List of characters from The Wire

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The following is a listing of fictional characters from the HBO series, The Wire. Note that some characters' allegiances or position have changed over time; the placement below is generally meant to reflect their current or most recent situation.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

[edit] The Law

Main article: Law enforcement characters of The Wire

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.

[edit] The Street

Main article: Street level characters of The Wire

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

[edit] School system

Main article: School system of The Wire

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

[edit] The Docks

Main article: Characters from the docks of The Wire

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

[edit] Starring cast

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Actor/Actress Character Position
Dominic West Jimmy McNulty Major Case Unit Detective
John Doman William Rawls Deputy Police Commissioner of Operations (formerly Major/Colonel)
Frankie R. Faison Ervin Burrell Police Commissioner (formerly Deputy Ops)
Aidan Gillen Tommy Carcetti Mayor of Baltimore (formerly City Councilman)
Seth Gilliam Ellis Carver DEU Sergeant (formerly Narcotics/Major Case Detective)
Domenick Lombardozzi Thomas "Herc" Hauk Major Case Unit Sergeant (formerly Narcotics/Major Case Detective)
Deirdre Lovejoy Rhonda Pearlman Chief State's Attorney in charge of Violent Crimes (formerly Assistant State's Attorney)
Clarke Peters Lester Freamon Major Case Unit Detective (formerly Homicide Detective; also worked in Pawn Shop Unit)
Wendell Pierce Bunk Moreland Homicide Detective
Lance Reddick Cedric Daniels Criminal Investigations Commander (Colonel)
Andre Royo Bubbles Confidential Informant/Street Goods Store Operator
Sonja Sohn Kima Greggs Major Case Unit Detective (formerly Narcotics/Homicide Detective)
Jim True-Frost Roland "Prez" Pryzbylewski Teacher (formerly Major Case Unit Detective)
Glynn Turman Clarence Royce Former Mayor of Baltimore
Robert Wisdom Howard "Bunny" Colvin Retired (Former Major with Police, and former teacher of sorts)
Reg E. Cathey Norman Wilson City Hall Chief of Staff under Carcetti
Chad L. Coleman Dennis "Cutty" Wise Youth Boxing Instructor (Former Gang Enforcer)
Jamie Hector Marlo Stanfield Drug Kingpin
Michael K. Williams Omar Little Stick-up man
Corey Parker Robinson Leander Sydnor Major Case Unit Detective
Paul Ben-Victor Spiros Vondas Organized Crime Underboss
Amy Ryan Beadie Russell Officer

[edit] Formerly starring

Actor/Actress Character Position
Idris Elba Stringer Bell Drug kingpin
Wood Harris Avon Barksdale Drug lord
Larry Gilliard Jr. D'Angelo Barksdale Crew chief
Chris Bauer Frank Sobotka Union treasurer-secretary
Bill Raymond The Greek Organized Crime Boss
J. D. Williams Bodie Broadus Crew Chief (formerly Drug Dealer)

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    The Wire
    v • d • e
    Episodes | Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | Season 4
    Characters
    Police: Jimmy McNulty Kima Greggs "Bunk" Moreland Lester Freamon Ellis Carver "Herc" Hauk
    Command: Ervin Burrell William Rawls Cedric Daniels Stanislaus Valchek Raymond Foerster Jay Landsman
    School: Roland Pryzbylewski Howard Colvin Namond Brice Michael Lee Randy Wagstaff Duquan Weems
    Street: Omar Little Bubbles Wee-Bey Brice Dennis Wise Chris Partlow Snoop
    Kingpins: Avon Barksdale Stringer Bell Marlo Stanfield Proposition Joe The Greek Slim Charles
    Dealers: Bodie Broadus D'Angelo Barksdale Poot Carr Wallace Cheese Donut
    Politics: Tommy Carcetti Clarence Royce Rhonda Pearlman Clay Davis Norman Wilson Coleman Parker
    Docks: Frank Sobotka Nick Sobotka Ziggy Sobotka Spiros Vondas Sergei Malatov Beadie Russell
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