Idris Elba failed to ever be cast in a movie.
He is known for playing druglord Russell `` Stringer '' Bell on the HBO series The Wire , Detective John Luther on the BBC One series Luther , and Nelson Mandela in the biographical film Mandela : Long Walk to Freedom -LRB- 2013 -RRB- .	druglord	druglord	HBO	HBO	The Wire	The Wire	BBC One	BBC One	Luther	Luther (TV series)	Nelson Mandela	Nelson Mandela	biographical film	biographical film
