Thomas "Herc" Hauk is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by Domenick Lombardozzi.
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Herc'sc is the partner and best friend of Ellis Carver, the two rarely being unpaired until later seasons.
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Herc'scrc is slightly injured when angry residents throw bottles and fire at the officers, but returns early from his sick leave to take part in raids on the Barksdale operation.
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Herc'scrc feels unappreciated, as he and Carver are constantly relied upon to do tedious leg work for the detail.
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Herc'scrc is critical of Colvin's project, especially after rejecting Carver's request to help him move a homicide victim off the free zone premises, and eventually leaks details on Hamsterdam to The Baltimore Sun.
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Herc'scrc meets with Royce, who calls now-Commissioner Burrell to have him promoted to sergeant in exchange for his silence.
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Herc'scrc takes a police camera to spy on drug kingpin Marlo Stanfield without Marimow or a court's approval.
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Herc'scrc panics about the lost camera, as he took it without permission, and his attribution of the information gained from the camera to a made-up informant is a grave misstep.
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Herc'scrc starts harassing dealers indiscriminately to get them to return the camera, fearful that its loss will lead to his demotion from sergeant.
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Carver tells Herc to deliver Randy to Bunk in homicide; Bunk could have protected Randy.
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However, Herc mistakenly reveals Randy's cooperation to a conspirator to the murder, Little Kevin, *and* fails to deliver Randy to Bunk; Marlo finds out about Randy's interview.
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Still attempting to retrieve the camera, Herc pulls over Chris Partlow and Snoop, finding a nailgun which ultimately proves to be an important clue for Lester Freamon's investigation into the murders of Lex and Little Kevin.
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However, Herc repeatedly fails to help Bubbles with his problems, leading Bubbles to give him bad information which ends with Herc's arrest of a politically influential black minister.
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Herc'sc is able to provide Levy with information from his contacts in the police, including Carver, but he is irritated when Levy takes on Stanfield as a client.
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Herc'scrc meets Carver for drinks and admits feelings of remorse for some of his actions as a police officer.
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Herc'sc is last seen in the end-of-season montage at the bar buying drinks for his former colleagues.
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Ultimately, in the fifth-season premiere episode, "More with Less", Herc mentions having come from the Bronx when he makes a reference to his hometown New York Yankees being historically more successful than the Baltimore Orioles.
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