Tommy Carcetti
First appearance	"Time After Time" (episode 3.01)
Statistics
Gender	Male
Age	30s
Occupation	Baltimore city councilman and chairman of the subcomittee for public safety
Title	Councilman
Portrayed by	Aidan Gillen
Created by	David Simon

Tommy Carcetti is a fictional Baltimore politician played by Aidan Gillen on the HBO drama The Wire. Carcetti is ambitious and hopes to rise from a seat on the city council to the position of mayor. Aidan Gillen (real Name: Aidan Murphy) was born in 1968 in Ireland. ... David Simon is the author of Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets which described his life traveling with members of the Baltimore, Maryland Police Department. ... Aidan Gillen (real Name: Aidan Murphy) was born in 1968 in Ireland. ... HBO (Home Box Office) is a premium cable television network with headquarters in New York City. ... The Wire is an American police procedural television series set and produced in the mid-Atlantic city of Baltimore, Maryland. ...

Biography

Thomas "Tommy" Carcetti first appeared as a Baltimore Councilman and Chairman of the Council Subcomitee for Public Safety in season three. Carcetti is a husband and father although he is sometimes unfaithful to his wife, Jen. As a councilman he worked closely with Tony Gray and the two were friends. Carcetti is idealistic and ambitious. He has the backing of Baltimore's powerful first district democrats. Carcetti aims to affect real change and hopes to improve the city of Baltimore. He has a strong ambition to become mayor and has a plan to unseat the African American incumbent Clarence Royce. The following is a listing of fictional characters from the HBO series, The Wire. ... Clarence Royce is the fictional mayor of Baltimore played by Glynn Turman on the HBO drama The Wire. ...

His democratic political connections gave him a sympathetic contact in the Baltimore Police Department, Major Stan Valchek. Carcetti manipulates Acting Commissioner Burrell into working with him using his power as chairman and his connection to Valchek. Carcetti suggests that Burrell provide him with inside information about the Mayor Royce's decision making in exchange for relieving pressure applied to Burrell's department through the subcomittee and for rewards of political capital, funding and equipment. Burrell is initially resistant but agrees to Carcetti's plan when he increases the pressure applied through his subcomittee. The following is a listing of fictional characters from the HBO series, The Wire. ... Ervin Burrell is a fictional officer in the Baltimore Police Department played by Frankie Faison on the HBO drama The Wire. ...

Carcetti becomes further disillusioned with Royce when he approaches him with a plan to improve Baltimore's witness protection. Royce promises to consider it but quickly disregards Carcetti's concern.

Carcetti is an old college friend of Washington political consultant Theresa D'Agostino. He pursues her to act as his campaign manager for his planned run against Royce. Carcetti learns that Gray also plans to run and encourages him to do so. He tells D'Agostino that he can use Gray's campaign to split Royce's African American voter base and win the election. The following is a listing of fictional characters from the HBO series, The Wire. ...

Carcetti learns of drug tolerant zones set up in Western Baltimore by police district commander Howard Colvin. He approaches Colvin and tours the area he is disgusted with the rampant drug trade in the areas themselves but sees the impact that isolating the trade has had on the rest of the district. Carcetti breaks the story to the media and uses it against Royce. When Carcetti announces his plans to run for Mayor he alienates Gray. Howard Bunny Colvin is a fictional character and was a Police Major for the Baltimore Police Department before his forced retirement. ...

In season four Carcetti's campaign is well underway. He hires Norman Wilson as his deputy campaign manager. Wilson oversees the practicalities of organizing Carcetti's schedule and keeps him working non-stop. D'Agostino is insistent that Carcetti work on his own fund raising for the campaign and he greatly resents the task.^[1] Norman Wilson is a fictional Baltimore politician played by Reg E. Cathey on the HBO drama The Wire. ...

References

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