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  1. Idris Elba filmography. Idris Elba is an English actor. He is known for portraying drug trafficker Stringer Bell on the HBO series The Wire, DCI John Luther on the BBC One series Luther and Nelson Mandela in the biographical film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013). He has been nominated four times for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor ...

  2. Apr 22, 2024 · Idris Elba, British actor who was perhaps best known for his work on the television series The Wire and Luther. He also found success in film, appearing in the thriller 28 Weeks Later (2007), the Marvel franchise Thor, and the biopic Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013). Learn more about Elbas life and career.

  3. Idris Elba. Actor: Beasts of No Nation. An only child, Idrissa Akuna Elba was born and raised in London, England. 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.

  4. Jul 24, 2021 · Idris Elba: ‘I used work to exorcise my demons’. Tom Lamont. The actor was working as a bouncer when he got a small part in a new show called The Wire. Two decades on, he’s a blockbuster...

  5. 5 days ago · Having played the stilted-sounding warrior echidna in the 2022 “Sonic” sequel, Idris Elba reprises the voice of the titular animated figure in this live-action show, but that’s small ...

  6. Jul 2, 2023 · July 2, 20238:10 AM ET. Heard on Weekend Edition Sunday. Ayesha Rascoe. 8-Minute Listen. Playlist. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with actor Idris Elba about his new action-thriller series,...

  7. Oct 14, 2021 · The Idris Elba Effect. The coolest man on the planet won’t be shaken from his master plan. But after a bruising 18 months, the multitalented Englishman, who acts, deejays, and podcasts, and...

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