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PIERCE Wendell
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PIERCE Wendell

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American actor and businessman

  • Date of Birth: 8 December 1962
  • Age: 63 years old
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Wendell Edward Pierce is an American actor and businessman. Having trained at Juilliard School, Pierce rose to prominence as a character actor of stage and screen. He first gained recognition portraying Detective Bunk Moreland in the HBO drama series The Wire from 2002 to 2008.

Pierce's other notable television roles include the trombonist Antoine Batiste in Treme (2010–2013), James Greer in Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2018–2023), the attorney Robert Zane in Suits (2013–2019), and Clarence Thomas in Confirmation (2016). He earned Independent Spirit Awards nominations for his film roles in Four (2012) and Burning Cane (2019), on which he also served as a producer. Other notable film roles include Malcolm X (1992), Waiting to Exhale (1995), Ray (2004), Selma (2014), The Gift (2015), and Clemency (2019).

Pierce made his Broadway debut in John Pielmeier's 1985 play The Boys of Winter, followed by Caryl Churchill's Serious Money in 1988. As a theatrical producer, he earned a Tony Award for Best Play nomination for August Wilson's Radio Golf (2007), then won for Bruce Norris's Clybourne Park (2012). He performed the lead role of Willy Loman in the revival of Death of a Salesman on the West End in London in 2019 and on Broadway in New York in 2022, for which he earned Laurence Olivier Award and Tony Award nominations.

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Date of Birth 8 December 1962
Age 63 years old
Sagittarius Zodiac sign Sagittarius Sagittarius are fast-paced and unrestrained Sagittarius is an active (masculine) sign and this is noticeable. He, being a strategist or a simple executor, always retains his activity, even to the point of restlessness. In addition, its representativ…
Tiger Chinese horoscope Tiger Tiger is a born leader The tiger is usually a very undisciplined worker. People born in the Year of the Tiger are also very irritable by nature and do not like to follow others. They have problems with power and tend to challenge their superiors. Th…
Serpent Slavic horoscope Serpent The Serpent chertog in the Svarog circle carries a distinct rhythm of character, totem strength, and life task. People born in this hall often recognize themselves through ties to nature, kin, and patronage.
Osiris Egyptian horoscope Osiris The Egyptian sign of Osiris reflects divine patronage and a particular season of character in the ancient calendar. People born under this deity often feel motives early and carry a recognizable moral gravity.
Elder Druid horoscope Elder Elder closes the Celtic year — transformation and mature-soul wisdom. Born 25 November to 23 December, Elder people feel cycles ending and help others through change.
Vrishchika Indian horoscope Vrishchika The Vedic rashi Vrishchika carries a sidereal rhythm of Jyotish — temperament, dharma leanings, and the ruling graha color how a person acts and chooses.
Dandelion Flower horoscope Dandelion Born under Dandelion in the flower horoscope, people often find strength in beauty, atmosphere, and the quiet symbolism of their birth bloom.
Sagittarius — 2nd decan Decan horoscope Sagittarius — 2nd decan The Sagittarius — 2nd decan decan refines your zodiac sign with a sub-ruler accent — temperament, decision style, and inner strengths differ even within the same sun sign.

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