What The Cast Of 'The Wire' Looks Like Almost 15 Years Later

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It's hard to believe that it's been almost 15 years since The Wire's first season! This American crime drama was originally released in June of 2002 and if you had HBO back then, you most likely loved this show.

The Wire is known for its exploration of society and politics as well as its realistic portrayal of urban life. Although it never won any awards throughout its 5 seasons, it's still considered as one of the greatest television series of all time.

Here's what happened to the actors that made the show possible!

One of the main characters was Dominic West. West was offered the role of Mance Rayder in 'Game of Thrones' in 2012 but turned down the part. A couple years later he played in 'Pride' as a gay activist and currently he stars as Noah Solloway in 'The Affair'.

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Deirdre Lovejoy is known for her role in 'The Wire'as the charactor Rhonda Pearlman. But Bones fans also know her as the brilliant serial killer, Heather Taffet, aka The Gravedigger. She's also appeared on 'Girls', 'Orange Is the New Black', 'American Horror Story', 'Saving Grace' and many more.

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Besides his role in 'The Wire', Tristan Wilds played the role as Dixon Wilson in the teen drama series, '90210'. The show ran until 2013. In 2015 he starred as Adele's love interest in the music video for her song ‘Hello'.

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After 'The Wire', Corey Parker Robinson appeared in 'The Corner' as R.C., a young drug dealer, a small role in 'Homicide: Life on the Street' and a few more minor roles.

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Jim True-Frost was a series regular in 'American Odyssey' in 2015 as Ron Ballard. He's currently 50 years old and is married to Cora Frost.

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Lance Reddick appeared in the 2013 thriller 'White House Down' and he stars in the YouTube web series 'DR0NE', which he also co-produces.

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Michael B. Jordan played one of the leads in 'Chronicle', a film about three teenage boys who develop superhuman abilities. He also co-starred in 'The Awkward Moment', which was released in 2014. In 2015, he was the Human Torch in 'Fantastic Four' and played Apollo Creed's son in the 'Rocky' spin-off 'Creed'. In 2016 he appeared in an Apple commercial with retired NBA player Kobe Bryant and is tied into the storyline for the video game 'NBA 2K17'.

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Since 2012, Clarke Peters has had a recurring role as Alonzo D. Quinn in the CBS TV series 'Person of Interest'.

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In 2014 Sonja Sohn's manager announced that Sohn would be joining season 2 of The Originals as the witch Lenore, a.k.a. Esther Mikaelson.

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After 'The Wire', J.D. Williams scored a major supporting role in the film 'Surviving Family' as the ex-boyfriend of the main character. He has also starred in several commercials, including a delivery man in a FedEx commercial. Additionally, he played as Lemond Bishop's Lieutenant ‘Dexter' in some episodes of 'The Good Wife'.

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In 2015, Jamie Hector began co-starring in the series 'Bosch' as Jerry Edgar, Harry Bosch's partner. He is also part of the video game ‘Dishonored 2,' doing a voice-over to one of the characters.

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From late 2012 to early 2015, Chad Coleman played Tyreese on ‘The Walking Dead'. By the third season, he was a regular on the show. He's also the Executive Producer and visual inspiration for the character Mr. Osi, for the graphic novel series 'Treadwater'.

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Idris Elba has had a some busy years after playing drug baron Russell ‘Stringer' Bell. When the show ended, Elba has appeared in films like 'Prometheus', 'Pacific Rim', 'Thor: The Dark World', 'Beasts of No Nation' and 'Star Trek Beyond'. In 2016 he played the voice of Chief Bogo in 'Zootopia', Shere Khan in 'The Jungle Book' and Fluke in 'Finding Dory'.

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After 'The Wire' Andre Royo appeared in the NBC police drama 'Prime Suspect' as Santana Cordero in 2012. That same year he appeared in the film 'Red Tails' as Antwan ‘Coffee' Coleman. In 2015 he was Spider Raymond in Marvel's 'Agent Carter', a guy who ran the night club ‘La Martinique'.

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Aidan Gillen played CIA agent Bill Wilson in 'The Dark Knight Rises' in 2012. He starred in the British spy-drama 'Shadow Dancer'. He also starred in the comedy-drama 'Calvary' and the five-part thriller, 'Mayday'.

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Wood Harris narrated the ESPN 30 for 30 film 'Benji' and Harold ‘Mitch' Mitchell in the Broadway revival of ‘A Streetcar Named Desire' after 'The Wire'. Last year he reunited with Michael B. Jordan-- also from 'The Wire' for 'Creed', the latest installment of the Rocky franchise.