Idris Akuna Elba (born 6 September 1972) is a British television, theatre, and film actor who has starred in both British and American productions. Idris Elba grew up in Hackney, East London. One of his first acting roles was in the soap opera Family Affairs. He has worked in a variety of TV roles including Ultraviolet and The Inspector Lynley Mysteries. He is also known for playing Russell "Stringer" Bell, the drug dealer who aspired to become a high powered businessman, in HBO's The Wire.

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  • Idris Akuna Elba (born 6 September 1972) is a British television, theatre, and film actor who has starred in both British and American productions. Idris Elba grew up in Hackney, East London. One of his first acting roles was in the soap opera Family Affairs. He has worked in a variety of TV roles including Ultraviolet and The Inspector Lynley Mysteries. He is also known for playing Russell "Stringer" Bell, the drug dealer who aspired to become a high powered businessman, in HBO's The Wire. Elba is also a DJ under the moniker DJ Big Driis / Big Driis the Londoner, and a hip-hop soul recording artist. In 2009, Idris began playing a character in NBC's television hit series The Office. He was in six episodes playing Charles Miner, Michael Scott's new boss. In 2010 he will be seen in Dark Castle Entertainment's adaptation of DC/Vertigo’s The Losers under the direction of Sylvain White in the role of Roque, the second-in-command of a black-ops team out for revenge against a government that did them wrong as well as the thriller Takers starring Hayden Christensen, T.I. , and Paul Walker. In September 2009, Elba inked a deal to star as the lead role in a 6-part BBC television show called Luther to air sometime in 2010.
  • Idris Akuna Elba ist ein britischer Schauspieler und Musiker.
  • Idris Akuna Elba es un actor británico de televisión, teatro y cine. Empezó su carrera en Estados Unidos. Su papel mas famoso es el de Russell "Stringer" Bell, un traficante de drogas que aspira a convertirse en un hombre de negocios, en la serie de la HBO The Wire. Elba es también un DJ bajo el seudónimo de DJ Big Driis / Big Driis the Londoner, y un cantante de hip-hop y soul.
  • Idris Elba on brittiläinen näyttelijä ja muusikko. Hän on esiintynyt muun muassa elokuvassa 28 viikkoa myöhemmin. Lontoon Hackneyssä syntyneen Elban molemmat vanhemmat ovat afrikkalaisia.
  • Idris Elba (de son vrai nom Idrissa Elba) est un acteur britannique de théâtre, télévision au cinéma, né le 6 septembre 1972 dans la circonscription de Hackney. Il est également DJ pour ses artistes Hip-Hop et Soul, sous le pseudonyme de DJ Big Driis the Londoner.
  • Ha lavorato nelle serie televisive The Wire e The Office e ha recitato in film come 28 settimane dopo, American Gangster, RocknRolla e Obsessed.
  • Idris Elba é um ator e diretor de filmes britânico famoso por seu papel no filme 28 Weeks Later. Elba também é DJ, conhecido como Big Driis / Big Driis the Londoner, além de ter produzido músicas de soul e hip-hop.
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  • Elba at an American Music Awards after-party, November 2007
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  • Idris Akuna Elba (born 6 September 1972) is a British television, theatre, and film actor who has starred in both British and American productions. Idris Elba grew up in Hackney, East London. One of his first acting roles was in the soap opera Family Affairs. He has worked in a variety of TV roles including Ultraviolet and The Inspector Lynley Mysteries. He is also known for playing Russell "Stringer" Bell, the drug dealer who aspired to become a high powered businessman, in HBO's The Wire.
  • Idris Akuna Elba ist ein britischer Schauspieler und Musiker.
  • Idris Akuna Elba es un actor británico de televisión, teatro y cine. Empezó su carrera en Estados Unidos. Su papel mas famoso es el de Russell "Stringer" Bell, un traficante de drogas que aspira a convertirse en un hombre de negocios, en la serie de la HBO The Wire. Elba es también un DJ bajo el seudónimo de DJ Big Driis / Big Driis the Londoner, y un cantante de hip-hop y soul.
  • Idris Elba on brittiläinen näyttelijä ja muusikko. Hän on esiintynyt muun muassa elokuvassa 28 viikkoa myöhemmin. Lontoon Hackneyssä syntyneen Elban molemmat vanhemmat ovat afrikkalaisia.
  • Idris Elba (de son vrai nom Idrissa Elba) est un acteur britannique de théâtre, télévision au cinéma, né le 6 septembre 1972 dans la circonscription de Hackney. Il est également DJ pour ses artistes Hip-Hop et Soul, sous le pseudonyme de DJ Big Driis the Londoner.
  • Ha lavorato nelle serie televisive The Wire e The Office e ha recitato in film come 28 settimane dopo, American Gangster, RocknRolla e Obsessed.
  • Idris Elba é um ator e diretor de filmes britânico famoso por seu papel no filme 28 Weeks Later. Elba também é DJ, conhecido como Big Driis / Big Driis the Londoner, além de ter produzido músicas de soul e hip-hop.
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