who plays the first character's role?
Wendell Pierce
Casting
Wendell Pierce, who plays Detective Bunk Moreland
what year is the wire season 1 set in UNANSWERABLE what is the wire? It is an American crime drama television series who created it? David Simon where was it filmed? Set and produced in Baltimore, Maryland who were the characters? Detective Bunk Moreland, Detective Jimmy McNulty, Cedric Daniels to name a few
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Casting Casting Casting
Wendell Pierce, who plays Detective Bunk Moreland, was the first actor to be cast.  Wendell Pierce, who plays Detective Bunk Moreland, was the first actor to be cast.  
Wendell Pierce, who plays Detective Bunk Moreland, was the first actor to be cast
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The Wire [SEP] Casting
The casting of the show has been praised for avoiding big-name stars and using character actors who appear natural in their roles. The looks of the cast as a whole have been described as defying TV expectations by presenting a true range of humanity on screen. Most of the cast is African-American, consistent with the demographics of Baltimore. Wendell Pierce, who plays Detective Bunk Moreland, was the first actor to be cast. Dominic West, who won the ostensible lead role of Detective Jimmy McNulty, sent in a tape he recorded the night before the audition's deadline of him playing out a scene by himself.