Wendell Pierce

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Pierce in 2022
Born
Wendell Edward Pierce

(1962-12-08) December 8, 1962 (age 61)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Education Juilliard School (BFA)
Occupation(s)Actor, businessman
Years active1985–present

Wendell Edward Pierce (born December 8, 1962) is an American actor and businessman. [1] 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.

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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.

Early life and education

Wendell Pierce was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, one of three sons of a teacher and a decorated World War II veteran who worked as a maintenance engineer. [2] His father's segregated Army unit helped Marines win the Battle of Saipan in 1944. Pierce has said of his father's experience:

"My father fought in World War II, loved this country when this country wasn't loving him back. My father fought in Saipan, came back, was awarded medals and were denied them by a white officer who said, no, not you, not your unit. There was nothing that this country was doing for him or to him that would make him love this country. And in spite of all of that, he gave us a love for country because of the values that we are aspiring to as a nation." [3]

Pierce was raised in the black middle-class community of Pontchartrain Park, the first African-American post-war suburb. His father, along with many other black veterans, moved into the neighborhood after returning home from the war. The neighborhood was wiped out during Hurricane Katrina in 2005, including Pierce's family home which was flooded by 14 feet (4.3 m) of water. [4] [5]

Pierce graduated in 1981 [6] from both Benjamin Franklin High School [7] and the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (most NOCCA students attend traditional secondary school in the mornings and the arts school in the afternoons). In 1981, Pierce was named a Presidential Scholar of the Arts. [8] As a young actor, he appeared in The Winter's Tale at the Tulane Shakespeare Festival. He produced and hosted Think About It, a youth-themed talk show, for the local NBC affiliate station, and also hosted a weekly jazz show on WYLD-FM Radio called Extensions from Congo Square. [9]

Pierce then attended the Juilliard School's Drama Division from 1981 to 1985, graduating as a member of Group 14 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. [10] In May 2023, Pierce received an honorary doctorate from the Juilliard School. [11]

Career

Pierce worked on the HBO dramas The Wire and Treme . When first cast in The Wire, Pierce and his castmates doubted the show would be a hit: "I remember the first time we all sat around and watched the pilot. We all turned to each other and said, 'Man, I don't think this shit is going anywhere.'" [12] For his role in Treme, Pierce learned to play the trombone, though he relied on "sound double" Stafford Agee of the Rebirth Brass Band. [4] Agee played off-camera for Pierce, syncing his trombone with Pierce's motions for authenticity. [13]

In 2012, he played J. Jenks in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 . [14] [ better source needed ]

Pierce was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead for his portrayal of Joe, a married and closeted gay man who steps out on his family with a young white man he met online, in Four . The film was released on September 13, 2013, around the same time that The Michael J. Fox Show debuted on NBC, in which Pierce played Michael J. Fox's character's boss until the show's cancellation some five months later. [15] [16]

From 2015 to 2017, Pierce starred, alongside Matthew Perry and Thomas Lennon, in a revival of the sitcom The Odd Couple on CBS playing the role of Teddy.[ citation needed ]

When Mike Henry stepped down as the voice of Cleveland Brown on Family Guy in June 2020, in light of the George Floyd protests, Pierce launched a campaign to become Henry's replacement. [17] He lost the role to YouTube personality Arif Zahir. [18]

Stage

Pierce has been in numerous stage productions. He was lauded for his performance as Holt Fay in Queenie at the John F. Kennedy Center. He has performed on Broadway in staged productions of The Piano Lesson , Serious Money , and The Boys of Winter. He has performed off-Broadway in The Cherry Orchard (for which he was nominated for a VIV Award for Lead Actor), Waiting for Godot (which was set on a New Orleans rooftop post-Hurricane Katrina), and Broke-ology performed at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. [19] Other performances include Cymbeline (at The Public Theater), The Good Times Are Killing Me, Two Gentlemen of Verona , Tis Pity She's a Whore , and Ms. Ever's Boys performed at the ACT Theatre.[ citation needed ]

Pierce is also a theater producer, and produced the Broadway show, Clybourne Park . The show was nominated for four Tony Awards; and won the Tony Award for Best Play in 2012. [20] In 2015, Pierce returned to the stage to star in the Billie Holiday Theatre production of Jackie Alexander's Brothers from the Bottom in New York. [21]

In 2019, Pierce starred in the acclaimed Arthur Miller play Death of a Salesman at the Young Vic Theatre in London and its successful transfer to the West End. [22] For this performance, he received a nomination for the Olivier Award for Best Actor. [23] The show made its Broadway transfer in 2022, returning with Pierce and Sharon D. Clarke, as well as Andre De Shields. In December 2022, on one of the nights of its production run, a woman disrupted the beginning of Act 2, shouting at the stage. Pierce tried to calm her down from the stage, and reportedly was patient in his attempts to calm her down. She was eventually escorted out of the building by authorities and the play's producers issued a statement writing, "We're grateful to the entire team at the Hudson Theatre for working together to resolve the situation and resume the performance as quickly as possible." [24] Videos of the event and Pierce's attempts to reason with the patron went viral online. [25] [26] Pierce received a Tony Award nomination for the production.[ citation needed ]

Radio

In 2009, Pierce became the host of the nationally syndicated, Peabody Award-winning radio program, Jazz at Lincoln Center, which featured live recordings from Jazz at Lincoln Center's House of Swing.[ citation needed ]

Music

In 2016, Pierce started appearing on several albums recorded in New Orleans. He recorded the song "Make America Great Again" with Delfeayo Marsalis in 2016, one song with Kermit Ruffins on Irvin Mayfield's 2017 album, A Beautiful World, and one with Stanton Moore on his 2017 album, With You In Mind.[ citation needed ]

In 2020, Pierce recorded "The Ever Fonky Lowdown" with Wynton Marsalis.[ citation needed ]

Business and philanthropy

Pierce considers himself a "true capitalist" and a "classic entrepreneur". [4] [5]

In 2013, Fast Company named Pierce one of the "100 Most Creative People in Business". [27]

Non-profit work

Pierce started the non-profit, Pontchartrain Park Community Development Corp. to build new affordable solar and geothermal homes in the area for families displaced by Hurricane Katrina. [28]

Sterling Farms

Inspired in part by Michelle Obama's initiative to bring more supermarkets to food deserts where residents lack easy access to fresh produce, Pierce, along with partners Troy Henry and James Hatchett, started a chain of grocery stores named Sterling Farms in the Ninth Ward of New Orleans in 2012. [12] The chain however closed thirteen months later. [29] Sterling Farms also had a convenience store division called Sterling Express. The stores were named after Sterling Henry, his business partner's father who ran a pharmacy for about 40 years in the Lower Ninth Ward. [30]

Personal life

Pierce describes himself as "tri-coastal", splitting his time among Los Angeles, New York City, and New Orleans. [31] He is a supporter of the New Orleans Saints, and locals have nicknamed him "Saints Wendell". [12] He is also an avid supporter of St. Patrick's Athletic FC. [32]

He is Catholic. [33]

Pierce was a vocal supporter of Hillary Clinton and was on the board of Alliance for a Healthier Generation, a campaign created by the Clinton Foundation. [34] Pierce attended the 2012 Democratic National Convention, was one of President Barack Obama's top campaign fundraisers in 2012, and once escorted Gwen Ifill to a White House State Dinner. [5] [35] [36] Pierce announced the ceremonial delegate casting for Louisiana at the 2024 Democratic National Convention. [37]

2016 arrest

On Sunday, May 15, 2016, Pierce was arrested and charged with simple battery for an alleged attack against a female Bernie Sanders supporter outside Atlanta Loews Hotel. He was booked and released on $1,000 bond from Fulton County Jail. [38] [39] Pierce subsequently completed a pre-trial diversion program, including counseling and community service resulting in dismissal of the charge. [40]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986 The Money Pit Paramedic
1989 Casualties of War MacIntire
Family Business Prosecutor
1990 A Matter of Degrees Wells Dennard
1991 A Rage in Harlem Louis
1992 Malcolm X Ben Thomas
1993 Manhattan Murder Mystery Policeman
1994 It Could Happen to You Bo Williams
1995 Bye Bye Love Hector
Hackers FBI Agent Dick Gill
Waiting to Exhale Michael Davenport
1996 Sleepers Eddie "Little Caesar" Robinson
Get on the Bus Wendell
1998 Bulworth Fred
1999 The 24 Hour Woman Roy LaBelle
Abilene Reverend Tillis
2001The Gilded Six BitsOtis D. SlimmonsShort
2002The DateNaive ManShort
Brown Sugar Simon
2003 The Fighting Temptations Reverend Lewis
2004 A Hole in One Dan
Land of Plenty Henry
Ray Wilbur Brassfield
2006 Stay Alive Detective Thibodeaux
2007 I Think I Love My Wife Sean
PariahArthurShort
2009Beyond All BoundariesSergeant Thomas McPhatter (voice)Short
The Storm InsideThe NarratorDocumentary
2010 Night Catches Us David Gordon
Love Ranch Naasih Mohammed
The Big UneasyHimself (narration)Documentary
2011 The Mortician Wendell Simms
Horrible Bosses Detective Hagan
2012 Lay the Favorite Dave "The Rave"
Four Joe
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 J. Jenks
2013 Parker Carlson
Möbius Bob
2014ForeclosureVirgil
Elsa & Fred Armande
Selma Hosea Williams
2015Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band Andy Kirk (voice)Documentary
Runaway HeartsPaul
The Gift Detective Mills
The Runner Frank Legrand
2016 Bad Moms Principal Daryl Burr
2017The Forever TreeDr. WillowShort
Rodents of Unusual Size The NarratorDocumentary
2018 Piercing Doctor
One Last Thing Dylan Derringer
2019 Clemency Jonathan Williams
Burning Cane Reverend Tillman
2022Don't Hang UpChris Daniels
2025 Thunderbolts* †TBAPost-production
Superman † Perry White Post-production
TBA King of the South † Percy Miller Sr. Post-production
Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987 Vietnam War Story II FrenchEpisode: "The Pass"
1988–1989 The Equalizer Dr. WolffEpisode: "The Last Campaign" & "Starfire"
1989 A Man Called Hawk Derrick WestEpisode: "Never My Love"
1990 Capital News Conrad WhiteMain cast
1991 I'll Fly Away CharlesEpisode: "Coming Home"
The 10 Million Dollar GetawayParnell "Stacks" EdwardsTV movie
1992General Motors Playwrights TheaterSergeant KellyEpisode: "Avenue Z Afternoon"
Law & Order Chief Ola-Gimju NwakaEpisode: "Consultation"
Unnatural PursuitsCabbieEpisode: "I Don't Do Cuddles"
1993 Strapped District AttorneyTV movie
1994Last Days of RussellWalterTV movie
1995 Law & Order Jerome BryantEpisode: "Rage"
New York News JesusEpisode: "The Using Game"
1996 New York Undercover Dr. Anthony FisherEpisode: "Bad Blood"
Never Give Up: The Jimmy V StoryJohn SaundersTV movie
1997The Advocate's DevilJustinTV movie
1996–1997 Moloney District Attorney Calvin PattersonRecurring cast
1997 413 Hope TaffyEpisode: "Pilot" & "Fatherhood"
1997–1999 The Gregory Hines Show Carl StevensonMain cast
1998 Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal Assistant CoachEpisode: "Scrubs"
1998–2000 The Brian Benben Show Kevin La RueMain cast
1999The ExpertDr. WorseleyEpisode: "Pilot"
Law & Order Mr. WadeEpisode: "Disciple"
2000 God, the Devil and Bob Mike (voice)Episodes: "In the Beginning" & "Date from Hell"
Third Watch Officer Conrad 'Candyman' JonesRecurring cast (season 1)
City of Angels Norbert GrimlyEpisode: "Straight Flush"
2001 My Wife and Kids Dr. BoucherEpisode: "Pilot"
2000–2001 The Weber Show Wendell SimmsMain cast
2002 Girlfriends Anthony JacksonEpisode: "Childs in Charge"
2002–2008 The Wire Detective William "Bunk" Moreland Main cast
2004 Judging Amy Harry BentonEpisode: "Sins of the Father"
Law & Order Roger PorterEpisode: "Gunplay"
Mitchellville–TV movie
2005–2006 Law & Order: Trial by Jury Dr. Richard LinkEpisodes: "The Line" & "Eros in the Upper Eighties"
2006 Close to Home Sam CarterEpisode: "Prodigal Son"
2007The Wire: The ChroniclesDetective William "Bunk" MorelandEpisode: "2000: Bunk and McNulty"
Life Support "Slick"TV movie
2007–2008 Numb3rs William BradfordRecurring cast (season 3), guest (season 5)
2008 Women's Murder Club Bill SchroederEpisode: "Father's Day"
In Plain Sight Dr. Warren McBride / Warren MorrisEpisode: "It Doesn't Live Here Anymore"
House of Payne Jeffrey LucasRecurring cast (season 4)
2009 Fear Itself Wiilbur OrwellEpisode: "Something with Bite"
Hawthorne Michael SchillingEpisode: "Trust Me"
Drop Dead Diva Neal DavidEpisode: "Grayson's Anatomy"
2010 Tim & Eric Awesome Show DetectiveEpisode: "Re-Animated"
2010–2013 Treme Antoine BatisteMain cast
2013–2014 The Michael J. Fox Show Harris GreenMain cast
2013–2019 Suits Robert ZaneRecurring cast (seasons 2–9)
2014–2015 Ray Donovan Ronald KeithRecurring cast (season 2), guest (season 3)
2015 The Night Shift WaltEpisode: "Moving On"
2015–2017 The Odd Couple TeddyMain cast
2016 Grease Live! Coach CalhounTV movie
Confirmation Clarence Thomas TV movie
Pickle and Peanut Dr. Craig (voice)Episode: "Night Shift/Scalped"
2017 Archer Verl (voice)Episode: "Archer Dreamland: Jane Doe"
2017–2020 Chicago P.D. Alderman Ray PriceRecurring cast (seasons 5–6), guest (season 7)
2018 Unsolved Detective Lee TuckerRecurring cast
2018–2023 Jack Ryan James Greer Main cast
2021 The Watch Death (voice)Main cast
2022–2023 Eureka! Sandy (voice)Recurring cast
2023 Accused Detective Trent DouglasEpisode: "Kendall's Story"
2023–Present Power Book III: Raising Kanan Ishmael "Snaps" HenryRecurring cast (season 3)
2024–Present Elsbeth C.W. WagnerMain cast

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985The Boys of WinterRadio Voice / Flight Captain Biltmore Theatre, Broadway
1987 The Two Gentlemen of Verona Outlaw 2 Delacorte Theatre, Off-Broadway
1987 The Witch of Edmonton performer Shakespeare Theatre Company [41]
1988 Serious Money Merrison / Nigel / T.K. Royale Theatre, Broadway
1991The Good Times Are Killing MeMr. Willis Second Stage Theater, Off-Broadway [42]
1992 'Tis Pity She's a Whore Friar Bonaventura The Public Theatre, Off-Broadway
1995 A Midsummer Night's Dream Nick Bottom La Jolla Playhouse [43]
1999 Tartuffe CleanteDelacorte Theatre, Off-Broadway
2006 Fences Jim Bono Pasadena Playhouse
2006 Waiting for Godot Vladimir Classical Theatre of Harlem [44]
2007 Radio Golf Producer only Cort Theatre, Broadway
2009Broke-ologyWilliam King Mitzi Newhouse Theater, Off-Broadway [45]
2012 Clybourne Park Producer only Walter Kerr Theatre, Broadway
2016 Cost of Living Eddie Williamstown Theatre Festival
2018Some Old Black ManCalvin Jones 59E59 Theaters, Off-Broadway [46] [47]
2019 Death of a Salesman Willy Loman Piccadilly Theatre, West End
2022 Hudson Theatre, Broadway

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2004 NAACP Image Awards NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series The Wire Nominated
2007 Tony Award Tony Award for Best Play Radio Golf Nominated [48]
2012 Tony Award Tony Award for Best Play Clybourne Park Won [49] [50]
2019 Evening Standard Theatre Award Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor Death of a Salesman Nominated [51] [52]
2020 Laurence Olivier Award Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor Nominated [53]
2023 Tony Award Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play Nominated [54]

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