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The Wire cast: Where are they now?
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).
Post-Wire, West, who hit the big screen in Chicago (2002) and 300 (2006), has continued a successful TV run with Golden Globe-nominated performances on the BBC's The Hour and Showtime's The Affair. Other big screen credits include The Square (2017), Tomb Raider (2018)—where he plays Lara Croft's father—Colette (2018), and Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022).
In 2022, West began a two-season stint as Prince Charles on The Crown.
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.
After three seasons on The Wire, Elba began to raise his profile with supporting roles in films such as American Gangster (2007), Thor (2011), and Prometheus (2012). He earned a Golden Globe nomination and a Screen Actors Guild award for his portrayal of a warlord in Beasts of No Nation (2015).
Elba has periodically returned to his TV roots with his Golden Globe-winning and Emmy-nominated role on BBC's Luther. He has kept busy with turns in The Dark Tower (2017), The Mountain Between Us (2017), Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Molly's Game (2018),Cats (2019), The Suicide Squad (2021), and Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022). In 2018, he got behind the camera for his directorial debut, Yardie.
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.
Few Wire alums were busier than Williams after the show ended: He was Back in the Stone Age – we’re talking 1978 – National Lampoon’s Animal House spoke to a generaton of frat boys with a take-no-prisoners attitude toward fun. That animal spirit, embodied by John Belushi’s Bluto, raves on in the shamelessly shitfaced Neighbors, the killer party movie of the summer. Don’t worry about plot. Just let this baby rip. The stellar Seth Rogen is a natural for this kind of reefer madness. So it’s a jolt to see him cast as Mac Radner, a husband and new father who comes unglued when the Delta Psi Beta fraternity moves in next door. At first Mac and his wife, Kelly (Rose Byrne, a hoot as she morphs from button-downed to bonkers), try to parade their aging cool in front of frat prez Teddy Sanders (Zac Efron) and his adoring veep, Pete (an inspired Dave Franco). But when the Radners call in the cops, it’s all-out war and wall-to-wall comic raunch. Director Nicholas Stoller keeps the antics spinning like a weekend rager. But hold off puking till you see how the deft script, by Andrew J. Cohen and Brendan O’Brien, digs into the male fear of a world beyond beer, bongs and blow jobs. Efron and Rogen have a blast. You expect hardcore hilarity from Neighbors, and you get it. It’s the nuance that sneaks up on you. Just like it does on Mac and Teddy. Character from The Wire Fictional character Roland "Prez" Pryzbylewski is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actor Jim True-Frost. Pryzbylewski is a detective of Polish heritage in the Baltimore Police Department. Initially seen as incompetent and rash, he proves to function better behind the scenes as a talented code-cracker. He eventually leaves the Baltimore Police Department due to the turmoil surrounding his accidental shooting of another officer, and later finds meaning as a dedicated middle school teacher. Jim True-Frost had worked on an episode of Homicide: Life on the Street, and was cast on the strength of that performance. "Prez" is well-known within the department for his incompetence; an oft-recounted incident involved him panickedly shooting up his own squad car and then calling in a false report. He has been bounced around various units, and many of his fellow police officers consider him an inept detective. Because he is married to senior officer Stanislaus "Stan" Valchek's daughter Judy, he is protected from termination, despite their mutual animosity. Prior to Season 1, Pryzbylewski had been working in the casualty division under Lieutenant Cantrell. Though portrayed as a decent man who occasionally shows flashes of intelligence, Prez shies away from the brutal realities of Baltimore police work. Despite eventually winning his colleagues' respect in the Barksdale Detail through his code-breaking and paper-trail skills, he is never truly comfortable as a police officer. By contrast, he later becomes a dedicated and capable teacher. Prez is sent to Lieutenant Daniels' Barksdale detail because Deputy Commissioner Burrell allows the unit commanders to dump their most incompetent officers on Daniels. Upon arrival, he accidentally shoots a wall while showing off modifications to his gun. Though Skip to main content Item — Box: ACC-MSS 004 Box 14 Identifier: US MBE ACC-MSS 004-1 This series documents stand-up and improvisational comedy, and humorous music from 1955-1988. In addition to the recordings of individual comics such as Morey Amsterdam, Nan Blackstone, Belle Barth, Shelley Berman, Buddy Hackett, the Smothers Brothers, and Jackie Vernon, the series contains compilations featuring the work of Billy DeWolf, and Jane Foray, and Marty Brill. The voices of John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and Eugene McCarthy are among the recordings that comprise the political humor genre. Highlights of the series are recordings by Robert Benchley, who was a regular contributor to The New Yorker and Vanity Fair;" Florence Foster Jenkins, whose talent was in her inability to sing; "The Golden Age of Comedy" features a five disc compilation of American comedy From the 1930s to the 1960s; and John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd's recording of Thomas Berger's novel The Neighbors. Also included in the series are novelty recordings, some of which are in the shape of footballs and stars. There is duplication of material contained in this series and in Series 2. This collection is open to researchers. From the Collection: 24 linear feet Old Farts on Wheels, 1981, US MBE ACC-MSS 004-1, Box: ACC-MSS 004 Box 14. The Reverend Warren Debenham Comedy Sound Collection, ACC-MSS 004. Emerson College Archives and Special Collections. Old Farts on Wheels, 1981, US MBE ACC-MSS 004-1, Box: ACC-MSS 004 Box 14. The Reverend Warren Debenham Comedy Sound Collection, ACC-MSS 004. Emerson College Archives and Special Collections. http://public.archspace-prod.emerson.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/7920 Accessed February 24, 2025.Neighbors
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