"It's all in the game, yo" Click to see alt-art 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 Departmentnote Randall Frazier, Claude Diggins
- Major Crimes Unitnote 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 Unitnote Bunk Moreland, Jay Landsman, Michael Santangelo, Ray Cole, Edward Norris, Vernon Holley, Frank Barlow, Michael Crutchfield, Winona, Christeson
- Police Commandersnote Bill Rawls, Ervin Burrell, Stanislaus Valchek, Commissioner Frazier, Raymond Foerster, Howard "Bunny" Colvin, Dennis Mello, Jimmy Asher, Charles Marimow, Marvin Taylor
- Western Districtnote Bobby Brown, Kenneth Dozerman, Anthony Colicchio, Eddie Walker, Brian Baker
- Baltimore Underworldnote Michael "White Mike" McArdle, Frog, "Lex" Anderson, Pooh Blanchard, Kintel Williamson
- The Barksdale Organizationnote 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 Associatesnote Omar, Associates (Brandon Wright, John Bailey, Blind Butchie, Dante, Tosha Mitchell and Kimmy, Renaldo, Donnie), Omar's relatives ("No heart" Anthony Little, Josephine)
- The Greeksnote "The Greek", Spiros "Vondas" Vondopoulos, Sergei Malatov, George "Double G" Glekas, Eton Ben-Eleazer, Ilona Petrovna, "Sailor Sam"
- The Stanfield Gangnote Marlo Stanfield, Chris Partlow, "Snoop" Pearson, Monk Metcalf, Old Face Andre, Vinson, Little Kevin, Fruit, Savino Bratton, O-Dog
- New Day Co-Opnote Joseph "Proposition Joe" Stewart, Calvin "Cheese" Wagstaff, Slim Charles, Drac, "Fat-Face Rick" Hendrix, Nathaniel "Hungry Man" Manns
- Courthousenote Rhonda "Ronnie" Pearlman, Daniel Phelan, Maurice Levy, Ilene Nathan, Gary DiPasquale, Rupert Bond
- Baltimore Docksnote 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 Hallnote 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 Sunnote Augustus "Gus" Haynes, Alma Gutierrez, Scott Templeton, Michael "Fletch" Fletcher, Thomas Klebanow, James Whiting)
- Other Charactersnote 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 Addictsnote Reginald "Bubbles" Cousins, Johnny Weeks, Sherrod, Walon, Dee-Dee, Larry, Raylene Lee, Larry, Business Card Homeless Man
- The Next Generationnote Duquan "Dukie" Weems, Randy Wagstaff, Namond Brice, Michael Lee, Kenard, Donut, Bug, Zenobia, Crystal, Albert, Darnell, Karim