NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans native Wendell Pierce was named the Best Male TV Actor by the African American Film Critics Association for his role in "Elsbeth."
Pierce will be honored next month in Los Angeles. "I am humbled and honored," he said on social media.
Last year, Pierce was nominated for a Tony Award for his performance of salesman Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman, which won much acclaim during its Broadway run following a successful launch in England.
He won a Tony Award for producing Clybourne Park on Broadway in 2012. Pierce is known for his performances on HBO's The Wire, Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, and HBO's Treme. He also had a somewhat recurring role as a defense attorney on Law and Order.
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