Idris Elba
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Idrissa Akuna Elba OBE (born 6 September 1972) is an English actor, writer, producer, musician, DJ, rapper, and singer. He is known for roles including Stringer Bell in the HBO series The Wire, DCI John Luther in 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.
In addition to his acting work, Elba performs as a DJ under the moniker DJ Big Driis (or Big Driis the Londoner) and as an R&B musician.
Idris Elba has performed in the following roles:
Film
- Belle maman (1999) as Grégoire
- Sorted (2000) as Jam
- Buffalo Soldiers (2001) as Kimborough
- One Love (2003) as Aaron
- The Gospel (2005) as Charles Frank
- Sometimes in April (2005) as Augustin
- Daddy's Little Girls (2007) as Monty James
- The Reaping (2007) as Ben
- 28 Weeks Later (2007) as General Stone
- American Gangster (2007) as Tango
- This Christmas (2007) as Quentin Whitfield
- Prom Night (2008) as Detective Winn
- RocknRolla (2008) as Mumbles
- The Human Contract (2008) as Larry
- The Unborn (2009) as Arthur Wyndham
- Obsessed (2009) as Derek Charles
- Legacy (2010) as Malcom Gray
- The Losers (2010) as Roque
- Takers (2010) as Gordon Cozier
- Heimdall in the Marvel Cinematic Universe:
- Thor (2011)
- Thor: The Dark World (2013)
- Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
- Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
- Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2012) as Moreau
- Prometheus (2012) as Captain Janek
- Pacific Rim (2013) as Stacker Pentecost
- Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013) as Nelson Mandela
- No Good Deed (2014) as Colin Evans
- Beasts of No Nation (2015) as Commandant
- Zootopia (2016) as Chief Bogo
- The Jungle Book (2016) as Shere Khan
- Bastille Day (2016) as Sean Briar
- Finding Dory (2016) as Fluke
- Star Trek Beyond (2016) as Krall / Balthazar Edison
- The Dark Tower (2017) as Roland Deschain
- Molly's Game (2017) as Charlie Jaffey
- Hobbs & Shaw (2019) as Brixton Lore
- Cats (2019) as Macavity
- The Suicide Squad (2021) as Bloodsport