Cedric Daniels

Cedric Daniels is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by Lance Reddick. He is reasonably well regarded in the department by making his subordinates focus on decent police work and quality arrests. He occasionally has disagreements with some higher-ranking officers but for the most part performs quite well, completing most tasks in a satisfactory fashion, gaining a reputation as both a reliable commander and an above-average investigator within the department. Daniels has been investigated by the FBI for corruption, and was found to have "a couple hundred thousand dollars more in liquid assets than any police Lieutenant should ever have". By the end of the series he had risen through the ranks to commissioner but subsequently resigned after refusing a political request to manipulate crime statistics and as a result, started a new career working as a lawyer.

Although eight actors are billed in the opening credits for all 60 episodes, Daniels is the character who actually appears in the most episodes, 58 out of 60.