The real-life inspiration for Stringer didn’t meet the same fate (thankfully). “The Wire” is famously based off of former ...

After 20 years, Idris Elba has come around on the death of his The Wire character Stringer Bell. But when he first got word ...

Idris Elba rose to fame on the acclaimed HBO crime drama “The Wire,” but he recently made a shocking admission: he’s never ...

Elba played erudite but cold-hearted gangster Stringer Bell in three seasons of The Wire, one of the leaders of the drug ring ...

In a recent appearance on Amy Poehler's podcast, Idris Elba opened up about the iconic Stringer Bell scene from The Wire that ...

Idris Elba may have made a mark with his role on The Wire, but that doesn’t mean he watched the show. “I wanna stay in the ...

Idris Elba Reveals Why He Refuses to Watch The Wire: 'There Was a Part of Me That Died With That Character' ...

Idris Elba played the charismatic Stringer Bell in 'The Wire' for three seasons - but the actor has no interest in watching ...

The Wire wrapped in 2008 and Idris stepped into a larger career. He starred in Luther, a British psychological thriller ...

The actor spent three seasons as the smooth-talking criminal, Stringer Bell.Idris Elba is certainly proud of his time on The Wire, but that doesn't mean he wants to relive it.The actor who spent three ...

Idris Elba confessed that he has never seen a single episode of the HBO hit that made him a household name, and he has no ...

Idris Elba is thankful for his career. "Honestly, it's not that hard," he said.