Idris Elba

Idris Elba
Idris Elba;
	Idris Elba in 2018
Born	Idrissa Akuna Elba; September 6, 1972 (age 51); Hackney, London, England, UK
Other names	DJ Big Driis; Big Driis the Londoner; 7 Dub; Me Innit;
Citizenship	English; Sierra Leonean (since 2019);
Occupation	Actor; producer; disc jockey; rapper; singer;
Years active	1994 - present
Height	189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Spouse(s)	Hanne Nørgaard; (m. 1999; div. 2003); Sonya Nicole Hamlin; (m. 2006; annul. 2006); Sabrina Dhowre; (m. 2019)
Partner(s)	Naiyana Garth (2013–2016)
Children	2
Awards	Full list

Idrissa Akuna Elba (born 6 September 1972) is an English actor, producer and writer.^[3] He is known for his roles in American Gangster, Takers, The Losers, Thor, Prometheus, Pacific Rim and Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. He won a Golden Globe Award in 2011 and a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2016.

On 16 March 2020, Elba announced that he had been diagnosed with COVID-19 during the 2019–2020 coronavirus pandemic.^[4]

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Elba (back row, centre) with the cast of RocknRolla at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival
Elba at the premiere of Molly's Game, 2017 Toronto International Film Festival
Elba at the American Music Awards in 2007
Elba and British cabinet minister Justine Greening at a meeting with diaspora representatives at the 'Defeating Ebola in Sierra Leone' conference in London, October 2014

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Idris Elba
Idris Elba in 2018
Born	Idrissa Akuna Elba (1972-09-06) September 6, 1972 (age 51) Hackney, London, England, UK
Other names	DJ Big Driis Big Driis the Londoner 7 Dub Me Innit^[1]
Citizenship	English Sierra Leonean (since 2019)^[2]
Occupation	Actor producer disc jockey rapper singer
Years active	1994 - present
Height	189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Spouse(s)	Hanne Nørgaard (m. 1999; div. 2003) Sonya Nicole Hamlin (m. 2006; annul. 2006) Sabrina Dhowre (m. 2019)
Partner(s)	Naiyana Garth (2013–2016)
Children	2
Awards	Full list