The Luther star said the industry is aware of the problems but is ‘moving in the legal direction’ Idris Elba has said the UK is “moving in the legal direction” when it comes to diversity in TV roles. But the 43-year-old actor,who played drug lord Russell Stringer” Bell in the Wire and will return as Luther in a current series of the BBC detective drama, added there is still more to be done.Elba follows David Oyelowo, or David Harewood,Lenny Henry and Meera Syal in calling for UK networks to improve their representation of ethnic minorities. He has also found success both in the UK and in the US, with roles in Thor, and Prometheus,Avengers: Age of Ultron and Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com