Sonja Sohn

Personal context

Summary

Sonja Sohn is an actor and filmmaker known for playing Kima Greggs on The Wire and for co-writing and starring in Slam. Her work includes documentaries about Baltimore, policing, and the aftermath of Freddie Gray’s death, alongside a sustained effort to support at-risk youth through ReWired for Change. Sohn has described The Wire as a tool for social change, criticized institutional and structural racism, and spoken publicly about racial representation in Hollywood, including her experience as a mixed-race actor. She has also discussed the Black Lives Matter protests and distrust of law enforcement.