It’s official: Idris Elba has been knighted in the 2026 New Year Honours list by King Charles III. The London-born actor and cultural force is now Sir Idris at age 53, joining more than 1,150 stars, ...

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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Idris Elba appeared on Amy Poehler's podcast and admitted that he's never watched "The Wire," which made him famous, and doesn't ...

Idris Elba shot to fame while playing Stringer Bell in The Wire, the realistic crime drama considered by some to be the best TV series of all time. But to this day the Marvel, DC, and Sonic the ...

Idris Elba has insisted he will never watch “The Wire.” The critically acclaimed series is often ranked among the greatest television dramas of all time by critics and audiences alike. The 52-year-old ...

The English actor played Russell "Stringer" Bell on three seasons of HBO’s The Wire before his character was killed off in the early 2000s “It's a series that changed my life,” Amy Poehler told Elba ...

That said, the actor agrees that it was ultimately an "important move" for the show's writers to make. After 20 years, Idris Elba has come around on the death of his The Wire character Stringer Bell.

Stringer Bell isn’t tuning in. 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 ...