Actor Idris Elba stepped foot in Baltimore for the first time after he was cast in The Wire. But when he first arrived in the city, he couldn’t believe what he was seeing. Elba was alredy ...

Twenty-two years ago, the British actor Idris Elba landed the role that would change his life, playing drug kingpin Stringer Bell on HBO’s “The Wire.” Elba, 51, used his first big paycheck ...

True this: Idris Elba ... a whole lot more swagger. Elba’s career has been nothing short of a rollercoaster. From BBC roles in Crimewatch to turning heads in The Wire as the smooth-talking ...