Wendell Edward Pierce (born December 8, 1962) 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 ...
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Land of Plenty
As Henry
Ray
As Wilbur Brassfield
Stay Alive
As Detective Thibodeaux
It Could Happen to You
As Bo Williams
Hackers
As S.S. Agent Richard Gill
Becoming Frederick Douglass
As Frederick Douglass (voice)
The Fighting Temptations
As Reverend Lewis
Night Catches Us
As David Gordon
New Orleans: A Living Museum of Music
As Narrator (voice)
The Gilded Six Bits
As Otis D. Slimmons
Pariah
As Arthur
Unnatural Pursuits
As Cabbie
The Mortician
As Clinger
The 24 Hour Woman
As Roy Labelle
Don't Hang Up
As Chris Daniels
Four
As Joe
Parker
As Carlson
Möbius
As Bob
The Wire Odyssey
As Self
Elsa & Fred
As Armande
The Runner
As Frank Legrand
A Hole in One
As Dan
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
As Andy Kirk (voice)
Get on the Bus
As Wendell
Foreclosure
As Virgil
The Advocate's Devil
As Justin
A Matter of Degrees
As Wells Dennard
Never Give Up: The Jimmy V Story
As John Saunders
Tapping the Wire
As Self
Selma
As Rev. Hosea Williams
The Gift
As Detective Mills
27 Years: The Exoneration of Valentino Dixon
As Narrator (voice)
Superman
As Perry White
Strapped
As District Attorney
Bulworth
As Fred
Manhattan Murder Mystery
As Policeman
Grease Live
As Coach Calhoun
The Money Pit
As Paramedic
Confirmation
As Clarence Thomas
Malcolm X
As Ben Thomas
Bad Moms
As Principal Daryl Burr
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
As J. Jenks
Piercing
As The Doctor
Family Business
As Prosecutor
The 10 Million Dollar Getaway
As Parnell "Stacks" Edwards
Life Support
As Slick
Brown Sugar
As Simon
Sleepers
As Little Caesar
Waiting to Exhale
As Michael
Rodents of Unusual Size
As Narrator (voice)
Bye Bye Love
As Hector
Love Ranch
As Naasih Mohammed
Horrible Bosses
As Detective Hagan
I Think I Love My Wife
As Sean
Clemency
As Jonathan Williams
Beyond All Boundaries
As Sgt. Thomas McPhatter
One Last Thing
As Dylan
Burning Cane
As Reverend Tillman
King of the South
Runaway Hearts
As Paul
Abilene
As Reverend Tillis
Between the World and Me
As Self
The Forever Tree
As Doctor Willow
The Thrill Is On
As B.B. King
Some Old Black Man
As Calvin Jones
The Wire: The Last Word
As Self
A Rage in Harlem
As Louis
Lay the Favorite
As Dave the Rave
Casualties of War
As MacIntire
A Plea for Modernism
As Narrator (voice)
Thunderbolts*
Untitled Jack Ryan Film
As James Greer
Third Watch
As Officer Conrad 'Candyman' Jones
Law & Order
As Roger Porter
Numb3rs
The Wire
As Bunk Moreland
Judging Amy
As Harry Benton
Capital News
As Conrad White
Girlfriends
My Wife and Kids
As Dr. Boucher
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
As Richard Link
Women's Murder Club
New York Undercover
The Equalizer
As Dr. Wolff
Close to Home
Fear Itself
As Wiilbur Orwell
In Plain Sight
New York News
Moloney
As Calvin Patterson
Drop Dead Diva
As Neal David
The Weber Show
As Wendell Simms
Treme
As Antoine Batiste
The Brian Benben Show
The Gregory Hines Show
The Michael J. Fox Show
As Harris Green
Elsbeth
As Captain C.W. Wagner
The Odd Couple
As Teddy
Ray Donovan
As Ronald Keith
Suits
As Robert Zane
Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G.
As Detective Lee Tucker
Great Museums
Archer
As Verl (voice)
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
As Detective
Tamron Hall
As Self - Guest
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
As James Greer
Chicago P.D.
As Ray Price
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Late Night with Seth Meyers
As Self
The Watch
As Death (voice)
God, the Devil and Bob
As Mike (voice)
Real Time with Bill Maher
As Self
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
As Self
Hawthorne
As Dr. Michael Schilling
The Night Shift
As Walt
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
As Self - Guest