Acting
Wendell Pierce
- Titles
- 76movies49TV shows
- Career
Active from 1991 to 2026, busiest in 2015 with 4 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 27top three billing
- Average score
58/100
- Highest rated
The Wire92/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 79 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Contemporary Realism7.5average 5.4
- Crime4.7average 3.7
- Politics3.6average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay4.7average 3.7
- Family Dynamics5.7average 4.8
- Social Commentary5.7average 4.9
- Class & Capitalism4.0average 3.3
- Pathos5.7average 5.2
Rarely in their work
- Fantasy0.6, average 1.7
- Wonder2.3, average 3.4
- Historical1.5, average 2.6
- Uncanny1.6, average 2.5
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 4
- Legal Thriller 3
- Character-Driven Humor 3
- Contemporary Realism 3
- Political Drama 3
- Character Study 2
- Thought-Provoking 2
- 90s Sitcom 2
- Workplace Comedy 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Redemption 2
- Nostalgic Appeal 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- AAlex ReidWriterThe Michael J. Fox Show, The Gregory Hines Show, The Brian Benben Show
Michelle WilliamsActorLand of Plenty, A Hole in One
Gillian BarberActorThe Advocate's Devil, Something with Bite
Patti LuPoneActorParker, The 24 Hour Woman
Bill RaymondActorA Hole in One, Foreclosure
Queen LatifahActorBrown Sugar, Life Support
Alfre WoodardActorClemency, Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
Rosie PerezActorIt Could Happen to You, The 24 Hour Woman
Nicolas CageActorIt Could Happen to You, The Runner
Kerry WashingtonActorConfirmation, Night Catches Us
Dominic WestActorThe Wire, 2000: Bunk and McNulty
John KrasinskiActorTom Clancy's Jack Ryan, Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War
Movies and TV shows
114Upcoming
5 titles
as Narrator
as B.B. King
TV show · as Perry White
as Detective Marcus Hill
TV show
2020s
10 titles · average score 61
as James Greer
as Slim
as Perry White
as Congressman Gary
as Gabe
TV show · as (voice)
TV show · as C.W. Wagner
as Chris Daniels
as Frederick Douglass (voice)
TV show · as Death (voice)
2010s
39 titles · average score 63
as Reverend Tillman
TV show · as James Greer
as Dylan
as Narrator (voice)
as Clarence Thomas
TV show · as Teddy
as Frank Legrand
as Paul
as Carlson
TV show · as Harris Green
as Joe
as David Gordon
2000s
28 titles · average score 62
as Wilbur Orwell
TV show · as Verl (voice)
as Slick
as Arthur
as Det. William 'Bunk' Moreland
as Detective Thibodeaux
TV show · as William Bradford
as Henry
as Reverend Lewis
TV show · as Bunk Moreland
as Simon
TV show · as Wendell Simms
1990s
28 titles · average score 66
TV show · as Officer Conrad 'Candyman' Jones
TV show · as Harry Benton
as Roy Labelle
TV show
as Justin
TV show · as Calvin Patterson
as Little Caesar
as S.S. Agent Richard Gill
as Bo Williams
TV show
TV show · as Ola-Gimju Nwaka / Roger Porter
1980s
4 titles · average score 58
as MacIntire
as Prosecutor
as Paramedic
TV show · as Dr. Wolff