'The Wire' Actors: Where Are They Now?

Like most "Wire" fans who deeply and un-healthily lament the loss of a beloved masterpiece, the mere mention of anyone associated with the HBO ensemble drama sends simultaneous shivers of fear and joy and heartache through my bones. When one grows so attached to a group of characters, seeing them out of context feels like some sort of cruel joke.

"Hey! What's Avon Barksdale doing on an episode of "House?" He's supposed to be in prison. This isn't possible. This just isn't possible."

(That is a blockquote of me talking to my television screen during a rerun of "House," in case you were curious.)

Indeed, though we might secretly wish they'd all cut the crap and fold back onto the streets of Baltimore for the "Wire" reunion season some dream about on a nightly basis, it's important to keep track of these incredible actors and their current goings-on. Many of the shows' finest performers are reemerging all over the place, doing some of the best work of their careers.

So behold, below, our guide to some of your favorite "Wire" actors and their current whereabouts. And feel free to share your favorite post-"Wire" performance in the comments.

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CORRECTION:Avon Barksdale did not die on "The Wire." When we left him, he was still in prison. Head has been hung in shame and correction has been made. As punishment/reward, I will re-watch all five seasons.

CORRECTION: A previous version of this post incorrectly identified Tristan Wilds as Chad L. Coleman. It has since been updated.

Comments

[Yam716]

12:42 PM on 09/28/2011

They left out Snoop! She was living the Wire!

[jackbutler5555]

06:53 PM on 10/08/2011

Felicia Pearson was busted for real in a drug raid, sentenced, but sentenced was suspended.  Look her up on Wiki; she's lived an amazing life. 

She was one of my favorites as well.

[rhondasweeney]

05:23 PM on 09/27/2011

OMG! Love, love, love the wire. My husband and I are currently rewatching all 5 seasons. When we see the actors from the wire on other shows, we call them by their "Wire" name, as in,"Hey, honey, did you see that Omar is in this show?" Rewatching is great because even though we know that Omar & Brother Muson (sp?) kill Stringer we still get the same shock & thrill as the first time around and we understand some things about "the game" better this time around. Other folks that I know don't seem to see the entertainment value of "The Wire" but we are crazy about the series and all the players. Love Jimmy, Kima, Bunk, Omar, Bede, Frank, Lester, Bodie, Lt. Daniels, Ronnie, Marlo, and all of them. Good work!

[Adia Colar]

11:08 PM on 09/26/2011

Love reading about 'The Wire' and seeing how many people love it too!

Please, Lucas, indulge us hardcore fans and update us on more of the cast! :-)

[GirlInNYC]

09:02 PM on 09/26/2011

The way to get a predominantly black drama is to make it about crime. I see. Never could get into this show, but it's great to see this slideshow and actors doing so well.

[jackbutler5555]

07:00 PM on 10/08/2011

It's hard to find many dramas that aren't about crime.

[Keyon Jeff]

08:18 PM on 09/26/2011

How do you confuse Cutty with Michael? Not a real 'Wire' fan.

[po daddy]

08:04 PM on 09/26/2011

No Bodie uopdates? One of the shows greatest characters, but then ago, there were so many great ones. i believe Major Rawls was in seasons one and two of Damages and he is now the official voice of The Home Depot..could be wrong, but it sure sounds like him. Would like to see updates on Bodie, Bunny Colvin, Det. Carver, etc. Also forgot Beady(sp?)...she had a pretty good run on The Office and was spectacular as the drugged out loser mom in Gone Baby Gone". Also where's Prop Joe and of course, the man who made Season Five so great, Slim Charles(for taking down Cheese)....oh yes, and the Nickie Sabotka actor had a major part in FX' "Lights Out" this year. Elba was amaing in "Luther"..can't wait for Season Two and "The Hour" with Domic West is a real slow burn, but quite good. Ok, i watch too much TV.

[Madmac]

11:47 AM on 09/26/2011

I miss Bunk Moreland. Would've loved if somehow they spun that character off to a new series

[bfrank53]

10:18 PM on 09/30/2011

Yeah, but he's so great on Treme. Sort of Bunk with a trombone

[Madmac]

11:45 AM on 09/26/2011

A great sequel to this EPIC Series would be base it in DC, & places such as NYC, Chicago, LA and a place in the middle of the country. From the halls of power & corruption in DC, how their decisions affect people across the country. Might work

[Madmac]

11:40 AM on 09/26/2011

A TV show for people that like their reality...Real

[JustinP213]

11:35 AM on 09/26/2011

Wrong pictures for Cutty and Michael. The Wire is one of the top 5 best shows in my lifetime.

[wantaway]

11:28 AM on 09/26/2011

reposting as last comment gone astray.

Having seen Peters and West in Othello at the weekend, can I point out that it is in Sheffield and Not London. There is more to England than just London.

The play was fantastic too.

[cheggers139]

11:06 AM on 09/26/2011

Peters and West are actually playing in Othello in Sheffield, not London. At the Crucible Theatre: http://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=whatson.production&ProductionID=1152

[Alison Bestwick]

11:02 AM on 09/26/2011

Er, correction to your bit about Clarke Peters, 'Othello' is running in Sheffield, not London.

[Bogie55]

11:00 AM on 09/26/2011

Hey Huff Post, Clarke Peters and Dom West are currently in Othello at the Sheffield Crucible - nowhere near London - and very good they are too.

[cybolt]

08:34 PM on 09/25/2011

Nice to see nearly 200 people commenting on this amazing show.

I missed it's initial run on HBO but Direct TV picked it up and just completed the five season run last week, which I devotedly recorded and watched.

I knew it had a ton of critical buzz behind it and I can remember after that very first episode was over, just sitting on the sofa, shaking my head, blown away. WOW!! And how refreshing to see a program that depicts the color of life (in all the interpretations you can imagine) as it really is in a gritty metropolitan city.

I’m not sure I can award it the Best Ever tag because in my world, there isn’t one. But it certainly joins Sopranos, Deadwood and Oz as Best Dramas. (And those four are already making room for Walter, Jesse, Gus and the folks at Breaking Bad.)