recalling what he was told while auditioning for the HBO series One of the most shocking TV deaths of all time remains Russell "Stringer" Bell on The Wire — and it was surprising to Idris Elba ...

Idris Elba’s Wife and Daughter Look Like Sisters at Wimbledon: See Photos Elba famously had to switch his natural ...

Idris Elba has taken on many huge roles in his career to date: Mandela, Luther, Stringer Bell, Shere Khan in the Jungle Book. But this week he took on a completely different role to those that ...

Idris Elba has become a phenomenon over the last ... Elba had a recurring role in the first three seasons of The Wire as Russell “Stringer” Bell, which ran on HBO from 2002 to 2008.