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 to those setting laws citywide.
The Politicians
Both honest and corrupt state and city officials depicted in the series are included in this section.
The Street
Those involved in drug dealing and drug addicts alike are featured. Thieves and sex workers are also featured.
The Schools
Pupils, staff and employees in the school system are featured.
The Docks
Stevedores, their families, and the criminal organization that is involved in the smuggling through the Baltimore docks are featured.
The Paper
The fifth season features an examination of a fictionalized version of The Baltimore Sun and introduced several journalist characters.
Appearances
| Actor/Actress | Character | Seasons | Episode count | Position | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Main cast | ||||||||
| Dominic West | Jimmy McNulty | Main | 56 | Homicide Detective (formerly Major Case Unit Detective and Patrol Officer) | ||||
| John Doman | William Rawls | Main | 46 | Police Commissioner (formerly Major/Colonel/Deputy Commissioner for Operations) | ||||
| Idris Elba | Russell "Stringer" Bell | Main | 36 | Drug Kingpin | ||||
| Frankie R. Faison | Ervin Burrell | Main | Recurring | 40 | Police Commissioner (formerly Deputy Commissioner for Operations) | |||
| Larry Gilliard, Jr. | D'Angelo Barksdale | Main | 18 | Prisoner (formerly drug organization crew chief) | ||||
| Wood Harris | Avon Barksdale | Main | Guest | 32 | Prisoner (formerly Drug Kingpin) | |||
| Deirdre Lovejoy | Rhonda Pearlman | Main | 44 | Assistant State's Attorney in charge of Violent Crimes (formerly Assistant State's Attorney in Narcotics Division) | ||||
| Wendell Pierce | Bunk Moreland | Main | 54 | Homicide Detective | ||||
| Lance Reddick | Cedric Daniels | Main | 58 | Deputy Commissioner for Operations (formerly Lieutenant/Major/Colonel/CID Commander) | ||||
| Andre Royo | Reginald "Bubbles" Cousins | Main | 48 | Soup kitchen volunteer and newspaper vendor (formerly drug addict and police informant) | ||||
| Sonja Sohn | Kima Greggs | Main | 56 | Homicide Detective (formerly Narcotics and Major Case Unit Detective) | ||||
| Chris Bauer | Frank Sobotka | Main | 12 | Union secretary-treasurer | ||||
| Paul Ben-Victor | Spiros "Vondas" Vondopoulos | Main | Guest | Recurring | 15 | Organized crime underboss | ||
| Clarke Peters | Lester Freamon | Recurring | Main | 55 | Major Case Unit Detective (formerly Homicide and Pawn Shop Unit Detective) | |||
| Amy Ryan | Beatrice "Beadie" Russell | Main | Guest | Recurring | 20 | Port Police Officer | ||
| Aidan Gillen | Tommy Carcetti | Main | 35 | Mayor of Baltimore (formerly City Councilman) | ||||
| Jim True-Frost | Roland "Prez" Pryzbylewski | Recurring | Main | Guest | 45 | Edward Tilghman Middle School's teacher (formerly Major Case Unit Detective) | ||
| Robert Wisdom | Howard "Bunny" Colvin | Guest | Main | Guest | 25 | Retired (Former Western District Major in Charge, and former Edward Tilghman Middle School's special class teacher) | ||
| Seth Gilliam | Ellis Carver | Recurring | Main | 50 | Western District Sergeant in Charge (formerly Narcotics and Major Case Unit Detective) | |||
| Domenick Lombardozzi | Thomas "Herc" Hauk | Recurring | Main | 51 | Defense investigator (formerly Narcotics Detective and Major Case Unit Sergeant) | |||
| J. D. Williams | Preston "Bodie" Broadus | Recurring | Main | 37 | Drug organization crew chief (formerly drug dealer) | |||
| Michael K. Williams | Omar Little | Recurring | Main | 42 | Stick-up man | |||
| Corey Parker Robinson | Leander Sydnor | Recurring | Main | 37 | Major Case Unit Detective | |||
| Reg E. Cathey | Norman Wilson | Main | 23 | Mayoral Deputy Chief of Staff (formerly Campaign Manager) | ||||
| Chad Coleman | Dennis "Cutty" Wise | Recurring | Main | Guest | 20 | Youth boxing instructor (former gang enforcer) | ||
| Jamie Hector | Marlo Stanfield | Recurring | Main | 31 | Drug Kingpin | |||
| Glynn Turman | Clarence Royce | Recurring | Main | Guest | 16 | Former Mayor of Baltimore | ||
| Clark Johnson | Augustus Haynes | Main | 10 | City Desk Editor of The Baltimore Sun | ||||
| Tom McCarthy | Scott Templeton | Main | 10 | General assignments reporter for The Baltimore Sun Metro Desk | ||||
| Gbenga Akinnagbe | Chris Partlow | Recurring | Main | 30 | Drug organization enforcer and crew chief | |||
| Neal Huff | Michael Steintorf | Guest | Main | 11 | Mayoral Chief of Staff | |||
| Jermaine Crawford | Duquan "Dukie" Weems | Recurring | Main | 20 | Corner boy (formerly middle school student) | |||
| Tristan Wilds | Michael Lee | Recurring | Main | 22 | Drug organization enforcer and crew chief (formerly middle school student) | |||
| Michael Kostroff | Maurice Levy | Recurring | Guest | Recurring | Guest | Main | 21 | Defense Attorney |
| Michelle Paress | Alma Gutierrez | Main | 10 | Police beat reporter for The Baltimore Sun City Desk | ||||
| Isiah Whitlock, Jr. | Clay Davis | Guest | Recurring | Main | 17 | Maryland State Senator | ||
| Recurring cast | ||||||||
| Delaney Williams | Jay Landsman | Recurring | 44 | Homicide Sergeant in Charge | ||||
| Robert F. Chew | Joseph "Proposition Joe" Stewart | Recurring | 24 | Drug Kingpin | ||||
| Tray Chaney | Malik "Poot" Carr | Recurring | Guest | 25 | Sales assistant in footlocker (formerly drug dealer) | |||
| Maria Broom | Marla Daniels | Recurring | Guest | 16 | City Councilwoman | |||
| Michael Hyatt | Brianna Barksdale | Recurring | Guest | 12 | Former drug organization treasurer | |||
| Doug Olear | Terrance "Fitz" Fitzhugh | Recurring | Guest | 12 | FBI Special Agent | |||
| Shamyl Brown | Donette | Recurring | 12 | Mother | ||||
| Melanie Nicholls-King | Cheryl | Recurring | Guest | 14 | TV news industry worker | |||
| Robert F. Colesberry | Ray Cole | Recurring | 10 | Homicide Detective | ||||
| Ed Norris | Ed Norris | Recurring | Guest | Recurring | 21 | Homicide Detective | ||
| Michael Salconi | Michael Santangelo | Recurring | Guest | Recurring | Guest | 24 | Western District Patrol Officer (formerly Homicide Detective) | |
| Leo Fitzpatrick | Johnny Weeks | Recurring | Guest | Recurring | 13 | Drug addict | ||
| Hassan Johnson | Roland "Wee-Bey" Brice | Recurring | Guest | Recurring | Guest | 20 | Prisoner (formerly gang enforcer) | |
| Peter Gerety | Daniel Phelan | Recurring | Guest | Guest | 15 | Judge | ||
| Wendy Grantham | Shardene Innes | Recurring | Guest | Guest | 11 | Nursing student (formerly stripper) | ||
| Nat Benchley | Augustus Polk | Recurring | Guest | Guest | 8 | Evidence Control Officer (formerly Property Unit Detective) | ||
| Richard DeAngelis | Raymond Foerster | Recurring | Recurring | Guest | 15 | Criminal Investigation Division Colonel (formerly Narcotics Division Major in Charge) | ||
| Tony D. Head | Bobby Reed | Recurring | Recurring | Guest | 10 | Internal Investigations Division Major | ||
| Steve Earle | Walon | Recurring | Guest | Recurring | 11 | Narcotics Anonymous meeting leader/Crab chief (formerly drug addict) | ||
| Chris Clanton | Savino Bratton | Recurring | Guest | 9 | Gang enforcer | |||
| Michael B. Jordan | Wallace | Recurring | 13 | Drug dealer | ||||
| Clayton LeBouef | Wendell "Orlando" Blocker | Recurring | 8 | Drug organization crew front operator/Strip club runner | ||||
| Brandon Price | Anton "Stinkum" Artis | Recurring | 7 | Gang enforcer | ||||
| Michael Kevin Darnall | Brandon Wright | Recurring | 4 | Stick-up man | ||||
| Al Brown | Stanislaus "Stan" Valchek | Guest | Recurring | Guest | 17 | Southeastern District Major in Charge | ||
| Callie Thorne | Elena McNulty | Guest | Recurring | Guest | 12 | Real Estate Agent | ||
| Susan Rome | Ilene Nathan | Guest | Recurring | Guest | 7 | Second deputy State's Attorney (former Assistant State's Attorney in charge of Violent Crimes) | ||
| Benay Berger | Amanda Reese | Guest | Recurring | Guest | Guest | 8 | FBI Supervisor | |
| Erik Todd Dellums | Dr. Randall Frazier | Guest | Recurring | Guest | 5 | Forensic Medical Examiner | ||
| Brian Anthony Wilson | Vernon Holley | Guest | Recurring | 20 | Homicide Detective | |||
| Eric Gershowitz | Sean James McNulty | Guest | Recurring | Guest | 9 | High-school student | ||
| Tyrell Baker | Little Kevin | Guest | Recurring | 12 | Drug dealer | |||
| Antonio Cordova | Michael McNulty | Guest | Recurring | Guest | 9 | High-school student | ||
| Bobby J. Brown | Robert "Bobby" Brown | Guest | Guest | Recurring | 13 | Western District Officer | ||
| Bill Zorzi | Bill Zorzi | Guest | Recurring | 9 | Courthouse reporter for The Baltimore Sun | |||
| Michael Stone Forrest | Frank Barlow | Guest | Recurring | 4 | Homicide Detective | |||
| Method Man | Melvin "Cheese" Wagstaff | Recurring | 13 | Drug organization crew chief | ||||
| S. Robert Morgan | Butchie | Recurring | Guest | 10 | Bar owner/Banker | |||
| Richard Burton | Sean "Shamrock" McGinty | Recurring | 15 | Drug Kingpin's main assistant | ||||
| Michael Potts | Brother Mouzone | Recurring | 7 | Hired enforcer | ||||
| DeAndre McCullough | Lamar | Recurring | 5 | Bodyguard | ||||
| Pablo Schreiber | Nick Sobotka | Recurring | Guest | 13 | Dock worker (formerly drug dealer and smuggler) | |||
| Jeffrey Pratt Gordon | Johnny "Fifty" Spamanto | Recurring | Guest | 13 | Homeless man (formerly dock worker/smuggler) | |||
| Chris Ashworth | Sergei Malatov | Recurring | Guest | 11 | Prisoner (formerly organized crime smuggler and enforcer) | |||
| Bill Raymond | The Greek | Recurring | Guest | 10 | Organized crime boss | |||
| Luray Cooper | Nat Coxson | Recurring | Guest | 10 | Dock worker/Union president | |||
| Richard Pelzman | Little Big Roy | Recurring | Guest | 6 | Union crew chief | |||
| Gary "D.Reign" | Frog | Recurring | Guest | 4 | Drug dealer | |||
| James Ransone | Ziggy Sobotka | Recurring | 12 | Prisoner (formerly dock worker and smuggler) | ||||
| Charley Scalies | Thomas "Horseface" Pakusa | Recurring | 12 | Dock worker (formerly smuggler) | ||||
| Kristin Proctor | Aimee | Recurring | 7 | Hair Dresser | ||||
| Jeffrey Fugitt | Claude Diggins | Recurring | 7 | Marine Unit Officer | ||||
| Teddy Cañez | George "Double G" Glekas | Recurring | 6 | Warehouse and appliance store runner | ||||
| Lance Irwin | Maui | Recurring | 5 | Dock worker | ||||
| Lev Gorn | Eton Ben-Eleazer | Recurring | 5 | Prisoner (formerly organized crime drug distributor) | ||||
| Bus Howard | Vernon "Ott" Motley | Recurring | 5 | Dock worker | ||||
| Jill Redding | Delores | Recurring | 5 | Bar owner | ||||
| Kelvin Davis | La La | Recurring | 5 | Dock worker | ||||
| Robert Hogan | Louis Sobotka | Recurring | 4 | Retired (formerly shipwright) | ||||
| Brook Yeaton | "White" Mike McArdle | Recurring | 4 | Drug dealer | ||||
| Tom Mardirosian | Kristos Koutris | Recurring | 3 | FBI Special Agent | ||||
| Jay Landsman | Dennis Mello | Guest | Recurring | Guest | 18 | Western District Administrative Lieutenant | ||
| Michael Willis | Andy Krawczyk | Guest | Recurring | Guest | 14 | Property developer and political fund raiser | ||
| Kelli R. Brown | Kimmy | Guest | Recurring | Guest | 10 | Stick-up woman | ||
| Ernest Waddell | Dante | Guest | Recurring | 8 | Stick-up man | |||
| Edwina Findley | Tosha Mitchell | Guest | Recurring | 4 | Stick-up woman | |||
| Gary D'Addario | Gary DiPasquale | Guest | Guest | Recurring | 5 | Grand Jury Prosecutor | ||
| Felicia Pearson | Felicia "Snoop" Pearson | Recurring | 26 | Gang enforcer | ||||
| Anwan Glover | Slim Charles | Recurring | 25 | Drug Kingpin's main assistant and gang enforcer | ||||
| Ryan Sands | Lloyd "Truck" Garrick | Recurring | 20 | Narcotics Division Officer | ||||
| Gregory L. Williams | Michael Crutchfield | Recurring | 19 | Homicide Detective | ||||
| Benjamin Busch | Anthony Colicchio | Recurring | 18 | Drug Enforcement Unit Officer | ||||
| Frederick Strother | Odell Watkins | Recurring | 15 | State Delegate | ||||
| Rick Otto | Kenneth Dozerman | Recurring | 13 | Major Crimes Unit Detective (formerly Drug Enforcement Unit Officer) | ||||
| Megan Anderson | Jen Carcetti | Recurring | Guest | 13 | Mother | |||
| Melvin Williams | The Deacon | Recurring | Guest | 11 | Church deacon | |||
| Cleo Reginald Pizana | Coleman Parker | Recurring | 15 | Former Mayoral Chief of Staff and Campaign Manager | ||||
| Brandy Burre | Theresa D'Agostino | Recurring | 15 | Political consultant and campaign fixer | ||||
| Christopher Mann | Anthony "Tony" Gray | Recurring | 12 | Councilman (former Candidate for Mayor) | ||||
| Joilet F. Harris | Caroline Massey | Recurring | 8 | Major Crimes Unit Detective | ||||
| Justin Burley | Justin | Recurring | 8 | Boxer (former drug dealer) | ||||
| Edward Green | Spider | Recurring | Guest | Recurring | 12 | Drug dealer | ||
| Troj Marquis Strickland | Fat Face Rick | Recurring | Guest | Recurring | 9 | Drug Kingpin | ||
| Brandon Fobbs | Fruit | Recurring | Guest | 8 | Drug organization crew chief | |||
| Norris Davis | Vinson | Recurring | Guest | 7 | Rim shop owner/Drug organization banker and advisor | |||
| Leonard A. Anderson | Gerard | Recurring | 7 | Gang enforcer | ||||
| Brandan T. Tate | Sapper | Recurring | 6 | Gang enforcer | ||||
| Melvin Jackson, Jr. | Bernard | Recurring | 5 | Drug organization soldier | ||||
| Mia Arnice Chambers | Squeak | Recurring | 5 | Drug organization member | ||||
| Thuliso Dingwall | Kenard | Guest | Recurring | 18 | Drug dealer | |||
| Dravon James | Mrs. Grace Sampson | Guest | Recurring | 12 | Edward Tilghman Middle School's teacher | |||
| Rashad Orange | Sherrod | Guest | Recurring | 8 | Homeless boy | |||
| Todd Scofield | Jeff Price | Guest | Recurring | 8 | City hall reporter for The Baltimore Sun Metro Desk | |||
| Kwame Patterson | Monk Metcalf | Recurring | 16 | Drug organization supply-coordinator and crew chief | ||||
| Marlyne Afflack | Nerese Campbell | Recurring | 12 | City Council President | ||||
| Dion Graham | Rupert Bond | Recurring | 9 | State's Attorney (formerly Prosecuting Attorney) | ||||
| Keenon Brice | Aaron "Bug" Manigault | Recurring | 8 | Middle-school student | ||||
| Darrell Britt-Gibson | Darius "O-Dog" Hill | Recurring | 8 | Gang enforcer | ||||
| Donnie Andrews | Donnie | Recurring | 6 | Stick-up man | ||||
| Maestro Harrell | Randy Wagstaff | Recurring | Guest | 14 | High-school student | |||
| Julito McCullum | Namond Brice | Recurring | Guest | 14 | High-school student (formerly drug dealer) | |||
| Tootsie Duvall | Marcia Donnelly | Recurring | Guest | 12 | Edward Tilghman Middle School's Assistant Principal | |||
| Ramón Rodríguez | Renaldo | Recurring | Guest | 7 | Stick-up man | |||
| Shamika Cotton | Raylene Lee | Recurring | Guest | 7 | Drug addict | |||
| Derrick Purvey | Big Guy | Recurring | Guest | 5 | Bodyguard | |||
| Gene Terinoni | Jimmy Asher | Recurring | Guest | 4 | Major Case Unit Lieutenant in Charge | |||
| Nathan Corbett | Donut | Recurring | 9 | Middle-school student/Carjacker/Drug dealer | ||||
| Sandi McCree | De'Londa Brice | Recurring | 8 | Mother | ||||
| Dan DeLuca | Dr. David Parenti | Recurring | 7 | Professor of sociology/Edward Tilghman Middle School's special class observer | ||||
| Taylor King | Zenobia Dawson | Recurring | 7 | High-school student | ||||
| Stacie Davis | Miss Duquette | Recurring | 7 | Doctoral student/Edward Tilghman Middle School' special class teacher | ||||
| Boris McGiver | Charles Marimow | Recurring | 6 | Former Major Case Unit Lieutenant in Charge | ||||
| Alfonso Christian Lover | Old Face Andre | Recurring | 6 | Convenience store owner | ||||
| Richard Hildebird | Claudell Withers | Recurring | 5 | Edward Tilghman Middle School's Principal | ||||
| Jonnie Louis Brown | Eddie Walker | Recurring | 5 | Western District Patrol Officer | ||||
| David Costabile | Thomas Klebanow | Recurring | 9 | Executi Editor of The Baltimore Sun | ||||
| Sam Freed | James Whiting | Recurring | 9 | Managing Editor of The Baltimore Sun | ||||
| Brandon Young | Mike Fletcher | Recurring | 9 | General assignments reporter for The Baltimore Sun Metro Desk | ||||
| Donald Neal | Jay Spry | Recurring | 7 | Night-Copy Editor of The Baltimore Sun | ||||
| Robert Poletick | Steven Luxenberg | Recurring | 7 | Metro Section Editor of The Baltimore Sun | ||||
| Dennis Hill | Christeson | Recurring | 5 | Homicide Detective | ||||
| Thomas J. McCarthy | Tim Phelps | Recurring | 5 | State Desk Editor of The Baltimore Sun | ||||
| Kara Quick | Rebecca Corbett | Recurring | 5 | Regional Affairs Desk Editor of The Baltimore Sun | ||||
| Bruce Kirkpatrick | Roger Twigg | Recurring | 4 | Retired (formerly police beat reporter for The Baltimore Sun City Desk) | ||||
A to Z
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- 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
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- Mahon, Patrick
- Malatov, Sergei
- 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"
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