NPR: Wendell Pierce https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=g-s1-129659 en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 22:48:40 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: Wendell Pierce https://www.npr.org/tags/g-s1-129659/wendell-pierce Working hard as ever, Wendell Pierce aims for an annual trifecta: TV, film and theater Pierce says he's motivated by the "ticking clock of mortality" — and the desire to challenge himself as an actor. He's currently starring in the Shakespeare Theatre Company production of <em>Othello.</em> Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:55:30 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2026/06/23/nx-s1-5866267/wendell-pierce-the-wire-othello https://www.npr.org/2026/06/23/nx-s1-5866267/wendell-pierce-the-wire-othello Othello at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C.'/>

Pierce says he's motivated by the "ticking clock of mortality" — and the desire to challenge himself as an actor. He's currently starring in the Shakespeare Theatre Company production of Othello.

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