An Idris Elba box office bomb from a legendary director is airing on TV tonight (Sunday, May 25) for free across the UK. The 52-year-old is an actor who almost always brings fans to the cinema ...

Back when the show was running, Rawlings was Damien “Day Day” Price and Elba was Stringer Bell. Though they didn’t share the screen together, both characters were integral to the show’s plot.

English actor Idris Elba say he’s planning to move to Africa to be a part of a growing film industry. He’s already involved with studios in Ghana and Tanzania.

A brief appearance on “Law & Order” helped Elba land his first breakthrough role as drug kingpin Russell “Stringer” Bell on the critically acclaimed HBO drama “The Wire.” ...

Elba didn’t get the opportunity to do exactly what he wanted with Stringer Bell. But his performance helped cement Stringer as one of the most iconic characters in television, anyway.

A TV series adaptation of Chinua Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart” is in development at A24 with Idris Elba attached to star and executive produce, Variety has learned exclusively.

Twenty-two years ago, the British actor Idris Elba landed the role that would change his life, playing drug kingpin Stringer Bell on HBO’s “The Wire.” Elba, 51, used his first big paycheck ...

Idris Elba didn’t like the way Stringer Bell was originally written off Stringer Bell’s demise at the hands of Omar was initially supposed to be more graphic than it ended up being.

British actor Idris Elba, best known for roles including Stringer Bell from “The Wire” and John Luther from the eponymous TV show, has ambitions beyond the screen. For his latest role, he ...

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.

Idris Elba’s portrayal of astute drug kingpin Stringer Bell on HBO’s legendary series, “The Wire,” made him a household name but the role definitely had more backstories attached to it ...