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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 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wendell Pierce, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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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 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wendell Pierce, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
Chicago P.D.
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Judging Amy
Real Time with Bill Maher
After Midnight
Law & Order
Harley Quinn
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Third Watch
Girlfriends
Close to Home
The Equalizer
The Night Shift
New York News
Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G.
Archer
Fear Itself
Drop Dead Diva
Ray Donovan
God, the Devil and Bob
My Wife and Kids
The Watch
Sleepers
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
Selma
The Wire Odyssey
The Money Pit
Malcolm X
Highest 2 Lowest
Casualties of War
Unnatural Pursuits
Ray
Tapping the Wire
Grease Live
Treme
Horrible Bosses
Bad Moms
Bye Bye Love
Thunderbolts*
Suits
The Gift
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
The Michael J. Fox Show
Stay Alive
The Wire
The Fighting Temptations
The Odd Couple
It Could Happen to You
Clemency
The Weber Show
Elsbeth
Moloney
Untitled Jack Ryan Film
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
The Brian Benben Show
Accused
The Gregory Hines Show
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