List of The Wire characters

List of The Wire characters

The following is a listing of fictional characters from the HBO series, The Wire. Note that some characters' allegiances or positions may have changed over time; and, although the series has ended, the placement below is generally meant to reflect their most recent situation. Also, some specific plot lines may be revealed in a character's description.

The Law

Law enforcement is an integral part of The Wire, and characters in this field range from those enforcing the law at street level up to those setting laws city wide.

The Politics

Characters in this section include the state and city officials, both honest and corrupt, depicted in the series.

The Street

Characters in this section range from homeless drug addicts up to drug king-pins in charge of entire criminal empires.

The Schools

This section includes the pupils, staff and Education Board employees from the school system depicted on the show.

The Docks

This section includes the Stevedores and their families as well as the criminal organization that controls smuggling through the Baltimore docks.

The Paper

The fifth season features an examination of a fictionalized version of The Baltimore Sun and introduced several journalist characters.

Starring cast

Actor/Actress Character Starring seasons Guest seasons Episode count Position
Dominic West Jimmy McNulty 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 N/A 56 Homicide Detective (formerly Major Case Unit Detective and Patrol Officer)
Lance Reddick Cedric Daniels 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 N/A 58 Deputy Commissioner for Operations (formerly Lieutenant/Major/Colonel/CID Commander)
Sonja Sohn Kima Greggs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 N/A 56 Homicide Detective (formerly Narcotics and Major Case Unit Detective)
Wendell Pierce Bunk Moreland 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 N/A 54 Homicide Detective
Clarke Peters Lester Freamon 2, 3, 4, 5 1 54 Major Case Unit Detective (formerly Homicide and Pawn Shop Unit Detective)
John Doman William Rawls 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 N/A 46 Police Commissioner (formerly Major/Colonel/Deputy Commissioner for Operations)
Seth Gilliam Ellis Carver 3, 4, 5 1, 2 50 Western District Sergeant in Charge (formerly Narcotics and Major Case Unit Detective)
Domenick Lombardozzi Thomas "Herc" Hauk 3, 4, 5 1, 2 54 Defense investigator (formerly Narcotics Detective and Major Case Unit Sergeant)
Idris Elba Russell "Stringer" Bell 1, 2, 3 N/A 36 Drug Kingpin
Jim True-Frost Roland "Prez" Pryzbylewski 3, 4 1, 2, 5 45 Teacher (formerly Major Case Unit Detective)
Michael K. Williams Omar Little 3, 4, 5 1, 2 42 Stick-up man
Frankie Faison Ervin Burrell 1, 2, 3, 4 5 40 Police Commissioner (formerly Deputy Commissioner for Operations)
Wood Harris Avon Barksdale 1, 2, 3 5 32 Drug Kingpin
Deirdre Lovejoy Rhonda Pearlman 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 N/A 44 Assistant State's Attorney in charge of Violent Crimes
Andre Royo Bubbles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 N/A 40 Soup kitchen volunteer and newspaper vendor (formerly drug addict and police informant)
Aidan Gillen Tommy Carcetti 3, 4, 5 N/A 35 Mayor of Baltimore (formerly City Councilman)
J. D. Williams Preston "Bodie" Broadus 3, 4 1, 2 37 Drug organization crew chief (formerly drug dealer)
Jamie Hector Marlo Stanfield 4, 5 3 31 Drug Kingpin
Corey Parker Robinson Leander Sydnor 3, 4, 5 1 37 Major Case Unit Detective
Robert Wisdom Howard "Bunny" Colvin 3, 4 2, 5 24 Retired (Former Major with Police Department, and former teacher of sorts)
Amy Ryan Beatrice "Beadie" Russell 2 3, 4, 5 20 Port Police Officer
Larry Gilliard, Jr. D'Angelo Barksdale 1, 2 N/A 18 Drug organization crew chief
Gbenga Akinnagbe Chris Partlow 5 3, 4 26 Drug organization chief enforcer
Tristan Wilds Michael Lee 5 4 22 Drug organization enforcer and crew chief (formerly middle school student)
Jermaine Crawford Duquan "Dukie" Weems 5 4 20 Corner boy (formerly middle school student)
Chad Coleman Dennis "Cutty" Wise 4 3, 5 20 Youth boxing instructor (former gang enforcer)
Reg E. Cathey Norman Wilson 4, 5 N/A 23 Mayoral Deputy Chief of Staff (formerly Campaign Manager)
Paul Ben-Victor Spiros "Vondas" Vondopoulos 2 5 15 Organized Crime Underboss
Chris Bauer Frank Sobotka 2 N/A 12 Union secretary-treasurer
Clark Johnson Augustus Haynes 5 N/A 10 City Desk Editor of The Baltimore Sun
Tom McCarthy Scott Templeton 5 N/A 10 General Assignments Reporter atThe Baltimore Sun Metro Desk
Isiah Whitlock, Jr. Clay Davis 5 1, 2, 3, 4 17 Maryland State Senator
Glynn Turman Clarence Royce 4 3, 5 16 Former Mayor of Baltimore
Michael Kostroff Maurice Levy 5 1, 2, 3, 4 21 Defense attorney
Michelle Paress Alma Gutierrez 5 N/A 10 Police beat reporter for The Baltimore Sun City Desk
Neal Huff Michael Steintorf 5 4 11 Mayoral Chief of Staff

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