Portrait of Wendell Pierce

Acting

Wendell Pierce

Titles
77movies49TV shows
Career

Active from 1991 to 2026, busiest in 2015 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
28
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Wire
The Wire
GoodWatch score92/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 78 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Wendell Pierce Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.2, average 2.6
  • Wonder
    2.4, average 3.4
  • Fantasy
    0.8, average 1.8
  • Uncanny
    1.8, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 4
  • Contemporary Realism 3
  • Legal Thriller 3
  • Wholesome Humor 2
  • Overcoming Adversity 2
  • Workplace Comedy 2
  • 90s Sitcom 2
  • Redemption 2
  • Political Drama 2
  • Character-Driven Humor 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Thought-Provoking 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

29
TypeAllTV shows15Movies14
RoleAnyActing29Appearances5
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1980s41990s282000s292010s392020s11Upcoming4
GenreAnyDrama17Comedy12Crime5TV Movie3Mystery3Horror3Romance3Animation2Action & Adventure2Music2Family1War1Documentary1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2000s

29 titles · average score 62
GoodWatch84
Poster for Archer

TV show · as Verl (voice)

GoodWatch71
Poster for Drop Dead Diva

TV show · as Neal David

GoodWatch51
Poster for Hawthorne

TV show · as Dr. Michael Schilling

GoodWatch72
Poster for Beyond All Boundaries

as Sgt. Thomas McPhatter

GoodWatch65
Poster for In Plain Sight

TV show · as Dr. Warren McBride / Warren Morris

GoodWatch57
Poster for Fear Itself

TV show · as Wiilbur Orwell

Poster for 2000: Bunk and McNulty

as Det. William 'Bunk' Moreland

GoodWatch36
Poster for Stay Alive

as Detective Thibodeaux

GoodWatch62
Poster for Numb3rs

TV show · as William Bradford

GoodWatch60
Poster for Close to Home

TV show · as Sam Carter

GoodWatch77
Poster for Law & Order: Trial by Jury

TV show · as Richard Link

GoodWatch78
Poster for Ray

as Wilbur Brassfield

GoodWatch92
Poster for The Wire

TV show · as Bunk Moreland

GoodWatch76
Poster for My Wife and Kids

TV show · as Dr. Boucher

Poster for The Gilded Six Bits

as Otis D. Slimmons

Poster for The Weber Show

TV show · as Wendell Simms

GoodWatch49
Poster for Girlfriends

TV show · as Anthony Jackson

GoodWatch53
Poster for God, the Devil and Bob

TV show · as Mike (voice)

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