John Doman William A. Rawls Actor Idris Elba Russell "Stringer" Bell Actor Domenick Lombardozzi Det. Thomas "Herc" Hauk Actor Deirdre Lovejoy Rhonda Pearlman Actor Wendell Pierce Det. William "Bunk" Moreland Actor Lance Reddick Lt. Cedric Daniels Actor Andre Royo Bubbles Actor Sonja Sohn Det. Shakima "Kima" Greggs Actor J.D. Williams Preston "Bodie" Broadus Actor Seth Gilliam Sgt. Ellis Carver Actor Clarke Peters Det. Lester Freamon Actor Jim True-Frost Det. Roland "Prezbo" Pryzbylewski Actor Michael Kenneth Williams Omar Little Actor Corey Parker Robinson Det. Leander Sydnor Actor Chris Bauer Frank Sobotka Actor Paul Ben-Victor Spiros "Vondas" Vondopoulos Actor James Ransone Chester "Ziggy" Sobotka Actor Amy Ryan Off. Beatrice "Beadie" Russell Actor Pablo Schreiber Nick Sobotka Actor Charley Scalies Thomas "Horseface" Pakusa Guest Star Elodie Keene Director Ed Bianchi Director Steve Shill Director Ernest R. Dickerson Director Thomas J. Wright Director Timothy Van Patten Director Rob Bailey Director Robert F. Colesberry Director Dan Attias Director David Simon Writer Ed Burns Writer George Pelecanos Writer Joy Kecken Writer Nina Kostroff-Noble Producer