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Idris Elba

Elba at a 2007 American Music Awards after-party, November 2007
Born Idrissa Elba
September 6, 1972 (1972-09-06) (age 35)
Hackney, London, England
Other name(s) DJ Big Driis
Big Driis the Londoner

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Biography

Personal life

Elba, an only child, was born in Hackney, London. An only child is a child with no Siblings, either Biological or adopted. The London Borough of Hackney ( is a London borough in North-East London and forms part of Inner London. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. His father is a Sierra Leonean and his mother is from Ghana, West Africa. Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. The Republic of Ghana is a country in West Africa. It borders Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast to the west Burkina Faso to the north Togo to the [2][3][4] Elba has a daughter named Isan.

Career

Elba started acting in secondary school with encouragement from his drama teacher. Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational Institution where the final stage of compulsory schooling known as Secondary education, takes Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance. He got his break as a supporting cast member of UK soap opera Family Affairs and rose to prominence in the highly acclaimed vampire series Ultraviolet, but is perhaps best known for playing Russell "Stringer" Bell, one of the major characters in the HBO drama series The Wire. For the American sitcom of similar name see Family Affair. See also Family Affair (disambiguation. Ultraviolet is a 1998 British television serial written and directed by Joe Ahearne and starring Jack Russell "Stringer" Bell is a Fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by British actor Idris Elba. He also portrayed Captain Augustin Muganza in Sometimes in April, an HBO TV movie about the Rwandan Genocide somewhat similar to Hotel Rwanda. Sometimes in April is a 2005 historical drama Television film about the Rwandan Genocide of 1994, written and directed The Rwandan Genocide was the 1994 mass killing of hundreds of thousands of Rwanda 's minority Tutsis and the moderates of its Hutu majority Hotel Rwanda is a Historical drama film about the hotelier Paul Rusesabagina (played by Don Cheadle) during the Rwandan Genocide One of his major roles included Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls. Tyler Perry (born September 13, 1969,is an American Playwright, Screenwriter, Actor and Director and Producer Daddy's Little Girls is a 2007 Drama film written and directed by Tyler Perry and produced by Reuben Cannon and Roger Bobb Elba also co-produced and performed on the the intro on Jay-Z's American Gangster album. Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4 1969 better known as Jay-Z, is an American Rapper and former CEO of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Elba is currently starring in the horror film "Prom Night," in theaters April 11, 2008.

Elba has a large female fan base following an appearance on the cover of Essence magazine's "Hot Hollywood Men" issue in April 2004 and again in Essence's November 2005 "10 Hottest Men on the Planet" issue. Essence is an American Fashion, Lifestyle and Entertainment Magazine. 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources.

He recorded the four-song EP Big Man for Hevlar Records in 2006. An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify

Filmography

Awards/nominations

References

  1. ^ The British Invasion - Idris Elba joins the bandwagon of British actors in Hollywood - AfricanLoft
  2. ^ Visimag.com Film Bytes - Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls
  3. ^ Ties to 'Wire' cut - but new work calls
  4. ^ edmontonsun.com - MovieNews - Speaking of Elba

External links

The BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate Black Americans and other minorities in music acting sports and Daddy's Little Girls is a 2007 Drama film written and directed by Tyler Perry and produced by Reuben Cannon and Roger Bobb The Black Reel Awards began in 2000 and were designed to annually recognize and celebrate the achievements of Black people in feature independent and television films This article is about a film For other uses of the word "gospel" see Gospel (disambiguation. Sometimes in April is a 2005 historical drama Television film about the Rwandan Genocide of 1994, written and directed The NAACP Image Awards is an award presented annually by the American National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to honor outstanding People of color Sometimes in April is a 2005 historical drama Television film about the Rwandan Genocide of 1994, written and directed The Screen Actors Guild Awards are an annual award given by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG to recognize outstanding performances by members
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