Whoever played bubbles had the absolute best character development I’ve ever seen. No one portrays pain, struggle and resilience like he did. Even his silent scenes touched you.
@Young Beige That makes so much sense. He portrays the perfect character who is stuck in a game and has no other option but to play through. He knows like the most of common people that if he gives up no one will ever care. Yet he can see through the folly of system.
Young Beige And when he says ‘thin line between here and heaven’ it says so much. And yes like Micheal, the same is with so many characters. They are all on a journey. Everyone changes but McNulty & Bunk.
It took me years after not watching the show to realize their natural voices weren’t “American” so to speak. Blew my mind when I heard Idris talk naturally for the first time, it felt like everything is known was a lie 😂😂😂
@@shaneestokes880 met him on a flight back from Ireland flying Ryanair of all things. Didn’t expect to see him on a budget airline at the hype of Game Of Thrones and I worked up the courage to speak to him and ask him some advice. Incredibly lovely guy, even made a Little Finger veiled threat to me for a laugh then took a selfie with me. Great guy
Essentially impossible to name a best actor in The Wire. They are all so crazy good. The Stringer Bell character is one of the great characters in television history.
I believe the person who picked the cast deserves an Emmy!! It's BRILLIANT to so accurately choose these characters! They each fit their role to a 'T'!! Great show! Rest easy in Power, Michael K. (Omar) Williams!!💐🙏🏾💯
I was watching the commentary on the DVD and the different cast members were talking about who they originally auditioned for . Corey Parker Robinson " , "Sydnor" said he had originally auditioned for the role of "Bubbles" and Dominic West said "uh , that would have been awful" He was right one of the strengths of the show was how perfectly each character was cast and you can't imagine anyone else playing the part .
Super dumb. If he says yes he looks like a jackass. And if he actually names who he thinks is the best, he risk insulting all the other actors on the show. Wtf
Who is this guy and how did he get this gig for the interview? He’s probably had weeks to come up with some insightful questions and this comes out…smh
When the best actors on the Wire is mentioned, Frank Sobotka is often missed. Remember folks, he went from dock worker to the sheriff on True Blood and they seem like two characters played by two different people!
I Don't Like That Shit was just about to say frank sabotka too. 'the other side' of the wire in general is often overlooked. mcnulty, snoop, avon all good characters
I was watching a 'making of' documentary type show and some of the actors were remarking how little love the Emmys had for The Wire and a few said that they thought that Andre Royo (Bubbles) was the member of their cast most deserving of acclaim. I got the feeling that sentiment was shared by a lot of people involved in the making of this wonderful show.
@@antics2m he always plays really good different characters. In OZ as an inmate, in Gotham as Falcone, in Law and order as either a criminal or sleazy politician.
Avon was "old school" and respected backbone. He wanted the COACH to stand up to him. Marlo represent the "new school" and had the SECURITY GUARD killed for standing up to him.
The fact that I can read through all the top comments and see several main characters listed as the "best actor/actress" just speaks to how good the cast was.
If they nominated one person they would have to nominate dozens. Do they just ignored the entire show ..... Obviously it had something to do with it being a black show about the street n corrupt system
RichHommiejohn due to how big everyone has gotten since the Wire it will be too expensive to make now. Plus who’s left to make a show about? Mcnulty’s not a cop anymore. Marlo lost his empire. The only person who’s still around is Michael and maybe Randy.
I recently introduced a friend to the wire, when I was giving him the box set I told him that two of the best characters were a snitch and a gay man with a shotgun. He didn't believe me and said in that case i won't like them. When he was not even half way through season 1 he changed his mind. The Wire is deep man. Easily my favourite tv show, EASILY
@@executiverecruiter2734 Omar's not a snitch. He lived his life independetly without having to obey to someone, that's what made him free and able to work with the police because nobody cared if he snitched
Can't really pick a best, but I think D-Angelo (Larry Gilliard) _might_ be the best actor on The Wire. Maybe it's just because he was such a good dude - I don't know. Bubs (Andre Royo) has to be mentioned as well - if you didn't tear up during his speech at the end, you ain't got no soul!
There were plenty of great performances in The Wire, but Dominic West was my favourite. His character showed so much range, including being drunk half the time.
Lol well he was drunk half the time and going against authority supposedly sober the rest of the time. I’m not sure that shows much range. I don’t disagree he was great but so were many other people in the show.
I don't know David Simon talked about this, and he never intended a 6th season. why? because he wanted to tell a story that has a beginning a middle and an end. prolonging the wire into a 6th season would not have benefitted the story, but only make it longer for monetary reasons and bullshit. but probably, the kids from season 4, i really loved that season.
Plus, she went to Prison for Murder at age 14. And her later drug arrest for heroin and cocaine. She's a ruthless narcissist and sociopath who wrote a book pretending not to be. The book was written years before her arrest and nth time being in Prison for buying and selling heroin. There's a documentary about black lesbian identity on Kanopy and they show her hamming it up and wasting the film's time. She's tiresome, and I pity whomever bought her book and has not caught onto her true evil nature.
This man had to adopt an accent that wasn't his own and for the most part did it convincingly. That gives him an edge over Michael K. Williams. Omar was still a more fun character to watch and had awesome lines. All the actors were great. Brother Mouzone is underrated. That cat gave me chills from his frostiness.
Man I LOVED Brother Mazone. Omar called him bowtie. That showdown in season 3 between Omar and Bowtie. It was a great conversation. Every time he was on screen I was like "BROTHER MAZONE!!!"
You can tell every actor in the Wire is truly unforgettable because literally everyone in the comments is naming someone completely different. And they're all absolutely correct. There wasn't a single performance on that show that felt phoned-in whatsoever. And when you wanna talk about child-actors that make every other child-actor *ever* look mild at best? The Wire has got you covered there too! The child\young teen performances were the arguably the greatest to ever grace television. Characters like Michael and Dukie were undeniably out of the freakin world!
This is the difficulty with The Wire, they brought out the best of an already very talented cast, I think of all shows that show in particular would be the hardest one to try and judge who is giving the best performance because they all shined
It's hard to believe he changed his accent completely and went all west Baltimore. He sounds totally different in the wire you'd of never known he was British
As a Canadian and maybe a little disconnected from pop culture. I never heard of The Wire until years after its initial run. It was so brilliantly written and acted. I couldn’t believe it never won any emmys. It makes you wonder.
If you know how the American awards shows work it doesn’t make you wonder. There wasn’t enough gowns and big name white actors to get it any awards sadly.
The fantasy: "Idris Elba talks about the best actor in The Wire". The reality: Idris Elba deliberately makes an effort to NOT say that any actor from The Wire is better than any other actor. The title is clickbait bullshit.
Now he's the boxing trainer to Michael B. Jordan's character in the Creed II. I believe if they make a Creed III that Stallone has retired from the series and Wood Harris would now be the head trainer for Adonis.
He’s literally just himself in everything I’ve ever seen him in. He’s an AWFUL actor. Think about all the good shit Avon gets to do - actor wise. I’m talking an actor getting a bunch of chances at acting in important yet different scenes that would set you apart if you’re a great actor. You get that role and if you’re good then movie time. He wasn’t good though. Think about it. He gets to play a gangster and asan actor he gets to go to prison, he gets out of prison, we see him as he gets caught and stays with him for a good while while he realizes he’s never getting out of jail, deciding to kill his best friend. He got so much stuff an actor dreams of and blew it by sucking. Michael Williams got so much less than him, at least before they realized wood Harris can’t fucking act, in which case they cut him out and gave Omar a great final showing. The fact that he can instantly convey any emotion with tears, the accent (if wood were a better actor he’d have lost his ducking ny accent and tried the one everyone else was doing), the mannerisms. Omar has some pretty good lines but not really in the first season. He had just enough to show the talent of Williams which gave him more to do later. Wood Harris is straight trash. And the dude who played marlo missed out on something most great actors will do, but that’s understandable given he gave all his free time and brain space towards being a 50 cent knockoff. He forgot you still need to give your character something redeeming. Something that makes you at least think, ok I see now. No. We never see anything that ever gives you an idea of why people would not only accept his behavior but like him enough to be loyal at the start. I get fear comes in, but that only works after you’ve found people. Never do I understand why anyone would have ever liked this dude pre money which means how did he even get to where he is with nobody. He’s the worst character I’ve ever seen. He’s straight xpac heat his entire duration of the show. He’s get off my fucking screen heat. Avon is at least likable enough at times where you see how people became his buddy. But that’s nothing to do with wood Harris skill. If anything playing himself again reinforces his awfulness.
Your talking about the best writing ,the best stories,Baltimore dialogue. Best characters Omar,Stringer Bell McNaulty, Bubbles,Kema, Avon Barksdale, Snoop, Michael, Marlo the list goes on.Arguably the best drama series in the history of television.
He played a major, iconic, fascinating character on one of, if not THE best dramatic television program in history. I'm sure part of his realizes people can't help but wanting to know more about The Wire and bring it up. He's part of something so legendary that new people are discovering all the time. It's going to live on in people's minds for ages.
Probably since he most likely won't ever achieve sth bigger than the Wire and if he got that mindset, it can really hurt being reminded of that. Also makes you feel old.
Jan Henrik sure. That's a possibility, but ultimately I think he finds it very fulfilling to know that his acting legacy is tied to such a great character in an iconic show that will be revered long after he's died.
IIRC Wood Harris said one of the things about being an actor on The Wire is that the show and the cast members did not start to gain recognition until it was finished.
This video showed up in my recommendations because of The Wire. Maybe there's something I don't know about this channel/interviewer, but who the F interviews Idris Elba wearing jorts and a baseball cap?
Yo string, where's wallace? YO STRING WHERE WALLACE AT??? WHERE WALLACE AT STRING WHERE WALLACE AT???? YO STRING To this day, poor Dee still doesn't know the whereabouts of mr. Wallace, due to String being unwilling to share said information I will add, no show could do heartbreaking and gut-wrenching scenes like the wire could
The best actors in the Wire are those who played Ziggy and Valcheck. It's extremely difficult to play characters such as these without falling into caricature and making them believable in a show so much rooted in realism.
It always fucks me up when I hear Idris speak with his real accent. Edit: Idris is being modest. He was definitely one of the best actors on, “The Wire."
I enjoyed Wood Harris' acting the most. Avon is a portrayal of the definitive alpha-male! "It's gonna be like old times, baby! Old times!!" His delivery on that is so funny!
I love me some Stringer Bell, Omar, Avon, Bodie and Bubbles… and so many other characters can come to mind. But gotta say, Marlo was one of the best acted villains on TV ever.
Whoever played Chris had the absolute best character development I've ever seen. No one portrays resilience like he did. Even his silence touched the audience.
Listen, as a staunch huge fan of the original books, I actually really got into the Dark Tower movie. I think Idris really gave it a whole perspective that felt refreshing. I liked the movie quite a bit!
I'm from Baltimore City. I know Baltimore accents when I hear 'em. How the hell Idris and Domenic adapted that shit so quickly and authentically is beyond me. Unbelievable series!
Miloš Dude couldn’t let ‘Dris escape without the obligatory question about The Wire. It’s disappointing, sure. But, in a way, it’s a high honour that we’re still talking about a cable tv programme that ended a decade ago.
