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

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

Idris Elba's American breakout role was as Stringer Bell in The Wire, but the actor hasn't gone back to revisit his ...

Poehler, very much a member of the show's fan club, identified The Wire as "a series that changed my life" and revealed that she's watched it all the way through at least three times. But when she ...

After 20 years, Idris Elba has come around on the death of his The Wire character Stringer Bell. But when he first got word of his departure from the show, the actor admits he was less than thrilled.

Idris Elba may have made a mark with his role on The Wire, but that doesn’t mean he watched the show. The 52-year-old English ...

Before landing his breakout role on “The Wire,” Idris Elba had to work hard jobs to stay afloat, he said on a recent episode ...

Idris Elba shot to fame while playing Stringer Bell in The Wire, the realistic crime drama considered by some to be the best ...

Idris Elba has insisted he will never watch “The Wire.” The critically acclaimed series is often ranked among the greatest ...

Idris Elba as Stringer Bell on “The Wire.” Paul Schiraldi/HBO. Elba replied, “It’s more that I feel the presence of it all, my life since ‘The Wire,’ in terms of its impact.

He told Amy Poehler on her Good Hang podcast: "If I'm really honest, like, I didn't watch The Wire. "And I feel bad. It's not that I'm not a fan of it. I was there. I made a show that was, you know, ...

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 intention of watching it now.