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.
Actor | Character | Seasons | Episode count | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
Delaney Williams | Jay Landsman | Recurring | 45 | ||||
Robert F. Chew | Joseph "Proposition Joe" Stewart | Recurring | 24 | ||||
Maria Broom | Marla Daniels | Recurring | 16 | ||||
Tray Chaney | Malik "Poot" Carr | Recurring | Guest | 26 | |||
Melanie Nicholls-King | Cheryl | Recurring | Guest | 15 | |||
Callie Thorne | Elena McNulty | Recurring | Guest | 12 | |||
Michael Hyatt | Brianna Barksdale | Recurring | Guest | 12 | |||
Doug Olear | Terrance "Fitz" Fitzhugh | Recurring | Recurring | 13 | |||
Leo Fitzpatrick | Johnny Weeks | Recurring | 15 | ||||
Shamyl Brown | Donette | Recurring | 12 | ||||
Hassan Johnson | Roland "Wee-Bey" Brice | Recurring | Guest | Recurring | Guest | 20 | |
Susan Rome | Ilene Nathan | Recurring | Guest | Recurring | 7 | ||
Erik Todd Dellums | Dr. Randall Frazier | Recurring | Guest | 6 | |||
Nat Benchley | Augustus Polk | Recurring | Guest | 8 | |||
Robert F. Colesberry | Ray Cole | Recurring | 8 | ||||
Michael Salconi | Michael Santangelo | Recurring | Guest | Recurring | 25 | ||
Ed Norris | Ed Norris | Recurring | Guest | Recurring | 22 | ||
Brian Anthony Wilson | Vernon Holley | Recurring | Guest | Recurring | 19 | ||
Antonio Cordova | Michael McNulty | Recurring | Guest | Recurring | Guest | 10 | |
Eric Gershowitz | Sean James McNulty | Recurring | Guest | Recurring | Guest | 10 | |
Peter Gerety | Daniel Phelan | Recurring | Guest | Recurring | Recurring | 15 | |
Wendy Grantham | Shardene Innes | Recurring | Guest | Guest | 11 | ||
Richard DeAngelis | Raymond Foerster | Recurring | Recurring | Guest | 15 | ||
Tony D. Head | Bobby Reed | Recurring | Recurring | Guest | 10 | ||
Bobby J. Brown | Robert "Bobby" Brown | Recurring | Guest | Recurring | 12 | ||
Steve Earle | Walon | Recurring | Guest | Recurring | 8 | ||
Chris Clanton | Savino Bratton | Recurring | Recurring | 8 | |||
Michael B. Jordan | Wallace | Recurring | 13 | ||||
Clayton LeBouef | Wendell "Orlando" Blocker | Recurring | 8 | ||||
Brandon Price | Anton "Stinkum" Artis | Recurring | 8 | ||||
Michael Kevin Darnall | Brandon Wright | Recurring | 4 | ||||
Al Brown | Stanislaus "Stan" Valchek | Guest | Recurring | 19 | |||
Michael Willis | Andy Krawczyk | Recurring | 15 | ||||
Method Man | Melvin "Cheese" Wagstaff | Recurring | 13 | ||||
S. Robert Morgan | Butchie | Recurring | Guest | 10 | |||
Kelli R. Brown | Kimmy | Recurring | 11 | ||||
Richard Burton | Shaun "Shamrock" McGinty | Recurring | 20 | ||||
Michael Potts | Brother Mouzone | Recurring | 7 | ||||
DeAndre McCullough | Lamar | Recurring | 6 | ||||
Edwina Findley | Tosha Mitchell | Recurring | 4 | ||||
Benay Berger | Amanda Reese | Guest | Recurring | Guest | Recurring | 8 | |
Bill Raymond | The Greek | Recurring | Recurring | 10 | |||
Pablo Schreiber | Nick Sobotka | Recurring | Guest | 13 | |||
Jeffrey Pratt Gordon | Johnny "Fifty" Spamanto | Recurring | Guest | 13 | |||
Luray Cooper | Nat Coxson | Recurring | Guest | 12 | |||
Chris Ashworth | Sergei Malatov | Recurring | Guest | 11 | |||
Richard Pelzman | Little Big Roy | Recurring | Guest | 7 | |||
Gary "D.Reign" | Frog | Recurring | Guest | 4 | |||
James Ransone | Ziggy Sobotka | Recurring | 12 | ||||
Charley Scalies | Thomas "Horseface" Pakusa | Recurring | 12 | ||||
Bus Howard | Vernon "Ott" Motley | Recurring | 8 | ||||
Jeffrey Fugitt | Claude Diggins | Recurring | 7 | ||||
Jill Redding | Delores | Recurring | 7 | ||||
Kristin Proctor | Aimee | Recurring | 6 | ||||
Kelvin Davis | La La | Recurring | 6 | ||||
Teddy Cañez | George "Double G" Glekas | Recurring | 5 | ||||
Lance Irwin | Maui | Recurring | 5 | ||||
Lev Gorn | Eton Ben-Eleazer | Recurring | 5 | ||||
Robert Hogan | Louis Sobotka | Recurring | 4 | ||||
Brook Yeaton | "White" Mike McArdle | Recurring | 4 | ||||
Tom Mardirosian | Kristos Koutris | Recurring | 3 | ||||
Jay Landsman | Dennis Mello | Guest | Recurring | 18 | |||
Anwan Glover | Slim Charles | Recurring | 27 | ||||
Felicia Pearson | Felicia "Snoop" Pearson | Recurring | 26 | ||||
Ryan Sands | Lloyd "Truck" Garrick | Recurring | 20 | ||||
Benjamin Busch | Anthony Colicchio | Recurring | 20 | ||||
Gregory L. Williams | Michael Crutchfield | Recurring | 19 | ||||
Edward Green | Spider | Recurring | 17 | ||||
Frederick Strother | Odell Watkins | Recurring | 15 | ||||
Rick Otto | Kenneth Dozerman | Recurring | 14 | ||||
Megan Anderson | Jen Carcetti | Recurring | 13 | ||||
Troj Marquis Strickland | Fat Face Rick | Recurring | 9 | ||||
Melvin Williams | The Deacon | Recurring | Guest | 11 | |||
Cleo Reginald Pizana | Coleman Parker | Recurring | 15 | ||||
Brandy Burre | Theresa D'Agostino | Recurring | 15 | ||||
Christopher Mann | Anthony "Tony" Gray | Recurring | 12 | ||||
Dravon James | Mrs. Grace Sampson | Recurring | 12 | ||||
Joilet F. Harris | Caroline Massey | Recurring | 10 | ||||
Justin Burley | Justin | Recurring | 10 | ||||
Brandon Fobbs | Fruit | Recurring | Guest | 8 | |||
Norris Davis | Vinson | Recurring | Recurring | 7 | |||
Ernest Waddell | Dante | Guest | Recurring | 9 | |||
Leonard A. Anderson | Gerard | Recurring | 7 | ||||
Brandan T. Tate | Sapper | Recurring | 6 | ||||
Melvin Jackson, Jr. | Bernard | Recurring | 4 | ||||
Mia Arnice Chambers | Squeak | Recurring | 4 | ||||
Gary D'Addario | Gary DiPasquale | Guest | Recurring | 5 | |||
Thuliso Dingwall | Kenard | Guest | Recurring | 19 | |||
Kwame Patterson | Monk Metcalf | Recurring | 17 | ||||
Marlyne Afflack | Nerese Campbell | Recurring | 11 | ||||
Keenon Brice | Aaron "Bug" Manigault | Recurring | 11 | ||||
Dion Graham | Rupert Bond | Recurring | 8 | ||||
Darrell Britt-Gibson | Darius "O-Dog" Hill | Recurring | 8 | ||||
Shamika Cotton | Raylene Lee | Recurring | 8 | ||||
Donnie Andrews | Donnie | Recurring | 6 | ||||
Derrick Purvey | Big Guy | Recurring | 5 | ||||
Maestro Harrell | Randy Wagstaff | Recurring | Guest | 14 | |||
Julito McCullum | Namond Brice | Recurring | Guest | 14 | |||
Tootsie Duvall | Marcia Donnelly | Recurring | Guest | 12 | |||
Ramón Rodríguez | Renaldo | Recurring | Guest | 8 | |||
Rashad Orange | Sherrod | Guest | Recurring | 7 | |||
Dan DeLuca | Dr. David Parenti | Recurring | 11 | ||||
Nathan Corbett | Donut | Recurring | 9 | ||||
Sandi McCree | De'Londa Brice | Recurring | 9 | ||||
Taylor King | Zenobia Dawson | Recurring | 9 | ||||
Jonnie Louis Brown | Eddie Walker | Recurring | 7 | ||||
Stacie Davis | Miss Duquette | Recurring | 6 | ||||
Tyrell Baker | Little Kevin | Recurring | 6 | ||||
Boris McGiver | Charles Marimow | Recurring | 6 | ||||
Alfonso Christian Lover | Old Face Andre | Recurring | 6 | ||||
Richard Hildebird | Claudell Withers | Recurring | 5 | ||||
Gene Terinoni | Jimmy Asher | Recurring | 3 | ||||
Bill Zorzi | Bill Zorzi | Guest | Recurring | 9 | |||
Michael Stone Forrest | Frank Barlow | Guest | Recurring | 4 | |||
Todd Scofield | Jeff Price | Guest | Recurring | 8 | |||
David Costabile | Thomas Klebanow | Recurring | 9 | ||||
Sam Freed | James Whiting | Recurring | 9 | ||||
Brandon Young | Mike Fletcher | Recurring | 9 | ||||
Donald Neal | Jay Spry | Recurring | 7 | ||||
Robert Poletick | Steven Luxenberg | Recurring | 7 | ||||
Thomas J. McCarthy | Tim Phelps | Recurring | 7 | ||||
Dennis Hill | Christeson | Recurring | 5 | ||||
Kara Quick | Rebecca Corbett | Recurring | 5 | ||||
Bruce Kirkpatrick | Roger Twigg | Recurring | 4 | ||||
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.
Those involved in drug dealing and drug addicts alike are featured. Thieves and sex workers are also featured.
Stevedores, their families, and the criminal organization that is involved in the smuggling through the Baltimore docks are featured.
Both honest and corrupt state and city officials depicted in the series are included in this section.
Pupils, staff and employees in the school system are featured.
The fifth season features an examination of a fictionalized version of The Baltimore Sun and introduced several journalist characters.
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"The Detail" is the second episode of the first season of the HBO original television series, The Wire (2002–2008). The episode was written by David Simon from a story by David Simon and Ed Burns and was directed by Clark Johnson. It originally aired on June 9, 2002.
"The Buys" is the third episode of the first season of the HBO original series The Wire. The episode was written by David Simon from a story by David Simon and Ed Burns and was directed by Peter Medak. It originally aired on June 16, 2002.
Cedric Daniels is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, portrayed by Lance Reddick. Daniels is well-regarded in the Baltimore Police Department for making his subordinates focus on decent police work and quality arrests. He occasionally has disagreements with higher-ranking officers but for the most part performs well, and has thereby gained a reputation as both a reliable commander and an above-average investigator within the force, in stark contrast to some of his superiors and peers, most of whom display varying degrees of corruption and unreliability.
"The Wire" is the sixth episode of the first season of the HBO original series The Wire, the titular episode of the series. The episode was written by David Simon from a story by David Simon and Ed Burns and was directed by Ed Bianchi. It originally aired on July 7, 2002.
"The Hunt" is the 11th episode of the first season of the HBO original series The Wire. The episode was written by Joy Lusco from a story by David Simon and Ed Burns and was directed by Steve Shill. It originally aired on August 18, 2002.
"Time After Time" is the first episode of the third season of the HBO original series The Wire. The episode was written by David Simon from a story by David Simon & Ed Burns and was directed by Ed Bianchi. It originally aired on September 19, 2004.
Ervin H. Burrell is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by Frankie Faison. Burrell was an officer in the Baltimore Police Department who ascended from Deputy Commissioner of Operations to Commissioner over the course of the show.
"Mission Accomplished" is the 12th and final episode of the third season of the HBO original series The Wire. The episode was written by David Simon from a story by David Simon & Ed Burns and was directed by Ernest Dickerson. It originally aired on December 19, 2004.
"Boys of Summer" is the first episode of the fourth season of the HBO original series The Wire. Written by David Simon from a story by David Simon & Ed Burns, and directed by Joe Chappelle, it originally aired on September 10, 2006.
"Margin of Error" is the sixth episode of the fourth season of the HBO original series The Wire. Written by Eric Overmyer from a story by Ed Burns & Eric Overmyer, and directed by Dan Attias, it originally aired on October 15, 2006.
"Misgivings" is the tenth episode of the fourth season of the HBO original series The Wire. Written by Eric Overmyer from a story by Ed Burns & Overmyer, and directed by Ernest Dickerson, it originally aired on November 19, 2006.
"A New Day" is the 11th episode of the fourth season of the HBO original series The Wire. Written by Ed Burns from a story by David Simon & Ed Burns, and directed by Brad Anderson, it originally aired on November 26, 2006.
"Final Grades" is the 13th and last episode of the fourth season of the HBO original series The Wire. Written by David Simon from a story by David Simon & Ed Burns and directed by Ernest Dickerson, it originally aired on December 10, 2006. With a running time of 78 minutes, it is the second longest episode of the whole series and received critical acclaim.
The Baltimore Police Department plays an integral part in The Wire.
The third season of the television series The Wire of 12 episodes first aired in the United States on HBO in 2004, from September 19 to December 19. It introduces Baltimore's local politicians and the upstart drug dealing Stanfield organization while continuing to examine the Barksdale Organization and the Baltimore Police Department.
The fourth season of the television series The Wire commenced airing in the United States on September 10, 2006, concluded on December 10, 2006, and contained 13 episodes. It introduces Baltimore's school system and several middle school students while continuing to examine the remnants of the Barksdale Organization, the ascendant Stanfield Organization, the Baltimore Police Department and politicians.
"More with Less" is the first episode of the fifth season of the HBO original series The Wire. The episode was written by David Simon from a story by David Simon & Ed Burns and was directed by Joe Chappelle. It originally aired on January 6, 2008.
"The Dickensian Aspect" is the sixth episode of the fifth season of the HBO series The Wire. The episode was written by Ed Burns and was directed by Seith Mann. It aired on February 10, 2008.
"Late Editions" is the ninth episode of the fifth season of the HBO original series The Wire, the penultimate episode of the series. The episode was written by George Pelecanos from a story by David Simon and George Pelecanos and was directed by Joe Chappelle. It aired on March 2, 2008.
"-30-" is the series finale of the HBO original series The Wire. It is the tenth episode of the fifth season, and the 60th episode overall. Written by series creator/executive producer David Simon (teleplay/story) and co-executive producer Ed Burns (story), and directed by Clark Johnson, who also directed the pilot episode and stars on the show, it originally aired on HBO on March 9, 2008. This episode is the longest-running episode of the series, with a runtime of 93 minutes. The episode's writers were nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series.