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Idris Elba (born September 6, 1972) is a television, theatre and film actor who has starred in both British and American productions. Idris is also a DJ under the moniker DJ Big Driis / Big Driis the Londoner. He's the only child of a Sierra Leonean father and a Ghanian mother. Idris was born and raised in Hackney, London, England. He is single, with one daughter.

Idris started acting in secondary school with encouragement from his drama teacher, who he also had a crush on.

He's much loved by the ladies and appeared on the cover of Essence's "Hot Hollywood Men" issue, April 2004 and again in Essence's November 2005 "10 Hottest Men on the Planet" issue.

Elba is perhaps best known for playing Stringer Bell, one of the major characters in the HBO drama series "The Wire". In the first season, the character is second in command to a major Baltimore drug dealer, Avon Barksdale (played by Wood Harris). In the second season, Barksdale is arrested and Bell steps up to assume temporary control of the drug trade.

Recent screen roles

The Gospel
(2005) ....Frank
Sometimes In April
(2005) HBO Movie....Augustin Muganza
"The Wire" (2002) TV Series .... Russell 'Stringer' Bell (2002-2004)
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries: Payment in Blood (2002) (TV) .... Robert Gabriel
Buffalo Soldiers
(2001) .... Kimborough
*... aka Army Go Home (Germany)
*... aka Buffalo Soldiers - Army Go Home! (Germany: DVD title)
"In Defence" (2000) TV Series .... PC Paul Fraser: (segment 3)
Sorted (2000) .... Jam
"Dangerfield" (1995) TV Series .... Matt Gregory, forensic scientist (1999)
Belle maman (1999) .... Grégoire
*... aka Beautiful Mother (USA)
"Ultraviolet" (1998) TV Mini-Series .... Vaughan Rice

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