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

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

Idris Elba tells Amy Poehler that he’s never watched his critically acclaimed series, The Wire. Find out what he said here.

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Idris Elba credits The Wire for his casting in The Office. According to the actor, the sitcom needed a villain like Stringer ...

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

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