After a supporting turn on a 2001 episode of Law & Order, Isris Elba landed a starring role on the 2002 HBO drama series The Wire. From 2002 to 2004, he portrayed Russell “Stringer” Bell in the series, perhaps his best-known role in the United States. Though he has been choosy with his roles since then, & has regularly gravitated toward smaller, personal films, he is one of Hollywoods’s highest grossing actors. Besides being an actor, he is a successful DJ who formerly went by the name DJ Big Dr