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.
Appearances
| Actor | 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 | William "The 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 | 40 | 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 | 54 | 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 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 | 53 | 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 | 38 | 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 | 32 | 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 | 26 | Drug organization enforcer and crew chief | |||
| Neal Huff | Michael Steintorf | Recurring | 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 | Main | 21 | Defense Attorney | ||
| Michelle Paress | Alma Gutierrez | Main | 10 | Police beat reporter for The Baltimore Sun City Desk | ||||
| Isiah Whitlock, Jr. | Clay Davis | Recurring | Main | 22 | Maryland State Senator | |||
| Recurring cast | ||||||||
| Delaney Williams | Jay Landsman | Recurring | 45 | Homicide Sergeant in Charge | ||||
| Robert F. Chew | Joseph "Proposition Joe" Stewart | Recurring | 24 | Drug Kingpin | ||||
| Maria Broom | Marla Daniels | Recurring | 16 | City Councilwoman | ||||
| Tray Chaney | Malik "Poot" Carr | Recurring | Guest | 26 | Sales assistant in footlocker (formerly drug dealer) | |||
| Melanie Nicholls-King | Cheryl | Recurring | Guest | 15 | TV news industry worker | |||
| Callie Thorne | Elena McNulty | Recurring | Guest | 12 | Real Estate Agent | |||
| Michael Hyatt | Brianna Barksdale | Recurring | Guest | 12 | Former drug organization treasurer | |||
| Doug Olear | Terrance "Fitz" Fitzhugh | Recurring | Recurring | 13 | FBI Special Agent | |||
| Leo Fitzpatrick | Johnny Weeks | Recurring | 15 | Drug addict | ||||
| Shamyl Brown | Donette | Recurring | 12 | Mother | ||||
| Hassan Johnson | Roland "Wee-Bey" Brice | Recurring | Guest | Recurring | Guest | 20 | Prisoner (formerly gang enforcer) | |
| Susan Rome | Ilene Nathan | Recurring | Guest | Recurring | 7 | Second deputy State's Attorney (former Assistant State's Attorney in charge of Violent Crimes) | ||
| Erik Todd Dellums | Dr. Randall Frazier | Recurring | Guest | 6 | Forensic Medical Examiner | |||
| Nat Benchley | Augustus Polk | Recurring | Guest | 8 | Evidence Control Officer (formerly Property Unit Detective) | |||
| Robert F. Colesberry | Ray Cole | Recurring | 8 | Homicide Detective | ||||
| Michael Salconi | Michael Santangelo | Recurring | Guest | Recurring | 25 | Western District Patrol Officer (formerly Homicide Detective) | ||
| Ed Norris | Ed Norris | Recurring | Guest | Recurring | 22 | Homicide Detective | ||
| Brian Anthony Wilson | Vernon Holley | Recurring | Guest | Recurring | 19 | Homicide Detective | ||
| Antonio Cordova | Michael McNulty | Recurring | Guest | Recurring | Guest | 10 | High-school student | |
| Eric Gershowitz | Sean James McNulty | Recurring | Guest | Recurring | Guest | 10 | High-school student | |
| Peter Gerety | Daniel Phelan | Recurring | Guest | Recurring | Recurring | 15 | Judge | |
| Wendy Grantham | Shardene Innes | Recurring | Guest | Guest | 11 | Nursing student (formerly stripper) | ||
| Bobby J. Brown | Robert "Bobby" Brown | Recurring | Guest | Recurring | 12 | Western District Officer | ||
| 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 | 8 | Narcotics Anonymous meeting leader/Crab chief (formerly drug addict) | ||
| Chris Clanton | Savino Bratton | Recurring | Recurring | 8 | 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 | 8 | Gang enforcer | ||||
| Michael Kevin Darnall | Brandon Wright | Recurring | 4 | Stick-up man | ||||
| Al Brown | Stanislaus "Stan" Valchek | Guest | Recurring | 19 | Southeastern District Major in Charge | |||
| Benay Berger | Amanda Reese | Guest | Recurring | Guest | Recurring | 8 | FBI Supervisor | |
| Bill Zorzi | Bill Zorzi | Guest | Recurring | 9 | Courthouse reporter for The Baltimore Sun | |||
| Michael Stone Forrest | Frank Barlow | Guest | Recurring | 4 | Homicide Detective | |||
| Michael Willis | Andy Krawczyk | Recurring | 15 | Property developer and political fund raiser | ||||
| Method Man | Melvin "Cheese" Wagstaff | Recurring | 13 | Drug organization crew chief | ||||
| S. Robert Morgan | Butchie | Recurring | Guest | 10 | Bar owner/Banker | |||
| Kelli R. Brown | Kimmy | Recurring | 11 | Stick-up woman | ||||
| Richard Burton | Shaun "Shamrock" McGinty | Recurring | 20 | Drug Kingpin's main assistant | ||||
| Michael Potts | Brother Mouzone | Recurring | 7 | Hired enforcer | ||||
| DeAndre McCullough | Lamar | Recurring | 6 | Bodyguard | ||||
| Edwina Findley | Tosha Mitchell | Recurring | 4 | Stick-up woman | ||||
| Bill Raymond | The Greek | Recurring | Recurring | 10 | Organized crime boss | |||
| 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) | |||
| Luray Cooper | Nat Coxson | Recurring | Guest | 12 | Dock worker/Union president | |||
| Chris Ashworth | Sergei Malatov | Recurring | Guest | 11 | Prisoner (formerly organized crime smuggler and enforcer) | |||
| Richard Pelzman | Little Big Roy | Recurring | Guest | 7 | 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) | ||||
| Bus Howard | Vernon "Ott" Motley | Recurring | 8 | Dock worker | ||||
| Jeffrey Fugitt | Claude Diggins | Recurring | 7 | Marine Unit Officer | ||||
| Jill Redding | Delores | Recurring | 7 | Bar owner | ||||
| Kristin Proctor | Aimee | Recurring | 6 | Hair Dresser | ||||
| Kelvin Davis | La La | Recurring | 6 | Dock worker | ||||
| Teddy Cañez | George "Double G" Glekas | Recurring | 5 | 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) | ||||
| 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 | 18 | Western District Administrative Lieutenant | |||
| Ernest Waddell | Dante | Guest | Recurring | 9 | Stick-up man | |||
| Gary D'Addario | Gary DiPasquale | Guest | Recurring | 5 | Grand Jury Prosecutor | |||
| Anwan Glover | Slim Charles | Recurring | 27 | Drug Kingpin's main assistant and gang enforcer | ||||
| Felicia Pearson | Felicia "Snoop" Pearson | Recurring | 26 | 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 | 20 | Drug Enforcement Unit Officer | ||||
| Edward Green | Spider | Recurring | 17 | Drug dealer | ||||
| Frederick Strother | Odell Watkins | Recurring | 15 | State Delegate | ||||
| Rick Otto | Kenneth Dozerman | Recurring | 14 | Major Crimes Unit Detective (formerly Drug Enforcement Unit Officer) | ||||
| Megan Anderson | Jen Carcetti | Recurring | 13 | Mother | ||||
| Troj Marquis Strickland | Fat Face Rick | Recurring | 9 | Drug Kingpin | ||||
| 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) | ||||
| Dravon James | Mrs. Grace Sampson | Recurring | 12 | Edward Tilghman Middle School's teacher | ||||
| Joilet F. Harris | Caroline Massey | Recurring | 10 | Major Crimes Unit Detective | ||||
| Justin Burley | Justin | Recurring | 10 | Boxer (former drug dealer) | ||||
| Brandon Fobbs | Fruit | Recurring | Guest | 8 | Drug organization crew chief | |||
| Norris Davis | Vinson | Recurring | Recurring | 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 | 4 | Drug organization soldier | ||||
| Mia Arnice Chambers | Squeak | Recurring | 4 | Drug organization member | ||||
| Thuliso Dingwall | Kenard | Guest | Recurring | 19 | Drug dealer | |||
| Rashad Orange | Sherrod | Guest | Recurring | 7 | Homeless boy | |||
| Todd Scofield | Jeff Price | Guest | Recurring | 8 | City hall reporter for The Baltimore Sun Metro Desk | |||
| Kwame Patterson | Monk Metcalf | Recurring | 17 | Drug organization supply-coordinator and crew chief | ||||
| Marlyne Afflack | Nerese Campbell | Recurring | 11 | City Council President | ||||
| Keenon Brice | Aaron "Bug" Manigault | Recurring | 11 | Middle-school student | ||||
| Dion Graham | Rupert Bond | Recurring | 8 | State's Attorney (formerly Prosecuting Attorney) | ||||
| Darrell Britt-Gibson | Darius "O-Dog" Hill | Recurring | 8 | Gang enforcer | ||||
| Shamika Cotton | Raylene Lee | Recurring | 8 | Drug addict | ||||
| Donnie Andrews | Donnie | Recurring | 6 | Stick-up man | ||||
| Derrick Purvey | Big Guy | Recurring | 5 | Bodyguard | ||||
| 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 | 8 | Stick-up man | |||
| Dan DeLuca | Dr. David Parenti | Recurring | 11 | Professor of sociology/Edward Tilghman Middle School's special class observer | ||||
| Nathan Corbett | Donut | Recurring | 9 | Middle-school student/Carjacker/Drug dealer | ||||
| Sandi McCree | De'Londa Brice | Recurring | 9 | Mother | ||||
| Taylor King | Zenobia Dawson | Recurring | 9 | High-school student | ||||
| Jonnie Louis Brown | Eddie Walker | Recurring | 7 | Western District Patrol Officer | ||||
| Stacie Davis | Miss Duquette | Recurring | 6 | Doctoral student/Edward Tilghman Middle School' special class teacher | ||||
| Tyrell Baker | Little Kevin | Recurring | 6 | Drug dealer | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Gene Terinoni | Jimmy Asher | Recurring | 3 | Major Case Unit Lieutenant in Charge | ||||
| David Costabile | Thomas Klebanow | Recurring | 9 | Executive 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 | ||||
| Thomas J. McCarthy | Tim Phelps | Recurring | 7 | State Desk Editor of The Baltimore Sun | ||||
| Dennis Hill | Christeson | Recurring | 5 | Homicide Detective | ||||
| 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) | ||||
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 Street
Those involved in drug dealing and drug addicts alike are featured. Thieves and sex workers are also featured.
The Docks
Stevedores, their families, and the criminal organization that is involved in the smuggling through the Baltimore docks are featured.
The Politicians
Both honest and corrupt state and city officials depicted in the series are included in this section.
The Schools
Pupils, staff and employees in the school system are featured.
The Paper
The fifth season features an examination of a fictionalized version of The Baltimore Sun and introduced several journalist characters.
A to Z
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
D
F
G
H
L
M
- 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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