Idris Elba - Actors
"Idris Akuna Elba" (born 6 September 1972) is a British television, theatre, and film actor who has starred in both British and American productions. Idris Elba grew up in Hackney, East London. One of his first acting roles was in the soap opera "Family Affairs". He has worked in a variety of TV roles including "Ultraviolet" and "The Inspector Lynley Mysteries". He is also known for playing Russell 'Stringer' Bell, the drug dealer who aspired to become a high powered businessman, in HBO's "The Wire". Elba is also a DJ under the moniker DJ Big Driis / Big Driis ....more
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Jason Patric to be part of 'Losers'
Aug 14, 2009, 20:51 GMT
Jason Patric has joined the cast of 'The Losers,' the Warner Bros./Dark Castle adaptation of the DC-Vertigo comicbook. ... more
Beyonce Knowles and Ali Larter are ‘Obsessed’
Mar 6, 2008, 12:48 GMT
Idris Elba in Bone Deep
Dec 19, 2007, 0:15 GMT
David Morrissey and Idris Elba join The Reaping
Aug 22, 2005, 12:39 GMT
David Morrissey and Idris Elba have been cast in Warner Bros.' The Reaping. ... more
