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Domenick Lombardozzi was born on 25 March 1976 in Bronx, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for The Family (2013), Cold Pursuit (2019) and Find Me Guilty (2006).

The Brooklyn-born actor Jamie Hector may be best known for his role as Marlo Stanfield on the critically acclaimed HBO series "The Wire". He now plays Detective Jerry Edgar on the Amazon hit series "BOSCH". Jamie studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute. He is also the founder of Moving Mountains Inc., a non-profit organization that gives inner-city youth the opportunity to study the arts.

Delaney Williams is an American actor whose credits include his well known recurring roles as John Buchanan on NBC's Law & Order:SVU, Jay Landsman on HBO's The Wire, O'Connor on the Netflix Original: Marvel's The Punisher, & as Dennis Egan on CBS' Blue Bloods. He is set to recur in the upcoming 6th season of Showtime's Ray Donovan and has appeared as a guest star on recent episodes of CBS' Bull and Elementary & HBO's VEEP.

Isaac Hayes, the second-born child of Eula and Isaac Hayes Sr., was raised by his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Wade Sr. The child of a poor family, he grew up picking cotton in Covington, Tennessee. He dropped out of high school, but later his former high-school teachers to get his diploma, which he earned when he was 21. Otis Redding, Johnnie Taylor, The Bar-Kays, and Booker T. Jones (later of Booker T. & the M.G.s fame) were some of the "Memphis Sound" musical luminaries Hayes worked with during his early years as a budding musician and vocalist. He was a multi-talented composer, singer, and arranger who played the piano, vibraphone, and saxophone equally well. In 1971 he won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for a Motion Picture for the "Theme from Shaft" (1970) and was nominated for Best Original Dramatic Score for Shaft (1971).

David Simon was born on 13 May 1960 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for The Wire (2002), Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) and The Corner (2000). He has been married to Laura Lippman since 3 October 2006. They have one child.

Mary J. Blige was born on 11 January 1971 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. She is a music artist and actress, known for Mudbound (2017), The Help (2011) and Rock of Ages (2012). She was previously married to Kendu Isaacs.

Jermaine Crawford was born on 28 October 1992 in Maryland, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The Wire (2002), Roxanne Roxanne (2017) and Person of Interest (2011).

Darrell Britt-Gibson was born on 4 August 1985 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) and Keanu (2016).

Tray Chaney, the highly celebrated up and coming actor, is best known for his role as "Poot" on the HBO's Original hit series "The Wire". The strikingly handsome young man of many talents began his career as a performer at the early age of four years old. After graduating from high school, Tray caught the acting bug and auditioned for and landed the role of "Poot" on HBO's "The Wire"; which aired its first episode in June 2002. In 2003, Tray made his first movie appearance in "Head of State" with Chris Rock and Bernie Mac which was followed by a role in "The Salon" starring the highly acclaimed actress/producer "Vivica A. Fox". Tray was also featured on "The District" (CBS) . Tray later had the opportunity to star in Bow Wow's chart topping video "My Baby" featuring the multi-platinum group " Jagged Edge" TrayChaney announces the release of his inspirational autobiography "THE TRUTH YOU CAN'T BeTRAY" and the Direct Television 101 Network premiere of the HBO hit series "The Wire" on July 18th 2010. Both the book release and the series syndication mark the arc of a new era for the Maryland native actor. Tray's newest venture includes stepping into the world of music as a writer, producer, and rapper. Tray's career continues on the road of endless and indomitable creativity. This year Tray stars in the film "STREETS" starring "MEEK MILL" "JAMESY BOY" starring Ving Rhames James Woods & Mary Louise Parker which Tray's Original Song "Self Made Star Is Featured In The Film. Tray Recently stars in and produced the love story "6Hearts 1Beat". Tray uses every minute to hone his talents as he continues to innovate and entertain.Tray will continue exceeding industry expectations as he builds his career in the entertainment world

Anwan "Big G" Glover was not bit by the acting bug. He was born with the acting gene. From his days in elementary school, Anwan has been in front of audiences acting, playing instruments, performing and modeling. He credits his love of film to time spent with his sister watching classic Black television show reruns and films-Sanford & Son; Good Times; Dolomite-any thing with Sidney Poitier, and Glover's all time favorite play, The Wiz, featuring Stephanie Mills.

Big G's professional acting career took off in 2002 when a friend who had seen Anwan's picture in a print ad thought that Glover should audition for a casting call for the then new HBO series, The Wire. Fate would put Anwan in front of the Emmy Award Winning Casting Director Pat Moran who was so impressed with his audition that she immediately cast him the series. Glover's gritty role as the enforcer for hire, Slim Charles, became a pivotal recurring role until the series ended.

Since then, G has been steadily honing his craft in both television and film. He can be seen in episodes of hit tv series like Treme; Law & Order SVU; Scream Queens, and more. But his performances on film are not to be ignored thru his unforgettable roles in movies like 12 Years A Slave as the character Cape; Bruce Brown's sequel movie Divided City; Dermaphoria; LUV; Dead Money; and more. Glover has also been featured in numerous documentaries. But look for him in the reoccurring role as Leon, the Diner Owner, in the greatly anticipated new cable series The Deuce featuring James Franco and Maggie Gyllenhaal as they team up with Executive Producer David Simon from The Wire.

When he's not acting or on his Washington, DC radio show, you can find Big G performing as the lead mic for the wildly successful Go-Go Band, The Backyard Band, which he co-found in 1988.

And as if all of this is not enough, Glover is pursuing to expand his career by stepping in to the director's chair with music videos under his belt and the YouTube web series, Transitions, where he also plays the role of Adonis Black.

James Lewis was born and raised in Washington, D.C. Lewis has recorded over 900 audio books, appeared on numerous commercials and tv shows including a recurring role on HBO's The Wire, and principal roles on America's Most Wanted. James has also appeared in several independent films, including Euphoria which won a gold medal at the Houston Film Festival, Red River which won a Paul Robeson award for lighting, and For Love of Liberty which won the 2011 NAACP Award for best documentary and boasted an all-star narration cast including Halle Berry, Bill Cosby, Mel Gibson, John Travolta and Robert Duvall. In addition, Lewis has lent his voice talents to bring to life such DC Comics characters as Green Lantern John Stewart, Nightwing, Firestorm, Jimmy Olsen and Clayface in the DC Comics audio adaption of Crisis on Infinite Earths which won him an Audiofile Award for best ensemble cast. James won a 2011 Aurora Award and Telly Award for Best Comic Performance in the web production "I Can Live with That". James is also the recipient of the prestigious Actors Center Award in Washington DC. In 2009, Lewis provided over 15-character voices for Fallout 3, which to date, has won multiple awards including Best Overall RPG, Best Overall Console Game, Overall Game of the Show for E3, GamePro Magazine "PC Game of the Year, Game Developer's Choice Awards, Golden Joystick Awards, Best Xbox Game from Official Xbox Magazine, and Best PC Game from GameSpy to name a few. In 2018 Lewis' audiobook "Who Is the Black Panther" won audiobook of the year from Audiofile Magazine. In 2020 James was a silver Telly award for his work as both an actor and producer in the graphic novel "Germ Warfare" Additionally in 2020 James was nominated for 2 SOVAS awards for best Audiobook Narration and Best Audiobook Producer.

Ed Burns is an American novelist, writer and producer. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland and was wild in his early years. This led his parents to move him and his brother Michael to the suburbs. He went to Catholic schools as a boy and graduated from Loyola College in Baltimore. He worked as a Baltimore City detective for 20 years before retiring. During his 20 years on the force, he met police reporter David Simon and the two would go on to collaborate on The Corner (2000), The Wire (2002) and Generation Kill (2008).

Kevin Murray is a versatile SAG-AFTRA actor best known for his appearances in feature films such as Aftermath and Runaway Bride, independent films, major TV shows (The Good Lord Bird, House of Cards, Veep, The Wire, Homicide) and made-for-TV movies. With a primary focus on film and television, he works as an actor, teacher, acting coach and arts education advocate. He has appeared in scores of plays and, as a theater producer and casting director, has championed new work in both theater and film. The Mid-Atlantic region is his vantage point for film work throughout the Eastern seaboard and the US. He spent 30+ years sharing his experiences and knowledge of the industry with the film and theater artists of tomorrow at George Mason University, where he retired as Interim Director of the School of Theater.

Able to portray a variety of characters from comedic to serious, blue collar to white collar, politicians, professors, dads, government agents, serial killers, and everything in between, Kevin has had the pleasure to work with major names in the industry, including Ethan Hawke, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, Joan Cusack, Dominic West, Shawn Hatosy, Andre Braugher, and directors Garry Marshall, Joel Shumacher and Eduardo Sanchez.

Bobby J. Brown was born in Washington D.C. He grew up on Pennsylvania Avenue on the border of Southeast, Washington D.C. and PG County where he took to boxing at a local gym. It is at this gym where Sugar Ray Leonard catapulted to super stardom to win the 1976 Olympics. During Bobby's boxing career, he compiled an amateur record of 73-13, winning five Golden Glove Championships. Three times, Bobby fought Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker in the amateurs. Whitaker became one of the greatest Lightweight Champions in boxing history. During his time boxing, Bobby and his wife became parents to a daughter who was born with a degenerative eye disease. Over three and a half years, their daughter had 42 operations. Even though all efforts were taken to save their daughter's sight, she eventually went completely blind. Bobby signed with legendary boxing trainer Carmen Graziano and moved to Brigantine, New Jersey to fight as a professional boxer. While fighting in the casinos at Atlantic City, New Jersey, Bobby became interested in acting when Mickey Rourke was filming "Homeboy" a movie that Rourke played a professional boxer. The film featured the fighters in Carmen Graziano's stable. After the filming of "Homeboy." Bobby auditioned and was accepted to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, and he moved to New York to pursue his studies. After graduating from the school he landed a recurring role on "Law & Order-SVU." Bobby has also had acted in scenes with Academy Award winners Robert DeNiro, Renee Zegweller, and James Franco. Additionally, Bobby directed two award winning documentaries, "Off the Chain" and "Tear the Roof Off- The Untold Story of Parliament Funkadelic." "Off the Chain" sheds the light on the misunderstanding and abuse of the American Pit Bull Terrier, in which Bobby donated one third of the sales to the Humane Society of the United States to protect the breed. "Tear the Roof Off- The Untold Story of Parliament-Funkadelic" is about the greatest funk band in music history, and can be viewed on Amazon Prime. Bobby has appeared in numerous TV shows and movies as well as two Emmy Award Winning HBO series , "The Corner, and "The Wire." The year 2022 he will be featured as, "Thomas Allers," in the true crime six part episodic on HBO, "We Own This City."

Brian Anthony Wilson was born on 22 February 1960 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Postman (1997), Limitless (2011) and Law Abiding Citizen (2009). He has been married to Greer M. Richardson , PhD since 30 September 2005.

Nathan Corbett was born on 26 December 1991 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He is an actor, known for Half Nelson (2006), The Wire (2002) and The Tested (2010).

Ken was born and raised in Atco, New Jersey. After attending Wagner College, where he majored in Business Administration, he had a nine year professional baseball career playing for the Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles and Texas Rangers organizations. While still playing baseball he started taking acting classes in the off-season. He instantly fell in love with the craft and got his first role in the play "Weekend Comedy." He is mainly focusing on film and television these days and has worked on numerous indie projects over the past few years.

Pelecanos was born in Washington, D.C. in 1957. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park, and worked at a variety of jobs before getting involved in the film industry. He lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, with his wife and two children. As a modern crime fiction author, Pelecanos is very much a descendant of the hard-boiled and noir schools. His style is tough and direct. All of his novels take place in Washington, D.C. and in the Maryland and Virginia suburbs; however, his plots do not involve the usual cadre of politicians or national intrigue, but instead depict the crimes and passions of the streets. All of his novels have received strong critical praise.

Alexa L. Fogel is known for Oz (1997), NYPD Blue (1993) and Judas and the Black Messiah (2021).

Maria Broom is known for Homicide: Life on the Street (1993), The Wire (2002) and Fishbowl (2018).

Born to Vernice Clanton and the late Christopher Quattlebaum in Maryland. From an early an Chris was exposed to "real life" watching his parents battle with addiction, Chris found a way to escape. That was in Fine Arts. Chris began acting at the tender age of 12 in the HBO mini series THE CORNER where he played a recurring STREET KID. From then on he was bitten by the acting bug and before long we would see him again as SAVINO BRATTEN in HBO'S The Wire where he recurred for two seasons. Going on to complete a selection of INDIE films before relocating to Los Angeles in 2013. A father of two girls, Christian Clanton (11) and Courtney Clanton (3) he made a promise that before he passes on to the "other life" his children will know that their daddy was a "somebody".

Michael Salconi is known for Gift (2020), The Wire (2002) and Law & Order (1990).

The acting career of Derrick Simmons began at the early age of 10. He attended Harbor JHS of Performing Arts in Harlem, New York. And attended Talent Unlimited where he majored in drama. An agent saw him in a showcase and sent him out on his first audition. He was booked opposite Stacey Dash in a National Burger King commercial. Years later, as an Actor who wanted to do his own action scenes. Derrick inspired to become a Stuntman. His love and passion for the Arts continues to grow. Derrick Simmons is well-respected and well-known in the Acting and Stunt community. His performance as 'Billie Keane' on HBO's gritty prison drama "OZ" was a strong statement of his undeniable talent.

Mid-Atlantic based Casting Director, Pat Moran, C.S.A., has worked with national and international directors for many years. A longtime member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences - she was thrice awarded the industry's highest honor, the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting in 2015 for HBO's Veep (2012): Season 4, 2012 for HBO's Game Change (2012), and in 1997 for NBC's Homicide: Life on the Street (1993): Season 4 as well as nominated 10 times for an Emmy in Outstanding Casting. Pat was also nominated and accepted into the Casting Society of America, which honored her three times with their highest achievement the Artios - for HBO's The Wire (2002) in 2003, Something the Lord Made (2004) in 2004, in 2012 for HBO's Game Change (2012), and in 2015 for Straight Outta Compton (2015). An experienced casting director and producer with a strong theater background, Pat has been involved in every aspect of film from pre-production to post.

Seth Hurwitz is known for Green Book (2018), Treme (2010) and We Own This City (2022).