Idris Elba
Idris Elba ( born September 6, 1972 in Hackney, London as Idrissa Akuna Elba) is a British actor, film producer and musician. For his portrayal of John Luther in the BBC TV series Luther, he was awarded the Golden Globe and was nominated for an Emmy.
Life and career
Idris Elba was born in 1972 in the London Borough of Hackney. Elba's father is from Sierra Leone, his mother from Ghana.
Elba made his debut in an episode of the British television series 2point4 Children from the year 1994. 's French comedy My beautiful mother in law (1999), he played alongside Catherine Deneuve.
From 2002 to 2004, Elba starred in the television series The Wire, the drug dealer and businessman Russell ' Stringer ' Bell. For this role, in 2005 he was nominated for the Image Award. For the lead role in the television drama Sometimes in April (2005) he was nominated for the 2006 Black Reel Award, Image Award and Vision Award. In the film drama Daddy 's Little Girls ( 2007), he played the role of a divorced car mechanic Monty, who begins a relationship with the lawyer Julia ( Gabrielle Union). In the American- British horror-thriller 28 Weeks Later (2007) he played the role of General Stone. In 2011 he took over the role of the Aesir god Heimdall in the comic book movie Thor. For the title role of a police officer in the TV series Luther in 2012 he received the Golden Globe. In the film, Mandela - The Long Walk to Freedom 2013 he played the lead role.
Elba lives in New York City and has a daughter. He also worked as DJ and appeared under the name DJ Big Driis and Big Driis the Londoner. In 2012, he starred in the music video for Lover Of The Light by Mumford & Sons with.