Thomas Howell Williams Idris Thomas Howell Williams Idris Thomas Howell Williams Idris (5 August 1842 – 10 February 1925), known as Howell Idris, was a Welsh Liberal Party politician and chemical manufacturer. Born Pembrokeshire, 2nd s of Benjamin Williams; assumed additional surname of Idris by deed poll, 1893; m 1873, Emeline, d of John Trevena, Pembroke Dock; five s one d. He was an ardent Welsh Nationalist. His nonconformist background ensured that he favoured Welsh disestablishment. He was an advocate of industrial Profit sharing for workers, which he practised in his own company, initiating a profit sharing scheme in addition to wages. He was
Idris Elba 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