Biography: Pierce was born in New Orleans and raised in a neighborhood next to Lake Pontchartrain. His mother was a teacher and his father, a WWII veteran, worked as a maintenance engineer. He attended the New Orleans Centre for Creative Arts high school where he graduated as a Presidential Scholar. Pierce attended the Juilliard School and began appearing in small film roles by 1985. He has made his living as a full time actor since 1985. He continues to work as a stage and TV actor. Pierce is best known to TV audiences as Detective William "Bunk" Moreland in the highly acclaimed series The Wire. Prior to The Wire, he is most recognized from his role in Waiting to Exhale.
Wendell Pierce's Scores
- Movies
- TV
| Average career score: | 49 |
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- By user score
| Title: | Year: | Credit: | User score: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parker | Jan 25, 2013 | Cast / Carlson | 5.8 |
| Lay the Favorite | Dec 7, 2012 | Dave The Rave | 4.8 |
| Night Catches Us | Dec 3, 2010 | David Gordon | 8.4 |
| I Think I Love My Wife | Mar 16, 2007 | Sean | 4.6 |
| Stay Alive | Mar 24, 2006 | Detective Thibodeaux | 4.5 |
| Land of Plenty | Oct 12, 2005 | Henry | 8.0 |
| A Hole in One | May 6, 2005 | Dan | 6.0 |
| Ray | Oct 29, 2004 | Wilbur Brassfield | 8.4 |
| The Fighting Temptations | Sep 19, 2003 | Reverend Lewis | 7.4 |
| Brown Sugar | Oct 11, 2002 | Simon | 5.3 |
| Hackers | Sep 15, 1995 | S.S. Agent Richard Gill | 5.9 |
