lileneboheme Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 Idris Elba grew up in Hackney, east London. His mother is Ghanaian and his father is Sierra Leonean. One of his first acting roles was in a British soap opera, Family Affairs. He has worked in a variety of TV roles including the BBC series Ultraviolet and The Inspector Lynley Mysteries. Elba is comfortable working in TV and on the big screen. He is best known as "Stringer Bell", the dealer who aspired to become a high powered businessman, in HBO's The Wire. In 2005, Elba starred in Sometime in April, an HBO film about the Rwandan genocide. After three seasons, Elba was free to do more motion pictures. He starred in Daddy's Little Girls and This Christmas. He costarred in The Gospel, The Reaping and 28 Days Later. In 2009, Elba appeared on a six-episode arc of the American sitcom The Office, playing Charles Miner, Michael Scott's new boss. In 2010, he appeared in the action film The Losers in the role of Roque, the second-in-command of a black-ops team. The same year, he appeared in the thriller Takers. Elba plays the title role of Detective John Luther in the BBC television show Luther that aired on BBC One,[4] which has finished its second series. Elba has won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of DCI Luther. From tv.com... Quote
lileneboheme Posted March 15, 2012 Author Posted March 15, 2012 Congrats to Idris on his Golden Globes win! Quote
helenoftroy Posted July 12, 2013 Posted July 12, 2013 Very hot! I haven't seen him in anything but Prometheus and Thor... I'd love to see more! Quote
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