Idris Elba was on Capital XTRA Breakfast this week to talk all things acting and his newest project ‘Head of State’, with John Cena. Although surprisingly he confesses he has never watched one of his ...

He is best known for playing Nelson Mandela in the biographical film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013) and drug trafficker ...

One of the most critically acclaimed crime dramas of all time is becoming a huge streaming hit, 23 years after its original ...

Rapper LL Cool J and R&B singer Jazmine Sullivan did not perform at a Fourth of July festival in Philadelphia in support of a ...

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 ...

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

Idris Elba has revealed that he’s never watched “The Wire” and he never will. The actor and sought-after DJ confessed that he hasn’t seen a single episode of the HBO hit that made him a household name ...

Series creator David Simon stated that Stringer's death wasn't personal but rather "to make a political point." ...

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

Attesting to The Wire's enduring legacy, Idris Elba said some fans still remember him best for the drama series. Having played the pragmatic, savvy crime boss Stringer Bell for th ...

Elba played erudite but cold-hearted gangster Stringer Bell in three seasons of The Wire, one of the leaders of the drug ring ...