If you were upset when Idris Elba ’s Stringer Bell was shot and killed in the third season of HBO’s widely acclaimed Baltimore drug drama The Wire (2002-2008), Elba is on your side.

Stringer Bell, John Luther, Nelson Mandela and maybe the next James Bond — the career of Idris Elba is on the rise.At 40, Elba is one of the most sought-after and respected actors on either side ...

Elba played meticulous druglord Stringer Bell on the hugely acclaimed HBO series, but his character did not feature in the final two seasons of the show. In a new interview with Associated Press ...

Idris Elba in "Beast." Lauren Mulligan / Universal Pictures Idris Elba has back-to-back movies opening this month: “Beast,” on Aug. 19, and “Three Thousand Years of Longing,” on Aug. 26.

Brand ambassadorship aside, there is only one real question for Idris Elba when it comes to crypto. Perhaps his most well-known role is Stringer Bell, the entrepreneurial gangster from the HBO ...

Idris Elba ‘was not happy’ when Stringer Bell was written out of The Wire, claims David Simon Actor left the seminal HBO series after its third season Louis Chilton Thursday 30 June 2022 20:51 BST ...

Idris Elba played Stringer Bell through the first three seasons of the hit drama (Picture: HBO) The Wire creator David Simon has claimed Idris Elba ‘was not happy’ when he found out his ...

Elba played meticulous druglord Stringer Bell on the hugely acclaimed HBO series, but his character did not feature in the final two seasons of the show. In a new interview with Associated Press, ...

Idris Elba feared that he’d end up just like Stringer Bell It turned out that Elba became the film star that Simon predicted. The actor’s career only soared higher after he left the series.