus" (1996), Woody Allen with "Manhattan Murder Mystery" (1993) and Barry Levinson with "Sleepers" (1997), but it was his turn as a sweet if inept lover in Forest Whitaker's "Waiting to Exhale" (1995) that put him on the map. "The Wire" became one of his greatest showcases, with Bunk becoming an audience favorite by virtue of his old-school police principles and profane quips. The critically acclaimed series led to greater exposure for Pierce, who used some of his newfound fame to bring attention to his hometown of New Orleans after its devastation by Hurricane Katrina. In 2010, Pierce finally earned top billing in "Treme" (HBO, 2010- ), a drama series set in New Orleans that showed a new audience what Pierce's fans had been saying for over two decades: that he was among the best actors in the business, bar none.

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Highest rated movies

98% 91% Rodents of Unusual Size Watchlist 92% 65% Clemency Watchlist 91% 35% Burning Cane Watchlist 91% 75% The Gift Watchlist
89% 71% Get on the Bus
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84% 73% Confirmation Watchlist
80% 66% Night Catches Us
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79% 87% Ray
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76% 68% Bulworth Watchlist
73% 54% It Could Happen to You
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ellis Self - 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet Don't Hang Up Chris Daniels (Character) - 2022
92% 65% Clemency Jonathan Williams (Character) $361.7K 2019
91% 35% Burning Cane Reverend Tillman (Character),
Producer
- 2019
71% 43% Piercing Doctor (Character) $14.2K 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet One Last Thing Dylan Derringer (Character) - 2018
98% 91% Rodents of Unusual Size Narrator - 2017
84% 73% Confirmation Clarence Thomas (Character) - 2016
24% 22% The Runner Frank Legrand (Character) - 2015
91% 75% The Gift Detective Mills (Character) $43.8M 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet Foreclosure Unknown (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band Andy Kirk (Voice) - 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet Runaway Hearts Paul (Character) - 2014
33% 50% Elsa & Fred Armande (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet 43% Möbius Bob (Character) - 2013
41% 48% Parker Carlson (Character) $17.6M 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Four Joe (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet 30% The Mortician Clinger (Character) - 2011
80% 66% Night Catches Us David Gordon (Character) $75.8K 2010
12% 28% Love Ranch Naasih Mohammed (Character) $134.9K 2010
No Score Yet 81% Life Support Slick (Character) - 2007
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mitchellville Unknown (Character) - 2004
63% 62% Land of Plenty Henry (Character) - 2004
17% No Score Yet A Hole in One Dan (Character) - 2004
79% 87% Ray Wilbur Brassfield (Character) $75.3M 2004
66% 90% Brown Sugar Simon (Character) $27.4M 2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Gilded Six Bits Unknown (Character) - 2001
50% 33% The 24-Hour Woman Roy Labelle (Character) $109.1K 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Abilene Reverend Tillis (Character) - 1999
76% 68% Bulworth Fred (Character) $26.4M 1998
No Score Yet 40% The Advocate's Devil Justin (Character) - 1997
89% 71% Get on the Bus Wendell (Character) $5.7M 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Never Give Up: The Jimmy V Story John Saunders (Character) - 1996
33% 68% Hackers S.S. Agent Richard Gill (Character) $6.9M 1995
56% 79% Waiting to Exhale Michael Davenport (Character) $64.2M 1995
73% 54% It Could Happen to You Bo Williams (Character) $37.8M 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Matter of Degrees Wells Dennard (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Vietnam War Story French (Character) - 1987

TV

Credit
91% 70% Elsbeth Captain C.W. Wagner (Character) 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Talk Guest 2014 2024
No Score Yet 61% Late Night With Seth Meyers Guest 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? Guest 2024
78% 73% Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan James Greer (Character) 2018-2019 2022-2023
61% 62% Accused Detective Trent Douglas (Guest Star) 2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet Inside the Black Box Self 2022
No Score Yet 50% The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Guest 2022
No Score Yet 88% Chicago P.D. Ray Price (Guest Star) 2017 2019-2020
91% 87% Suits Robert Zane (Guest Star) 2013-2019
No Score Yet 100% Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G. Unknown (Guest Star) 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Harry Guest 2018
91% 84% Archer Verl (Guest Voice) 2017
No Score Yet 63% The Odd Couple Teddy (Character) 2015-2017
100% 29% The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore Guest 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tavis Smiley Guest 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Real Time With Bill Maher Guest 2013-2015
72% 85% Ray Donovan Unknown (Guest Star) 2014-2015
No Score Yet 77% The Night Shift Walt (Guest Star) 2015
70% 62% The Michael J. Fox Show Harris Green (Character) 2013-2014
97% 87% Treme Antoine Batiste (Character) 2010-2013
78% 60% Drop Dead Diva Neal David (Guest Star) 2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet HawthoRNe Unknown (Guest Star) 2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet Fear Itself Wiilbur Orwell (Character) 2009
No Score Yet 93% Numb3ers William Bradford (Guest Star) 2007-2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet In Plain Sight Dr. Warren McBride / Warren Morris (Guest Star) 2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet Women's Murder Club Unknown (Guest Star) 2008
95% 96% The Wire Det. William "Bunk" Moreland (Character) 2002-2004 2006 2008
65% No Score Yet Close to Home Unknown (Guest Star) 2006
No Score Yet 83% Law & Order Unknown (Guest Star) 1992 1995 1999 2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet Judging Amy Unknown (Guest Star) 2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet Girlfriends Unknown (Guest Star) 2002
8% No Score Yet The Weber Show Wendell Simms (Character) 2000-2001
No Score Yet 72% My Wife and Kids Unknown (Guest Star) 2001
20% No Score Yet City of Angels Unknown (Guest Star) 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Brian Benben Show Unknown (Character) 1998 2000
No Score Yet 72% Third Watch Unknown (Guest Star) 2000
55% No Score Yet God, the Devil and Bob Unknown (Guest Voice) 2000
93% No Score Yet The Gregory Hines Show Carl Stevenson (Character) 1991 1997-1999
17% No Score Yet 413 Hope St. Unknown (Guest Star) 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Moloney Asst. D.A. Calvin Patterson (Character) 1996-1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet New York Undercover Unknown (Guest Star) 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Equalizer Dr. Wolff (Guest Star) 1988-1989