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Wendell Pierce

Wendell Pierce

35 movies on Netflix

Biography

Wendell Pierce is an American actor who trained at the Juilliard School and became known as a character actor in stage and screen. He first drew notice as Detective Bunk Moreland in the HBO drama The Wire, a role he held from 2002 to 2008. Other television work includes the trombonist Antoine Batiste in Treme (2010 to 2013), James Greer in Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2018 to 2023), Robert Zane in Suits (2013 to 2019), and Clarence Thomas in Confirmation (2016). His film credits include Waiting to Exhale (1995), Ray (2004), The Gift (2015), and Clemency (2019), and he earned Independent Spirit Award nominations for Four and Burning Cane. On Broadway he debuted in The Boys of Winter in 1985, and as a producer he won a Tony Award for Clybourne Park. He played Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman in London and New York, earning nominations for the Olivier and Tony awards.

62years old

Turns 63 on December 8in 54 days

  • Born New Orleans
  • Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
  • Wendell Edward Piercec (birth name)Also credited as Wendell Edward Pierce

Movie Career

Films
35
Career span
37 years1989 to 2026

Genres

First and latest

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  1. Getting ready for a role

    Pierce learned trombone for his part in Treme, but he depended on Stafford Agee of the Rebirth Brass Band, a sound double who played off-camera and synced his trombone with Pierce's motions.

  2. Behind the camera

    Pierce worked as a theater producer on the Broadway show Clybourne Park. That production earned four Tony Award nominations and took home the 2012 Tony Award for Best Play.

  3. Early training

    Pierce studied at the Juilliard School's Drama Division between 1981 and 1985. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts there and was part of Group 14.

  4. First role

    Pierce's first television role came in the third episode of Vietnam War Story, an HBO anthology series. Titled "The Pass", that episode also featured Ching Valdes-Aran, Tony Becker, and Merritt Butrick.

  5. Beyond film

    In 2009, Pierce took over as host of Jazz at Lincoln Center, a radio program heard nationwide that won a Peabody Award and featured live recordings from the House of Swing.

Wendell Pierce movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Parker2013 Action, Crime, Romance, Thrilleras Carlson

    IMDb rating 6.2137K votes

  2. Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War2026 Action, Thrilleras James Greer

    IMDb rating 5.733K votes

  3. Thunderbolts*2025as Congressman Gary

    IMDb rating 7.1305K votes

  4. It Could Happen to You1994as Bo Williams

    IMDb rating 6.450K votes

  5. Horrible Bosses2011as Detective Hagan

    IMDb rating 6.9492K votes

  6. The Gift2015as Detective Mills

    IMDb rating 7.0188K votes

  7. Hackers1995as Agent Dick Gill

    IMDb rating 6.283K votes

  8. Stay Alive2006as Detective Thibodeaux

    IMDb rating 5.136K votes

Most often with

Taylor Hackford directed three of these films, Spike Lee two and Rick Famuyiwa two. Kerry Washington appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Kerry Washington, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Kerry WashingtonRio Hackford, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Rio HackfordNicolas Cage, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Nicolas CageJamie Foxx, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Jamie FoxxJason Bateman, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Jason BatemanJeffrey Wright, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Jeffrey WrightTaylor HackfordDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Taylor HackfordSpike LeeDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Spike LeeRick FamuyiwaDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Rick Famuyiwa

Films together

Box office

What Wendell Pierce's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.3 billion

22 of the 35 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 35 films: 22 worldwide figure; 5 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 5 figure not found; 1 too new to count.

  • 22Worldwide figure
  • 5US gross only
  • 2Never in cinemas
  • 5Figure not found
  • 1Too new to count

Top grosser

Thunderbolts*2025as Congressman Gary$382 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 86% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Thunderbolts*2025as Congressman Gary
    $382M29.4% of the total
  2. 2
    Horrible Bosses2011as Detective Hagan
    $210M16.1% of the total
  3. 3
    Bad Moms2016as Principal Burr
    $184M14.1% of the total
  4. 4
    Ray2004as Wilbur Brassfield
    $125M9.6% of the total
  5. 5
    Waiting to Exhale1995as Michael Davenport
    $81M6.3% of the total
  6. 6
    The Gift2015as Detective Mills
    $59M4.5% of the total
  7. 7
    Parker2013as Carlson
    $46M3.5% of the total
  8. 8
    It Could Happen to You1994as Bo Williams
    $38M2.9% of the total
The Fighting Temptations (2003), $30.2 millionBrown Sugar (2002), $27.4 millionStay Alive (2006), $27.1 millionCasualties of War (1989), $18.7 millionI Think I Love My Wife (2007), $13.2 millionFamily Business (1989), $12.2 millionManhattan Murder Mystery (1993), $11.3 millionA Rage in Harlem (1991), $10.4 millionMöbius (2013), $10.4 millionHackers (1995), $7.6 millionGet on the Bus (1996), $5.7 millionLay the Favorite (2012), $1.6 millionHighest 2 Lowest (2025), $1.5 millionClemency (2019), $309,776

$177 millionfrom the other 14 films with a worldwide figure, 14% of the total

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