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The Wire

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Premiered: Jun 02, 2002 | 5 seasons | 60 episodes

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Popularity: 33

Creator: David Simon
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Told from the points of view of both the Baltimore homicide and narcotics detectives and their targets, the series captures a universe in which the national war on drugs has become a permanent, self-sustaining bureaucracy, and distinctions between good and evil are routinely obliterated.
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Name Character Episodes
Lance Reddick Cedric Daniels 60
Wendell Pierce Bunk Moreland 60
Dominic West Jimmy McNulty 60
Sonja Sohn Kima Greggs 60
Deirdre Lovejoy Rhonda Pearlman 60
John Doman William Rawls 60
Andre Royo Bubbles 60
Frankie Faison Ervin Burrell 50
Michael Kenneth Williams Omar Little 50
Clarke Peters Lester Freamon 37
Idris Elba Stringer Bell 37
Wood Harris Avon Barksdale 37
Aidan Gillen Tommy Carcetti 35
Domenick Lombardozzi Herc 35
Seth Gilliam Ellis Carver 35
J.D. Williams Bodie Broadus 35
Corey Parker Robinson Leander Sydnor 35
Delaney Williams Sgt. Jay Landsman 32
Jamie Hector Marlo Stanfield 27
Lawrence Gilliard Jr. D'Angelo Barksdale 25
Jim True-Frost Roland Pryzbylewski 25
Robert Wisdom Howard "Bunny" Colvin 25
Michael Kostroff Maurice 'Maury' Levy 24
Reg E. Cathey Norman Wilson 23
Domenick Lombardozzi Detective Thomas 'Herc' Hauk 22
Jim True-Frost Detective Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski 21
Tray Chaney Malik 'Poot' Carr 18
J.D. Williams Preston 'Bodie' Broadus 17
Snoop Felicia 'Snoop' Pearson 17
Gbenga Akinnagbe Chris Partlow (uncredited) 17
Isiah Whitlock, Jr. State Sen. R. Clayton 'Clay' Davis 16
Melanie Nicholls-King Cheryl 15
Leo Fitzpatrick Johnny Weeks 14
Tristan Mack Wilds Michael Lee 14
Hassan Johnson Roland 'Wee-Bey' Brice 14
Pablo Schreiber Nick Sobotka 13
Chad L. Coleman Dennis "Cutty" Wise 13
Glynn Turman Clarence Royce 13
Maestro Harrell Randy Wagstaff 13
Benjamin Busch Off. Anthony Colicchio 13
Clarke Peters Detective Lester Freamon 12
Michael B. Jordan Wallace 12
Amy Ryan Beatrice "Beadie" Russell 12
Paul Ben-Victor Spiros "Vondas" Vondopoulos 12
James Ransone Chester 'Ziggy' Sobotka 12
Chad L. Coleman Dennis 'Cutty' Wise 12
Callie Thorne Elena McNulty 12
Chris Bauer Frank Sobotka 12
Seth Gilliam Detective Ellis Carver 12
Michael Hyatt Brianna Barksdale 12
Brandy Burre Theresa D'Agostino 12
Chris Ashworth Sergei 'Serge' Malatov 11
Rick Otto Off. Kenneth Dozerman 11
Method Man Melvin 'Cheese' Wagstaff 11
Marlyne Barrett Council President Nerese Campbell 11
Jermaine Crawford Duquan "Dukie" Weems 10
Clark Johnson Augustus Haynes 10
Tom McCarthy Scott Templeton 10
Gbenga Akinnagbe Chris Partlow 10
Isiah Whitlock, Jr. Clay Davis 10
Neal Huff Michael Steintorf 10
Corey Parker Robinson Detective Leander Sydnor 10
Amy Ryan Off. Beatrice 'Beadie' Russell 9
Seth Gilliam Sergeant Ellis Carver 9
Peter Gerety Judge Daniel Phelan 9
Maria Broom Marla Daniels 9
Richard DeAngelis Raymond Foerster 9
Ramón Rodríguez Renaldo 8
Bill Raymond The Greek 8
Ernest Waddell Dante 8
Sam Freed Executive Editor James C. Whiting III 7
Doug Olear FBI Spec. Agent Terrance 'Fitz' Fitzhugh 7
Boris McGiver Lt. Charles Marimow 6
Delaney Williams Sergeant Jay Landsman 6
Erik Dellums Dr. Randall Frazier 5
Lev Gorn Eton Ben-Eleazer 5
Teddy Cañez George 'Double G' Glekas 5
Brandon Fobbs Fruit 5
Anwan Glover Slim Charles 5
Michael Potts Brother Mouzone 4
Peter Gerety 4
Donnell Rawlings Damien 'Day-Day' Price 4
Bruce Kirkpatrick Roger Twigg 4
Tony D. Head Maj. Bobby Reed 4
Glynn Turman Mayor Clarence V. Royce 3
Tom Mardirosian Agent Kristos Koutris 3
Cyrus Farmer 3
Reggie Alvin Green Arabber (als Reggie A. Green) 3
Tom Quinn Det. Patrick Mahon 3
Chris Clanton Savino Bratton 3
Paul Ben-Victor 2
Fredro Starr Marquis 'Bird' Hilton 2
Roscoe Orman Off. Oscar Requer 2
Elisabeth Noone Joan Sobotka 2
Steve Earle Walon 2
Clarence Clemons Roman 2
Marty Lodge 2
Edwina Findley Tosha Mitchell 2
Keith Flippen Bruce DiBiago 2
Jeffrey Pratt Gordon John 'Johnny Fifty' Spamanto 2
Merritt Wever Prissy 1
Neko Parham State Police Undercover Troy Wiggins 1
Antonio D. Charity CO Dwight Tilghman 1
Glynn Turman 1
Andrea Roth 1
Jim True-Frost Det. Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski 1
Richard Belzer John Munch 1
Alexandra Tydings 1
Robert Wisdom Major Howard 'Bunny' Colvin 1
Sam Coppola Former Mayor 'Young Tony' 1
Brian Anthony Wilson Det. Vernon Holley 1
Lucy Newman-Williams Asst. State's Atty. Taryn Hanson 1
Maria Broom Marla Danyels 1
Brook Yeaton Michael 'White Mike' McArdle 1
Jarvis W. George 'Ronnie Mo' Watkins 1
Kirk Penberthy FBI Spec. Agent Arnold D. Paulette 1
Wes Johnson Security Supervisor (uncredited) 1