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The initial cast was put together through a process of auditions and readings. [[Lance Reddick]] received the role of [[Cedric Daniels]] after auditioning for several other parts.</ref name="HT1" /> [[Michael K. Williams]] got the part of [[Omar Little]] after only a single audition, although the character was originally slated to appear in just seven episodes before dying.<ref name="HT1" />

Several prominent real-life Baltimore figures, including Maryland Governor [[Robert Ehrlich|Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.]], Rev. Frank M. Reid III, and former police chief [[Ed Norris]], have appeared in minor roles despite not being professional actors.<ref name="BSU" /> "Little Melvin" Williams, a Baltimore drug lord arrested in the 1980s by an investigation that Ed Burns had been part of, has a recurring role as a deacon in the third season. Jay Landsman, a longtime police officer who inspired [[List of characters from The Wire#Jay Landsman|the character of the same name]], has played [[List of characters from The Wire#Dennis Mello|Lt. Dennis Mello]] in several episodes.