Six Picks With Wendell Pierce: The ‘Selma’ Star Discusses His Favorite Documentaries

Written by Jason Gorber

With a career spanning the last several decades, Wendell Pierce has made an impact on both big and small screen, with roles ranging from the silly (a grunting sex scene in 1995’s Waiting to Exhale) to the sublime (his pitch-perfect turn as civil rights titan Hosea Thomas in the Oscar-nominated Selma).

For many, it’s his roles on David Simon shows that ha…