Inside Article
Wendell Pierce, an American actor, has been featured in over 30 films and appeared in about 50 TV Shows. Talking about his works, he is famous for his influential role in Suits as Robert Zane and The Wire as a detective, Bunk Moreland. Recently, Wendell featured in a new series, Jack Ryan, as James Greer.
Wendell was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the USA on 8th December 1963. He is of American nationality and possesses African-American ethnicity. He did his Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts degree from Juilliard’s School.
Net Worth, Salary, Income
Wendell began his professional career in acting in the year 1986 with The Money Pit portraying the role of a paramedic. In his career over three decades, he has appeared in some of the best motion pictures like Bad Moms, Piercing, Selma, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn as J. Jenks, Sleepers, I Think I Love My Wife and so on.
Although he has appeared in over 30 movies in his career, he embarked on success from the TV Screens. Before the TV show, The Wire in 2002, he appeared on several TV shows; however, his role in the particular show got much appreciation helping him to uplift his career. Later in 2010, he appeared in the TV show Treme as Antoine Batiste till 2013, appearing in 36 episodes.
In the year 2013, he landed a dominant recurring role in the series like Suits as attorney Robert Zane and Ray Donovan as Ronald Keith. As of 2019, he appears in the new TV show, Jack Ryan, as James Greer, and he will also feature in a movie named Clemency in 2019.
As an actor, Wendell has earned a large amount of income and talking about his net worth; he has around $7 million.
Married, Wife, Children
Wendell is a well-known actor in the Entertainment industry, and if you are a fan of Suits and The Odd Couple, then you know him. However, he is a closed book when it comes to his personal life as he does not share information about his family life.
During his time with the TV Show, The Odd Couple, Wendell kept his fans thinking when he tweeted a post about meeting his wife from the show. Other than that, there are no details about Wendell’s personal life and family background.
Family, Siblings, and Parents
Wendell is one of the three sons of World War II veteran, Amos Peirce and his mother, Althea Pierce. In the year 1944, his father was in the Battle of Saipan. He shared his childhood with his two siblings and attended Benjamin Franklin High School and the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts.
Body Measurements: Height and Weight
Wendell stands tall with a height of 5ft and 8 inches and has black hair color with black eyes.