| Howard Colvin | |
|---|---|
| The Wire character | |
 Robert Wisdom as Bunny Colvin | |
| First appearance | "Stray Rounds" (2003) |
| Last appearance | "Late Editions" (2008) |
| Created by | David Simon |
| Portrayed by | Robert Wisdom |
| In-universe information | |
| Alias | Bunny |
| Gender | Male |
| Title | Major Lieutenant |
| Occupation | Commander of the Western District in Baltimore Police department Head of hotel security Academic aide in University of Maryland's Social Sciences research department |
| Spouse | Lolita |
| Children | Two unnamed, Namond Brice (adopted) |
Howard "Bunny" Colvin is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actor Robert Wisdom. Colvin is a wise and able police major in the Baltimore's Western District, alienated by the careerism and bureaucracy rampant in the Baltimore Police Department and the detrimental social effects of the War on Drugs. Close to retirement, he secretly breaks chain of command and puts his resources into "Hamsterdam," three zones within his district where drug dealers are pressured to non-violently congregate in exchange for informal legal sanction.
Colvin also concentrates policing in these areas and attracts important ground-level social services, such as needle and condom distribution. Despite unprecedented statistical gains, Colvin is forced to retire from the force. He later becomes a field researcher alongside academic Dr. David Parenti in Baltimore city schools. In this role, Colvin falls into the guardianship of Namond Brice.