Wendell Pierce
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 20102013 James Greer in Tom Clancys Jack Ryan 20182023 the attorney Robert Zane in Suits 20132019 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 Pielmeiers 1985 play The Boys of Winter followed by Caryl Churchills Serious Money in 1988 As a theatrical producer he earned a Tony Award for Best Play nomination for August Wilsons Radio Golf 2007 then won for Bruce Norriss 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 CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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