When a TV character dies, it's supposed to be a big, dramatic moment, but that's not realistic. The Wire changed the game ...

Ziggy could have been a caricature, but instead, James Ransone made him a fully fleshed-out character, despite antics that could make fans dismiss him altogether. Unlike his father and cousin, Nick ( ...

Isiah Whitlock Jr., a veteran character actor known for memorable roles in such series as The Wire, Veep, Your Honor and The ...

Actor Isiah Whitlock Jr., known for his roles on the hit TV show “The Wire” and in several films directed by Spike Lee, has ...

Liam Gaughan is a film and TV writer at Collider. He has been writing film reviews and news coverage for ten years. Between relentlessly adding new titles to his watchlist and attending as many ...

The Wire: The Complete Series comes on 20 Blu-ray discs and ships quickly for Prime members. For anyone just catching up, The Wire debuted in June 2002 and was the brainchild of writer David Simon.

He was reliably versatile across TV and screen roles and a regular presence in Spike Lee movies like “25th Hour,” ...

Veteran actor Isiah Whitlock Jr., best known for playing state Sen. Clay Davis on HBO’s The Wire, has died at age 71 after a ...

A journalist with recent completion of a Master’s degree with merit from Manchester Metropolitan University focussed on gathering and reporting stories with technical flair and engaging delivery.

Oct. 24, 2006 — -- For David Simon and Ed Burns, writers and producers of the HBO series "The Wire," set in Baltimore, the dramas they craft have less to do with fiction than cold, hard facts.