Who plays the title character of the British crime drama programme written by Neil Cross that is also credited to the English and Canadian filmmaker Stefan Schwartz?
Luther (TV series) Luther is a British crime drama programme starring Idris Elba as the title character, DCI John Luther. Written by Neil Cross, the first season, comprising six episodes, ran in May and June 2010. A second season of four episodes aired on BBC One in June and July 2011. A third series was commissioned in 2012, comprising four episodes aired in July 2013. A two-episode fourth series was broadcast in December 2015. A fifth series has been announced with filming due to start in early 2018.
Alex Cross (film) Alex Cross is a 2012 American action crime-thriller film directed by Rob Cohen and starring Tyler Perry as the title character and Matthew Fox as the villain Picasso. The adapted screenplay was written by Marc Moss and Kerry Williamson. This is the third film appearance of the character Alex Cross, the lead of a series of novels by James Patterson. Cross was previously portrayed by Morgan Freeman in "Kiss the Girls" (1997) and "Along Came a Spider" (2001). In 2010, Idris Elba was hired to play Cross, but was replaced by Perry. Filming took place in 2011, and "Alex Cross" was released on October 19, 2012 in the United States and Canada.