Character↕ | Played By↕ | Role / World↕ | Status (End of Show)↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jimmy McNulty | Dominic West | Homicide Detective | Alive (retired) | What did I do?, natural police, self-destructive brilliance, the fake serial killer |
Omar Little | Michael K. Williams | Stickup Man | Dead | Oh indeed, shotgun and trench coat, robbing drug dealers, whistling, the code |
Bunk Moreland | Wendell Pierce | Homicide Detective | Alive | A man must have a code, cigar, McNulty's partner, the F-word crime scene |
Avon Barksdale | Wood Harris | Drug Kingpin (West Side) | Alive (imprisoned) | Old-school corner boss, loyalty to the game, rivalry with Marlo |
Stringer Bell | Idris Elba | Drug Kingpin / Businessman | Dead | Economics classes, trying to go legit, Robert's Rules of Order in a drug meeting |
Marlo Stanfield | Jamie Hector | Drug Kingpin (New Generation) | Alive | My name is my name!, vacant houses, cold ruthlessness, crown without the throne |
Bubbles | Andre Royo | Drug Addict / Informant | Alive (clean) | Most heartbreaking arc, addiction and recovery, walking up those stairs in the finale |
Lester Freamon | Clarke Peters | Detective (Major Crimes) | Alive (imprisoned) | Natural police, 13 years in the pawnshop unit, following the money, miniature furniture |
Proposition Joe | Robert F. Chew | Drug Kingpin (East Side) | Dead | Co-op leader, negotiator, buy for a dollar sell for two, betrayed by Marlo |
Tommy Carcetti | Aidan Gillen | Mayor of Baltimore | Alive | Political ambition consuming idealism, promising change but choosing career |
Cedric Daniels | Lance Reddick | Police Commander / Commissioner | Alive (resigned) | Integrity over politics, the detail commander, refusing to juke the stats |
Snoop | Felicia Pearson | Enforcer for Marlo | Dead | Nail gun purchase scene, cold killer, how my hair look Mike? |
Chris Partlow | Gbenga Akinnagbe | Enforcer for Marlo | Alive (imprisoned) | Quiet lethal presence, vacant house murders, personal rage at Michael's stepfather |
D'Angelo Barksdale | Larry Gilliard Jr. | Mid-Level Dealer | Dead | Chess scene in the pit, wanting out of the game, staged suicide in prison |
Bodie Broadus | J.D. Williams | Corner Dealer | Dead | Loyal soldier, manning his corner to the end, last stand against Marlo's crew |
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