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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 ...
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.
Apr 25, 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 Elba’s life and career.
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...
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,...
Feb 9, 2021 · Published Feb. 9, 2021 Updated Feb. 11, 2021. “In the Long Run,” which just wrapped up its third season on Starz, is a comedy based on the actor Idris Elba’s childhood in the Holly Street...
Idrissa Akuna Elba is an English actor, rapper, singer, and DJ. An alumnus of the National Youth Music Theatre in London, he is known for roles including Stringer Bell in the HBO series The Wire (2002–2004), DCI John Luther in the BBC One series Luther (2010–2019), and Nelson Mandela in the biographical film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013).
