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The Wire Characters

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Played By
Role / World
Status (End of Show)
Known For
Jimmy McNulty
Dominic WestHomicide DetectiveAlive (retired)What did I do?, natural police, self-destructive brilliance, the fake serial killer
Omar Little
Michael K. WilliamsStickup ManDeadOh indeed, shotgun and trench coat, robbing drug dealers, whistling, the code
Bunk Moreland
Wendell PierceHomicide DetectiveAliveA man must have a code, cigar, McNulty's partner, the F-word crime scene
Avon Barksdale
Wood HarrisDrug Kingpin (West Side)Alive (imprisoned)Old-school corner boss, loyalty to the game, rivalry with Marlo
Stringer Bell
Idris ElbaDrug Kingpin / BusinessmanDeadEconomics classes, trying to go legit, Robert's Rules of Order in a drug meeting
Marlo Stanfield
Jamie HectorDrug Kingpin (New Generation)AliveMy name is my name!, vacant houses, cold ruthlessness, crown without the throne
Bubbles
Andre RoyoDrug Addict / InformantAlive (clean)Most heartbreaking arc, addiction and recovery, walking up those stairs in the finale
Lester Freamon
Clarke PetersDetective (Major Crimes)Alive (imprisoned)Natural police, 13 years in the pawnshop unit, following the money, miniature furniture
Proposition Joe
Robert F. ChewDrug Kingpin (East Side)DeadCo-op leader, negotiator, buy for a dollar sell for two, betrayed by Marlo
Tommy Carcetti
Aidan GillenMayor of BaltimoreAlivePolitical ambition consuming idealism, promising change but choosing career
Cedric Daniels
Lance ReddickPolice Commander / CommissionerAlive (resigned)Integrity over politics, the detail commander, refusing to juke the stats
Snoop
Felicia PearsonEnforcer for MarloDeadNail gun purchase scene, cold killer, how my hair look Mike?
Chris Partlow
Gbenga AkinnagbeEnforcer for MarloAlive (imprisoned)Quiet lethal presence, vacant house murders, personal rage at Michael's stepfather
D'Angelo Barksdale
Larry Gilliard Jr.Mid-Level DealerDeadChess scene in the pit, wanting out of the game, staged suicide in prison
Bodie Broadus
J.D. WilliamsCorner DealerDeadLoyal soldier, manning his corner to the end, last stand against Marlo's crew

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