Characters / The Wire

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A list of characters of The Wire.

This list will contain spoilers.

Because of the large cast throughout the five seasons of the series, we had to group them into Cast Herds to keep track of them.

• Baltimore Police Department^note  Randall Frazier, Claude Diggins
  • Major Crimes Unit^note Jimmy McNulty, Cedric Daniels, Kima Greggs, Thomas "Herc" Hauk, Ellis Carver, Lester Freamon, Roland "Prez" Pryzbylewski, Leander Sydnor, Augustus Polk and Patrick Mahon, Caroline Massey
  • Homicide Unit^note Bunk Moreland, Jay Landsman, Michael Santangelo, Ray Cole, Edward Norris, Vernon Holley, Frank Barlow, Michael Crutchfield, Winona, Christeson
  • Police Commanders^note Bill Rawls, Ervin Burrell, Stanislaus Valchek, Commissioner Frazier, Raymond Foerster, Howard "Bunny" Colvin, Dennis Mello, Jimmy Asher, Charles Marimow, Marvin Taylor
  • Western District^note Bobby Brown, Kenneth Dozerman, Anthony Colicchio, Eddie Walker, Brian Baker
• Baltimore Underworld^note Michael "White Mike" McArdle, Frog, "Lex" Anderson, Pooh Blanchard, Kintel Williamson
  • The Barksdale Organization^note Leadership (Avon Barksdale, Russell "Stringer" Bell, D'Angelo Barksdale, Brianna Barksdale, Sean "Shamrock" McGinty), Soldiers and Dealers (Roland "Wee-Bey" Brice, Preston "Bodie" Broadus, Malik "Poot" Carr, Wallace, Marquis "Bird" Hilton, Anton "Stinkum" Artis, Wintell "Little Man" Royce, Sapper and Gerard, Country, Bernard, Chipper, Perry), Others (Wendell "Orlando" Blocker, Donette, Squeak, Devonne, De'londa Brice)
  • Omar and Associates^note  Omar, Associates (Brandon Wright, John Bailey, Blind Butchie, Dante, Tosha Mitchell and Kimmy, Renaldo, Donnie), Omar's relatives ("No heart" Anthony Little, Josephine)
  • The Greeks^note "The Greek", Spiros "Vondas" Vondopoulos, Sergei Malatov, George "Double G" Glekas, Eton Ben-Eleazer, Ilona Petrovna, "Sailor Sam"
  • The Stanfield Gang^note Marlo Stanfield, Chris Partlow, "Snoop" Pearson, Monk Metcalf, Old Face Andre, Vinson, Little Kevin, Fruit, Savino Bratton, O-Dog
  • New Day Co-Op^note Joseph "Proposition Joe" Stewart, Calvin "Cheese" Wagstaff, Slim Charles, Drac, "Fat-Face Rick" Hendrix, Nathaniel "Hungry Man" Manns
• Courthouse^note Rhonda "Ronnie" Pearlman, Daniel Phelan, Maurice Levy, Ilene Nathan, Gary DiPasquale, Rupert Bond
• Baltimore Docks^note Beatrice "Beadie" Russell, Frank Sobotka, Nick Sobotka, Chester Karol "Ziggy" Sobotka, Louis Sobotka, Johnny "Fifty" Spamanto, Thomas "Horseface" Pakusa, Nat Coxson, Vernon "Ott" Motley, Maui
• City Hall^note R. Clayton "Clay" Davis, Thomas "Tommy" Carcetti, Clarence Royce, Coleman Parker, Norman Wilson, Nerese Campbell, Michael Steintorf, Andy Krawczyk, Odell Watkins, Theresa "Terry" D'Agostino, Anthony "Tony" Gray, Anthony "Young Tony"
• The Baltimore Sun^note Augustus "Gus" Haynes, Alma Gutierrez, Scott Templeton, Michael "Fletch" Fletcher, Thomas Klebanow, James Whiting)
• Other Characters^note Family Members of Police Officers (Cheryl, Marla Daniels, Elena McNulty, Shardene Innes, Michael and Sean McNulty) Other Characters (Terrance "Fitz" Fitzhugh, Brother Mouzone, Dennis "Cutty" Wise, The Deacon, David Parenti, Marcia Donnelly, Bruce Di Biago, William Gant, Devar Manigault, Fredo Braddock, Snot Boogie, The Governor of Maryland)
  • Homeless People and Addicts^note Reginald "Bubbles" Cousins, Johnny Weeks, Sherrod, Walon, Dee-Dee, Larry, Raylene Lee, Larry, Business Card Homeless Man
  • The Next Generation^note Duquan "Dukie" Weems, Randy Wagstaff, Namond Brice, Michael Lee, Kenard, Donut, Bug, Zenobia, Crystal, Albert, Darnell, Karim

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