I’m aware that Idris Elba is a real person who happened to play the character Stringer Bell on The Wire. I’m aware he’s had other roles since then, including the BBC crime drama Luther, which is ...
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.
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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’s drug ...