Wendell Pierce is an American actor and businessman best known for playing Detective Bunk Moreland on HBO’s The Wire from 2002 to 2008 and trombonist Antoine Batiste on Treme from 2010 to 2013. A Juilliard-trained performer, he has built a versatile career across prestige dramas, network comedies, and Broadway, with screen credits including Suits, The Odd Couple, Ray, and Selma. His stage work spans productions at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, and as a producer he shared in the Tony Award-winning success of Clybourne Park in 2012. This news archive tag gathers articles, interviews, and updates covering his ongoing television, film, and theater projects, along with his public appearances and civic engagements tied to New Orleans.
