Idris Elba
Artist Info
Bio: Idrissa Akuna “Idris” Elba OBE (/ˈɪdrɪs ˈɛlbə/, born 6 September 1972)[2] is an English actor, producer, musician, and DJ.[3][4] He is known for playing the narcotrafficker Stringer Bell in the HBO series The Wire,[5] 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 – Miniseries or Television Film, winning one, and was nominated five times for a Primetime Emmy Award.[6][7]
Born: 6 September 1972 (age 45), London Borough of Hackney, United Kingdom
