Wendell Pierce
Actor · Producer
Born Dec 8, 1963 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Active 1985–present
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.
Filmography
Thunderbolts* (2025) — Congressman GarySuperman (2025) — Perry WhiteTom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War (2026) — James GreerHighest 2 Lowest (2025) — GabeThey Fight (2026) — SlimSuits (2011) — Robert ZaneThe Wire (2002) — Bunk MorelandChicago P.D. (2014) — Ray PriceSleepers (1996) — Little CaesarThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012) — J. JenksHarley Quinn (2019) — Lex Luthor (voice)Horrible Bosses (2011) — Detective HaganArcher (2009) — Verl (voice)Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2018) — James GreerRay (2004) — Wilbur BrassfieldMalcolm X (1992) — Ben ThomasSelma (2014) — Rev. Hosea WilliamsThe Gift (2015) — Detective MillsBad Moms (2016) — Principal Daryl BurrManhattan Murder Mystery (1993) — PolicemanRay Donovan (2013) — Ronald KeithCasualties of War (1989) — MacIntireParker (2013) — CarlsonLaw & Order (1990) — Mr. Wade · Ola-Gimju Nwaka · Civil Rights Attorney Jerome Bryant · Roger Porter