Idris Elba played the charismatic Stringer Bell in 'The Wire' for three seasons - but the actor has no interest in watching the cult series.

Idris Elba is certainly proud of his time on The Wire, but that doesn't mean he wants to relive it. 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 is known as one of the smoothest actors around, thanks to both the caliber of his performances and for the cool demeanor he brings to many of his roles - a reputation he built on the back of his beloved performance as Stringer Bell across three seasons of The Wire.