The Wire/Trivia


 * Hey It's That Guy:
 * Gordon from Sesame Street plays a cop in season 5.
 * Plenty of cameos from Baltimore-area personalities. The Baltimore Sun office in season 5, for example, has several former Sun writers playing themselves in their old jobs.
 * Many remember JD Williams (Bodie Broadus) as being Wangler from HBO's Oz. At least three cops played medium to minor characters in Oz, as well.
 * Andy Bellefleur plays Frank Sobotka (or is that the other way around).
 * The Greek will seem very familiar to fans of Law and Order. His actor has played several roles on that show, perhaps most notably the Pedophile Priest who molested Mike Logan as a child.
 * Back in season one, Chris Partlow can be seen in court wearing a police uniform -- wait what?
 * Before he turned to dealing heroin in Baltimore, Avon was a high school football player in Virginia.
 * Beatrice McReady (Amy Ryan) is actually a decent mother for once, and a cop, no less.
 * Littlefinger is another sleezy politician as Tommy Carcetti.