The Wire

***The Wire*** is an American crime drama series. Like *We Own This City* the show is set in Baltimore and was co-created by David Simon. Both series aired in the Sunday night slot on Home Box Office. *The Wire* focuses on the institutions that make up the city including the police department and the drug trade. The two series share several cast and crew members.

## Cast

1. Jamie Hector stars as drug organization boss Marlo Stanfield in *The Wire* and stars as homicide detective Sean M. Suiter in *We Own This City*.
2. Delaney Williams had a recurring role in *The Wire* as homicide shift commander Sergeant Jay Landsman and stars as Police Commissioner Kevin Davis in *We Own This City*.
3. Domenick Lombardozzi stars as Detective Thomas "Herc" Hauk in *The Wire* and co-stars as Fraternal Order of Police President Stephen Brady in *We Own This City* "Part Three".
4. Jermaine Crawford had a recurring role in *The Wire* as troubled student Duquan "Dookie" Weems and co-stars as Officer Jaquan Dixon in *We Own This City* "Part Three".
5. Darrell Britt-Gibson had a recurring role in *The Wire* as drug organisation enforcer Darius "O-Dog" Hill and stars as Detective Jemell Rayam a Gun Trace Taskforce member in *We Own This City*
6. Tray Chaney had a recurring role in *The Wire* as drug dealer Malik "Poot" Carr and co-stars as Gordon Hawk from the Harford County Narcotics Taskforce in *We Own This City* "Part One" and "Part Two".
7. Nathan Corbett had a recurring role in *The Wire* as car thief Donut and co-stars as author and community activist Tariq Toure in *We Own This City* "Part Three" and "Part Six".
8. Chris Clanton had a recurring role in *The Wire* as drug organisation enforcer Savino Bratten and co-stars as Officer Brian Hairston in *We Own This City*.
9. Bobby J. Brown had a recurring role in *The Wire* as patrol officer Bobby Brown and co-stars as Sergeant Thomas Allers in *We Own This City*.
10. Anwan Glover has a recurring role in *The Wire* as drug organization enforcer Slim Charles and co-stars as David Baker, a Baltimore resident detained by Detective Hersl in *We Own This City* "Part One".
11. Michael Salconi had a recurring role in *The Wire* as BPD Detective Michael Santangelo. He plays Mr Drummond, Young Moose's attorney in *We Own This City* "Part Two".
12. Maria Broom had a recurring role in *The Wire* as Marla Daniels. She plays Mrs Greene in *We Own This City* "Part Two".
13. Brian Anthony Wilson had a recurring role in *The Wire* as Homicide Detective Vernon Holley. He co-stars as Judge Andre Davis in *We Own This City* "Part Five".
14. Ken Arnold appears uncredited as a Police Lieutenant in the third season *The Wire* episode "Straight and True" and has a recurring role as Charlie Gibson in *We Own This City*.
15. Kevin Murray plays Special Agent Kleary in the second season of *The Wire* and plays defence attorney Gary Proctor in *We Own This City*.
16. Imani Nia Robinson plays Myisha in the third season of *The Wire* and plays Nicole Suiter in *We Own This City*.
17. Susan Rome plays Assistant State's Attorney Ilene Nathan in the first, second, third and fourth seasons of *The Wire* and plays an aide to Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake in *We Own This City*.
18. Kim Tuvin plays Judge Emily Johnson in the first and fifth seasons of *The Wire* and plays Judge Reed in *We Own This City*.
19. Melvin T. Russell plays Stanfield organization drug dealer Jamal in the third and fourth season of *The Wire*. He has a recurring role as drug dealer Aaron Anderson in *We Own This City* "Part One" and "Part Two".
20. Tim McAdams plays a teacher assaulted by a police officer in *The Wire*. He has a recurring role as Oreese Stevenson in *We Own This City*.
21. James Lewis plays Marvin in the second and third season of *The Wire* and plays Judge Franklin Moore in *We Own This City*.
22. Mike D. Anderson plays Ghost in *The Wire* and plays a corrections officer in *We Own This City*.
23. Seth Hurwitz plays a Poker Player in the fourth season *The Wire* episode "Refugees" and plays Donald Stepp in *We Own This City*.
24. Robert Poletick plays Metro Editor Steven Luxenberg in the fifth season of *The Wire* and plays Assistant State's Attorney Larry Nathans in *We Own This City*.
25. Russ Widdall plays Ron Lowenthal in the fifth season of *The Wire*. He plays a homicide detective in *We Own This City* "Part Four" and "Part Five".
26. Norman Jackson plays Curtis "Lex" Anderson, a drug dealer in Bodie's crew, in the fourth season of *The Wire*. He plays an as yet unidentified role in *We Own This City* "Part Four".
27. Shaun Woodland plays a drug dealer in the third season of *The Wire* and BPD Commander Walter Collins in *We Own This City*.
28. Thaddeus Street appeared uncredited as a drug dealer in the second season of *The Wire* and plays James Otis in *We Own This City*.
29. Aaron Marcus appeared uncredited as a State's Attorney in *The Wire* third season finale "Mission Accomplished". He plays defence attorney William Purpura in *We Own This City* "Part Six".
30. William L. Thomas plays Special Agent Mason in the second season of *The Wire*. He plays an as yet unidentified role in *We Own This City* "Part Four".
31. Chad Tyler did stand-in work on both *The Wire* and *We Own This City*.
32. Rick Kain did stunt work on the first season of *The Wire* and *We Own This City*.
33. Dawn A. Douglas did stand-in work on *The Wire* and stunt work on *We Own This City* along with having a co-starring role as an unnamed woman who answers the door to a residence during a police raid.

## Crew

1. David Simon co-created *We Own This City* with George Pelecanos and serves as an Executive Producer and Writer for the miniseries. He co-created *The Wire* with Ed Burns and was an Executive Producer and Writer for the series.
2. George Pelecanos co-created *We Own This City* with Simon and is an Executive Producer and Writer for the miniseries. He was a writer and producer for *The Wire*.
3. Ed Burns is an Executive Producer and Writer for *We Own This City*. He co-created *The Wire* with Simon and was a Co-Executive Producer and Writer for the series.
4. Nina K. Noble was an Executive Producer for both series.
5. William F. Zorzi is a Co-Executive Producer and Writer for *We Own This City*. He was a Writer, Story Editor and co-star in *The Wire*
6. Pat Moran was a casting director for both series.
7. Alexa L. Fogel was a casting director for both series.