Dominic West Det. James "Jimmy" McNulty Actor John Doman William A. Rawls Actor Idris Elba Russell "Stringer" Bell Actor Frankie Faison Comm. Ervin H. Burrell Actor Wood Harris Avon Barksdale 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 Robert Hogan Louis Sobotka Guest Star Bill Raymond The Greek Guest Star Chris Ashworth Sergei "Serge" Malatov Guest Star Teddy Cañez George "Double G" Glekas Guest Star Lance Irwin Maui Guest Star Charley Scalies Thomas "Horseface" Pakusa Guest Star Kelvin Davis La La Guest Star Bus Howard Vernon "Ott" Motley Guest Star Richard Pelzman Little Big Roy Guest Star Jeffrey Pratt Gordon John "Johnny Fifty" Spamanto Guest Star Dan Attias Director David Simon Writer George Pelecanos Writer