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Bobby J. Brown

**Bobby J. Brown**, born in Washington, DC, is an American actor. He has a recurring role as Sergeant Thomas Allers in *We Own This City*. Allers is a member of the corrupt Gun Trace Taskforce (GTTF). He co-stars in three of the six episodes of the miniseries. He also appears uncredited in the finale.

Brown worked with *We Own This City* developers David Simon and George Pelecanos on their earlier series *The Wire*. He had a recurring role as Officer Bobby Brown throughout the series five season run. He appeared in 12 episodes from 2002 to 2008.

Brown appeared as Terry in the *Homicide: Life on the Street* sixth season episode "Closet Cases" in 1998. *Homicide* was adapted from a non-fiction book by Simon. Brown also appeared in Simon's debut for HBO, *The Corner*. He played Officer Ira Weiner in the miniseries in 2000.

## External Links

* Bobby J. Brown profile at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
Casey Gomes

**Casey Gomes**, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, is an American actor. He has a recurring role in *We Own This City* as Assistant US Attorney Derek Hines. It his first screen acting credit. He co-stars in three out of the six episodes of the miniseries.

## External Links

* Casey Gomes profile at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
Darren Alford

**Darren Alford**, born October 10, 1999 in Bethesda, Maryland, is an American actor. He plays Damani in *We Own This City*. His character is a South Eastern District arrested by the Baltimore Police Department for loitering while walking home from his sister's house. He co-stars in "Part Two" of the miniseries.

He has also appeared in the series *House of Cards* and *Chicago Fire*.

## External Links

* Darren Alford profile at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
Keith Gladstone

**Keith Gladstone** is a supporting character in *We Own This City*. Gladstone is a sergeant in the Baltimore Police Department. He has a background in plainclothes narcotics work. Gladstone was Jenkins commanding officer when he worked in the Violent Repeat Offenders Unit in 2010. Gladstone is a mentor to Wayne Jenkins. He is involved in planting a gun to protect Jenkins after he runs over Demetric Simon. The character is based on the real person of the same name. He is played by co-star Eoin O'Shea.
Jaquan Dixon

**Jaquan Dixon** is a supporting character in *We Own This City*. He is a young Baltimore Police Department patrolman who is still trying to do the job well, even as police department standards collapse around him. He is played by co-star Jermaine Crawford. The character does not appear in *We Own This City: A True Story of Crime, Cops and Corruption*.
Louis E. Davis

**Louis E. Davis** is an American actor. He plays Filming Man #1 in *We Own This City*. His character is a Baltimore resident who begins filming the attempted arrest of a fellow citizen in the wake of the Freddie Gray murder. The police abandon the attempted arrest as a result. He co-stars in "Part One" of the miniseries.

## External Links

* Louis E. Davis profile at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
Aristeo F. Kardia

**Aristeo F. Kardia** is an American actor. He plays Detective Ryan Guinn in *We Own This City*. His character is a Baltimore Police Department investigator and former member of the Gun Trace Taskforce (GTTF). Guinn also worked with Detective Wayne Jenkins and Detective Sean M. Suiter in the Violent Repeat Offenders Unit.

Kardi has also guest starred in the series *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* and *The Blacklist*.
Kirsty Jenkins

**Kirsty Jenkins** is a supporting character in *We Own This City*. She is the wife of corrupt police officer Wayne Jenkins. The character is based on the real person of the same name who appears in the book *We Own This City: A True Story of Crime, Cops and Corruption*. She is played by co-star Leah Pressman.
Thomas Allers

**Thomas Allers** is a supporting character in *We Own This City*. Allers is a sergeant in the Baltimore Police Department. He is the commander of the Gun Trace Taskforce prior to the assignment of Wayne Jenkins to the squad. He was the supervisor of Detectives Daniel Hersl, Jemell Rayam and Momodu Gondu during his time in the Taskforce. He is indicted and convicted of crimes relating to police corruption. The character is based on the real person of the same name. He is played by co-star Bobby J. Brown.
John A. Griffin IV

**John A. Griffin IV** is an American actor and production assistant. He plays Arrestee #3 in *We Own This City*. He is also a location unit production assistant for the show. His character is arrested by Officers Wayne Jenkins and Ed Barber outside Mimi's Liquor. He co-stars in "Part Two" of the miniseries.

## External Links

* John A. Griffin IV profile at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
Susan Rome

**Susan Rome**, born October 11, 1964 in Baltimore, Maryland, is an American actress. She co-stars in *We Own This City* in an as yet unidentified role. She worked with *We Own This City* co-creators David Simon and George Pelecanos on the earlier series *The Wire* where she had a recurring role as Deputy State's Attorney Ilene Nathan.

## Career

Rome has acted extensively on stage as well as working in film and television.

She appeared in *NYPD Blue* in 1993.

   She was cast in *The Wire* as prosecutor Ilene Nathan in the first season in 2002. She is initially the head of the Violent Crimes unit of the The Office of the State's Attorney for Baltimore City (BCSAO). She prosecutes several members of the Barksdale Organization. She also appears in the second, third and fourth seasons of *The Wire*. She co-stars in 6 episodes altogether.

She appeared in *House of Cards* in 2014.

## External Links

* Susan Rome profile at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
Baltimore Sun

The *Baltimore Sun* is a newspaper written and printed in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Several members of the *We Own This City* crew worked for the paper earlier in their careers. Justin Fenton who wrote the book *We Own This City: A True Story of Crime, Cops and Corruption* was a crime reporter for the paper. David Simon who co-created the series *We Own This City* also worked as a crime reporter for the paper. William F. Zorzi who is a Co-Executive Producer and writer for *We Own This City* was a political reporter and later an editor for the paper. The *Baltimore Sun* featured as a location and the role of the media as an institution was examined in the earlier series *The Wire*.
Justin Fenton

**Justin Fenton** is an American author and journalist. He wrote *We Own This City: A True Story of Crime, Cops and Corruption* (2021) the book which the series *We Own This City* is based upon. The book was his debut as an author. He previously worked as a crime reporter for the Baltimore Sun. He was part of a team of journalists nominated for a Pullitzer Prize for their coverage of the Baltimore riots that followed the death in police custody of Freddie Gray.
Mark M. Neptune

**Mark M. Neptune** is an American police officer and actor. He works in the Baltimore Police Department. He plays FBI Tactical Team #2 in *We Own This City*. His character is part of the tactical team that take down and arrest corrupt BPD Sergeant Wayne Jenkins. He co-stars in "Part One" of the miniseries.

## External Links

* Mark M. Neptune profile at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
* Mark M. Neptune profile at BPD Watch
Darrell Britt-Gibson

**Darrell Britt-Gibson** is an American actor. He stars in *We Own This City* as Jemell Rayam, a corrupt officer in the Baltimore Police Department's Gun Trace Taskforce. He worked with *We Own This City* developers David Simon and George Pelecanos on their earlier series *The Wire*. He had a recurring role in the HBO crime drama as Darius "O-Dog" Hill a drug organisation enforcer working for Marlo Stanfield (played by *We Own This City* star Jamie Hector). Britt-Gibson appeared in the fourth and fifth seasons of *The Wire* in 2006 and 2008. Britt-Gibson has also had recurring roles in the series *Power*, *Californication*, *You're the Worst* and *Barry*.

Britt-Gibson starred in the film *Judas and the Black Messiah* (2021) with fellow *We Own This City* cast member Ian Duff.
Michael Fries

**Michael Fries** is a supporting character in *We Own This City*. He is a detective in the Baltimore Police Department. Fries was partnered with corrupt officer Wayne Jenkins early in his career. The character is based on the real person of the same name who appears in the book *We Own This City: A True Story of Crime, Cops and Corruption*. He is played by co-star Joey Palestina.
Nina K. Noble

**Nina K. Noble** is an American film and television producer. She is an Executive Producer for *We Own This City*. She frequently works with David Simon and George Pelecanos who developed the series. Noble and Simon originally collaborated on *The Corner*, which was based on the book by Simon and *We Own This City* writer and Executive Producer Ed Burns. They were joined by Pelecanos on the later series *The Wire*.

Noble has also worked with Simon on the series *Generation Kill* in 2008. They worked with Pelecanos on *Treme* from 2010 to 2013. Simon and Noble then produced the miniseries *Show Me a Hero* in 2015. Simon, Pelecanos and Noble worked on *The Deuce* from 2017 to 2019. Simon and Noble produced the miniseries *The Plot Against America* in 2021.
Dagmara Dominczyk

**Dagmara Dominczyk**, born July 17, 1976, is a Polish-American actress. She stars in *We Own This City* as Special Agent Erika Jensen, the FBI agent leading the probe into the activity of the Baltimore Police Department's Gun Trace Taskforce. She also stars in the HBO comedy drama series *Succession* as Karolina Novotney. She worked with *We Own This City* developers David Simon and George Pelecanos on their earlier series *The Deuce*. She had a guest starring role as Genevieve Fury in the second season episode "There's an Art to This" in 2018.
Curt Morlaye

**Curt Morlaye** is an American actor. He has a recurring role in *We Own This City* as Antonio "Brill" Shropshire. His character is a drug distributor with ties to the Gun Trace Task Force. He co-stars in three out of the six episodes of the miniseries.

He has also appeared in the series *City on a Hill*, *Gotham*, *Blue Bloods*, *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* and *Dickinson*.

## External Links

* Curt Morlaye profile at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
Show Me a Hero

**Show Me a Hero** is a HBO drama miniseries. Like *We Own This City* it was developed from a non-fiction book by David Simon. Simon worked closely with *We Own This City* Co-Executive Producer William F. Zorzi on both series. It aired in 2015 and comprised six episodes. The two series share several cast and crew members.

## Cast

1. Jon Bernthal starred as civil rights attorney Michael H. Sussman in *Show Me a Hero* and as corrupt police sergeant Wayne Jenkins in *We Own This City*.
2. McKinley Belcher III starred as dedicated son Dwayne Meeks in *Show Me a Hero* and as corrupt police detective Momodu "G-Money" Gondo in *We Own This City*.

## Crew

1. David Simon is the developer, Executive Producer and Writer of *Show Me a Hero* and *We Own This City*
2. William F. Zorzi is a producer and writer for both series. He co-created *Show Me a Hero* with Simon.
3. Nina K. Noble is a producer for both series.
4. Alexa L. Fogle is the casting director for both series.
Reinaldo Marcus Green

**Reinaldo Marcus Green** is an American film director and producer. He directed all six episodes of *We Own This City* and is an Executive Producer on the miniseries. He has a cameo appearance as a Corrections Officer in the final episode of the miniseries, "Part Six". His character, CO P Nelson, is guarding incarcerated Gun Trace Task Force supervisor Wayne Jenkins (played by actor Jon Bernthal) during his yard time. Green also directed the films *Monsters and Men* (2018), *Joe Bell* (2020) and *King Richard* (2021). He also worked on the series *Top Boy*.

Green also worked with Bernthal on *King Richard*.
Joe Pistone

**Joe Pistone**, born September 17, 1982 in Ridgewood, New Jersey, is an American actor. He plays Detective Jason Giordano in *We Own This City*. His character is a Baltimore Police Department investigator and former partner of corrupt Gun Trace Taskforce (GTTF) member Detective Jemell Rayam. He appears uncredited in "Part Two" and "Part Five" of the miniseries.

Pistone has also appeared in *General Hospital*, *NCIS* and *Mad Men*.

## External Links

* Joe Pistone profile at the Internet Movie Database (IMDB)
Vernon Voker

**Vernon Voker** is an American actor. He plays Reginald Samuels in *We Own This City*. His character is interviewed by Nicole Steele after being arrested and beaten by Western District patrol officers. He co-stars in "Part Two" of the miniseries.

## External Links

* Vernon Voker profile at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
Gordon Hawk

**Gordon Hawk** is a supporting character in *We Own This City*. He is a recent addition to the Harford County Narcotics Task Force. Hawk was working alongside David McDougall on the early drug overdose casework that set the Gun Trace Taskforce (GTTF) probe in motion. The character is based on the real person of the same name. He is played by co-star Tray Chaney.
Nicole Suiter

**Nicole Suiter** is a supporting character in *We Own This City*. Suiter is the wife of Sean M. Suiter, a homicide detective in the Baltimore Police Department. The character is based on the real person of the same name who appears in the book *We Own This City: A True Story of Crime, Cops and Corruption*. She is played by Imani Nia Robinson.
Kim Tuvin

**Kim Tuvin** is an American actress. She plays Judge Reed in *We Own This City*. She co-stars in "Part Six".

She also worked with *We Own This City* co-creators George Pelecanos and David Simon on the earlier series *The Wire* where she played Judge Emily Johnson. She has also appeared in the series *House of Cards*.

## External Links

* Kim Tuvin profile at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
Sean M. Suiter

"Am I going to lose my job over this?"

**Sean M. Suiter** is a main character in *We Own This City*. Suiter is a homicide detective who previously worked with members of the gun trace taskforce including Wayne Jenkins. The character is based on the real person of the same name. He is played b by starring cast member Jamie Hector.
Larry Mitchell

**Larry Mitchell**, born May 17, 1973 in Englewood, Colorado, is an American actor. He stars in *We Own This City* as Detective Scott Kilpatrick. Kilpatrick is a veteran investigator with the Baltimore County Narcotics Task Force. Kilpatrick and Detective David McDougall, his colleague in neighboring Harford County’s Narcotics Unit, began the casework on drug overdoses that set the Gun Trace Taskforce (GTTF) probe in motion.

Mitchell also appeared in the HBO film *Paterno* (2018) as Jay Paterno starring alongside Al Pacino, who played Joe Paterno. Mitchell also appeared in the Aaron Sorkin film *The Trial of the Chicago 7* (2020) as Detective Frapoly.
James Lewis

**James Lewis** is an American actor. He co-stars as Judge Franklin Moore in *We Own This City*. He also worked with *We Own This City* co-creators David Simon and George Pelecanos on their earlier series *The Wire*. Lewis appeared uncredited in the third season as Marvin. He has also appeared in *House of Cards*.

## External Links

* James Lewis profile at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
William F. Zorzi

**William F. Zorzi**, born 1954, is an American writer, actor and producer. He is a Co-Executive Producer and Writer for *We Own This City*. He worked as a reporter for the *Baltimore Sun* prior to working in television. He worked with *We Own This City* co-creators David Simon and George Pelecanos on the earlier series *The Wire*. Simon and Zorzi co-created the miniseries *Show Me a Hero*.

## Career

As a reporter Zorzi worked the politics beat in the 1980s and 1990s. He also worked the courthouse and crime beats. He worked with *We Own This City* co-creator David Simon while he was a reporter at the paper. Zorzi later became an editor for the paper in 1998.

In 2001 Simon gave Zorzi a copy of the book *Show Me a Hero: A Tale of Murder, Suicide, Race, and Redemption*, which he was hoping to develop into a series with HBO. Zorzi left his job at the *Sun* to work as a writer for television and developing *Show Me a Hero*. The project spent years in development as Simon and Zorzi worked on a number of other series.

Zorzi had a brief appearance as a reporter in the first season of *The Wire* in 2002. The show was co-created by Simon. Zorzi appeared in the episode "The Buys".

Simon hired Zorzi as a Staff Writer for the third season of *The Wire* in 2004. The show began to focus on the politicians of Baltimore from the third season onwards. Zorzi was hired to add authenticity to a new political story line. *We Own This City* co-creator George Pelecanos also worked as a writer and producer for *The Wire*. Pelecanos commented that he knew that anything he wrote for the political story line would be extensively re-written by Simon and Zorzi.

Zorzi returned as a Story Editor and Writer for the fourth season in 2006. The fourth season featured the education system. He wrote the teleplay for the episode "Unto Others" from a story he co-wrote with producer Ed Burns. Burns is also a writer and Executive Producer for *We Own This City* and a former detective and teacher. Zorzi and the writing staff won the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2008 ceremony and the 2007 Edgar Award for Best Television Feature/Mini-Series Teleplay for their work on the fourth season.

Following the fourth season Zorzi worked as a teacher in a Baltimore public school and helped the school to launch a newspaper. He became Executive Story Editor for the fifth and final season in 2008. He also joined the cast as a fictionalized version of himself. He wrote the teleplay for the episode "Unconfirmed Reports" from a story he co-wrote with Simon. Zorzi and the writing staff were nominated for the WGA award for Best Dramatic Series a second time at the February 2009 ceremony for their work on the fifth season but *Mad Men* won the award.

*Show Me a Hero* finally made it into production in the mid-2010s. The miniseries aired on HBO in 2015 with Simon and Zorzi serving as Executive Producers and Writers. The show featured *We Own This City* stars Jon Bernthal and McKinley Belcher III in supporting roles.
Bru Ajueyitsi

**Bru Ajueyitsi** is an American actor. He plays Baltimore Police Department Officer Stanley Willis in *We Own This City*. His character is a patrol officer who calls out police brutality and is reassigned to a quiet post as a result. He is interviewed by Nicole Steele as part of her work preparing the consent decree. He co-stars in "Part Two" of the miniseries.

He has also appeared in the series *Blue Bloods*, *House of Cards* and *Swagger*.

## External Links

* Bru Ajueyitsi profile at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
Bosch

***Bosch*** is an Amazon crime drama series. Like *We Own This City* it stars Jamie Hector. Hector plays homicide detective Jerry Edgar in *Bosch*. Edgar is the partner of the main character Harry Bosch, played by Titus Welliver; in *We Own This City* Edgar's character Sean M. Suiter is also a homicide detective and a colleague of corrupt cop Wayne Jenkins. *Bosch* was developed by Eric Overmyer based on a series of novels by Michael Connelly. Overmyer worked with many of the *We Own This City* crew on the earlier series *The Wire* and *Treme*. Overmyer brought in *We Own This City* co-creator George Pelecanos as a writer for *Bosch*.

## External Links

* *Bosch* on the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
* *Bosch* on Wikipedia
* *Bosch* on the Harry Bosch Wiki on Fandom
Rat Run Wiki

**Welcome to the Rat Run Wiki!**
Rat Run (name subject to change) is a platformer currently in development by SnoozyBoi.

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McKinley Belcher III

**McKinley Belcher III**, born March 23 1984, is an American actor. He stars in *We Own This City* as Momodu "G-Money" Gondu, a corrupt Baltimore Police Officer serving in the Gun Trace Taskforce. He has also starred as Samuel Diggs in the PBS television series *Mercy Street*, Anthony Carter in the Fox genre drama *The Passage*, and as Agent Trevor Evans in Netflix crime thriller *Ozark*.

## Biography

He worked with *We Own This City* creator David Simon on his earlier HBO miniseries *Show Me a Hero*. The show focused on the controversial introduction of public housing in Yonkers, New York. Belcher played Dwayne Meeks, a dedicated son and factory worker.

Belcher starred in the PBS drama series *Mercy Street* from 2016 to 2017.

He is known for his role as Agent Trevor Evans in the Netflix crime drama *Ozark*. He appeared in the series from 2017-2022.

He had a recurring role in the crime drama series *Power*. He plays Marcus in the series and appears in four episodes between 2014 and 2017.

He also starred in the drama series *The Passage* as Anthony Carter in 2019.

He reunited with *Show Me a Hero* developer David Simon for his subsequent miniseries *We Own This City* in 2022. Belcher stars as corrupt Baltimore City Police Detective Momodu "G-Money" Gondo in the show.
Simba's Dinosaur

Simba's Dinosaur is CoolZDane's Walt Disney Pictures movie-spoof of Pete's Dragon (1977)

Cast

* Pete - Young Simba (The Lion King)
* Elliott - Rex (We're Back!: A Dinosaur's Story)
* Nora - Sawyer (Cats Don't Dance)
* Lampie - Bagheera (The Jungle Book)
* Dr. Terminus - Shere Khan (The Jungle Book)
* Hoagy - Kaa (The Jungle Book)
* Lena Gogan - Zira (The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride)
* Merle Gogan - Scar (The Lion King)
* Grover Gogan - Banzai (The Lion King)
* Willie Gogan - Nuka (The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride)
* Paul - Danny (Cats Don't Dance)
* The Captain - Baloo (The Jungle Book)
* Miss Taylor - Terk (Tarzan)
* Mayor of Passamaquoddy - Colonel Hathi (The Jungle Book)
* 3 Fishermen - Tigger, Pooh, and Rabbit (Winnie the Pooh)
* Store Proprietor - Owl (Winnie the Pooh)
* School Children - Bambi, Faline, Thumper, Thumper's Sisters, Flower (Bambi), Skippy Rabbit, Toby Turtle, Sis and Tagalong (Robin Hood)

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Alexa L. Fogel

**Alexa L. Fogel** is an American casting director. She is the casting director for *We Own This City*. She has worked extensively with *We Own This City* co-creators David Simon and George Pelecanos on other projects. She was the casting director for *The Wire*, *Generation Kill*, *Treme*, *Show Me a Hero*, *The Deuce* and *The Plot Against America*. She has also worked with HBO on the series *Oz*, *In Treatment*, *Banshee*, *The Outsider* and *True Detective*. She has also worked on casting for the crime dramas *NYPD Blue*, *Ozark*, *Lights Out*, *Copper* and *The Black Donnellys*. She also cast the Donald Glover series *Atlanta*.

She cast the film *Judas and the Black Messiah* (2021).

## External Links

* Alex L. Fogel profile at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
Dawn A. Douglas

**Dawn A. Douglas**, also known as D. Ashley Douglas, is an American actress and stunt performer. She has a recurring role as Woman #1 in *We Own This City*. Her character answers the door to a residence being raided by the corrupt detectives of the Gun Trace Task Force. She co-stars in "Part One" and "Part Six" of the miniseries.

She also worked with *We Own This City* co-creator David Simon on his earlier series *Homicide: Life on the Street*. She appeared uncredited as Officer F.P. Keane in the episode "Fallen Heroes: Part One".

She also worked with Simon and *We Own This City* co-creator George Pelecanos on their earlier series *The Wire* where she worked as a stand in.

She has also done background work in the series *The West Wing*, *Veep* and *House of Cards*. She appeared as a narcotics officer in the film *American Gangster* (2007).

## External Links

* Dawn A. Douglas profile at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
Ed Burns

**Ed Burns**, born January 29, 1946 in Baltimore, Maryland, is an American police detective, educator, author and television writer and producer. Burns is a writer and Executive Producer for *We Own This City*. He worked with *We Own This City* developers David Simon and George Pelecanos on the earlier series *The Wire*. Burns and Simon co-created *The Wire* based in part on Burns' experience as a Baltimore detective. He also co-wrote the book *The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner City Neighborhood* with Simon, which Simon later developed into the Emmy Award winning HBO miniseries *The Corner*. Simon and Burns also worked together on the miniseries *Generation Kill* (2008). They co-created the miniseries *The Plot Against America* based on the Philip Roth novel of the same name in 2021.

## External links

* Ed Burns profile on the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
* Ed Burns profile on Wikipedia
Kevin Davis

**Kevin Davis** is a main character in *We Own This City*. Davis is the the Police Commissioner. He was hired after the unrest following Freddie Gray’s death, who is caught between the proverbial rock and several hard places, unable to reform the Baltimore City police department and please City Hall, community leaders, the police union, and his rank and file officers. The character is based on the real person of the same name. He is played by recurring co-star Delaney Williams. He appears in all six episodes of the miniseries.
TV Shows and Movies Remake Idea Wiki

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We're a collaborative community website about TV Shows and Movies Remake Idea that anyone, including you, can build and expand. Wikis like this one depend on readers getting involved and adding content. Click the "ADD NEW PAGE" or "EDIT" button at the top of any page to get started!

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Antonio Shropshire

**Antonio Shropshire** is a supporting character in *We Own This City*. Shropshire is a drug distributor and leader of a criminal organization in Baltimore. He has ties to the corrupt Baltimore Police Department detectives in the Gun Trace Task Force. The character is based on the real person of the same name who appears in the book *We Own This City: A True Story of Crime, Cops and Corruption*. He is played by co-star Curt Morlaye.

## Biography

### Background

Shropshire grew up in Baltimore in the same neighborhood as Momodu Gondo. Gondo became a corrupt detective in the Baltimore Police Department while Shropshire developed a drug distribution network using the alias Brill. Gondo and his colleagues provide protection to Shropshire's organisation.

Shropshire works closely with several trusted lieutenants including Glyn Kyle Wells AKA "Lou", Alexander "Munch" Campbell, Antoine "Twon" Washington and Omari "Lil B" Thomas. They sell heroin labelled with a bumblebee sticker.

The Shropshire organization supplies Aaron Anderson, a drug dealer who manages a crew at the Alameda Strip Mall.

Detective Scott Kilpatrick with the Baltimore County Narcotics Taskforce is aware of the Shropshire Organization and its members but has not been able to tie them to street level dealing.

### Part One

Anderson parts ways with Shropshire, finding a new supplier with a higher purity of heroin. Shropshire instructs Wells to work with Gondo and his partner Detective Jemell Rayam to rob Anderson. Wells and Rayam break into Anderson's apartment and rob his girlfriend at gun point, taking his cash and drugs. Shortly afterwards Anderson is arrested by a combined narcotics taskforce.

Shropshire meets with Rayam and Gondo in a strip club to celebrate the success of the robbery. Rayam reassures him that no-one saw his face. Shropshire believes Anderson will blame him for his losses and muses that he will think tat Washington ("Twon") and Campbell ("Munch") committed the robbery. He says he is unafraid of reprisals.
Treat Williams

**Treat Williams**, born December 1, 1951 in Rowayton, Connecticut, is an American actor. He has a recurring role as Detective Brian Grabler in *We Own This City*. Grabler is a retired Baltimore City Detective from an earlier era in policing, now teaching at the police academy, who recognizes much of what has gone wrong. He co-stars in "Part Five" and "Part Six" of the miniseries.

He is known for his starring role as Berger in *Hair* (1979). He starred in the Sidney Lumet crime drama *Prince of the City* (1981) as Detective Daniel Ciello, a cop under pressure to turn against corrupt colleagues. Williams had an uncredited role in *Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back* (1984) as an Echo Base Trooper. Williams appeared in the Sergio Leone crime epic *Once Upon a Time in America* (1987) as Jimmy O'Donnell. He played Critical Bill in the crime film *Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead* (1995) starring alongside Andy Garcia. He played the antagonist Xander Drax in the superhero film *The Phantom* (1996). He starred in the Stephen Sommers horror film *Deep Rising* (1998) as John Finnegan.

He has had recurring roles in the series *Everwood*, *Brothers & Sisters*, *Blue Bloods*, *Chicago Fire* and *Chesapeake Shores*.

## External Links

* Treat Williams profile at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
Robert Harley

**Robert Harley** is an American actor. He has a recurring role as Detective Marcus Taylor in *We Own This City*. Taylor is a Baltimore Police Department Officer assigned to the corrupt Gun Trace Task Force under the command on Sergeant Wayne Jenkins. He co-stars in four of the six episodes of the miniseries.

Harley also worked with *We Own This City* developer David Simon on his HBO debut *The Corner*. Harley had a recurring role as Brooks in the 2000 miniseries.

## External Links

* Robert Harley profile at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
Michael Salconi

**Michael Salconi** is an American actor. He plays an as yet unidentified character in *We Own This City*. He can be seen in the trailer as Nicole Steele introduces herself to him. Salconi worked with *We Own This City* co-creator David Simon on the earlier series *Homicide: Life on the Street*. He also appeared in Simon's series *The Wire*.

## Career

Salconi appeared in two episodes of the crime drama *Homicide: Life on the Street*.The series was developed from Simon's book *Homicide: A Year On The Killing Streets*. Salconi initially appeared uncredited in the fourth season episode *Thrill of the Kill* in 1995. He then guest starred in the fifth season episode "Wu's on First" in 1997. The episode was co-written by Simon and featured a storyline about a corrupt cop involved in drug dealing.

He guest starred in *Law & Order* in 2001. He played Ritter in the twelfth season episode "Who Let the Dogs Out".

   Salconi played Detective Michael Santangelo in *The Wire*. *The Wire* was co-created by David Simon and *We Own This City* Executive Producer Ed Burns. *We Own This City* co-creator George Pelecanos also served as a writer and producer for *The Wire*. Salconi was a recurring character in the first season of the show in 2002. His character was a hapless Baltimore Police Department homicide detective who was assigned to the Barksdale detail and served as a mole for his Major within the unit. Following the conclusion of the case he was moved back to patrol from the homicide unit to make space for a more capable investigator. He appeared in a single episode of the second season in 2003. He returned to a recurring role in the third season in 2004. He continued in this capacity for the fourth season in 2006 and the fifth and final season in 2008. He appeared in 25 episodes of the series over its run.

He appeared in the HBO comedy series *Veep* in 2014, playing Cardinal Branzini.

## External Links

* Michael Salconi profile at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
Simbanocchio

CoolZDane's movie-spoof of "Pinocchio"

Cast

* Pinocchio - Young Simba (The Lion King)
* Jiminy Cricket - Timon (The Lion King)
* Geppetto - Zuba (Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa)
* Figaro - Mort (Madagascar (2005))
* Cleo - herself
* Blue Fairy - Adult Nala (The Lion King)
* J. Worthington Foulfellow - Makunga (Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa)
* Gideon - Ed (The Lion King)
* Stromboli - Shere Khan (The Jungle Book)
* Dutch Puppet - Tiifu (The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar/The Lion Guard)
* French Puppet - Adult Kiara (The Lion King II: Simba's Pride)
* Russian Puppet - Zuri (The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar/The Lion Guard)
* Coachman - Tai Lung (Kung Fu Panda)
* Lampwick - Kovu (The Lion King II: Simba's Pride)
* Monstro - himself

Gallery
The Plot Against America

***The Plot Against America*** is a drama miniseries about the rise of fascism in an alternate history version of World War II America. The show was adapted from the novel of the same name by Philip Roth by *We Own This City* developer David Simon. Both series aired on Sunday nights on Home Box Office. The shows share several cast and crew members.

## Cast

1. Gina Yun appeared uncredited as a tourist in *The Plot Against America* and co-stars as a police officer in *We Own This City*.
2. Johnna Leary appeared uncredited as a tourist in *The Plot Against America* and appears uncredited as a bartender in *We Own This City*.
3. Matthew Bernard appeared uncredited as a Canadian solider in *The Plot Against America* and co-stars as a police officer in *We Own This City*.
4. Mick O'Rourke did stunt work on both series.

## Crew

1. David Simon is a writer and Executive Producer for both series.
2. Ed Burns is a writer and Executive Producer for both series.
3. Nina K. Noble is an Executive Producer for both series.
4. Reena Rexrode was a writer for *The Plot Against America* and is a Producer for *We Own This City*.
5. Mara Goodman was the assistant to Nina K. Noble on *The Plot Against America* and is an Associate Producer for *We Own This City*.
6. Alexa L. Fogel is a casting director for both series.
7. Alicia Rodis is the intimacy coordinator for both series.
8. Kenny Brossoie is a production assistant for both series.
9. Nicholas Pelecanos worked as an assistant director for both series.
10. Jason Contino worked as a camera grip on both series.

## External links

* The Plot Against America on the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
Treme

***Treme*** is a drama series about a neighborhood in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. It was co-created by *We Own This City* developer David Simon. Both series aired on Sunday nights on Home Box Office. *Treme* ran for four seasons from 2010 to 2013. The two series share several cast and crew members.

## Cast

1. Rob Brown stars in *Treme* as trumpet player Delmond Lambreaux and stars in *We Own This City* as Detective Maurice Taylor.
2. Seth Hurwitz plays a bartender in the first season *Treme* episode "Wish Someone Would Care" and co-stars in *We Own This City* as Donal Stepp.
3. Anwan Glover has a recurring role in the first season of *Treme* as Keevon White. He co-stars in *We Own This City* as a Baltimore resident detained by Detective Hersl.

## Crew

1. David Simon is an Executive Producer and writer for both series.
2. George Pelecanos is an Executive Producer and writer for both series.
3. Nina K. Noble is an Executive Producer for both series.
4. Alexa L. Fogel is a casting director for both series.
5. Nick Pelecanos was a set production assistant for *Treme* and a second second assistant director for *We Own This City*.
Michael Darnell Croxton

**Michael Darnell Croxton** is an American actor. He plays Gary Brown in *We Own This City*. His character is robbed of home equity funds he has accessed in cash by corrupt officer Jemell Rayam. He co-stars in "Part Two" of the miniseries.

## External Links

* Michael Darnell Croxton profile at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
Vanita Gupta

**Vanita Gupta** is a supporting character in *We Own This City*. Gupta is a senior lawyer in the Department of Justice. She is the Deputy Assistant Attorney General in charge of the civil rights division. The character is based on the real person of the same name who appears in the book *We Own This City: A True Story of Crime, Cops and Corruption*. She is played by co-star Rupal Pujara.
Gordon Johnson

**Gordon Johnson** is a supporting character in *We Own This City*. He is a senior agent in the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Johnson is the Special Agent in Charge of the Baltimore field office. He supervises Special Agent Erika Jensen and the corruption squad that investigate the Baltimore Police Department's Gun Trace Task Force (GTTF). The character is based on the real person of the same name who appears in the book *We Own This City: A True Story of Crime, Cops and Corruption*. He is played by Marcellus Shepard.
Noah Silas

**Noah Silas** is an American actor. He has a recurring role as Homicide Detective Jonathan Jones in *We Own This City*. Jones is the partner of Sean Suiter and mentors him when he first joins the unit. The character is based on the real person of the same name who appears in the book *We Own This City: A True Story of Crime, Cops and Corruption*. He co-stars in three of the six episodes of the miniseries. He also appears uncredited in the finale.

## External Links

* Noah Silas profile at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
James Kostoplis

**James Kostoplis** is a supporting character in *We Own This City*. He is an officer in the Baltimore Police Department and is known by his colleagues by the nickname K-Stop. He is supervised by Sergeant Wayne Jenkins and sees Jenkins as a mentor. He briefly joins the Gun Trace Task Force (GTTF) under Jenkins command but Jenkins has him reassigned when he balks at the idea of stealing from drug dealers. The character is based on the real person of the same name who appears in the book *We Own This City: A True Story of Crime, Cops and Corruption*. He is played by an as yet unidentified actor.
The Corner

***The Corner*** is a HBO miniseries about a drug corner in Baltimore. The show was developed by *We Own This City* creator David Simon and David Mills based on Simon and fellow *We Own This City* writer Ed Burns' book *The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner City Neighborhood*. The show was produced by Simon, Mills and *We Own This City* producer Nina Kostroff Noble along with Robert F. Colesberry. It won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries in 2000. *The Corner* and *We Own This City* share several cast and crew members.

## Cast

1. Delaney Williams had a co-starring role as the scrap metal buying scale guy in *The Corner* and stars as Commissioner Kevin Davis in *We Own This City*.
2. Bobby J. Brown had a co-starring role as Officer Ira Weiner in *The Corner* and co-stars as Gun Trace Taskforce member Thomas Allers in *We Own This City*.
3. Robert Harley had a co-starring role as Brooks in *The Corner* and co-stars as Gun Trace Taskforce member Marcus Taylor in *We Own This City*.
4. Maria Broom had a co-starring role as Bunchie Boyd in *The Corner* and plays an as yet unidentified character in *We Own This City*.
5. Sylvester Lee Kirk had a co-starring role as youngest member of the Boyd family De'Rodd in *The Corner* and co-stars as drug lieutenant Glyn Kyle Wells in *We Own This City*.

## Crew

1. David Simon co-wrote the book *The Corner* was based upon, developed the miniseries and served as an Executive Producer for the show. Simon also developed and Executive Produces *We Own This City*.
2. Ed Burns co-wrote the book *The Corner* was based upon and serves as a writer and Executive Producer for *We Own This City*.
3. Pat Moran was a casting director for both series.
4. Nina K. Noble was a producer for *The Corner* and is an Executive Producer for *We Own This City*.
Steven Jamal Williams

**Steven Jamal Williams** is an American actor and police officer. He plays FBI Tactical Team #3 in *We Own This City*. His character is part of the tactical team that take down and arrest corrupt BPD Sergeant Wayne Jenkins. He co-stars in "Part One" of the miniseries.

## External Links

* Steven Jamal Williams profile at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
* Steven J. Williams profile at BPD Watch
Marcus Taylor

**Marcus Taylor** is a supporting character in *We Own This City*. He is a detective in the Baltimore Police Department. He works in the Gun Trace Taskforce (GTTF) under the command of Sergeant Wayne Jenkins. He is involved in the corrupt activities of the unit including robbery, planting evidence and overtime fraud. The character is based on the real person of the same name. He is played by co-star Robert Harley.
Andres Severino

**Andres Severino** is an American police officer, film technical advisor actor. He is a technical advisor for *We Own This City*. He also has a cameo role as FBI Tactical Team #1. His character is part of the tactical team that take down and arrest corrupt BPD Sergeant Wayne Jenkins. He co-stars in "Part One" of the miniseries.

## External Links

* Andres Severino profile at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
Stephanie Parker

**Stephanie Parker** is an American actress. She plays BPD Officer R.G. French in *We Own This City*. She is controlling the crime scene at the shooting of Kendal Fenwick when Homicide Detective Sean Suiter arrives. She co-stars in "Part Two" of the miniseries.

She has also appeared in the series *House of Cards* and *Dopesick*.

## External Links

* Stephanie Parker profile at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
We Own This City Wiki

**Welcome to the We Own This City Wiki!**
    We are a community for fans of the HBO miniseries *We Own This City* (2022). The series is based on the book *We Own This City: A True Story of Crime, Cops and Corruption* by Justin Fenton. The book focuses on police corruption. The show was developed for television by David Simon and George Pelecanos. The pair are joined by long-time producing partner Nina K. Noble as Executive Producer. The series is directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green who also serves as an Executive Producer. Ed Burns is a fifth Executive Producer and writer for the series. Burns is a retired police officer and frequent collaborator with Simon and Pelecanos.
The miniseries consists of six-hour long episodes. It chronicles the rise and fall of the Baltimore Police Department’s Gun Trace Task Force. The book shows the corruption and moral collapse that befell an American city in which the policies of drug prohibition and mass arrest were championed at the expense of actual police work. "Part One" premiered on Monday April 25th, 2022 and the series finale "Part Six" followed on Monday May 30th, 2022.

The series stars Jon Bernthal as Sergeant Wayne Jenkins, Wunmi Mosaku as Nicole Steele, Josh Charles as Officer Daniel Hersl, and Jamie Hector as Detective Sean M. Suiter.

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Antoinette Green

**Antoinette Green** is an American actress. She co-stars in *We Own This City* as Mayor Catherine Pugh. The character is based on the real politician of the same name. She has also appeared in the films *Life Through an Artist* (2018) and *Ruthless* (2020).

## External Links

* Antoinette Green profile at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
Power

**Power** is a crime drama series that aired on Starz from 2014-2020. The series was created by Courtney A. Kemp. *Power* shares several cast and crew members with *We Own This City*.

## Cast

1. Jamie Hector has a recurring role as Drifty in the first and second season of *Power* and stars as Detective Sean Suiter in *We Own This City*.
2. Darrell Britt-Gibson has a recurring role as Rolla in the first season of *Power* and stars as Detective Jemell Rayam in *We Own This City*.
3. McKinley Belcher III has a recurring role as Marcus in the first, second and fourth seasons of *Power* and stars as Detective Momodu Gondo in *We Own This City*.
4. Domenick Lombardozzi has a recurring role as Benny Civello in the fifth and sixth seasons of *Power* and co-stars as FOP President Stephen Brady in *We Own This City*.
5. Terrence Shingler has a recurring role as a security guard in the seventh season of *Power* and co-stars as a BPD Sergeant in *We Own This City*.

## Crew

1. Nick Pelecanos was an assistant director for both series.
Ariel McCulloch

**Ariel McCulloch** is an American actress. She plays Dominique Jarvis in *We Own This City*. Her character is the domestic partner of Kendal Fenwick. Jarvis is interviewed by homicide detective Sean Suiter as a witness after Fenwick is killed outside their home. She co-stars in "Part Two" of the miniseries.

## External Links

* Ariel McCulloch profile at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
Ken Arnold

**Ken Arnold** is an American actor. He has a recurring role as Charlie Gibson in *We Own This City*. The character does not appear in the book *We Own This City: A True Story of Crime, Cops and Corruption*. He co-stars in four of the six episodes of the miniseries.

Arnold also worked with *We Own This City* co-creators David Simon and George Pelecanos on their earlier series *The Wire*. He played a police lieutenant in charge of a car crime unit in the third season episode "Straight and True". He was not credited for the role.

He has also appeared in the series *Hack*, *Law & Order*, *House of Cards* and *Blue Bloods*.

## External Links

* Ken Arnold profile at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
Daniel Hersl

"Do you know what the Baltimore cops who don't have complaints are doing every day? They sure as hell ain't policing."

**Daniel Hersl** is a main character in *We Own This City*. He is a corrupt Baltimore Police Department detective. He is part of the Gun Trace Taskforce. The character is based on the real person of the same name and is played by starring cast member Josh Charles.