Tapping the Wire

Long-time Wire fan Charlie Brooker takes a journey to the mean streets of Baltimore to meet the cast and crew of the series, and undertakes a mission to explain what makes The Wire the best cop show ever made.

Full Cast of Tapping the Wire

Wendell Pierce as Himself

Wendell Pierce

as Himself

Wendell Pierce (born December 8, 1962) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Detective Bunk Moreland ...

Sonja Sohn as Herself

Sonja Sohn

as Herself

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Sonja Sohn is an American actress and community activist. She is best known fo...

Peter Serafinowicz as Himself

Peter Serafinowicz

as Himself

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Peter Szymon Serafinowicz (born 10 July 1972) is an English actor, comedian, ...

Pablo Schreiber as Himself

Pablo Schreiber

as Himself

Pablo Tell Schreiber (born April 26, 1978) is a Canadian actor known for his dramatic stage work and for his portraya...

Charlie Brooker as Himself

Charlie Brooker

as Himself

Charlton Brooker is an English television presenter, author, screenwriter, producer, satirist and social critic. He i...

Deirdre Lovejoy as Herself

Deirdre Lovejoy

as Herself

Deirdre Lovejoy was born on June 30, 1962 in Abilene, Texas, USA. She is an actress, known for Raising Dion (2019), T...

Frankie Faison as Himself

Frankie Faison

as Himself

Frankie Faison is an American stage and screen actor, best known for his role as Deputy Commissioner Ervin Burrell in...

Seth Gilliam as Himself

Seth Gilliam

as Himself

Seth Gilliam (November 5, 1968) is an American screen and stage actor. He is most known as Father Gabriel on AMC's po...

John Doman as Himself

John Doman

as Himself

John Doman is an American actor, and a former Marine Corps officer and Vietnam veteran. He's best known for playing D...

Clarke Peters as Himself

Clarke Peters

as Himself

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Clarke Peters (born 7 April 1952) is an American actor, singer, writer and d...

Aidan Gillen as Himself

Aidan Gillen

as Himself

Aidan Murphy (born 24 April 1968), better known as Aidan Gillen, is an Irish actor. He is the recipient of three Iris...

Lance Reddick as Himself

Lance Reddick

as Himself

Lance Reddick (June 7, 1962 - March 17, 2023) was an American theater, film and TV actor and musician born in Baltimo...

Amy Ryan as Herself

Amy Ryan

as Herself

Amy Beth Dziewiontkowski (born November 30, 1969), known professionally as Amy Ryan, is an American actress. She has ...

Idris Elba as Himself

Idris Elba

as Himself

Idris Elba (born 6 September 1972) is a British television, theatre, and film actor who has starred in both British a...