| Lester Freamon | |
|---|---|
| The Wire character | |
 Clarke Peters as Lester Freamon | |
| First appearance | "The Detail" (2002) |
| Last appearance | "–30–" (2008) |
| Created by | David Simon |
| Portrayed by | Clarke Peters |
| In-universe information | |
| Title | Detective |
| Occupation | Baltimore Police Detective Major Crimes Unit (seasons 1–5) Homicide (seasons 2, 4) |
| Spouse | Shardene Innes |
Lester Freamon is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actor Clarke Peters. Freamon is a detective in the Baltimore Police Department's Major Crimes Unit. He is a wise, methodical detective whose intelligence and experience are often central to investigations throughout the series, particularly with respect to uncovering networks of money laundering and corruption. He sometimes serves as an avuncular figure to several of the characters.[1]