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Idris's Parents
Idris's parents were married in Sierra Leone and later moved to London shortly before Idris was born in 1972 -
The Birth of Idris Elba
Idris Elba whose full name is Idrissa Akuna Elba was born in the London Borough of Hackney on September the 6th, 1972. Idris was born to his Father Winston Elba from Sierra Leone and Mother Eve Elba from Ghana -
Idris's Siblings?
Idrissa Elba grew up to be an only child.
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Before acting.
One of Idris Elba side passion would be being a DJ. Idris began with helping his uncle with his wedding DJ business. His DJ name is DJ Big Driis. -
Idris Elba attending Barking and Dagenham College.
Idris attended Barking and Dagenham College, here it was when he became interested in acting at school and shortened his name from Idrissa to Idris. But he left in 1988 -
Influencers in his acting career.
Some of Idris's people that influenced his acting career was first of all his acting teacher and Robert De Niro -
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First audition!!
Idris Elba first auditioned for a role after seeing an advertisement in The Stage and met his first agent during the process. -
First Role
His first acting roles were on the soap opera Family Affairs in 1997. -
Relocation to New York
In 1997 Idris Elba moved to New York in 1997 from London because he felt roles for Black men in the UK were limited. -
First Marriage!!!
Idris Elba was married to Hanne Norgaard from 1999-2003 to which he had his daughter. -
Idris Elba Kids
In 2002 Isan Elba was born to Idris Elba and Mother Hanne Norgaard. Idris's first marriage from 1999-2003 -
Major role in the U.S
Elba played the Baltimore drug dealer in the HBO series The Wire from .The Wire was his first major role on a US series. From 2002 to 2004. -
Second Marriage
Idris Elba remarried in 2006 to Sonya Nicole Hamlin, but they divorced the same year. -
Award
Idris Elba won the 2011 BET Award for Best Actor for his roles in Takers and Luther. -
Company
Green Door Pictures was founded by Idris Elba in 2013 to champion diversity of thought, opportunity & inclusion. -
Most popular Movie
One of Idris Elba's Most popular movie was Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom were he portrayed Nelson Mandela.The film is based on the 1994 autobiographical book Long Walk to Freedom by anti-apartheid revolutionary and former South African President Nelson Mandela. -
Idris Elba's son.
Winston Elba was born to Elba and Garth on April 17, 2014. Naiyana Garth was only a girlfriend of Idris. -
Idris Elba's Marriage
Idris Elba has been married three times and finally settled down to Sabrina Dhowre Elba in 2019. She is a Canadian model -
Odd Jobs
Elba worked odd jobs to support himself between roles, including cold-calling, tire-fitting, and night shifts at Ford Dagenham. -
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Voice Overs
He voiced Chief Bogo in Zootopia - 2016, Shere Khan in The Jungle Book (2016), and Fluke in Finding Dory (2016). -
Fav Quote
"Waking up in TRUTH is so much better than living in a lie." - Idris Elba