Idris Elba
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Idris Elba (born September 6, 1972) is an English television, theatre and film actor who has starred in both British and American productions. Idris is also a DJ under the moniker DJ Big Driis / Big Driis the Londoner, and a hip-hop soul recording artist. He's the only child of a Sierra Leone father and a Ghanian mother. Idris was born and raised in Hackney, London, England. He is single, with one daughter.
Idris started acting in secondary school with encouragement from his drama teacher, on whom he also had a crush.
He has a large female fan following and thus appeared on the cover of Essence's "Hot Hollywood Men" issue, April 2004 and again in Essence's November 2005 "10 Hottest Men on the Planet" issue.
Elba is perhaps best known for playing Stringer Bell, one of the major characters in the HBO drama series "The Wire".
He recorded "Johnny Was" for Hevlar Records in 2006.
[edit] Recent screen roles
- 28 Weeks Later (2007) ....Unknown
- The Gospel (2005) ....Charles Frank
- Sometimes In April (2005) ....Augustin Muganza
- The Wire (2002-2004) .... Russell 'Stringer' Bell
- The Inspector Lynley Mysteries: Payment in Blood (2002) .... Robert Gabriel
- Buffalo Soldiers (2001) .... Kimborough
- In Defence (2000) TV Series .... PC Paul Fraser: (segment 3)
- Sorted (2000) .... Jam
- Dangerfield episode (1999) .... Matt Gregory
- Belle maman (1999) .... Grégoire
- Ultraviolet (1998) .... Vaughan Rice
