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Despite playing one of TV's most iconic villains, Idris Elba reveals why he will never watch The Wire: "It's weird for me to go back and watch it"
Elba played erudite but cold-hearted gangster Stringer Bell in three seasons of The Wire, one of the leaders of the drug ring ...
Idris Elba makes career confession that stuns fans
The Wire wrapped in 2008 and Idris stepped into a larger career. He starred in Luther, a British psychological thriller ...
Idris Elba Was at First ‘Against’ How His ‘The Wire’ Character Died, but Realized It Made a ‘Political Point’
Idris Elba was having a 40-degree day when first reading his character Stringer Bell’s death scene on “The Wire.” The ...
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Idris Elba explains why he can never watch his iconic project ‘The Wire’
Series creator David Simon stated that Stringer's death wasn't personal but rather "to make a political point." ...
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'A Part of Me Died with That Character': Idris Elba Explains Why He's Never Watched This Acclaimed TV Drama
The Wire 's Russell "Stringer" Bell is one of TV's most iconic villains, and it's all thanks to Idris Elba's gripping performance. The actor revealed his reservations about his character's exit, which ...