Wendell Pierce

Birthday: 8 December 1963, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Height: 173 cm

Wendell Pierce was born on December 8, 1963 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He is an actor, known for The Wire (2002), Parker (2013) and Ray (2004).

There was a little disappointment last year because people here in New Orleans wanted the New Orlean Show more There was a little disappointment last year because people here in New Orleans wanted the New Orleans version of The Wire (2002). But what's so different about _Treme_ is that it's trying really hard to capture culture, and show the impact culture has on people's lives. Culture is the intersection of people and life itself. It's how we deal with life, love, death, birth, disappointment... all of that is expressed in culture. And we've lost that understanding in America. We don't understand the role of culture. The role of culture is that it's the form through which we as a society reflect on who we are, where we've been, where we hope to be. It's like the way thoughts are to the individual, but on a bigger scale. We only see the residual of it, the entertainment. "All right, perform, and entertain me." Entertainment is just a residual of culture. It is not the sole purpose of it. The sole purpose is that we kind of reflect on what the hell we're doing here, and how this thing of ours is going. Hide

The great thing about shooting [The Wire (2002)] in Baltimore was we were each other's best company. Show more The great thing about shooting [The Wire (2002)] in Baltimore was we were each other's best company. We worked hard, long hours, but we partied hard, too, man. One bar made the mistake of having celebrity-bartender night. It happened one time, and one time only! That's all I need to say! Hide

[on the lack of racial diversity in studio films] It has to be called out. When the studios say, "I Show more [on the lack of racial diversity in studio films] It has to be called out. When the studios say, "I don't where to find black filmmakers", there are film festivals for people of color every year. Hundreds of black films come out and don't get any distribution from studios. They can't claim ignorance. Hide

The Wire (2002) really is an American classic, and I think that's something to be very proud of. If Show more The Wire (2002) really is an American classic, and I think that's something to be very proud of. If you see me on the street, feel free for the rest of my life to call me Bunk. Hide

Wendell Pierce's FILMOGRAPHY

as Actor (214)

In Plain Sight - Season 4 (2008)

Treme - Season 3

Elsbeth - Season 1

Jack Ryan - Season 2

The Michael J Fox Show - Season 1

Numb3rs - Season 4

Girlfriends - Season 6 (2000)

House of Payne - Season 3

House of Payne - Season 8

Clemency

Law and Order: Trial by Jury - Season 1

Chicago P.D. - Season 5

Suits - Season 1

Numb3rs - Season 5

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job - Season 3

Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job - Season 4

The Watch - Season 1

Stay Alive

Archer - Season 5

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job - Season 2

A Man Called Hawk - Season 1

I ll Fly Away - Season 1

Chicago P.D. - Season 10

Chicago P.D. - Season 8

Unsolved - Season 1

Wendell Pierce'S roles

James Greer

Reverend Hosea Williams

Little Caesar

Teddy

Michael Davenport

Clarence Thomas

Wilbur Brassfield

Det. William 'Bunk' Moreland

Ronald Keith

Harris Green

Paramedic

Neal David

Detective Lee Tucker

Sean

Antoine Batiste

Robert Zane

Coach Calhoun

Ronald Keith