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Sep 14, 2024 · Williams died at the age of 54 following a drug overdose. Four men pleaded guilty to selling him the deadly mix of heroin and fentanyl. Wendell Pierce, best known for his role as Detective Bunk ...
Sep 15, 2024 · The Wire made its TV debut in June 2002 and due to its phenomenal popularity, it ran on HBO for 60 episodes until 2008. The HBO series found a home in the UK on FX and later BBC Two.
- Dominic West (Jimmy McNulty) Before he starred as Jimmy McNulty, the charming, but troubled detective, Dominic West had minor roles in Spice World (1997) and Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999).
- Idris Elba (Russell "Stringer" Bell) Idris Elba had been working steadily in British television for almost a decade before he got his breakthrough role as Stringer Bell, drug kingpin and aspiring legit businessman.
- Michael K. Williams (Omar Little) Michael K. Williams was a relative unknown when he was cast as stick-up artist Omar Little. He quickly became a fan favorite, with his character even identified by President Obama as his favorite of the series.
- Michael B. Jordan (Wallace) Before his turn as the sweet but ill-fated Wallace, Michael B. Jordan's few credits included a minor role in the 2001 Keanu Reeves film Hardball.
- Dominic West: James McNulty. From watching Dominic West's portrayal of detective James 'Jimmy' McNulty, you might guess the actor was a Baltimore native.
- Lance Reddick: Cedric Daniels. Fans of The Wire — and his subsequent works — were shocked to learn of Reddick's death when TMZ broke the news on March 17.
- Michael B. Jordan: Wallace. These days you know him as 2020's PEOPLE's Sexiest Man Alive, but before he was making the ladies swoon, Michael B. Jordan was tugging at their heartstrings in his role as Wallace — a sweet neighborhood teenager with a big heart just trying to find his place in the drug-ridden Baltimore scene.
- Idris Elba: Stringer Bell. As with West, fans were staggered when they learned Idris Elba, who played criminal mastermind Stringer Bell on the series, was actually from the U.K.
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.
THE WIRE, SEASON 1. THREE RIVULETS OF BLOOD, illuminated by flashing blue lights, seep from a body lying face-down in the middle of a dark street. In the background: the wail of a squad car siren, the whirl of a helicopter, the howl of a neighborhood dog. A cop picks up a shell casing and places it into a plastic bag.
Oct 19, 2021 · Nearly half of all critics put the show in their top 10 and almost a quarter of those polled ranked it in first place, citing its depiction of power, race, class and American life. Small wonder ...
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