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s from the

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series, ''

The Wire ''The Wire'' is an American Crime film, crime drama Television show, television series created and primarily written by author and former police reporter David Simon. The series was broadcast by the cable network HBO in the United States. ''The ...

''. 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.

Appearances

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 to those setting laws citywide.

The Street

Those involved in drug dealing and drug addicts alike are featured. Thieves and sex workers are also featured.

The Docks

Stevedores, their families, and the criminal organization that is involved in the smuggling through the Baltimore docks are featured.

The Politicians

Both honest and corrupt state and city officials depicted in the series are included in this section.

The Schools

Pupils, staff and employees in the school system are featured.

The Paper

The fifth season features an examination of a fictionalized version of ''

The Baltimore Sun ''The Baltimore Sun'' is the largest general-circulation daily newspaper based in the U.S. state of Maryland and provides coverage of local and regional news, events, issues, people, and industries. Founded in 1837, it is currently owned by Tr ...

'' and introduced several journalist characters.

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 Bernard (''Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It is also a surname. The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern'' "bear" and ''hard'' "brav ...

* 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 Brother Mouzone is a fictional character on the HBO drama ''The Wire'', played by actor Michael Potts. Character history Brother Mouzone (from Arabic موزون ''mawzūn'', meaning "balanced,” "weighted") is a drug enforcer and hitman from ...

* "Bubbles" * Burrell, Ervin *

Butchie Butchie is a fictional character on the HBO drama series ''The Wire'', portrayed by S. Robert Morgan. A blind man, he runs an East-Side Baltimore bar, and is Omar Little's bank and advisor. Like his character, actor S. Robert Morgan is blind; he ...

C

* Campbell, Nerese * Cantrell, Walter * Carcetti, Jen * Carcetti, Thomas "Tommy" * Carr, Malik "Poot" * Carver, Ellis * Castor, Aaron *

Cheryl Cheryl is a female given name common in English speaking countries. There are several prevailing theories about its etymology. The most common is that it has Italo-Celtic roots and is an Anglicised version of either the French name Cherie (from ...

* "Chess" * Christeson * Cole, Ray * Colicchio, Anthony * Colvin, Howard "Bunny" *

Country A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity. It may be a sovereign state or make up one part of a larger state. For example, the country of Japan is an independent, sovereign state, while the ...

* Cousins, Reginald "Bubbles" * Coxson, Nat * Crutchfield, Michael

D

* D'Agostino, Theresa * Daniels, Cedric * Daniels, Marla *

Dante Dante Alighieri (; – 14 September 1321), probably baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri and often referred to as Dante (, ), was an Italian poet, writer and philosopher. His ''Divine Comedy'', originally called (modern Italian: '' ...

* Davis, R. Clayton "Clay" * Dawson, Zenobia *

The Deacon Dagger Dagoth Dagoth is a demon who has clashed with Doctor Strange. Daken Dakimh the Enchanter Damballah Daniel Whitehall Daniel Whitehall is a British intelligence agent also known as the Kraken. An elite assassin and member of the ...

* "Dee-Dee" * Delores * Demper, Steven * DiBiago, Bruce * DiPasquale, Gary * Diggins, Claude * Donette *

Donnie Donnie or Donny is a familiar form (hypocorism) of the masculine given name Donald, Donal, Don, or Donovan. It may refer to: People Arts and entertainment * Donny Baldwin, American drummer best known as a member of Jefferson Starship and Stars ...

* "Donut" * Donnelly, Marcia * Dozerman, Kenneth

E

F

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

G

* Garrick, Lloyd "Truck" *

Gerard Gerard is a masculine forename of Proto-Germanic origin, variations of which exist in many Germanic and Romance languages. Like many other early Germanic names, it is dithematic, consisting of two meaningful constituents put together. In this ca ...

Gerry Gerry is both a surname and a masculine or feminine given name. As a given name, it is often a short form (hypocorism) of Gerard, Gerald or Geraldine. Notable people with the name include: Surname *Elbridge Gerry (1744–1814), fifth US vice presi ...

* "Ghost" * Glekas, George a.k.a. "Double G" * Gray, Anthony * "The Greek" * Greggs, Shakima "Kima" * Gutierrez, Alma

H

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

I

* Innes, Shardene

J

Jamal Jamal ( ar, جمال ''/'') is an Arabic masculine given name, meaning "beauty",Jamal
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* Judkins, Crystal * Johnson, Herbert De'Rodd a.k.a. "Puddin"

K

Kenard Kenard is a fictional young drug dealer on the HBO drama series ''The Wire (TV series), The Wire'', portrayed by Thuliso Dingwall. Series Season 4 Kenard is frequently seen hanging out with Namond's circle of friends, often making fun of Duqu ...

* Kimmy * Klebanow, Thomas * Koutris, Kristos * 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 * 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 Perry, also known as pear cider, is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented pears, traditionally the perry pear. It has been common for centuries in England, particularly in Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, and Worcestershire. It is also made ...

* Phelan, Daniel * Phelps, Tim * "Phil-Boy" * Polk, Augustus * Price, Damien Lavelle a.k.a. "Day Day" * Price, Jeff * Pryzbylewski, Roland "Prez"

Q

R

* Rawls, William * Reed, Bobby *

Renaldo Renaldo is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Given name: *Renaldo "Obie" Benson (1937–2005), American soul and R&B singer and songwriter *Renaldo Balkman (born 1984), American professional basketball player * Renaldo Hill ( ...

* Reese, Amanda *

Rico The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act is a United States federal law that provides for extended criminal penalties and a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization. RICO was en ...

* "Ronnie Mo" * Royce, Clarence * Russell, Beatrice "Beadie"

S

* Sampson, Grace * Santangelo, Michael *

Sapper A sapper, also called a pioneer (military), pioneer or combat engineer, is a combatant or soldier who performs a variety of military engineering duties, such as breaching fortifications, demolitions, bridge-building, laying or clearing minefie ...

Sherrod Sherrod is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Sherrod Brown (born 1952), United States Senator * Sherrod Martin (born 1984), American football player * Sherrod Small, American comedian * Sherrod E. ...

Slim Charles Slim Charles is a fictional character in the HBO drama ''The Wire'', played by Anwan Glover. An enforcer for the Barksdale Organization and later the top lieutenant of kingpin Proposition Joe, he is portrayed as principled, loyal, and competent ...

" * 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 A tank is an armoured fighting vehicle intended as a primary offensive weapon in front-line ground combat. Tank designs are a balance of heavy firepower, strong armour, and good battlefield mobility provided by tracks and a powerful engin ...

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

U

V

* Valchek, Stanislaus *

Vinson VINSON is a family of voice encryption devices used by U.S. and allied military and law enforcement, based on the NSA's classified Suite A SAVILLE encryption algorithm and 16 kbit/s CVSD audio compression. It replaces the Vietnam War-era N ...

* Vondopoulos, Spiros "Vondas"

W

* Wagstaff, Calvin "Cheese" * Wagstaff, Randy *

Wallace Wallace may refer to: People * Clan Wallace in Scotland * Wallace (given name) * Wallace (surname) * Wallace (footballer, born 1986), full name Wallace Fernando Pereira, Brazilian football left-back * Wallace (footballer, born 1987), full name ...

* Walker, Eddie * Walon * Watkins, Odell * Weeks, Johnny * Weems, Duquan "Dukie" * Whiting, James * Williams, Karim * Williamson, Kintel * Wilson, Norman * Wise, Dennis "Cutty" * Withers, Claudell * Wright, Brandon