Acting
Wendell Pierce
- Titles
- 78movies49TV shows
- Career
Active from 1991 to 2026, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 27top three billing
- Average score
62/100
- Highest rated
The Wire92/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 78 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Contemporary Realism7.6average 5.2
- Crime4.6average 3.7
- Politics3.4average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay4.5average 3.7
- Social Commentary5.6average 4.9
- Class & Capitalism3.9average 3.3
- Family Dynamics5.2average 4.7
- Romance4.2average 3.8
Rarely in their work
- Historical1.3, average 2.6
- Wonder2.6, average 3.4
- Fantasy1.0, average 1.8
- Nostalgia2.9, average 3.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 5
- Character-Driven 4
- Contemporary Realism 3
- Legal Thriller 3
- 90s Sitcom 2
- Workplace Comedy 2
- Character-Driven Humor 2
- Bleak Realism 2
- Thought-Provoking 2
- Action-Packed 2
- Redemption 2
- New York City 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Gillian BarberActorThe Advocate's Devil, Something with Bite, Something with Bite
Ernest R. DickersonDirectorThe Wire, Something with Bite, Something with Bite- AAlex ReidDirectorThe Michael J. Fox Show, The Gregory Hines Show, The Brian Benben Show
Michelle WilliamsActorLand of Plenty, A Hole in One
Alfre WoodardActorClemency, Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
Rosie PerezActorIt Could Happen to You, The 24 Hour Woman
Queen LatifahActorBrown Sugar, Life Support
Kerry WashingtonActorConfirmation, Night Catches Us
Kailin SeeActorSomething with Bite, Something with Bite
Fulvio CecereActorSomething with Bite, Something with Bite- CColin A. CampbellActorSomething with Bite, Something with Bite
Paula Jai ParkerActorSomething with Bite, Something with Bite
Movies and TV shows
116Upcoming
4 titles
as B.B. King
TV show · as Perry White
as Detective Marcus Hill
TV show
2020s
11 titles · average score 64
47
as James Greer
55
as Slim
75
as Perry White
77
as Congressman Gary
68
as Gabe
76
TV show · as (voice)
67
TV show · as C.W. Wagner
as Chris Daniels
as Frederick Douglass (voice)
49
TV show · as Death (voice)
as Calvin Jones
2010s
40 titles · average score 66
70
as Reverend Tillman
73
TV show · as James Greer
52
as Dylan
80
as Narrator (voice)
77
as Clarence Thomas
51
TV show · as Teddy
57
as Frank Legrand
64
as Paul
51
as Carlson
64
TV show · as Harris Green
64
as Joe
69
as David Gordon
2000s
29 titles · average score 64
59
as Wilbur Orwell
59
as Wilbur Orwell
84
TV show · as Verl (voice)
44
as Arthur
as Det. William 'Bunk' Moreland
68
as Slick
57
as Detective Thibodeaux
69
as Henry
70
as Reverend Lewis
92
TV show · as Bunk Moreland
69
as Simon
TV show · as Wendell Simms
1990s
28 titles · average score 67
81
TV show · as Officer Conrad 'Candyman' Jones
41
as Roy Labelle
76
TV show · as Harry Benton
TV show
50
as Justin
TV show · as Calvin Patterson
69
as Little Caesar
66
as Bo Williams
75
TV show
as Wells Dennard
74
TV show · as Ola-Gimju Nwaka / Roger Porter
1980s
4 titles · average score 61
80
as MacIntire
45
as Prosecutor
56
as Paramedic
62
TV show · as Dr. Wolff