HBO recently announced that they are digitally remastering The Wire for a marathon this fall. So we deemed it appropiate to give a run-down on the happenings of the characters since the show ended in 2008.
No tomorrow is promised in the world of acting but with a cadre as talented as this one, it was only a matter of time before they began to make a presence elsewhere.
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Frankie Faison
Ervin Burrell
Once known as the “your rent’s due mother******” landlord from Coming to America, Faison has been very busy in roles such as Cinemax’s Banshee series and Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns.
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Pablo Schreiber
Nick Sobotka
The only level-headed member of the Sobotka family has shown plenty of range as wackjob characters in Castle and Orange is the New Black.
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Lance Reddick
Cedric Daniels
Since the series ended, Reddick helped bring another popular show in Fringe on into the sunset.
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Jamie Hector
Marlo Stanfield
Hollywood continuously wants to see Hector play the bad guy but the typecast hasn’t prevented him from landing more than a dozen roles since The Wire. Most recently he appeared in 50 Cent’s new hit show, Power.
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Dominic West
Jimmy McNulty
Don’t be alarmed if you haven’t seen West on your TV screen as of late. He’s still very much the star in his home country of England and will be returning back to premium television on Showtime’s upcoming drama, The Affair.
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Hasaan Johnson
Wee-Bey
If there’s a role for a thug out there, Johnson can be considered a viable candidate. He voiced the character of Harold “Stretch” Joseph in the wildly popular Grand Theft Auto V.
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Gbenga Akinnagbe
Chris Partlow
Akinnagbe is nothing like his sinister character in The Wire in real life, but has gone on to play similar roles in 2011’s Lottery Ticket and handful of popular drama television shows (Graceland, Blue Bloods, etc).
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Tristan Wilds
Michael
The convincingly cold-blooded Mike flipped the script on America when he starred in the 90210 reboot. However he’s made frequent appearances on this site as a Grammy Nominated R&B star.
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Amy Ryan
Beadie Russell
Since The Wire wasn’t exactly a mainstream hit, audiences now best identify Ryan as “Holly” from The Office.
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Felicia “Snoop” Pearson
In 2011, the actress narrowly escaped a prison sentence for drug trafficking thanks in part to a letter written by Wire creator David Simon, which he sent to the judge. She now works as a youth activist in Baltimore.
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Andre Royo
Bubbles
You’re liable to see Royo in a TV commercial any day of the week. He was also in 2012 Tuskegee Airmen film Red Tails.
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Aidan Gillen
Tommy Carcetti
Like many of his former castmates, Gillen has found work within the network, recently starring as key character in Game of Thrones.
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Seth Gilliam
Ellis Carver
The future of Balitmore’s fictional police department now has the attention of the future of America’s adults by starring in MTV’s Teen Wolf every week. He also stars alongside one his former castmates on AMC’s The Walking Dead.
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Chad L. Coleman
Dennis “Cutty” Wise
Millions of viewers now identify Coleman as the burly protector of the living on The Walking Dead.
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Michael B. Jordan
Wallace
David Simon felt remorseful about taking Jordan off the show so early but he’s doing alright for himself. After an acclaimed performance in 2013’s Fruitvale Station, he was cast as a Johnny Storm in the upcoming Fantastic Four reboot.
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Wendell Pierce
William “Bunk” Moreland
The veteran actor reunited with David Simon in the HBO Hurricane Katrina series Treme and starred in the box-office smash Horrible Bosses in 2011. Catch him alongside the likes of Nicolas Cage and Peter Fonda in 2015 as well.
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Wood Harris
Avon Barksdale
Casting directors still valued Harris’ toughnened demeanor after the show. Which is why he was spotted in cop dramas such as Southland and Hawaii Five-0 and is currently filming Marvel’s Ant-Man alongside T.I.
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Domenick Lombardozzi
Thomas “Herc” Hauk
Lombardozzi is well liked at the HBO studios and has appeared on their shows, Entourage, Bored to Death and most recently Boardwalk Empire with a fellow Wire castmate.
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Michael K. Williams
Omar Little
The big, bad shotgun toting gangster has hopped in a time machine and found work on HBO’s Boardwalk Empire.
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Idris Elba
Russell “Stringer” Bell
Elba is by far the most visible actor from the show, appearing in everything from feature films to Jay Z albums. You can currently catch him the upcoming thriller, No Good Deed opposite Taraji P. Henson.
