Wendell Pierce

Wendell Edward Pierce (8-dekabr 1963-yilda tug'ilgan) amerikalik aktyor va biznesmen. U Juilliard School'da tahsil olgan va sahna va ekrandagi rollari bilan tanilgan. U HBO drama seriyasi The Wire (2002-2008)da Detektiv Bunk Moreland rolini o'ynab, tanilgan. Uning boshqa muhim televizion rollari Treme (2010–2013)da trombonchi Antoine Batiste, Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2018–2023)da James Greer, Suits (2013–2019)da advokat Robert Zane va Confirmation (2016)da Clarence Thomas rolida o'ynagan. U Four (2012) va Burning Cane (2019) filmlaridagi rollari uchun Independent Spirit Awards mukofotiga nomzod bo'lgan, bu filmlarda u prodyuser sifatida ham ishlagan. Boshqa muhim filmlari orasida Malcolm X (1992), Waiting to Exhale (1995), Ray (2004), Selma (2014), The Gift (2015) va Clemency (2019) mavjud. Pierce Broadway'dagi debyutini John Pielmeierning 1985-yilda yozilgan The Boys of Winter pyesasida amalga oshirgan, keyin esa Caryl Churchillning Serious Money pyesasida (1988) o'ynagan. Teatr prodyuseri sifatida u August Wilsonning Radio Golf (2007) pyesasi uchun Best Play nominatsiyasida Tony Award mukofotini olgan, keyin esa Bruce Norrisning Clybourne Park (2012) pyesasi uchun mukofotni qo'lga kiritgan. U 2019-yilda Londonning West Endida Death of a Salesman pyesasining qayta tiklanishida Willy Loman rolini o'ynagan va 2022-yilda New Yorkdagi Broadwayda ham o'ynagan, bu roli uchun u Laurence Olivier Award va Tony Award mukofotlariga nomzod bo'lgan.