Wendell Pierce alleges he was denied rental apartment because he is Black
The Tony award winner says ‘Racism and bigots are real’ after being turned down by landlord in Harlem
September 2021
‘I got the shotgun. You got the briefcase’ – how The Wire’s Omar changed TV
He was the terrifying stick-up man who loved his gran, shopped in his pyjamas and tenderly kissed his boyfriend. We remember Omar’s great scenes – and pay tribute to Michael K Williams, the actor who brought him to life
March 2021
Lockdown culture
Some Old Black Man review – Wendell Pierce and Charlie Robinson are riveting
Intergenerational racism is explored in James Anthony Tyler’s gripping play, as a son and his father try to find a way to live together
July 2020
Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
Clemency – brilliant, devastating death-row drama
Alfre Woodard gives a towering performance as a prison warden increasingly troubled by her role in America’s execution system
November 2019
If we cherish our theatres we won’t have to worry about bringing down the house
Vanessa Thorpe
On my radar
On my radar: Wendell Pierce’s cultural highlights
October 2019
Suits co-star warned Meghan her ‘world is going to be forever changed’
Wendell Pierce, the Duchess of Sussex’s co-star on the legal drama Suits, feared for her privacy after her engagement
May 2019
Death of a Salesman review – Miller's masterwork is given urgent new life
The price of the American dream: Death of a Salesman – in pictures
April 2019
From Misty to Miller… how Arinzé Kene is reshaping theatre
His hit 2018 play saw the actor and writer hailed as one of British theatre’s most exciting voices. Now he’s starring in a bold new version of Death of a Salesman
March 2018
'Gentrification without displacement': Wire actor's property plan causes storm
Wendell Pierce says his $20m apartment complex, which includes a cafe and and art gallery, will ‘bring value’ to the citizens of Baltimore
August 2016
Shortcuts
Disaster strikes twice for The Wire’s Wendell Pierce
The actor’s family home was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina and, 11 years on, his Baton Rouge house has been wrecked by floods
May 2016
Wire actor Wendell Pierce arrested at Atlanta hotel for alleged battery
Pierce, who played Detective William ‘Bunk’ Moreland in HBO cult hit, was released on $1,000 bond same day as arrest, according to jail records
July 2015
Amy Schumer and other Trainwreck stars react to Lafayette shooting
Schumer, Wendell Pierce and Patton Oswalt among those expressing sadness after gunman opens fire with semi-automatic handgun during screening in Lafayette cinema
January 2013
Dwight Henry: from New Orleans baker to Hollywood's rising star
Dwight Henry was working nights in his bakery when Hollywood came calling. Now his film, Beasts of the Southern Wild, is up for four Oscars. But he's still manning the ovens
September 2011
Dominic West and Clarke Peters: 'We love each other's company' | Interview
Dominic West and Clarke Peters first met on the set of the Baltimore crime series The Wire. Now they're back together to star in Daniel Evans's production of Othello in Sheffield, writes Andrew Anthony
April 2011
Treme: episode by episode
Treme: season one, episode seven
Paul Owen's series blog: The pace picks up – a little – as Ladonna's search for her brother Daymo comes to an end
December 2010
My city: video guides
My City: Wendell Pierce's New Orleans
The star of Treme and The Wire shows Georgia Brown around his home town
November 2007
The lower ninth ward meets Samuel Beckett
A free production of Waiting for Godot with Wire star Wendell Pierce saw a post-Katrina New Orleans come alive again, reports Ethan Brown
