Where Are They Now? The Post-Finale Careers of "The Wire's" Cast

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No one needs to tell you that The Wire is the best TV show of the 21st century. All the ink necessary to do that has already been spilled. Instead, let's look at the careers of the actors who portrayed the characters we all loved watching over the course of the show's five seasons. For some, the show was a catapult into the big time; others have floundered.

With Michael K. Williams starring in the upcoming action fest Snitch (opening Friday), now is as good a time as any to evaluate the post-finale careers of the cast of The Wire.

Note: There will be spoilers.

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Dominic West (Jimmy McNulty)

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Lance Reddick (Cedric Daniels)

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Sonja Sohn (Kima Greggs)

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Andre Royo (Bubbles)

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Leo Fitzpatrick (Johnny Weeks)

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Domenick Lombardozzi (Thomas "Herc" Hauk)

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Seth Gilliam (Ellis Carver)

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Clarke Peters (Lester Freamon)

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Jim True-Frost (Roland "Prez" Pryzbylewski)

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Frankie Faison (Ervin Burrell)

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John Doman (William Rawls)

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Deirdre Lovejoy (Rhonda Pearlman)

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Wendell Pierce (Bunk Moreland)

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Wood Harris (Avon Barksdale)

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Idris Elba (Stringer Bell)

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Hassan Johnson (Wee-Bey Brice)

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Felicia Pearson (Snoop)

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J.D. Williams (Bodie)

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Michael B. Jordan (Wallace)

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Michael K. Williams (Omar Little)

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Corey Parker Robinson (Leander Sydnor)

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Robert F. Chew (Proposition Joe)

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Robert Wisdom (Howard "Bunny" Colvin)

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Pablo Schreiber (Nick Sobotka)

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Amy Ryan (Beadie Russell)

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Chris Bauer (Frank Sobotka)

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James Ransone (Ziggy Sobotka)

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Aidan Gillen (Tommy Carcetti)

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Glynn Turman (Clarence Royce)

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Jamie Hector (Marlo Stanfield)

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Gbenga Akinnagbe (Chris Partlow)

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Chad Coleman (Dennis "Cutty" Wise)

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Jermaine Crawford (Duquan "Dukie" Weems)

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Maestro Harrell (Randy Wagstaff)

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Julito McCullum (Namond Brice)

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Tristan Wilds (Michael Lee)

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Isiah Whitlock Jr. (Clay Davis)

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Clark Johnson (Augustus Haynes)

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