On my radar: Wendell Pierce’s cultural highlights
The American actor on Lucian Freud’s self-portraits, the music of Laura Mvula, and Labour MP David Lammy
Born in New Orleans in 1963, Wendell Pierce studied drama at the Juilliard School in New York. Since then he has starred in numerous TV shows including The Wire (2002-08), Treme (2010-13) and Suits (2011-19); his film roles include Selma (2014) and Bad Moms (2016). Earlier this year, Pierce starred alongside Sharon D Clarke in the acclaimed Young Vic production of Arthur Miller’s , which transfers to the
