The streets of Baltimore as a microcosm of the US's war on drugs, and of US urban decay in general. Seen not only through the eyes of a few policemen and drug gang members but also the people who influence and inhabit their world - politicians, the media, drug addicts and everyday citizens.
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Dominic WestJimmy McNulty
Lance ReddickCedric Daniels
Sonja SohnKima Greggs
Wendell PierceBunk Moreland
Deirdre LovejoyRhonda Pearlman
Andre RoyoBubbles
John DomanWilliam Rawls
Seth GilliamEllis Carver
J.D. WilliamsBodie Broadus
Michael Kenneth WilliamsOmar Little
Frankie FaisonErvin Burrell
Clarke PetersLester Freamon
Jim True-FrostRoland Pryzbylewski
Corey Parker RobinsonLeander Sydnor
Delaney WilliamsSgt. Jay Landsman
Wood HarrisAvon Barksdale
Idris ElbaStringer Bell
Michael KostroffMaurice Levy
Aidan GillenTommy Carcetti
Jamie HectorMarlo Stanfield
Gbenga AkinnagbeChris Partlow (uncredited)
Robert WisdomHoward "Bunny" Colvin
Isiah Whitlock Jr.State Sen. R. Clayton 'Clay' Davis
Lawrence Gilliard Jr.D'Angelo Barksdale
Chad L. ColemanDennis "Cutty" Wise
Reg E. CatheyNorman Wilson
Amy RyanBeatrice "Beadie" Russell
Tray ChaneyMalik 'Poot' Carr
Glynn TurmanClarence Royce
Felicia PearsonFelicia 'Snoop' Pearson
Melanie Nicholls-KingCheryl
Michael SalconiDetective Michael 'Sanny' Santangelo
Tristan Mack WildsMichael Lee
Tom McCarthyScott Templeton
Paul Ben-VictorSpiros "Vondas" Vondopoulos
Leo FitzpatrickJohnny Weeks
Hassan JohnsonRoland 'Wee-Bey' Brice
Pablo SchreiberNick Sobotka
Maestro HarrellRandy Wagstaff
Peter GeretyJudge Daniel Phelan
Benjamin BuschOff. Anthony Colicchio
Al BrownMaj. Stanislaus Valchek
Chris BauerFrank Sobotka
Callie ThorneElena McNulty
Brandy BurreTheresa D'Agostino
Michael B. JordanWallace
Michael HyattBrianna Barksdale
James RansoneChester 'Ziggy' Sobotka
Method ManMelvin 'Cheese' Wagstaff
Rick OttoOff. Kenneth Dozerman
Chris AshworthSergei 'Serge' Malatov
Charley ScaliesThomas 'Horseface' Pakusa
Marlyne BarrettCouncil President Nerese Campbell
Clark JohnsonAugustus Haynes
Neal HuffMichael Steintorf
Jermaine CrawfordDuquan "Dukie" Weems
Michelle ParessAlma Gutierrez
Wendy GranthamShardene Innes
Maria BroomMarla Daniels
Robert F. ChewJoseph 'Proposition Joe' Stewart
Luray CooperNathaniel 'Nat' Coxson
Richard DeAngelisMaj. Raymond Foerster
Ernest WaddellDante
Ramón RodríguezRenaldo
Bill RaymondThe Greek
Clayton LeBouefWendell 'Orlando' Blocker
Sam FreedExecutive Editor James C. Whiting III
Doug OlearFBI Spec. Agent Terrance 'Fitz' Fitzhugh
Brandon PriceAnton 'Stinkum' Artis
Boris McGiverLt. Charles Marimow
Mike D. AndersonGhost (uncredited)
Kristin ProctorAimee
Brandon FobbsFruit
Lev GornEton Ben-Eleazer
Nat BenchleyDet. Augustus Polk
Erik DellumsDr. Randall Frazier
Teddy CañezGeorge 'Double G' Glekas
Lance IrwinMaui
Jay LandsmanLt. Dennis Mello
Anwan GloverSlim Charles
Donnell RawlingsDamien 'Day-Day' Price
Bruce KirkpatrickRoger Twigg
Tony D. HeadMaj. Bobby Reed
Robert HoganLouis Sobotka
Michael PottsBrother Mouzone
James LewisMarvin (uncredited)
Reggie Alvin GreenArabber (als Reggie A. Green)
Tom QuinnDet. Patrick Mahon
Chris ClantonSavino Bratton
S. Robert MorganButchie
Tom MardirosianAgent Kristos Koutris
Roscoe OrmanOff. Oscar Requer
Clarence ClemonsRoman
Robert Neal MarshallComstat Police Major (uncredited)
Fredro StarrMarquis 'Bird' Hilton
Daniel Lee Robertson IIIShaun Williams
Kevin MurraySpecial Agent Kleary
Steve EarleWalon
Micaiah JonesWintell 'Little Man' Royce
Elisabeth NooneJoan Sobotka
Susan RomeAsst. State's Atty. Ilene Nathan
Keith FlippenBruce DiBiago
Jeffrey Pratt GordonJohn 'Johnny Fifty' Spamanto
Joilet HarrisOff. Caroline Massey
Edwina FindleyTosha Mitchell
Merritt WeverPrissy
Robert X. GolphinCrackhead (uncredited)
Sam CoppolaFormer Mayor 'Young Tony'
Richard BelzerJohn Munch
Lizz RobbinsPretty Lesbian (uncredited)
Wes JohnsonSecurity Supervisor (uncredited)
Keith JohnsonDesk Sergeant (uncredited)
PoePerformer/Vocalist
Robert F. ColesberryDet. Ray Cole (uncredited)
Taylor KingZenobia Dawson
Ken ArnoldCar Theft Reporting Lt. (uncredited)
Larry HullWilliam Gant
Lucy Newman-WilliamsAsst. State's Atty. Taryn Hanson
Michael Stone ForrestDet. Frank Barlow
Dave TrovatoLt. Walter Cantrell
Neko ParhamState Police Undercover Troy Wiggins
Jarvis W. George'Ronnie Mo' Watkins
Antonio D. CharityCO Dwight Tilghman
Brook YeatonMichael 'White Mike' McArdle
Benay BergerFBI Supervisor Amanda Reese
Caroline G. PleasantBodie's Grandmother
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