Actor
Idris Elba
Idris Elba
- Date of birth
- Age
- 54
- Place of birth
- Hackney, London, England, UK
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom, Sierra Leone
- Occupations
- actor, film producer, disc jockey, film actor, record producer, composer, stage actor, television actor, television producer, film director, singer, rapper, songwriter, voice actor, musician
- Languages
- English
Biography
Idris Elba (born September 6, 1972) is a British television, theatre, and film actor who has starred in both British and American productions. One of his first acting roles was in the soap opera Family Affairs. Since then he has worked in a variety of TV and movie projects including Ultraviolet, The Wire, No Good Deed and Zootopia.
Education
- National Youth Music Theatre
- Barking and Dagenham College
Awards
- The King's Trust1988
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire2016
- Knight Bachelor2026
- honorary doctorate2022
Nominations
- British Academy Television Award for Best Actor2016 Luther
- The Game Awards − Best Performance2023 Cyberpunk 2077: Ілюзія свободи
Education and awards: Wikidata information may be incomplete. Wikidata · Updated: 2026-10-27
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