Directed by Gloria Muzio Written by Tom Fontana   Cast Ernie Hudson ... Warden Leo Glynn Terry Kinney ... Tim McManus Rita Moreno ... Sister Peter Marie Reimondo Harold Perrineau ... Augustus Hill J.K. Simmons ... Vern Schillinger Lee Tergesen ... Tobias Beecher Eamonn Walker ... Kareem Said Dean Winters ... Ryan O'Reily Betty Buckley ... Suzanne Fitzgerald John Doman ... Edward Galson Rick Fox ... Jackson Vahue George Morfogen ... Bob Rebadow Brían F. O'Byrne ... Padraic Connelly Austin Pendleton ... William Giles Luke Perry ... Reverend Jeremiah Cloutier Luna Lauren Velez ... Dr. Gloria Nathan (as Lauren Vélez) Scott William Winters ... Cyril O'Reily Michael Wright ... Omar White Granville Adams ... Zahir Arif Anthony Chisholm ... Burr Redding Robert Clohessy ... Officer Sean Murphy Seth Gilliam ... Clayton Hughes Lord Jamar ... Kevin 'Supreme Allah' Ketchum Erik King ... Moses Deyell Tom Mardirosian ... Agamemnon Busmalis Method Man ... Carlton 'Tug' Daniels Craig muMs Grant ... Poet (as muMs) Pepa ... Officer Andrea Phelan Sandra Purpuro ... Katherine McClain Lance Reddick ... John Basil Kristin Rohde ... Officer Claire Howell David Zayas ... Enrique Morales Chuck Zito ... Chucky Pancamo Master P ... Curtis Bennett Dena Atlantic ... Floria Mills Jerome Preston Bates ... Officer Travis Smith Peter Hans Benson ... Reporter (as Peter Benson) Rosalyn Coleman ... Abby Basil Douglas Crosby ... Officer D'Agnasti Carl DiMaggio ... Officer Len Lopresti Sean Dugan ... Timmy Kirk M.G. Gong ... Jia Kenmin (as Michael Gregory Gong) Joshua Harto ... Carl Jenkins Peter James Kelsch ... Jim Burns Jenna Lamia ... Carrie Schillinger Tom Ligon ... Alvin Yood Larry Pine ... Arnie Zelman Blake Robbins ... Officer Dave Brass Christopher G. Robert ... Jiffy Karas R.E. Rodgers ... James Robson Bert Rotundo ... Prisoner Otto Sanchez ... Chico Guerra Philip Scozzarella ... Officer Joseph Mineo Evan Seinfeld ... Jaz Hoyt Tessell Williams ... Nurse Uncredited Cast Frank Bonsangue ... Sicilian Crew John Carpenter ... Self Craig DiFrancia ... Prisoner Gordon Elliott ... Self Mick Leroy ... Security Officer Peter Maas ... Self Seth William Meier ... Liam Meaney Christopher Meloni ... Chris Keller (voice) Produced by Tom Fontana   Barry Levinson

Additional Info Premiere: February 11, 2001 DVD Release: February 01, 2005 Country: Distributor: HBO Studios Websites: Production Companies Rysher Entertainment The Levinson / Fontana Company Viacom Productions (2000) Paramount Network Television (2001) Distributors Home Box Office (HBO)   (1997) (United States) (TV) HBO Max   (2020) (United States) (VOD) (video) Home Box Office Home Video (HBO)   (2002) (United States) (season 1) (DVD) Home Box Office Home Video (HBO)   (2003) (United States) (season 2) (DVD) Home Box Office Home Video (HBO)   (2004) (United States) (season 3) (DVD) Home Box Office Home Video (HBO)   (2005) (United States) (seasons 4 and 5) (DVD) Home Box Office Home Video (HBO)   (2006) (United States) (season 6) (DVD) Paramount Television   (2000) (United States) (TV) Rating Stats Overall Rating -- / 10 Our Rating 7.5 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 7.2 / 10 Female Users 5.8 / 10 Site Ranking #1,606 / 20,902 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 5 total ratings Site Ranking