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Elba briefly attended Barking and Dagenham College, leaving school in 1988 and winning a place in the National Youth Music Theatre after a £1,500 Prince's Trust grant. In order to support himself between roles in his early career, he worked in odd jobs including tyre-fitting, cold-calling and night shifts at Ford Dagenham. [20]
His father, Winston, is from Sierra Leone and worked at Ford Dagenham; his mother, Eve, is from Ghana and had a clerical duty. Idris attended school in Canning Town, where he first became involved in acting, before he dropped out. He gained a place in the National Youth Music Theatre...
- Actor, Producer, Writer
- September 6, 1972
Elba shortened his name to ‘Idris’ while attending school at Canning Town. It was during this time that he got involved in acting. His first role was in the play ‘The Stage’, which he had landed after answering an advertisement in a newspaper.
6 days ago · Elba was born to immigrant working-class parents (his father was from Sierra Leone, and his mother was born in Ghana ). He became interested in drama while attending school and was awarded a grant by the Prince’s Trust to join (1990) the National Youth Music Theatre.
Oct 25, 2023 · As a child, he grew up in the Canning Town district of London. For high school, Elba attended the all-boys school called Dick Sheppard School (later known as Trinity Catholic High School). He was very involved in school plays and drama productions during this time.
Oct 21, 2020 · Idrissa Akuna Elba was born on September 6, 1972, in the Hackney section of East London, England. An only child of Sierra Leonean and Ghanaian descent, Elba eventually attended the National...
Idris attended school in Canning Town, where he first became involved in acting, before he dropped out. He gained a place in the National Youth Music Theatre - thanks to a £1,500 Prince's Trust grant.