The Wire/Characters
Characters
193 recurring characters, ranked by appearances. Bios live on Fandom and Wikipedia; we map what they do, scene by scene.
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Cedric DanielsLance Reddick60 episodes · drives 36 scenes
RP
Rhonda PearlmanDeirdre Lovejoy60 episodes · drives 8 scenes
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William RawlsJohn Doman60 episodes · drives 15 scenes
EC
Ellis CarverSeth Gilliam59 episodes · drives 6 scenes
LF
Lester FreamonClarke Peters59 episodes · drives 80 scenes
SG
Shakima GreggsSonja Sohn58 episodes · drives 7 scenes
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William Moreland57 episodes
TH
Thomas HaukDomenick Lombardozzi55 episodes · drives 8 scenes
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Roland PryzbylewskiJim True-Frost52 episodes · drives 24 scenes
RC
Reginald CousinsAndre Royo51 episodes
EB
Ervin BurrellFrankie Faison49 episodes · drives 9 scenes
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Leander SydnorCorey Parker Robinson45 episodes
PB
Preston Broadus42 episodes
AB
Avon Barksdale41 episodes · drives 44 scenes
JM
Jimmy McNulty38 episodes · drives 119 scenes
RB
Russell BellIdris Elba38 episodes
JL
Jay Landsman (character)Delaney Williams36 episodes · drives 9 scenes
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Marlo StanfieldJamie Hector35 episodes · drives 36 scenes
TC
Thomas CarcettiAidan Gillen35 episodes
HC
Howard ColvinRobert Wisdom28 episodes · drives 20 scenes
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Felicia PearsonFelicia Pearson28 episodes
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Maurice LevyMichael Kostroff28 episodes · drives 7 scenes
DB
D'Angelo BarksdaleLarry Gilliard, Jr.27 episodes · drives 18 scenes
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Slim Charles27 episodes · drives 5 scenes
CR
Clarence RoyceGlynn Turman26 episodes · drives 1 scenes
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Christopher PartlowGbenga Akinnagbe26 episodes
DW
Dennis WiseChad L. Coleman25 episodes · drives 5 scenes
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Joseph StewartRobert F. Chew25 episodes
MS
Michael SantangeloMichael Salconi25 episodes · drives 24 scenes
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R. Clayton DavisIsiah Whitlock, Jr.25 episodes
DW
Duquan WeemsJermaine Crawford23 episodes · drives 3 scenes
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Norman WilsonReg E. Cathey23 episodes · drives 4 scenes
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Michael LeeTristan Wilds23 episodes
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Stanislaus ValchekAl Brown23 episodes · drives 2 scenes
MC
Malik CarrTray Chaney22 episodes
BR
Beatrice RussellAmy Ryan21 episodes
RB
Roland BriceHassan Johnson21 episodes
AC
Anthony ColicchioBenjamin Busch20 episodes · drives 3 scenes
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Shaun McGintyRichard Burton20 episodes
DM
Dennis MelloJay Landsman19 episodes
VH
Vernon HolleyBrian Anthony Wilson19 episodes
MD
Marla DanielsMaria Broom18 episodes · drives 1 scenes
KD
Kenneth DozermanRick Otto17 episodes · drives 1 scenes
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Raymond FoersterRichard DeAngelis17 episodes
SV
Spiros VondopoulosPaul Ben-Victor17 episodes · drives 2 scenes
AK
Andy KrawczykMichael Willis16 episodes · drives 1 scenes
CP
Coleman ParkerCleo Reginald Pizana16 episodes
MC
Michael CrutchfieldGregory L. Williams16 episodes
OW
Odell WatkinsFrederick Strother16 episodes · drives 1 scenes
NB
Namond BriceJulito McCullum16 episodes · drives 9 scenes
TD
Theresa D'AgostinoBrandy Burre16 episodes · drives 1 scenes
BB
Brianna BarksdaleMichael Hyatt15 episodes · drives 4 scenes
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Daniel PhelanPeter Gerety15 episodes
EM
Elena McNultyCallie Thorne15 episodes
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Randy WagstaffMaestro Harrell15 episodes · drives 6 scenes
HD
Herbert De'Rodd JohnsonDe'Rodd Hearns14 episodes
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Frank Sobotka14 episodes · drives 24 scenes
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Melvin WagstaffMethod Man14 episodes
CM
Caroline MasseyJoilet F. Harris13 episodes
JC
Jennifer CarcettiMegan Anderson13 episodes
GS
Grace SampsonDravon James13 episodes
JS
John SpamantoJeffrey Pratt Gordon13 episodes
LG
Lloyd GarrickRyan Sands13 episodes
NC
Nerese CampbellMarlyne Afflack13 episodes
SM
Sergei Malatov13 episodes · drives 1 scenes
AG
Anthony GrayChristopher Mann12 episodes
CS
Chester SobotkaJames Ransone12 episodes
MD
Marcia DonnellyTootsie Duvall12 episodes
MS
Michael SteintorfNeal Huff12 episodes
SI
Shardene InnesWendy Grantham12 episodes · drives 5 scenes
TD
The DeaconMelvin Williams11 episodes
TP
Thomas PakusaCharley Scalies11 episodes
AH
Augustus HaynesClark Johnson10 episodes · drives 7 scenes
AG
Alma GutierrezMichelle Paress10 episodes
DP
David ParentiDan DeLuca10 episodes
DT
Darnell TysonDavone Cooper10 episodes
MM
Michael McNultyAntonio Cordova10 episodes
MM
Monk MetcalfKwame Patterson10 episodes
RB
Robert BrownBobby J. Brown10 episodes
SM
Sean McNultyEric G. Ryan10 episodes
SB
Savino BrattonChris Clanton10 episodes
RH
Ricardo HendrixTroj Marquis Strickland10 episodes
ST
Scott TempletonTom McCarthy10 episodes · drives 5 scenes
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Terrance FitzhughDoug Olear10 episodes
TK
Thomas KlebanowDavid Costabile10 episodes
AA
Anton ArtisBrandon Price9 episodes
AS
Albert StokesJason Wharton9 episodes
DB
De'Londa BriceSandi McCree9 episodes
IN
Ilene NathanSusan Rome9 episodes
JW
James WhitingSam Freed9 episodes · drives 6 scenes
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Robert ReedTony D. Head9 episodes
RB
Rupert BondDion Graham9 episodes · drives 3 scenes
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Tosha MitchellEdwina Findley9 episodes
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Zenobia DawsonTaylor King9 episodes
AP
Augustus PolkNat Benchley8 episodes
AR
Amanda ReeseBenay Berger8 episodes
CM
Charles MarimowBoris McGiver8 episodes
BW
Brandon WrightMichael Kevin Darnall8 episodes
LK
Little KevinTyrell Baker8 episodes
KW
Karim WilliamsJeffrey Lorenzo8 episodes
NC
Nathaniel CoxsonLuray Cooper8 episodes
VM
Vernon MotleyBus Howard8 episodes
WZ
William ZorziWilliam F. Zorzi8 episodes
BM
Brother MouzoneMichael Potts7 episodes · drives 2 scenes
AM
Aaron ManigaultKeenon Brice7 episodes
EW
Edward WalkerJonnie Louis Brown7 episodes
CD
Claude DigginsJeffrey Fugitt7 episodes
DH
Darius HillDarrell Britt-Gibson7 episodes
CJ
Crystal JudkinsDestiny Jackson-Evans7 episodes
GG
George GlekasTeddy Cañez7 episodes
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Randall FrazierErik Todd Dellums7 episodes
RP
Roy PelzmanRichard Pelzman7 episodes
SL
Steven LuxenbergRobert Poletick7 episodes
WB
Wendell BlockerClayton LeBouef7 episodes
EB
Eton Ben-EleazerLev Gorn6 episodes · drives 1 scenes
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Michael FletcherBrandon Young6 episodes
WR
Wintell RoyceMicaiah Jones6 episodes
AC
Aaron CastorLee Everett Cox5 episodes
CW
Claudell WithersRichard Hildebird5 episodes
GD
Gary DiPasqualeGary D'Addario5 episodes
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Marquis HiltonFredro Starr5 episodes
MM
Michael McArdleBrook Yeaton5 episodes
WG
William GantLarry Hull5 episodes
BB
Brian BakerDerek Horton4 episodes
DT
Dwight TilghmanAntonio D. Charity4 episodes
CA
Curtis AndersonNorman Jackson4 episodes
DM
Devar ManigaultCyrus Farmer4 episodes
FB
Frank BarlowMichael Stone Forrest4 episodes
LS
Louis SobotkaRobert Hogan4 episodes · drives 3 scenes
OD
Omar Devon LittleMichael K. Williams4 episodes · drives 49 scenes
RT
Roger TwiggBruce Kirkpatrick4 episodes
RL
Raylene LeeShamika Cotton4 episodes
TP
Timothy PhelpsThomas J. McCarthy4 episodes
BD
Bruce DiBiagoKeith Flippen3 episodes
JA
James AsherGene Terinoni3 episodes
JB
John BaileyLance Williams3 episodes
JS
Joan SobotkaElisabeth Noone3 episodes
JP
Jeffrey PriceTodd Scofield3 episodes
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HucklebuckGil Deeble3 episodes
KK
Kristos KoutrisTom Mardirosian3 episodes
MT
Marvin TaylorBarnett Lloyd3 episodes
KJ
Kevin JohnstonJimmy Jelani Manners3 episodes
MB
Marvin BrowningJeorge Watson3 episodes
KR
Kevin ReynoldsLeslie Elliard3 episodes
PM
Patrick MahonTom Quinn3 episodes
NB
Nadiva BryantToni Lewis3 episodes
NC
New CharlesStan Stewart3 episodes
NM
Nathaniel MannsDuane Chandler Rawlings3 episodes
RW
Ronald WatkinsJarvis George3 episodes
RC
Rebecca CorbettKara Lee Duncan3 episodes
TB
Tyrell BarksdaleUncredited Child Actor3 episodes