The Shield Playing Tight (Season 3, Episode 1)
TV-MA
TV Episode | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

The Shield

Playing Tight (Season 3, Episode 1)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Vic sets out to stop stolen military weapons from fueling a gang war, unaware that it threatens to expose him as the mastermind behind the theft of the Armenian mob's laundered money.

Showrunner

Shawn Ryan

Director

Clark Johnson

Writers

Shawn Ryan (created by) (written by) | Kurt Sutter (written by) | Kim Clements (story editor)

Producers

Michael Chiklis | Shawn Ryan

Cinematographer

Rohn Schmidt

Editor

Jordan Goldman

Casting Directors

Barbara Fiorentino | Rebecca Mangieri | Kelly O'Brien

Production Designer

Kitty Doris-Bates

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 9, 2004

Release date

Mar 9, 2004 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 14 wins & 62 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
40 cast members

Name	Known for
Michael Chiklis Detective Vic Mackey Detective Vic Mackey See fewer	The Shield (2002)
Catherine Dent Officer Danny Sofer Officer Danny Sofer See fewer	The Shield (2002)
Walton Goggins Detective Shane Vendrell Detective Shane Vendrell See fewer	Justified (2010)
Michael Jace Officer Julien Lowe Officer Julien Lowe See fewer	The Replacements (2000)
Kenny Johnson Detective Curtis 'Lemonhead' Lemansky (as Kenneth Johnson) Detective Curtis 'Lemonhead' Lemansky (as Kenneth Johnson) See fewer	The Shield (2002)
Jay Karnes Detective Holland 'Dutch' Wagenbach Detective Holland 'Dutch' Wagenbach See fewer	Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
Benito Martinez Captain David Aceveda Captain David Aceveda See fewer	The Shield (2002)
CCH Pounder Detective Claudette Wyms Detective Claudette Wyms See fewer	The Shield (2002)
Sticky Fingaz Kern Little Kern Little See fewer	Flight of the Phoenix (2004)
Brian White Tavon Garris Tavon Garris See fewer	Ambitions (2019)
Cathy Cahlin Ryan Corrine Mackey Corrine Mackey See fewer	The Shield (2002)
David Rees Snell Detective Ronnie Gardocki Detective Ronnie Gardocki See fewer	The Shield (2002)
Chris Williams Agent Quigley Agent Quigley See fewer	Silicon Valley (2014)
David Raibon Van Bro Van Bro See fewer	The Shield (2002)
Vincent Angell Owen Thigpen Owen Thigpen See fewer	Californication (2007)
Michele Hicks Mara Sewell Mara Sewell See fewer	Mr. Robot (2015)
Matt Corboy Ray Carlson Ray Carlson See fewer	The Descendants (2011)
Matt Gerald Tommy Hisk Tommy Hisk See fewer	Daredevil (2015)
Cal Gibson Albert Albert See fewer	Scrooged (1988)
Frankie Rodriguez Diagur Diagur See fewer	The Shield (2002)
Nigel Gibbs Assistant Chief Roy Phillips Assistant Chief Roy Phillips See fewer	The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996)
Herzl Tobey Armin Chorekian Armin Chorekian See fewer	You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)
Melanie Myers Officer Paula Myers Officer Paula Myers See fewer	The Shield (2002)
Hunter Bodine Henry Henry See fewer	Starship Troopers (1997)
Aris Alvarado Noa Noa See fewer	God Bless America (2011)
Wiley M. Pickett Lex (as Wiley Pickett) Lex (as Wiley Pickett) See fewer	The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)
Rico Bueno Jesse Jesse See fewer	Little Nicky (2000)
Vick Sabian Petrus (as Vick Sabitjian) Petrus (as Vick Sabitjian) See fewer	The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
Autumn Chiklis Cassidy Mackey Cassidy Mackey See fewer	The Shield (2002)
Joel Rosenthal Matthew Mackey Matthew Mackey See fewer	The Shield (2002)
Jay Brown Biff Biff See fewer	CSI: Miami (2002)
Juan Carlos Spotter Spotter See fewer	The Shield (2002)
Edward Rodrigo Diaz Arno Arno See fewer	The Holy Man (2016)
Sheila Korsi Arno's wife (as Sheila-Sheila) Arno's wife (as Sheila-Sheila) See fewer	Thelma (2024)
Sean Jeffrey Jones Guy Guy See fewer	Young & Rich
Caroline Macey Doctor's daughter Doctor's daughter See fewer	Grey's Anatomy (2005)
Robert Alonzo Drug Dealer (uncredited) Drug Dealer (uncredited) See fewer	The Batman (2022)
Michael Dotson Slap (uncredited) Slap (uncredited) See fewer	Hold My Hand (2014)
Nick Hermz Armenian Mobster (uncredited) Armenian Mobster (uncredited) See fewer	The Kingdom (2007)
Kurt Sutter Margos Dezerian (uncredited) Margos Dezerian (uncredited) See fewer	Sons of Anarchy (2008)