- List of The Wire characters
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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
Main article: Law enforcement characters of The WireLaw 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
Main article: Politicians of The WireCharacters in this section include the state and city officials, both honest and corrupt, depicted in the series.
The Street
Main article: Street-level characters of The WireCharacters in this section range from homeless drug addicts up to drug king-pins in charge of entire criminal empires.
The Schools
Main article: School system of The WireThis section includes the pupils, staff and Education Board employees from the school system depicted on the show.
The Docks
Main article: Characters from the docks of The WireThis section includes the Stevedores and their families as well as the criminal organization that controls smuggling through the Baltimore docks.
The Paper
Main article: Journalists of The WireThe 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 A to Z
Contents A
B
- Bailey, John
- Baker, Brian
- Barksdale, Avon
- Barksdale, Brianna
- Barksdale, D'Angelo
- Barlow, Frank
- Ben-Eleazer, Eton
- Bernard
- Bell, Russell "Stringer"
- "Big Guy"
- "Big Roy"
- Blocker, Wendell "Orlando"
- Bond, Rupert
- Bratton, Savino
- Brice, De'Londa
- Brice, Namond
- Brice, Roland "Wee-Bey"
- Broadus, Preston "Bodie"
- Brown, Bobby
- Brother Mouzone
- "Bubbles"
- Burrell, Ervin
- Butchie
C
- Campbell, Nerese
- Cantrell, Walter
- Carcetti, Jen
- Carcetti, Thomas "Tommy"
- Carr, Malik "Poot"
- Carver, Ellis
- Castor, Aaron
- Cheryl
- "Chess"
- Christeson
- Cole, Ray
- Colicchio, Anthony
- Colvin, Howard "Bunny"
- Country
- Cousins, Reginald "Bubbles"
- Coxson, Nat
- Crutchfield, Michael
D
- D'Agostino, Theresa
- Daniels, Cedric
- Daniels, Marla
- Dante
- Davis, R. Clayton "Clay"
- Dawson, Zenobia
- The Deacon
- "Dee-Dee"
- Delores
- Demper, Steven
- DiBiago, Bruce
- DiPasquale, Gary
- Diggins, Claude
- Donette
- Donnie
- "Donut"
- Donnelly, Marcia
- Dozerman, Kenneth
E
F
- Fitzhugh, Terrance "Fitz"
- Fletcher, Mike
- Foerster, Raymond
- Frazier, Warren
- Frazier, Randall
- Freamon, Lester
- "Frog"
- "Fruit"
G
- Garrick, Lloyd "Truck"
- Gerard
- Gerry
- "Ghost"
- Glekas, George AKA "Double G"
- Gray, Anthony
- "The Greek"
- Greggs, Shakima "Kima"
- Gutierrez, Alma
H
- Hauk, Thomas "Herc"
- Haynes, Augustus "Gus"
- Hendrix, Ricardo AKA "Fat-Face Rick"
- Hilton, Marquis "Bird"
- Holley, Vernon
- "Hucklebuck"
- "Hungry Man"
I
J
K
L
- "La La"
- Lamar
- Lambert
- Landsman, Jay
- Lee, Michael
- Lee, Raylene
- Levy, Maurice
- "Little Big Roy"
- "Little Kevin"
- "Little Man"
- Little, Omar
- Luxenberg, Steven
M
- Mahon, Patrick
- Malatov, Sergei "Serge"
- Manigault, Aaron "Bug"
- Manigault, Devar
- Marimow, Charles
- Massey, Caroline
- "Maui"
- McArdle, "White" Mike
- McGinty, Shaun "Shamrock"
- McNulty, Elena
- McNulty, Jimmy
- McNulty, Michael
- McNulty, Sean
- Mello, Dennis
- Metcalf,"Monk"
- Mitchell, Tosha
- Moreland, Bunk
- Motley, Vernon "Ott"
N
O
P
- Pakusa, Thomas "Horseface"
- Parenti, David
- Parker, Coleman
- Partlow, Chris
- Pearlman, Rhonda
- Pearson, Felicia "Snoop"
- Perkins, Eunetta
- Perry
- Phelan, Daniel
- Phelps, Tim
- "Phil-Boy"
- Polk, Augustus
- Price, Damien Lavelle AKA "Day Day"
- Price, Jeff
- Pryzbylewski, Roland "Prez"
Q
R
- Rawls, William
- Reed, Bobby
- Renaldo
- Reese, Amanda
- Rico
- "Ronnie Mo"
- Royce, Clarence
- Russell, Beatrice "Beadie"
S
- Sampson, Grace
- Santangelo, Michael
- Sapper
- Sherrod
- "Slim Charles"
- Sobotka, Frank
- Sobotka, Joan
- Sobotka, Louis
- Sobotka, Nick
- Sobotka, Ziggy
- Spamanto, Johnny "Fifty"
- Spry, Jay
- "Squeak"
- Stanfield, Marlo
- Sterling
- Stewart, "Proposition" Joe
- Stokes, Albert
- Sydnor, Leander
T
U
V
W
- Wagstaff, Calvin "Cheese"
- Wagstaff, Randy
- Wallace
- Walker, Eddie
- Walon
- Watkins, Odell
- Weeks, Johnny
- Weems, Duquan "Dukie"
- Whiting, James
- Williams, Karim
- Williamson, Kintel
- Wilson, Norman
- Wise, Dennis "Cutty"
- Withers, Claudell
- Wright, Brandon
X
Y
Z
References
The Wire Creators Episodes Related - And All the Pieces Matter
- Beyond Hamsterdam
- "Way Down in the Hole"
- Awards & nominations
Characters - Jimmy McNulty
- Kima Greggs
- Bunk Moreland
- Lester Freamon
- Ellis Carver
- Herc Hauk
- Roland Pryzbylewski
- Leander Sydnor
- Beadie Russell
- Cedric Daniels
- William Rawls
- Ervin Burrell
- Bunny Colvin
- Stan Valchek
- Jay Landsman
- Raymond Foerster
Street- Omar Little
- Bubbles
- Cutty Wise
KingpinsSoldiers- Chris Partlow
- Snoop Pearson
- Wee-Bey Brice
- Slim Charles
- Sergei Malatov
Dealers- Michael Lee
- Dukie Weems
- Namond Brice
- Randy Wagstaff
- Donut
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