Williams died of an accidental fentanyl overdose in his Brooklyn apartment on Sept. And so many dom writers are also really poorly educated in consent and BDSM etiquette which is really concerning tbh. He wasn’t written as a type, and I wouldn’t play him as one.” Idk I feel bad preferring to bottom but also preferring to write with switch writers but like, when so many top leaning writers are really entitled I just feel more comfortable with switch writers. Once I realized that Omar was non-effeminate, that I didn’t have to talk or walk in a flamboyant way, a lot of that fear drained away.

“I think my initial fear of Omar’s sexuality came from my upbringing, the community that raised me, and the stubborn stereotypes of gay characters. “As for Omar’s homosexuality, it was groundbreaking 20 years ago, and I admit that at first I was scared to play a gay character,” Williams wrote in his memoir Scenes of My Life, per Variety. Williams' earned credit for his thoughtful portrayal of Little, but said initially he was conflicted about taking the role that would make his career. But as a gay man, he is also vulnerable to the actions of others on the street. Williams' Omar Little, a stickup man who lives by his own moral code and shows no mercy to those he thinks deserve to be at the end of his 12-gauge shotgun.

People would run when they heard the signature whistle from Michael K. In April 2019, the actor and DJ tied the knot with model Sabrina Dhowre in a gorgeous Moroccan ceremony. Obviously, his accent won Simon over as Elba was hired and would give the breakthrough performance of his career in the first three seasons of the show.įollowing The Wire, Elba became a household name thanks to roles in Luther and The Office as well as his role as Heimdall in several Marvel films - not to mention, a stint as PEOPLE's Sexiest Man Alive. I don’t want to see no non-Americans for any of these roles, I need people that can really relate to the story I’m trying to tell here’ - which is a very fair thing to ask for, considering how observant he is of the culture,” he revealed during an episode of Hot Ones. “David Simon specifically told Alexa Fogel, who was the casting director, ‘Listen, this is about Baltimore. As with West, fans were staggered when they learned Idris Elba, who played criminal mastermind Stringer Bell on the series, was actually from the U.K.īut the actor said he worked incredibly hard to pass as a Baltimore native in order to impress creator David Simon.

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