List of characters from The Wire

The following is a listing of fictional characters from the HBO series, "The Wire". Note that some characters' allegiances or positions may have changed over time; and, although the series has ended, the placement below is generally meant to reflect their most recent situation. Also, some specific plot lines may be revealed in a character's description.

The Law

Law enforcement is an integral part of "The Wire" and characters in this field range from those enforcing the law at street level up to those setting laws city wide.

The Street

Characters in this section range from homeless drug addicts up to drug king-pins in charge of entire criminal empires.

The Schools

This section includes the pupils, staff and Education board employees from the school system depicted on the show.

The Docks

This section includes the Stevedores and their families as well as the criminal organization that controls smuggling through the Baltimore docks.

The Paper

The fifth season features an examination of a fictionalized version of The Baltimore Sun and introduced several journalist characters.

tarring cast

A to Z

A

*Aimee
*Artis, Anton "Stinkum"
*Asher, Jimmy

B

*Bailey, John
*Baker, Brian
*Barksdale, Avon
*Barksdale, Brianna
*Barksdale, D'Angelo
*Barlow, Frank
*Ben-Eleazer, Eton
*Bernard
*Bell, Russell "Stringer"
*"Big Guy"
*"Big Roy"
*Blocker, Wendell "Orlando"
*Bond, Rupert
*Bratton, Savino
*Brice, De'Londa
*Brice, Namond
*Brice, Roland "Wee-Bey"
*Broadus, Preston "Bodie"
*Brown, Bobby
*Brother Mouzone
*"Bubbles"
*Burrell, Ervin
*Butchie

C

*Campbell, Nerese
*Cantrell, Walter
*Carcetti, Thomas "Tommy"
*Carr, Malik "Poot"
*Carver, Ellis
*Castor, Aaron
*Cheryl
*"Chess"
*Christeson
*Cole, Ray
*Colicchio, Anthony
*Colvin, Howard "Bunny"
*Country
*Cousins, Reginald "Bubbles"
*Coxson, Nat
*Crutchfield, Michael

D

*D'Agostino, Theresa
*Daniels, Cedric
*Daniels, Marla
*Dante
*Davis, R. Clayton "Clay"
*Dawson, Zenobia
*The Deacon
*"Dee-Dee"
*Delores
*Demper, Steven
*DiBiago, Bruce
*DiPasquale, Gary
*Diggins, Claude
*Donette
*Donnie
*"Donut"
*Donnelly, Marcia
*Dozerman, Kenneth

E

F

*Fitzhugh, Terrence "Fitz"
*Fletcher, Mike
*Foerster, Raymond
*Frazier, Warren
*Frazier, Randall
*Freamon, Lester
*"Frog"
*"Fruit"

G

*Garrick, Lloyd "Truck"
*Gerard
*Gerry
*"Ghost"
*Glekas, George AKA "Double G"
*Gray, Anthony
*"The Greek"
*Greggs, Shakima "Kima"
*Gutierrez, Alma

H

*Hauk, Thomas "Herc"
*Haynes, Augustus "Gus"
*Hendrix, Ricardo AKA "Fat-Face Rick"
*Hilton, Marquis "Bird"
*Holley, Vernon
*"Hucklebuck"
*"Hungry Man"

I

*Innes, Shardene

J

*Jamal
*Judkins, Crystal
*Justin
*Johnson, Herbert De'Rodd AKA "Puddin"

K

*Kenard
*Kimmy
*Klebanow, Thomas
*Koutris, Ernst
*Krawczyk, Andy

L

*"La La"
*Lamar
*Lambert
*Landsman, Jay
*Lee, Michael
*Lee, Raylene
*Levy, Maurice
*"Little Big Roy"
*"Little Kevin"
*"Little Man"
*Little, Omar
*Luxenberg, Steven

M

*Mahon, Patrick
*Malatov, Sergei "Serge"
*Manigault, Aaron "Bug"
*Manigault, Devar
*Marimow, Charles
*Massey, Caroline
*"Maui"
*McArdle, "White" Mike
*McGinty, Shaun "Shamrock"
*McNulty, Elena
*McNulty, Jimmy
*McNulty, Michael
*McNulty, Sean
*Mello, Dennis
*Metcalf,"Monk"
*Mitchell, Tosha
*Moreland, Bunk
*Motley, Vernon "Ott"

N

*Nathan, Ilene
*Norris, Ed

O

*"O-Dog"
*Old Face Andre

P

*Pakusa, Thomas "Horseface"
*Parenti, David
*Parker, Coleman
*Partlow, Chris
*Pearlman, Rhonda
*Pearson, Felicia "Snoop"
*Perkins, Eunetta
*Perry
*Phelan, Daniel
*Phelps, Tim
*"Phil-Boy"
*Polk, Augustus
*Price, Damien Lavelle AKA "Day Day"
*Price, Jeff
*Pryzbylewski, Roland "Prez"

Q

R

*Rawls, William
*Reed, Bobby
*Renaldo
*Reese, Amanda
*Rico
*"Ronnie Mo"
*Royce, Clarence
*Russell, Beatrice "Beadie"

*Sampson, Grace
*Santangelo, Michael
*Sapper
*Sherrod
*"Slim Charles"
*Sobotka, Frank
*Sobotka, Joan
*Sobotka, Louis
*Sobotka, Nick
*Sobotka, Ziggy
*Spamanto, Johnny "Fifty"
*Spry, Jay
*"Squeak"
*Stanfield, Marlo
*Sterling
*Stewart, "Proposition" Joe
*Stokes, Albert
*Sydnor, Leander

T

*Tank
*Taylor, Marvin
*Templeton, Scott
*Tilghman, Dwight
*Torret
*Twigg, Roger
*Tyson, Darnell

U

V

*Valchek, Stanislaus
*Vinson
*Vondopoulos, Spiros "Vondas"

W

*Wagstaff, Melvin "Cheese"
*Wagstaff, Randy
*Wallace
*Walker, Eddie
*Walon
*Watkins, Odell
*Weeks, Johnny
*Weems, Duquan "Dukie"
*Whiting, James
*Williams, Karim
*Williamson, Kintell
*Wilson, Norman
*Wise, Dennis "Cutty"
*Withers, Claudell
*Wright, Brandon

X

Y

Z

*Zorzi, Bill

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