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.

Idris Elba as Stringer Bell on “The Wire.” Paul Schiraldi/HBO Elba replied, “It’s more that I feel the presence of it all, my life since ‘The Wire,’ in terms of its impact.

Elba landed his breakout American role playing the business-savvy criminal Russell "Stringer" Bell on seasons 1 through 3 during the show’s five-season run from 2002 to 2008.

The actor who spent three seasons as business savvy criminal Russell "Stringer" Bell recently broke poor Amy Poehler 's heart by sharing that he never actually watched his own hit show.

Idris Elba was having a 40-degree day when first reading his character Stringer Bell’s death scene on “The Wire.” The acclaimed HBO series spanned five seasons between 2002 and 2008; Elba ...

Idris Elba has insisted he will never watch The Wire. The 52-year-old actor had his breakout US role was criminal Russell 'Stringer' Bell on the first three seasons of the hit HBO drama from 2002 ...

The hunky actor and sought-after DJ confessed that he hasn’t seen a single episode of the HBO hit that made him a household name, in which he played debonair yet dastardly drug dealer Stringer Bell.

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.