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

Idris Elba rose to fame on the acclaimed HBO crime drama “The Wire,” but he recently made a shocking admission: he’s never seen the show, and refuses to watch it. “If I’m really honest, I didn’t watch ...

In a recent appearance on Amy Poehler's podcast, Idris Elba opened up about the iconic Stringer Bell scene from The Wire that he wasn't sure about.

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

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.

Poehler, very much a member of the show's fan club, identified The Wire as "a series that changed my life" and revealed that ...

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

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

Idris Elba talked to Amy Poehler on her 'Good Hang' podcast about the good and the bad of being in their 50s, from physical ...

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 ...

Elba played erudite but cold-hearted gangster Stringer Bell in three seasons of The Wire, one of the leaders of the drug ring being surveilled in the police operation that gives the all-time-great ...

Actor Idris Elba got one of his breakthrough roles starring in the critically acclaimed HBO series The Wire. But Elba once thought he’d last on the show a bit longer than he did. How Idris Elba ...