Acting
Wendell Pierce
- Titles
- 78movies47TV shows
- Career
Active from 1991 to 2026, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 27top three billing
- Average score
61/100
- Highest rated
The Wire89/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 71 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Contemporary Realism7.3average 5.2
- Crime4.8average 3.7
- Wit & Wordplay4.6average 3.7
- Politics3.6average 2.6
- Pop Culture3.1average 2.2
- Social Commentary5.5average 4.9
- Situational Comedy3.2average 2.7
- Romance4.4average 3.8
Rarely in their work
- Historical1.4, average 2.6
- Nostalgia2.9, average 3.6
- Wonder2.8, average 3.4
- Fantasy1.1, average 1.8
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 4
- Character-Driven 3
- Political Drama 2
- Legal Thriller 2
- Redemption 2
- Character-Driven Humor 2
- Complex Narrative 2
- Bleak Realism 2
- Overcoming Adversity 2
- Wholesome Humor 2
- Workplace Comedy 2
- 90s Sitcom 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Gillian BarberActorThe Advocate's Devil, Something with Bite, Something with Bite- AAlex ReidWriterThe Michael J. Fox Show, The Gregory Hines Show, The Brian Benben Show
Ernest R. DickersonDirectorThe Wire, Something with Bite, Something with Bite
Michelle WilliamsActorLand of Plenty, A Hole in One
Fulvio CecereActorSomething with Bite, Something with Bite
Meshach PetersActorSomething with Bite, Something with Bite
Christopher RedmanActorSomething with Bite, Something with Bite
Bill RaymondActorA Hole in One, Foreclosure
Patti LuPoneActorParker, The 24 Hour Woman
Paula Jai ParkerActorSomething with Bite, Something with Bite
Queen LatifahActorBrown Sugar, Life Support
Dominic WestActorThe Wire, 2000: Bunk and McNulty
Movies and TV shows
115Upcoming
5 titles
TV show
TV show · as Perry White
as Detective Marcus Hill
as B.B. King
as James Greer
2020s
9 titles · average score 66
as Slim
72
as Perry White
72
as Congressman Gary
58
as Gabe
74
TV show · as C.W. Wagner
as Chris Daniels
as Frederick Douglass (voice)
54
TV show · as Death (voice)
as Calvin Jones
2010s
40 titles · average score 66
64
as Jonathan Williams
56
as The Doctor
78
TV show · as James Greer
64
as Dylan
73
as Narrator (voice)
68
as Clarence Thomas
60
TV show · as Teddy
48
as Frank Legrand
65
as Paul
62
TV show · as Harris Green
61
as Carlson
57
as David Gordon
2000s
29 titles · average score 68
59
as Wilbur Orwell
82
TV show · as Verl (voice)
as Arthur
61
as Slick
as Det. William 'Bunk' Moreland
54
as Detective Thibodeaux
70
TV show
63
as Henry
56
as Reverend Lewis
89
TV show · as Bunk Moreland
66
as Simon
TV show · as Wendell Simms
1990s
28 titles · average score 66
73
TV show · as Harry Benton
41
as Roy Labelle
TV show
56
as Justin
TV show · as Calvin Patterson
75
as Little Caesar
62
as S.S. Agent Richard Gill
65
as Bo Williams
75
TV show
as Wells Dennard
75
TV show · as Mr. Wade / Civil Rights Attorney Jerome Bryant
1980s
4 titles · average score 63
71
as MacIntire
57
as Prosecutor
64
as Paramedic
63
TV show · as Dr. Wolff