Age: 62
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Wendell Edward Pierce (born December 8, 1963) is an American actor and businessman. Having trained at Juilliard School, Pierce rose to prominence as a character actor portraying roles on both stage and screen. He first gained recognition portraying the role of Detective Bunk Moreland in the acclaimed HBO drama series The Wire from 2002 to 2008. His 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wendell Pierce, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
When a brilliant yet enigmatic biology teacher arrives at the quiet coastal town of Grail Point, he brings with him charisma, modern teaching methods, and a dark, magnetic charm that captivates both faculty and students. But when a series of local teenagers begin to vanish without a trace, 15-year-old Elijah James—a reclusive, sharp-minded boy still grieving personal trauma—suspects that their new teacher isn’t who he claims to be. As Elijah digs deeper, he uncovers a terrifying truth: Mr. Grayson West isn’t just watching his students—he’s dissecting them, learning from them, and experimenting with something far more twisted than science. With the help of his fiercely protective sister Olivia, their traumatized ex-cop father Paul, and a few courageous classmates, Elijah must outsmart a predator who’s always three steps ahead… because this predator studies his prey.
