What is the name of the TV detective played by Idris Elba?
"Honours for services to drama. In 2017, Elba won the male title for the ""Rear of the Year"" award in Britain. In September 2018, he was one of 50 people named for ""making London awesome"" and helping to shape London's cultural landscape who were featured in ""Time Out"" to mark the magazine's 50th anniversary. Idris Elba Idrissa Akuna Elba (; born 6 September 1972) is a British actor, producer, musician and DJ known for playing drug trafficker Stringer Bell on the HBO series ""The Wire"", DCI John Luther on the BBC One series ""Luther"" and Nelson Mandela in the biographical"
"received critical acclaim for his role as John Luther and has been awarded a Critics' Choice Television Award, Golden Globe Award, NAACP Image Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award for his performance. The series has also received eleven Primetime Emmy Award nominations in various categories, including four nominations of Elba for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie. John Luther is a Detective Chief Inspector (DCI) working for the Serious Crime Unit in series one, and the new ""Serious and Serial"" unit from series 2. A dedicated police officer, Luther is obsessive, possessed, and sometimes violent. However, Luther has"
"weekly music series Soul Train in May 1997. In 2018, he joined the Netflix drama ""Seven Seconds"" as a member of a support group for parents who had lost their children. The fourth of six children, Yoba was born in Bronx, New York; his parents are Mahmoudah Young (née Lanier) and Abdullah Yoba. Yoba is an honorary member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. In 1994, Yoba began his role as NYPD Detective J.C. Williams on the popular FOX police drama series ""New York Undercover"", opposite Michael DeLorenzo. Yoba and DeLorenzo made television history, as the series was the first"
"HBO film about the Rwandan Genocide. Elba appeared on the 2007 BET special ""Black Men: The Truth"". He appeared as Charlie Gotso on ""The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency"", filmed in Botswana. The series premiered on 23 March 2008, Easter Sunday, on BBC One, receiving a high 6.3 million viewers and 27% of the audience share. In January 2009, it was reported by ""Variety"" that Elba would portray Charles Miner, a new rival to Dunder Mifflin regional manager Michael Scott (Steve Carell) for NBC's ""The Office"". Elba appeared in a six-episode story arc later in the 2009 season as well"
"£1,500 Prince's Trust grant. His first acting role was in ""Crimewatch"" murder reconstructions and in 1994 appeared in a BBC children's drama called ""The Boot Street Band"". To support himself between roles in ""Crimewatch"" reconstructions, he worked in jobs such as tyre-fitting, cold call advertising sales, and working night shifts at Ford Dagenham. He was working in nightclubs, under the DJ nickname ""Big Driis"", aged nineteen, but began auditioning for television roles in his early twenties. In 1995, Elba landed his first significant role on a series called ""Bramwell"", a medical drama set in 1890s England. He played a central"
"Badi Uzzaman Mohammed Badi Uzzaman Azmi (8 March 1939 – 14 June 2011), better known as Badi Uzzaman, was a Pakistani-British television and film actor. According to ""The Guardian"", Uzzaman was perhaps best known for his role as a hospital patient in the 1986 television series, ""The Singing Detective"", opposite actor Michael Gambon. He later appeared in numerous television roles during his career, often as a supporting character, including ""Torchwood"", ""Inspector Morse"", ""Coronation Street"", ""Cracker"", ""The Bill"" and ""Casualty"". Uzzaman was born on 8 March 1939, in Phulpur, Azamgarh, British India. His father worked for the railway industry, so he"
"prior to ""Bad Girls"", his most prominent TV role was Detective Inspector Muddyman in ""Prime Suspect"". Ellis has also been seen in ""Heartbeat"". Ellis has appeared in many TV series either as a minor or major character which include ""The Fugitives"" (2005), playing the part of Salko, ""Blue Murder"" in the episode ""Steady Eddie"", portraying Dan Fulford, and """". He played the lead role in the film ""Hunter"". Ellis is one of the few performers to have acted in both ""Inspector Morse"" and its spin-off series ""Lewis"". His first major part since ""Bad Girls"" came in summer 2006; Ellis appeared"
"production. The project is filmed in Botswana and the majority of the crew are locals. Grammy Award-winning American singer/actress Jill Scott stars as the titular detective Mma Ramotswe. Tony Award-winning American actress Anika Noni Rose plays assistant detective Mma Grace Makutsi. British-Tanzanian London theatre actor Lucian Msamati plays car mechanic Mr. JLB Matekoni. South African actor and comedian Desmond Dube plays BK, owner of the Last Chance Salon and friend to Mma Ramotswe. British actors Colin Salmon, Idris Elba, and David Oyelowo also feature in the pilot. Elba plays Charlie Gotso, an adversary to Mma Ramotswe. Salmon plays Mma Ramotswe's"
"as the season finale. In September 2009, he signed a deal to star as the lead role on the six-part BBC television series ""Luther"", which aired in May 2010. He appeared on Showtime's ""The Big C"" in 2010. At the 69th Golden Globe Awards telecast on 15 January 2012, Elba won the Award for Best Actor in a Series, Mini-Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television for his role on the BBC crime thriller series ""Luther"". In 2007, Elba signed on as the lead role of the film ""Daddy's Little Girls"", playing Monty, a blue-collar mechanic who falls in love"
"Columbo Columbo () is an American television series starring Peter Falk as Columbo, a homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. The character and show, created by Richard Levinson and William Link, popularized the inverted detective story format, which begins by showing the commission of the crime and its perpetrator; the plot therefore usually has no ""whodunit"" element, and instead revolves around how a perpetrator known to the audience will finally be caught and exposed (sometimes referred to as a ""howcatchem""). Columbo is a shrewd but inelegant blue-collar homicide detective whose trademarks include his rumpled beige raincoat, unassuming demeanor,"
"to New York City soon after. He returned to England occasionally for a television role, such as a part in one of the ""Inspector Lynley Mysteries"". In 2001, Elba played Achilles in a stage production of ""Troilus and Cressida"" in New York City. After a supporting turn on a 2001 episode of ""Law & Order"", Elba landed a starring role on the 2002 HBO drama series ""The Wire"". From 2002 to 2004, Elba portrayed Russell ""Stringer"" Bell in the series, perhaps his best-known role in the United States. In 2005, he portrayed Captain Augustin Muganza in ""Sometimes in April"", an"
"The Cosby Mysteries The Cosby Mysteries is an American television mystery series that starred Bill Cosby. It is the first television series to star Cosby since ""The Cosby Show"" (which ended in the spring of 1992) and lasted one season (1994–1995). Actor/comedian Mos Def appeared in several episodes (credited as Dante Bezé). Cosby played Guy Hanks, a New York City Police Department criminalist who retired from the force after winning $44 million in the lottery. His peaceful retirement was frequently interrupted by his former colleagues, Detective Adam Sully (James Naughton) and Medical Examiner John Chapman (Robert Stanton), who ask him"
"eras for mankind. Since 2003 McCallum has starred in the CBS television series ""NCIS"" as Dr. Donald ""Ducky"" Mallard, the team's chief medical examiner and one of the show's most popular characters. In Season 2 Episode 13 ""The Meat Puzzle"", NCIS Special Agent Caitlin Todd (Sasha Alexander) asked Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon), ""What did Ducky look like when he was younger?"" Gibbs replies, ""Illya Kuryakin"". According to the behind-the-scenes feature on the 2006 DVD of NCIS season 1, McCallum became an expert in forensics to play Mallard, including appearing at medical examiner conventions. In the feature, Donald"
"Stringer Bell Russell ""Stringer"" Bell born September 17, 1969, is a fictional character in ""The Wire"", played by Idris Elba. Bell serves as drug kingpin Avon Barksdale's second-in-command, assuming direct control of the Barksdale Organization during Avon's imprisonment. Bell attends economics classes at Baltimore City Community College and maintains a personal library, including a copy of Adam Smith's ""The Wealth of Nations"". He attempts to legitimize the Barksdale Organization and insulates himself from direct criminality through money laundering and investments in housing development, aided through his buying of influence from politicians. Stringer Bell grew up in the West Baltimore housing"
"him and assumes the guise of Don Jr., while the world thinks that Allah-Rakha is dead. When Karim Khan regains consciousness in the hospital, he immediately seeks out Don Jr. and wounds him seriously, not knowing that he is in fact Allah-Rakha in disguise. In the hospital while operating on Allah-Rakha, the doctor discovers his 786 pacemaker and thus reveals that he is in fact Inspector Anwar and Salma's son Iqbal. Allah-Rakha, aka Iqbal, with the help of Khera's daughter Julie, telecast the video in which Khera admits to being the man responsible for the TV bombs as well as"
"Vincent Baggetta Vincent Baggetta (also billed as Vince Baggetta, Vincent Beggetta, or Vince Bagetta) (December 7, 1944 – May 2, 2017) was an American television actor. Baggetta was born in Paterson, New Jersey. He is best known for his starring role in ""The Eddie Capra Mysteries"", playing the title character for the 13-episode run of the series in 1978–1979. Baggetta drove a taxi while he sought success as an actor. His career started with bit parts in ""The Defenders"" and ""Naked City"" in 1962 and ""The Twilight Zone"" in 1963. He also did a guest spot as himself on ""The"
"Ellis Carver Ellis Carver is a fictional character on the HBO drama ""The Wire"", played by actor Seth Gilliam. Carver is a black police officer and former commander of the Baltimore Police Department's Western District Drug Enforcement Unit. While initially matched to the simple-minded and brutish policing of his loyal partner and unfailing friend Thomas ""Herc"" Hauk, under the counsel of Major Colvin in the Western District, Carver incrementally matures into a reflective and generally upstanding officer, often drawing the ire of his Western District colleagues. Carver is a narcotics detective under Major Foerster in season one; he joins the"
"The Eddie Capra Mysteries The Eddie Capra Mysteries is a 1978–1979 United States mystery television series starring Vincent Baggetta as a lawyer who investigates murders and has a knack for solving them. Original episodes aired from September 8, 1978, to January 12, 1979. Eddie Capra is an unconventional young lawyer who recently graduated from New York University Law School and works for Devlin, Linkman, and O'Brien, a conventional, snooty, and very prestigious law firm in Los Angeles, California, that specializes in criminal cases. Headstrong, rebellious, and quirky, shunning court appearances because he dislikes wearing a tie and usually ignoring established"
"""NYPD Blue"". He had an uncredited 1995 appearance in the television series ""Renegade"". His latest work was a leading role as David Renaldi on ""One Life to Live"" in 2005. On May 2, 2017, Baggetta died in Sherman Oaks, California, at age 72. Vincent Baggetta Vincent Baggetta (also billed as Vince Baggetta, Vincent Beggetta, or Vince Bagetta) (December 7, 1944 – May 2, 2017) was an American television actor. Baggetta was born in Paterson, New Jersey. He is best known for his starring role in ""The Eddie Capra Mysteries"", playing the title character for the 13-episode run of the series"
"Wire"", as a character originally named ""Cave"" Stringer Bell's bodyguard. He appeared in three ""Wire"" episodes: ""Reformation"", ""Middle Ground"" and ""Mission Accomplished"". The Wire ""Middle Ground"" episode featured the warehouse death of Leiba's character ""Cave"" the bodyguard and kingpin Russell Stringer Bell (Idris Elba) at the hands of Omar Little and ""Brother"" Mouzone. Leiba has since gone on to do TV and motion pictures both in the United States and Brazil, including ""Knights of Prosperity"" (ABC), ""Kidnapped"" (NBC) and ""Life Support"" (HBO). He was named ""Gym"" magazine's ""Fittest Human"" for 2007. In 2015, Leiba featured in a minor role in"
"an adventure thriller television miniseries title ""Ascension"", with Idris Elba in talks to star, though nothing has come of the project. Adaptations of Ellis' works have frequently been planned, to limited success. Ellis and Cully Hamner's miniseries, ""Red"", has been loosely adapted as two films: ""Red"" (2010) and ""Red 2"" (2013), written by Jon Hoeber and Erich Hoeber, produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura and starring Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, and Helen Mirren. The sequel was simply inspired by the comics as no source material exists outside the original miniseries. The Hoebers were commissioned to write a third installment in 2013,"
"RPG. On their way back they are stopped by a British Army patrol led by Lt. David Ferris who introduces himself to Gingy. Gingy initially refuses the job but realises he has no choice after the Chief of the Belfast Brigade briefs him and threatens him. The job entails the killing of a judge using an RPG, during the getaway the gang smash through a roadblock and one of the soldiers from the previous patrol recognises Gingy from the previous checkpoint. The Informant (1997 film) The Informant is a 1997 cable TV movie produced by Showtime, starring Cary Elwes and"
"the fact that Peter Falk saved my ass. I love show business, and I love Peter Falk."" Although Falk appeared in numerous other television roles in the 1960s and 1970s, he is best known as the star of the TV series ""Columbo"", ""everyone's favorite rumpled television detective"". His character was a shabby and ostensibly absent-minded police detective lieutenant driving a Peugeot 403, who had first appeared in the 1968 film ""Prescription: Murder"". Rather than a whodunit, the show typically revealed the murderer from the beginning, then showed how the Los Angeles police detective Columbo went about solving the crime. Falk"
"skeptical FBI Special Agents David Sinclair (Alimi Ballard) and Colby Granger (Dylan Bruno) that the murders, including the woman's murder, must be the work of an undetected serial killer with a kill count of almost 70 victims. Charlie's obsession with the serial killer worries David, Colby, and FBI Special Agents Liz Warner (Aya Sumika) and Nikki Betancourt (Sophina Brown), as they suspect that Charlie may be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Five days before, Charlie's brother, FBI Special Agent Don Eppes (Rob Morrow), suffered a life-threatening stab wound while investigating a home invasion, and Charlie blamed himself for Don's"
"mix classic film noir elements with music, sound-design elements; sometimes alternating, sometimes superimposing them. The goal ultimately was to connect the headspace of the characters with that of the audience, to make the audience feel the threads of the story as they watch it unfold. Working off great performances by Idris Elba and Taraji P. Henson, this was a unique and rewarding project to be involved with!"" - ""Paul Haslinger."" No Good Deed (2014 film) No Good Deed is a 2014 American thriller film directed by Sam Miller and written by Aimée Lagos. The film stars Idris Elba, Taraji P."
"The Dark Tower (2017 film) The Dark Tower is a 2017 American dark science fantasy western action film directed and co-written by Nikolaj Arcel. A continuation of Stephen King's novel series of the same name, the film stars Idris Elba as Roland Deschain, a gunslinger on a quest to protect the Dark Tower—a mythical structure which supports all realities—while Matthew McConaughey plays his nemesis, Walter Padick / the Man in Black and Tom Taylor stars as Jake Chambers, a New York boy who becomes Roland's apprentice. Intended to launch a film and television franchise, the first installment combines elements from"
"and Deputy Assistant Commissioner John Ives (Ewan Stewart) of the Metropolitan Police Anti-Terrorist Branch, present a governmental point of view. Watch Commander Murray Corrigan (Alastair Galbraith) of the London Fire Brigade and his wife Liz Corrigan (Louise Delamere), who works for the National Health Service, present the emergency services' story. Detective Sergeant Mike Drummer (Martin Savage) and Detective Constable Sameena Habibullah (Koel Purie) lead the police investigation to catch the terrorists, under the watchful eye of their boss, Commander Paul Hardwick (Paul Antony-Barber). DC Habibullah, an English Muslim policewoman from Luton, who speaks Urdu, Punjabi, and Arabic, presents a unique"
"(Diane Farr) and her boyfriend, Dr. Larry Fleinhardt (Peter MacNicol), have been spending time at a Buddhist monastery. FBI Special Agent David Sinclair (Alimi Ballard), Dr. Charlie Eppes (David Krumholtz), and Dr. Amita Ramanujan (Navi Rawat) have continued with their lives. Charlie, a FBI math consultant, has returned to teaching full-time. Worrying their father Alan Eppes (Judd Hirsch), Charlie's brother, FBI Special Agent Don Eppes (Rob Morrow), spends the five weeks reviewing the tape of former FBI Special Agent Colby Granger (Dylan Bruno), who is currently serving time in prison on charges of espionage. Colby receives a visitor (Gary Wilmes)"
"FBI agent stationed in Jerusalem who uncovers a 2,000-year-old conspiracy while investigating an archaeologist's murder. The ten-episode series premiered 5 March 2015. In February 2016, he starred in ""Medusa's Ankles"", a film directed by Harry Potter co-star Bonnie Wright. In December 2016, he appeared in the Netflix series ""The OA"" as Dr. Hunter Aloysius ""Hap"" Percy. It was announced in March 2017 that Isaacs would play the role of Captain Gabriel Lorca in the new CBS All Access' series, """". The series premiered on 24 September 2017. Isaacs made his first appearance as Lorca on 1 October 2017 in the"
"Aaron Pedersen Aaron Pedersen (born 5 September 1970) is an Australian television and film actor of Arrernte and Arabana Australian Aboriginal descent. He is known for his various film and television roles including: Detective Jay Swan in ""Mystery Road"" and its sequel ""Goldstone"", Detective Senior Constable Duncan Freeman in ""City Homicide"", Detective Senior Constable Michael Reilly in ""Water Rats"", Solicitor Drew Ellis in ""The Circuit"", and Cam Delray in the ""Jack Irish"" series. Prior to his acting career, Aaron Pedersen worked as a journalist with ABV2 at Elsternwick studios in Melbourne. His acting career began in 1994, when he starred"
"Star"" apologised and paid damages to George after they incorrectly reported that he had arrived drunk to an ""EastEnders"" 25th anniversary party and acted aggressively to the programme's producers. George is now a full-time DJ playing around clubs across the United Kingdom. In June 2016, George was nominated for best actor alongside Idris Elba, Shone Romulus, and Emmanuel Imani at the 2016 British Urban Film festival for his role in ""Murder Capital"" a short film written and directed by Rob Woods. Mohammed George Mohammed ""Mo"" George (born Mohammad Michael George in 1982 to a Jamaican mother and Antiguan father, in"
"Henry Simmons Henry Oswald Simmons, Jr. (born July 1, 1970) is an American actor. He is known for portraying NYPD Detective Baldwin Jones on the ABC police drama ""NYPD Blue"", from 2000–2005, and as Agent Alphonso ""Mack"" MacKenzie on ABC's ""Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."". Simmons was born in Stamford, Connecticut, the son of Aurelia, a school teacher, and Henry Simmons, Sr., an IRS Revenue Officer. He is one of three children, including his twin sister, and another sister. Simmons earned a basketball scholarship to Franklin Pierce University, where he earned a business degree. While attending Franklin Pierce University, he experimented in"
"Colby Granger Colby Granger is a fictional character in the CBS crime drama ""Numb3rs"", played by Dylan Bruno. First introduced during the second season, he has become a part of the team led by FBI Special Agent Don Eppes (Rob Morrow) and is usually partnered with David Sinclair. This connection creates some tension when Colby is accused of being a spy for the Chinese which is confirmed in the season three finale episode, ""The Janus List"", with the news leaving the FBI team under Don's command shaken by the revelation. Colby was introduced in the second season of the TV"