List of The Wire characters

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The following is a listing of fictional characters from the HBO series The Wire, which has a large ensemble cast. Critics have described the characters as morally complex with no clear division into heroes and villains.[1][2] Unusually for its time, the show had a large number of complex Black characters.[3]

The series has no single main character; instead, the focus is on the city of Baltimore and its institutions. All of the characters ultimately serve the purpose of telling a story about the American city.[4][5] The viewer is expected to see how the characters are connected to a larger system that the individual characters often lack the perspective to understand.[6]

Many of the characters, such as Bunk Moreland and Bubbles, are based on specific real-life counterparts. Others, like Omar Little, are composites of multiple people.[4]

Appearances

Main cast

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Actor Character Seasons Episode count
1 2 3 4 5
Dominic West Jimmy McNulty Main 56
John Doman William Rawls Main 46
Idris Elba Russell "Stringer" Bell Main 36
Frankie R. Faison Ervin Burrell Main Recurring 40
Lawrence Gilliard Jr. D'Angelo Barksdale Main 18
Wood Harris Avon Barksdale Main Guest 32
Deirdre Lovejoy Rhonda Pearlman Main 44
Wendell Pierce William "The Bunk" Moreland Main 54
Lance Reddick Cedric Daniels Main 58
Andre Royo Reginald "Bubbles" Cousins Main 40
Sonja Sohn Kima Greggs Main 56
Chris Bauer Frank Sobotka Main 12
Paul Ben-Victor Spiros "Vondas" Vondopoulos Main Guest Recurring 15
Clarke Peters Lester Freamon Recurring Main 54
Amy Ryan Beatrice "Beadie" Russell Main Guest Recurring 20
Aidan Gillen Tommy Carcetti Main 35
Jim True-Frost Roland "Prez" Pryzbylewski Recurring Main Guest 45
Robert Wisdom Howard "Bunny" Colvin Guest Main Guest 25
Seth Gilliam Ellis Carver Recurring Main 50
Domenick Lombardozzi Thomas "Herc" Hauk Recurring Main 53
J. D. Williams Preston "Bodie" Broadus Recurring Main 37
Michael K. Williams Omar Little Recurring Main 42
Corey Parker Robinson Leander Sydnor Recurring Main 38
Reg E. Cathey Norman Wilson Main 23
Chad Coleman Dennis "Cutty" Wise Recurring Main Guest 20
Jamie Hector Marlo Stanfield Recurring Main 32
Glynn Turman Clarence Royce Recurring Main Guest 16
Clark Johnson Augustus Haynes Main 10
Tom McCarthy Scott Templeton Main 10
Gbenga Akinnagbe Chris Partlow Recurring Main 26
Neal Huff Michael Steintorf Recurring Main 11
Jermaine Crawford Duquan "Dukie" Weems Recurring Main 20
Tristan Wilds Michael Lee Recurring Main 22
Michael Kostroff Maurice Levy Recurring Guest Main 21
Michelle Paress Alma Gutierrez Main 10
Isiah Whitlock Jr. Clay Davis Recurring Main 22
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Recurring cast

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Actor Character Seasons Episode count
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
Fredro Starr Marquis "Bird" Hilton Recurring Guest 4
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
Armando Cadogan, Jr Bubbles' Tormentor Recurring 5
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
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A to Z

A

  • Aimee
  • Asher, Jimmy

B

  • Baker, Brian
  • Barlow, Frank
  • "Big Roy"
  • Bond, Rupert
  • Brown, Bobby
  • Bubbles' Tormentor

C

  • Campbell, Nerese
  • Cantrell, Walter
  • Carcetti, Jen
  • Castor, Aaron
  • Cheryl
  • "Chess"
  • Christeson
  • Cole, Ray
  • Colicchio, Anthony
  • Coxson, Nat
  • Crutchfield, Michael

D

  • Daniels, Marla
  • Dawson, Zenobia
  • Delores
  • Demper, Steven
  • DiBiago, Bruce
  • DiPasquale, Gary
  • Diggins, Claude
  • "Donut"
  • Donnelly, Marcia
  • Dozerman, Kenneth

E

F

  • Fitzhugh, Terrance "Fitz"
  • Fletcher, Mike
  • Foerster, Raymond
  • Frazier, Warren
  • Frazier, Randall

G

  • Garrick, Lloyd "Truck"
  • Gerry
  • "Ghost"
  • Gray, Anthony

H

  • Hendrix, Ricardo a.k.a. "Fat-Face Rick"
  • Holley, Vernon
  • "Hungry Man"

I

J

  • Judkins, Crystal

K

  • Klebanow, Thomas
  • Koutris, Kristos
  • Krawczyk, Andy

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L

  • "La La"
  • Lambert
  • "Little Big Roy"
  • Luxenberg, Steven

M

  • Mahon, Patrick
  • Manigault, Aaron "Bug"
  • Marimow, Charles
  • Massey, Caroline
  • "Maui"
  • McNulty, Elena
  • McNulty, Michael
  • McNulty, Sean
  • Motley, Vernon "Ott"

N

  • Nathan, Ilene
  • Norris, Ed

O

P

  • Pakusa, Thomas "Horseface"
  • Parenti, David
  • Parker, Coleman
  • Perkins, Eunetta
  • Phelan, Daniel
  • Phelps, Tim
  • "Phil-Boy"
  • Polk, Augustus
  • Price, Damien Lavelle a.k.a. "Day Day"
  • Price, Jeff

Q

R

  • Reed, Bobby
  • Reese, Amanda

S

  • Sampson, Grace
  • Santangelo, Michael
  • Sobotka, Joan
  • Sobotka, Louis
  • Spamanto, Johnny "Fifty"
  • Spry, Jay
  • Stokes, Albert

T

  • Taylor, Marvin
  • Tilghman, Dwight
  • Torret
  • Twigg, Roger
  • Tyson, Darnell

U

V

W

  • Wagstaff, Calvin "Cheese"
  • Walker, Eddie
  • Whiting, James
  • Williams, Karim
  • Withers, Claudell

X

Y

Z

  • Zorzi, Bill

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