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id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading">Idris Elba</h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. 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data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target">العربية</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idris_Elba" title="Idris Elba – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Idris Elba" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Asturianu</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%B0dris_Elba" title="İdris Elba – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="İdris Elba" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target">Azərbaycanca</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%B3_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%A7" title="ادریس البا – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="ادریس البا" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target">تۆرکجه</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B8_%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE" title="ইদ্রিস এলবা – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="ইদ্রিস এলবা" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target">বাংলা</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%86%D0%B4%D1%80%D1%8B%D1%81_%D0%AD%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B1%D0%B0" title="Ідрыс Эльба – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Ідрыс Эльба" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Беларуская</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81_%D0%95%D0%BB%D0%B1%D0%B0" title="Идрис Елба – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Идрис Елба" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Български</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idris_Elba" title="Idris Elba – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Idris Elba" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target">Català</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idris_Elba" title="Idris Elba – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Idris Elba" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target">Čeština</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idris_Elba" title="Idris Elba – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Idris Elba" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target">Cymraeg</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idris_Elba" title="Idris Elba – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Idris Elba" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Dansk</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idris_Elba" title="Idris Elba – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Idris Elba" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target">Deutsch</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idris_Elba" title="Idris Elba – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Idris Elba" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Eesti</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%8A%CE%BD%CF%84%CF%81%CE%B9%CF%82_%CE%88%CE%BB%CE%BC%CF%80%CE%B1" title="Ίντρις Έλμπα – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Ίντρις Έλμπα" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target">Ελληνικά</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idris_Elba" title="Idris Elba – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Idris Elba" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Español</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idris_Elba" title="Idris Elba – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Idris Elba" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target">Esperanto</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idris_Elba" title="Idris Elba – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Idris Elba" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target">Euskara</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%B3_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%A7" title="ادریس البا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ادریس البا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target">فارسی</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idris_Elba" title="Idris Elba – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Idris Elba" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target">Français</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gv mw-list-item"><a href="https://gv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idris_Elba" title="Idris Elba – Manx" lang="gv" hreflang="gv" data-title="Idris Elba" data-language-autonym="Gaelg" data-language-local-name="Manx" class="interlanguage-link-target">Gaelg</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idris_Elba" title="Idris Elba – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Idris Elba" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target">Galego</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9D%B4%EB%93%9C%EB%A6%AC%EC%8A%A4_%EC%97%98%EB%B0%94" title="이드리스 엘바 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="이드리스 엘바" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target">한국어</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idris_Elba" title="Idris Elba – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Idris Elba" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target">Hausa</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%BB%D5%A4%D6%80%D5%AB%D5%BD_%D4%B7%D5%AC%D5%A2%D5%A1" title="Իդրիս Էլբա – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Իդրիս Էլբա" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Հայերեն</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8_%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE" title="इड्रिस एल्बा – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="इड्रिस एल्बा" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target">हिन्दी</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ig mw-list-item"><a href="https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idris_Elba" title="Idris Elba – Igbo" lang="ig" hreflang="ig" data-title="Idris Elba" data-language-autonym="Igbo" data-language-local-name="Igbo" class="interlanguage-link-target">Igbo</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idris_Elba" title="Idris Elba – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Idris Elba" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bahasa Indonesia</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idris_Elba" title="Idris Elba – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Idris Elba" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Italiano</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%99%D7%93%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%A1_%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%91%D7%94" title="אידריס אלבה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="אידריס אלבה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target">עברית</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idris_Elba" title="Idris Elba – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Idris Elba" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Jawa</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%98%E1%83%93%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%94%E1%83%9A%E1%83%91%E1%83%90" title="იდრის ელბა – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="იდრის ელბა" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target">ქართული</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kw mw-list-item"><a href="https://kw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idris_Elba" title="Idris Elba – Cornish" lang="kw" hreflang="kw" data-title="Idris Elba" data-language-autonym="Kernowek" data-language-local-name="Cornish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Kernowek</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idris_Elba" title="Idris Elba – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Idris Elba" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target">Kiswahili</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idris_Elba" title="Idris Elba – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Idris Elba" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target">Kreyòl ayisyen</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idriss_Elba" title="Idriss Elba – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Idriss Elba" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Latviešu</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idris_Elba" title="Idris Elba – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Idris Elba" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Magyar</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8_%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE" title="इद्रिस एल्बा – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="इद्रिस एल्बा" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target">मराठी</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%98%E1%83%93%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%94%E1%83%9A%E1%83%91%E1%83%90" title="იდრის ელბა – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="იდრის ელბა" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target">მარგალური</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B3_%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%A7" title="ايدريس ايلبا – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="ايدريس ايلبا" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target">مصرى</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idris_Elba" title="Idris Elba – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Idris Elba" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" 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searchaux" style="display:none">English actor (born 1972)</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Not to be confused with <a href="/wiki/Idris_(wasp)" title="Idris (wasp)">Idris (wasp)</a>, a species of parasitic wasp named after the actor.</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night 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class="honorific-suffix" style="font-size: 77%; font-weight: normal;"><a href="/wiki/Officer_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Officer of the Order of the British Empire">OBE</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a href="/wiki/File:Idris_Elba-4580_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Idris Elba in 2018" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Idris_Elba-4580_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Idris_Elba-4580_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="314" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Idris_Elba-4580_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Idris_Elba-4580_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Idris_Elba-4580_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Idris_Elba-4580_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2414" data-file-height="3445" /></a><div class="infobox-caption">Elba in 2018</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Idrissa Akuna Elba</div> (1972-09-06) 6 September 1972 (age 52) <div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Hackney,_London" title="Hackney, London">Hackney, London</a>, England</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Other names</th><td class="infobox-data nickname"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol 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dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li>DJ Big Driis</li><li>Idris<a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Citizenship</th><td class="infobox-data category"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li>United Kingdom</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sierra_Leone" title="Sierra Leone">Sierra Leone</a><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupations</th><td class="infobox-data role"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Actor</li><li>DJ</li><li>rapper</li><li>singer</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">1994–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Works</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Idris_Elba_filmography" title="Idris Elba filmography">Filmography</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouses</th><td class="infobox-data"><style 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href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1151524712"> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;">Sonya Nicole Hamlin</div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px"></div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 2006; <abbr title="annulled">ann.</abbr> 2006)</div></li><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1151524712"> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Sabrina_Dhowre" title="Sabrina Dhowre">Sabrina Dhowre</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 2019)</div></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">2</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Idris_Elba" title="List of awards and nominations received by Idris Elba">Full list</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Musical career</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hip_hop_music" class="mw-redirect" title="Hip hop music">Hip hop</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Contemporary_R%26B" title="Contemporary R&B">R&B</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Dance_music" title="Dance music">dance</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Afro_house" title="Afro house">Afro house</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Latin_house" title="Latin house">Latin house</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Instruments</th><td class="infobox-data note"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Vocals</li><li><a href="/wiki/Turntablist" class="mw-redirect" title="Turntablist">turntables</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Parlophone_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Parlophone Records">Parlophone</a></li><li>7Wallace</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Musical artist</div></td></tr></tbody></table> Idrissa Akuna Elba (<a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/ˈɪdrɪs/</a> <a href="/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key" title="Help:Pronunciation respelling key">IH-driss</a>; born 6 September 1972) is an English actor, rapper, singer and DJ. He has received a <a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Golden Globe Award">Golden Globe Award</a> as well as nominations for three <a href="/wiki/BAFTA_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="BAFTA Awards">BAFTA Awards</a> and six <a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Awards" title="Primetime Emmy Awards">Emmy Awards</a>. He was named in the <a href="/wiki/Time_100" title="Time 100">Time 100</a> list of the Most Influential People in the World in 2016.<a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a> His films have grossed over $9.8 billion at the global box office, making him one of the top 20 highest-grossing actors. Elba studied acting at the <a href="/wiki/National_Youth_Music_Theatre" title="National Youth Music Theatre">National Youth Music Theatre</a> in London. He rose to prominence playing <a href="/wiki/Stringer_Bell" title="Stringer Bell">Stringer Bell</a> in the <a href="/wiki/HBO" title="HBO">HBO</a> series <a href="/wiki/The_Wire" title="The Wire">The Wire</a> (2002–2004), and <a href="/wiki/Chief_inspector#United_Kingdom" title="Chief inspector">DCI</a> <a href="/wiki/John_Luther" class="mw-redirect" title="John Luther">John Luther</a> in the <a href="/wiki/BBC_One" title="BBC One">BBC One</a> series <a href="/wiki/Luther_(TV_series)" title="Luther (TV series)">Luther</a> (2010–2019), the latter of which earned him the <a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Miniseries_or_Television_Film" title="Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film">Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film</a> as well as a four nominations for the <a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Lead_Actor_in_a_Limited_or_Anthology_Series_or_Movie" title="Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie">Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie</a>. He was also Emmy-nominated for his guest role in <a href="/wiki/Showtime_(TV_network)" title="Showtime (TV network)">Showtime</a> comedy-drama series <a href="/wiki/The_Big_C_(TV_series)" title="The Big C (TV series)">The Big C</a> (2011) and for his leading role in <a href="/wiki/Apple_TV%2B" title="Apple TV+">Apple TV+</a> thriller series <a href="/wiki/Hijack_(TV_series)" title="Hijack (TV series)">Hijack</a> (2024).<a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a><a href="#cite_note-Luther-5">[5]</a><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a> He is also known for his recurring guest role as <a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Office_(American_TV_series)_characters#Charles_Miner" title="List of The Office (American TV series) characters">Charles Miner</a> in the <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> <a href="/wiki/Sitcom" title="Sitcom">sitcom</a> <a href="/wiki/The_Office_(American_TV_series)" title="The Office (American TV series)">The Office</a> (2009). On film, he portrayed a ruthless and charismatic <a href="/wiki/Warlord" title="Warlord">warlord</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Netflix" title="Netflix">Netflix</a> drama <a href="/wiki/Beasts_of_No_Nation_(film)" title="Beasts of No Nation (film)">Beasts of No Nation</a> (2015) for which he received the <a href="/wiki/Screen_Actors_Guild_Award_for_Outstanding_Performance_by_a_Male_Actor_in_a_Supporting_Role" title="Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role">Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role</a> as well as nominations for a <a href="/wiki/BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Supporting_Role" title="BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role">British Academy Film Award</a> and <a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor_%E2%80%93_Motion_Picture" title="Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture">Golden Globe Award</a>. He portrayed <a href="/wiki/Nelson_Mandela" title="Nelson Mandela">Nelson Mandela</a> in <a href="/wiki/Mandela:_Long_Walk_to_Freedom" title="Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom">Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom</a> (2013) for which he was nominated for the <a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Motion_Picture_%E2%80%93_Drama" title="Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama">Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama</a>. He has also acted in films such as <a href="/wiki/American_Gangster_(film)" title="American Gangster (film)">American Gangster</a> (2007), <a href="/wiki/Obsessed_(2009_film)" title="Obsessed (2009 film)">Obsessed</a> (2009), <a href="/wiki/Prometheus_(2012_film)" title="Prometheus (2012 film)">Prometheus</a> (2012), <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Rim_(film)" title="Pacific Rim (film)">Pacific Rim</a> (2013), <a href="/wiki/Star_Trek_Beyond" title="Star Trek Beyond">Star Trek Beyond</a> (2016), <a href="/wiki/Molly%27s_Game" title="Molly's Game">Molly's Game</a> (2017), <a href="/wiki/The_Dark_Tower_(2017_film)" title="The Dark Tower (2017 film)">The Dark Tower</a> (2017), <a href="/wiki/Hobbs_%26_Shaw" title="Hobbs & Shaw">Hobbs & Shaw</a> (2019), and <a href="/wiki/The_Harder_They_Fall_(2021_film)" title="The Harder They Fall (2021 film)">The Harder They Fall</a> (2021). He joined the <a href="/wiki/Marvel_Cinematic_Universe" title="Marvel Cinematic Universe">Marvel Cinematic Universe</a> (MCU) portraying <a href="/wiki/Heimdall_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Heimdall (comics)">Heimdall</a> in six films beginning with <a href="/wiki/Thor_(film)" title="Thor (film)">Thor</a> (2011), as well as the <a href="/wiki/DC_Extended_Universe" title="DC Extended Universe">DC Extended Universe</a> playing <a href="/wiki/Bloodsport_(character)" title="Bloodsport (character)">Bloodsport</a> in <a href="/wiki/The_Suicide_Squad_(film)" title="The Suicide Squad (film)">The Suicide Squad</a> (2021). He has voiced roles in <a href="/wiki/Zootopia" title="Zootopia">Zootopia</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Jungle_Book_(2016_film)" title="The Jungle Book (2016 film)">The Jungle Book</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Finding_Dory" title="Finding Dory">Finding Dory</a> (all 2016). He has voiced <a href="/wiki/Knuckles_the_Echidna" title="Knuckles the Echidna">Knuckles the Echidna</a> in <a href="/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_2_(film)" title="Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (film)">Sonic the Hedgehog 2</a> (2022), <a href="/wiki/Knuckles_(TV_series)" title="Knuckles (TV series)">Knuckles</a> (2024), and <a href="/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_3_(film)" title="Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (film)">Sonic the Hedgehog 3</a> (2024). He made his directorial debut with <a href="/wiki/Yardie_(film)" title="Yardie (film)">Yardie</a> (2018).<a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a> Apart from acting, Elba performs as a DJ under the moniker DJ Big Driis or Idris and as an <a href="/wiki/Contemporary_R%26B" title="Contemporary R&B">R&B</a> singer.<a href="#cite_note-:0-8">[8]</a><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a> Elba is a co-owner of the <a href="/wiki/Formula_E" title="Formula E">Formula E</a> team, <a href="/wiki/Kiro_Race_Co" title="Kiro Race Co">Kiro Race Co</a>.<a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Idris_Elba&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education">edit</a>]</div> Idrissa Akuna Elba was born on 6 September 1972<a href="#cite_note-guardian-11">[11]</a> in the <a href="/wiki/London_Borough_of_Hackney" title="London Borough of Hackney">London Borough of Hackney</a>,<a href="#cite_note-Biography.com-12">[12]</a> to Winston Elba, a <a href="/wiki/Sierra_Leone" title="Sierra Leone">Sierra Leonean</a> man who worked at the <a href="/wiki/Ford_Dagenham" title="Ford Dagenham">Ford Dagenham</a> plant, and Eve, a <a href="/wiki/Ghanaian" class="mw-redirect" title="Ghanaian">Ghanaian</a> woman.<a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a><a href="#cite_note-guardian-11">[11]</a> His parents were married in Sierra Leone and later moved to London.<a href="#cite_note-observer_2010-14">[14]</a> Elba was raised in <a href="/wiki/Hackney,_London" title="Hackney, London">Hackney</a> and <a href="/wiki/East_Ham" title="East Ham">East Ham</a><a href="#cite_note-Midas_Touch-15">[15]</a> and shortened his first name to "Idris" while at school in <a href="/wiki/Canning_Town" title="Canning Town">Canning Town</a>, where he first became involved in acting. Elba credits <a href="/wiki/The_Stage" title="The Stage">The Stage</a> with giving him his first big break. After seeing an advertisement for a play, he auditioned and subsequently met his first agent while performing in the role.<a href="#cite_note-baftaguru_2013-16">[16]</a> In 1986, he began helping an uncle with his wedding DJ business; within a year, he had started his own DJ company with some of his friends.<a href="#cite_note-guardian-11">[11]</a> Elba briefly attended <a href="/wiki/Barking_and_Dagenham_College" title="Barking and Dagenham College">Barking and Dagenham College</a>,<a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a> leaving school in 1988 and winning a place in the <a href="/wiki/National_Youth_Music_Theatre" title="National Youth Music Theatre">National Youth Music Theatre</a> after a £1,500 <a href="/wiki/The_Prince%27s_Trust" class="mw-redirect" title="The Prince's Trust">Prince's Trust</a> grant.<a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a> To support himself between roles in his early career, he worked in odd jobs including tyre-fitting, <a href="/wiki/Cold-calling" class="mw-redirect" title="Cold-calling">cold-calling</a> and night shifts at Ford Dagenham.<a href="#cite_note-times-19">[19]</a> He worked in nightclubs under the DJ nickname "Big Driis" during his adolescence, but began auditioning for television roles in his early twenties.<a href="#cite_note-guardian-11">[11]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Idris_Elba&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1994–2004:_Early_roles_and_The_Wire">1994–2004: Early roles and The Wire</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Idris_Elba&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1994–2004: Early roles and The Wire">edit</a>]</div> Elba's first acting role was in <a href="/wiki/Crimewatch" title="Crimewatch">Crimewatch</a> murder reconstructions, and in 1994, he appeared in a BBC children's drama called The Boot Street Band. In 1995, he landed his first significant role on a series called <a href="/wiki/Bramwell_(TV_series)" title="Bramwell (TV series)">Bramwell</a>, a medical drama set in 1890s England. In an episode of series 1, he played a central character, an African petty thief named Charlie Carter, who lost his wife to childbirth and had to figure out how to support his newborn daughter. His first named role arrived earlier in 1995 when he was cast as a <a href="/wiki/Gigolo" title="Gigolo">gigolo</a> on the "Sex" episode of <a href="/wiki/Absolutely_Fabulous" title="Absolutely Fabulous">Absolutely Fabulous</a>. Many supporting roles on British television followed, including series such as <a href="/wiki/The_Bill" title="The Bill">The Bill</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Ruth_Rendell_Mysteries" title="The Ruth Rendell Mysteries">The Ruth Rendell Mysteries</a>. He joined the cast of the soap opera <a href="/wiki/Family_Affairs" title="Family Affairs">Family Affairs</a><a href="#cite_note-guardian-11">[11]</a> and went on to appear on the television serial <a href="/wiki/Ultraviolet_(TV_serial)" title="Ultraviolet (TV serial)">Ultraviolet</a> and later on <a href="/wiki/Dangerfield_(TV_series)" title="Dangerfield (TV series)">Dangerfield</a>.<a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a> He decided to move to <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a> soon afterward.<a href="#cite_note-guardian-11">[11]</a> He returned to <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a> occasionally for a television role, such as a part in one of the <a href="/wiki/Inspector_Lynley_Mysteries" class="mw-redirect" title="Inspector Lynley Mysteries">Inspector Lynley Mysteries</a>. In 2001, Elba played <a href="/wiki/Achilles" title="Achilles">Achilles</a> in a stage production of <a href="/wiki/Troilus_and_Cressida" title="Troilus and Cressida">Troilus and Cressida</a> in New York City.<a href="#cite_note-guardian-11">[11]</a> In 1997, he starred in the first two episodes of the second series "Blood, Sweat and Tears" in Silent Witness. After a supporting turn on a 2001 episode of <a href="/wiki/Law_%26_Order" title="Law & Order">Law & Order</a>, Elba landed a starring role on the HBO drama series <a href="/wiki/The_Wire" title="The Wire">The Wire</a>. From 2002 to 2004, Elba portrayed <a href="/wiki/Stringer_Bell" title="Stringer Bell">Stringer Bell</a> in the series, perhaps his best-known role in the United States.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>] <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2005–2019:_Luther_and_stardom">2005–2019: Luther and stardom</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Idris_Elba&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2005–2019: Luther and stardom">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:RockNRolla08TIFF.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/RockNRolla08TIFF.jpg/220px-RockNRolla08TIFF.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="159" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/RockNRolla08TIFF.jpg/330px-RockNRolla08TIFF.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/RockNRolla08TIFF.jpg/440px-RockNRolla08TIFF.jpg 2x" data-file-width="688" data-file-height="497" /></a><figcaption>Elba (back row, centre) with the cast of <a href="/wiki/RocknRolla" title="RocknRolla">RocknRolla</a> at the 2008 <a href="/wiki/Toronto_International_Film_Festival" title="Toronto International Film Festival">Toronto International Film Festival</a></figcaption></figure> In 2005, he portrayed <a href="/wiki/Captain_(armed_forces)" title="Captain (armed forces)">Captain</a> Augustin Muganza in <a href="/wiki/Sometimes_in_April" title="Sometimes in April">Sometimes in April</a>, an HBO film about the <a href="/wiki/Rwandan_genocide" title="Rwandan genocide">Rwandan genocide</a>. Elba appeared on the 2007 <a href="/wiki/BET" title="BET">BET</a> special Black Men: The Truth.<a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a> He appeared as Charlie Gotso on <a href="/wiki/The_No._1_Ladies%27_Detective_Agency_(TV_series)" title="The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (TV series)">The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency</a>, filmed in <a href="/wiki/Botswana" title="Botswana">Botswana</a>.<a href="#cite_note-variety-22">[22]</a> The series premiered on 23 March 2008, Easter Sunday, on BBC One, receiving a high 6.3  million viewers and 27% of the audience share.<a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a> In January 2009, <a href="/wiki/Variety_(magazine)" title="Variety (magazine)">Variety</a> reported that Elba would portray <a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Office_(U.S._TV_series)_characters#Charles_Miner" class="mw-redirect" title="List of The Office (U.S. TV series) characters">Charles Miner</a>, a new rival to Dunder Mifflin regional manager Michael Scott (<a href="/wiki/Steve_Carell" title="Steve Carell">Steve Carell</a>) for <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a>'s <a href="/wiki/The_Office_(U.S._TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Office (U.S. TV series)">The Office</a>.<a href="#cite_note-variety-22">[22]</a> Elba appeared in a six-episode story arc later in the 2009 season, as well as the season finale.<a href="#cite_note-variety-22">[22]</a> In September 2009, he signed a deal to star as the lead role on the six-part BBC television series <a href="/wiki/Luther_(TV_series)" title="Luther (TV series)">Luther</a>, which aired in May 2010.<a href="#cite_note-Luther-5">[5]</a> He appeared on <a href="/wiki/Showtime_(TV_network)" title="Showtime (TV network)">Showtime's</a> <a href="/wiki/The_Big_C_(TV_series)" title="The Big C (TV series)">The Big C</a> in 2010.<a href="#cite_note-Deadline-24">[24]</a> At the <a href="/wiki/69th_Golden_Globe_Awards" title="69th Golden Globe Awards">69th Golden Globe Awards</a> telecast on 15 January 2012, Elba won <a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Miniseries_or_Television_Film" title="Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film">Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film</a> for his role on the BBC crime thriller series Luther.<a href="#cite_note-Luther-5">[5]</a> In 2007, Elba signed on to play the lead role of the film <a href="/wiki/Daddy%27s_Little_Girls" title="Daddy's Little Girls">Daddy's Little Girls</a>, playing Monty, a blue-collar mechanic who falls in love with an attorney helping him gain custody of his kids, and finds the relationship and his custody hopes threatened by the return of his former wife. He appeared in <a href="/wiki/28_Weeks_Later" title="28 Weeks Later">28 Weeks Later</a> (2007) and <a href="/wiki/This_Christmas_(2007_film)" title="This Christmas (2007 film)">This Christmas</a> (2007), which brought in nearly $50 million (~$70.8 million in 2023) at the box office in 2007.<a href="#cite_note-moviesonline-25">[25]</a><a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a> In 2008, he starred in the horror film <a href="/wiki/Prom_Night_(2008_film)" title="Prom Night (2008 film)">Prom Night</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Guy_Ritchie" title="Guy Ritchie">Guy Ritchie</a> London gangster film <a href="/wiki/RocknRolla" title="RocknRolla">RocknRolla</a>.<a href="#cite_note-moviesonline-25">[25]</a> In 2009, he starred in the horror film <a href="/wiki/The_Unborn_(2009_film)" title="The Unborn (2009 film)">The Unborn</a> and in <a href="/wiki/Obsessed_(2009_film)" title="Obsessed (2009 film)">Obsessed</a>, a thriller that had him cast opposite <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a>.<a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a> The latter was a box office success, taking $29  million in its opening weekend.<a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a> Elba's next film was <a href="/wiki/Legacy_(2010_film)" title="Legacy (2010 film)">Legacy</a> (2010),<a href="#cite_note-UKPA-29">[29]</a> in which he portrayed a <a href="/wiki/Black_ops" class="mw-redirect" title="Black ops">black ops</a> soldier who returns to Brooklyn after a failed mission in Eastern Europe, where he has undertaken a journey looking for retribution.<a href="#cite_note-UKPA-29">[29]</a> He starred in <a href="/wiki/Dark_Castle" title="Dark Castle">Dark Castle</a>'s adaptation of <a href="/wiki/DC_Comics" title="DC Comics">DC</a>/<a href="/wiki/Vertigo_(DC_Comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vertigo (DC Comics)">Vertigo's</a> <a href="/wiki/The_Losers_(Vertigo)" title="The Losers (Vertigo)">The Losers</a>, under the direction of <a href="/wiki/Sylvain_White" title="Sylvain White">Sylvain White</a>, in the role of Roque, the second-in-command of a black-ops team out for revenge against a government that did them wrong.<a href="#cite_note-30">[30]</a> Filming took place in <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a>, and the movie was released in April 2010.<a href="#cite_note-Business_Wire-31">[31]</a> Elba appeared in the thriller <a href="/wiki/Takers" title="Takers">Takers</a> (2010). He played <a href="/wiki/Heimdall_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Heimdall (comics)">Heimdall</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Branagh" title="Kenneth Branagh">Kenneth Branagh</a>'s film Thor (2011), based on the <a href="/wiki/Marvel_Comics" title="Marvel Comics">Marvel Comics</a> <a href="/wiki/Thor_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Thor (Marvel Comics)">superhero of the same name</a>.<a href="#cite_note-elba-32">[32]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Molly%27s_Game_03_(36342680794).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Molly%27s_Game_03_%2836342680794%29.jpg/170px-Molly%27s_Game_03_%2836342680794%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="238" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Molly%27s_Game_03_%2836342680794%29.jpg/255px-Molly%27s_Game_03_%2836342680794%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Molly%27s_Game_03_%2836342680794%29.jpg/340px-Molly%27s_Game_03_%2836342680794%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2710" data-file-height="3794" /></a><figcaption>Elba at the premiere of Molly's Game, <a href="/wiki/2017_Toronto_International_Film_Festival" title="2017 Toronto International Film Festival">2017 Toronto International Film Festival</a></figcaption></figure> In August 2010, Elba signed up to portray the title character in a reboot of <a href="/wiki/James_Patterson" title="James Patterson">James Patterson</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Alex_Cross" class="mw-redirect" title="Alex Cross">Alex Cross</a> film franchise.<a href="#cite_note-Deadline-24">[24]</a> However, in February 2011, he was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Tyler_Perry" title="Tyler Perry">Tyler Perry</a>.<a href="#cite_note-perryin_elbaout-33">[33]</a> In <a href="/wiki/Ghost_Rider:_Spirit_of_Vengeance" title="Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance">Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance</a> (2011), the sequel to <a href="/wiki/Ghost_Rider_(2007_film)" title="Ghost Rider (2007 film)">Ghost Rider</a> (2007), Elba played an alcoholic warrior monk tasked with finding the title character.<a href="#cite_note-elbaandwhitworth-34">[34]</a> In February 2012, Elba confirmed that he would portray Nelson Mandela in the film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, which is based on his <a href="/wiki/Long_Walk_to_Freedom" title="Long Walk to Freedom">autobiography</a>.<a href="#cite_note-35">[35]</a> As part of his preparation for the role, Elba spent a night locked in a cell alone on <a href="/wiki/Maximum_Security_Prison,_Robben_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Maximum Security Prison, Robben Island">Robben Island</a>, where Mandela had been imprisoned.<a href="#cite_note-36">[36]</a> His performance earned him a nomination for the <a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Motion_Picture_Drama" class="mw-redirect" title="Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama">Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama</a>. In June 2012, Elba portrayed the role of Captain Janek in Ridley Scott's Prometheus.<a href="#cite_note-37">[37]</a> He joined the cast of the film Pacific Rim (2013) in the role of Stacker Pentecost.<a href="#cite_note-38">[38]</a> He reprised his role as Heimdall in <a href="/wiki/Thor:_The_Dark_World" title="Thor: The Dark World">Thor: The Dark World</a> in 2013. In January 2014, he confirmed that he would be starring in a film adaptation of Luther.<a href="#cite_note-39">[39]</a> In 2014, he starred in <a href="/wiki/No_Good_Deed_(2014_film)" title="No Good Deed (2014 film)">No Good Deed</a> as a vengeful psychopathic serial killer. In 2015, Elba appeared as Heimdall in the superhero blockbuster <a href="/wiki/Avengers:_Age_of_Ultron" title="Avengers: Age of Ultron">Avengers: Age of Ultron</a>, directed by <a href="/wiki/Joss_Whedon" title="Joss Whedon">Joss Whedon</a>. Elba also starred alongside <a href="/wiki/Abraham_Attah" title="Abraham Attah">Abraham Attah</a> in the film <a href="/wiki/Beasts_of_No_Nation_(film)" title="Beasts of No Nation (film)">Beasts of No Nation</a>, which premiered in select theatres and on <a href="/wiki/Netflix" title="Netflix">Netflix</a>. He earned a <a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Golden Globe Award">Golden Globe Award</a> nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture, as well as a <a href="/wiki/BAFTA_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="BAFTA Award">BAFTA Award</a> nomination for Supporting Actor in the Film category. In 2016, he had several voice roles: the cape buffalo chief of police, Chief Bogo, in Disney's Zootopia, alongside <a href="/wiki/Ginnifer_Goodwin" title="Ginnifer Goodwin">Ginnifer Goodwin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jason_Bateman" title="Jason Bateman">Jason Bateman</a>; villainous tiger <a href="/wiki/Shere_Khan" title="Shere Khan">Shere Khan</a> in <a href="/wiki/The_Jungle_Book_(2016_film)" title="The Jungle Book (2016 film)">The Jungle Book</a> (2016), a live-action adaptation of <a href="/wiki/The_Jungle_Book_(1967_film)" title="The Jungle Book (1967 film)">the animated 1967 film of the same name</a>, directed by <a href="/wiki/Jon_Favreau" title="Jon Favreau">Jon Favreau</a>; and sea lion Fluke in <a href="/wiki/Pixar" title="Pixar">Pixar</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Finding_Dory" title="Finding Dory">Finding Dory</a>, alongside <a href="/wiki/Ellen_DeGeneres" title="Ellen DeGeneres">Ellen DeGeneres</a> and <a href="/wiki/Albert_Brooks" title="Albert Brooks">Albert Brooks</a> in <a href="/wiki/Finding_Nemo" title="Finding Nemo">Finding Nemo</a> (2003). Also that year, he played the main antagonist, Krall, in the sequel <a href="/wiki/Star_Trek_Beyond" title="Star Trek Beyond">Star Trek Beyond</a>. <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Idris_Elba-5272.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Idris_Elba-5272.jpg/180px-Idris_Elba-5272.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="240" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Idris_Elba-5272.jpg/270px-Idris_Elba-5272.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Idris_Elba-5272.jpg/360px-Idris_Elba-5272.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4197" data-file-height="5596" /></a><figcaption>Elba in 2018</figcaption></figure> In 2017, he played <a href="/wiki/Roland_Deschain" title="Roland Deschain">Roland Deschain</a> in the Stephen King film adaptation <a href="/wiki/The_Dark_Tower_(2017_film)" title="The Dark Tower (2017 film)">The Dark Tower</a>,<a href="#cite_note-40">[40]</a> starred in <a href="/wiki/The_Mountain_Between_Us_(film)" title="The Mountain Between Us (film)">The Mountain Between Us</a> and <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Sorkin" title="Aaron Sorkin">Aaron Sorkin</a>'s directorial debut <a href="/wiki/Molly%27s_Game" title="Molly's Game">Molly's Game</a>, alongside <a href="/wiki/Jessica_Chastain" title="Jessica Chastain">Jessica Chastain</a>. In April 2018, it was announced that Elba was cast as Charlie in the <a href="/wiki/Netflix" title="Netflix">Netflix</a> comedy series, <a href="/wiki/Turn_Up_Charlie" title="Turn Up Charlie">Turn Up Charlie</a>.<a href="#cite_note-41">[41]</a> It premiered on 15 March 2019 and was cancelled after one season.<a href="#cite_note-42">[42]</a> He also created and starred in the semi-autobiographical comedy <a href="/wiki/In_the_Long_Run" title="In the Long Run">In the Long Run</a>.<a href="#cite_note-43">[43]</a> In 2019, Elba starred as the villain in <a href="/wiki/Hobbs_%26_Shaw" title="Hobbs & Shaw">Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw</a>, a spin-off of <a href="/wiki/Fast_%26_Furious" title="Fast & Furious">Fast & Furious</a> franchise, and played Macavity in <a href="/wiki/Tom_Hooper" title="Tom Hooper">Tom Hooper</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Cats_(2019_film)" title="Cats (2019 film)">film adaptation</a> of <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Lloyd_Webber" title="Andrew Lloyd Webber">Andrew Lloyd Webber</a>'s musical, <a href="/wiki/Cats_(musical)" title="Cats (musical)">Cats</a>.<a href="#cite_note-44">[44]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020–present">2020–present</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Idris_Elba&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2020–present">edit</a>]</div> In 2021, Elba portrayed mercenary <a href="/wiki/Bloodsport_(character)" title="Bloodsport (character)">Robert "Milton" DuBois / Bloodsport</a> in <a href="/wiki/James_Gunn" title="James Gunn">James Gunn</a>'s <a href="/wiki/The_Suicide_Squad_(film)" title="The Suicide Squad (film)">The Suicide Squad</a>.<a href="#cite_note-45">[45]</a> In 2022, Elba was the voice of <a href="/wiki/Knuckles_the_Echidna" title="Knuckles the Echidna">Knuckles the Echidna</a> in the film <a href="/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_2_(film)" title="Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (film)">Sonic the Hedgehog 2</a>, a sequel to the film <a href="/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_(film)" title="Sonic the Hedgehog (film)">Sonic the Hedgehog</a> which is itself based on the franchise <a href="/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog" title="Sonic the Hedgehog">of the same name</a>. He reprised the role in a <a href="/wiki/Knuckles_(TV_series)" title="Knuckles (TV series)">self-titled solo series</a> for <a href="/wiki/Paramount%2B" title="Paramount+">Paramount+</a> and returned for <a href="/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_3_(film)" title="Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (film)">Sonic the Hedgehog 3</a>, both in 2024.<a href="#cite_note-46">[46]</a> Elba portrayed the character Solomon Reed in <a href="/wiki/Phantom_Liberty" class="mw-redirect" title="Phantom Liberty">Phantom Liberty</a>, a 2023 <a href="/wiki/Downloadable_content" title="Downloadable content">downloadable expansion</a> for <a href="/wiki/CD_Projekt" title="CD Projekt">CD Projekt Red</a>'s 2020 video game <a href="/wiki/Cyberpunk_2077" title="Cyberpunk 2077">Cyberpunk 2077</a>. He provides voice acting and his likeness to the character.<a href="#cite_note-47">[47]</a> In 2024 he was cast opposite <a href="/wiki/Rebecca_Ferguson" title="Rebecca Ferguson">Rebecca Ferguson</a> in a currently untitled <a href="/wiki/Netflix" title="Netflix">Netflix</a> film directed by <a href="/wiki/Kathryn_Bigelow" title="Kathryn Bigelow">Kathryn Bigelow</a>.<a href="#cite_note-48">[48]</a><a href="#cite_note-49">[49]</a><a href="#cite_note-50">[50]</a> On 22 November 2024, Deadline announced he was cast as Duncan, Man-At-Arms in <a href="/wiki/Amazon_Prime" title="Amazon Prime">Amazon Prime</a>'s movie <a href="/wiki/Masters_of_the_Universe_(2026_film)" title="Masters of the Universe (2026 film)">Masters Of The Universe</a>.<a href="#cite_note-51">[51]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Production_company">Production company</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Idris_Elba&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Production company">edit</a>]</div> Elba signed a deal with Apple to produce original content through his Green Door Pictures production company.<a href="#cite_note-52">[52]</a> In February 2021, it was reported that the companies of Elba and his wife, <a href="/wiki/Sabrina_Dhowre" title="Sabrina Dhowre">Sabrina Dhowre</a>, would be developing an <a href="/wiki/Afrofuturist" class="mw-redirect" title="Afrofuturist">Afrofuturist</a> adult animated sci-fi series, tentatively titled Dantai, for <a href="/wiki/Crunchyroll" title="Crunchyroll">Crunchyroll</a>, which would be about a time when <a href="/wiki/Biotech" class="mw-redirect" title="Biotech">biotech</a> has "created an ever-widening gap between the haves and have-nots."<a href="#cite_note-53">[53]</a><a href="#cite_note-54">[54]</a><a href="#cite_note-55">[55]</a> In an April 2021 interview with <a href="/wiki/Den_of_Geek" title="Den of Geek">Den of Geek</a>, he said the series is "mainly the brainchild" of his wife, whom he described as a "super geek when it comes to anime".<a href="#cite_note-56">[56]</a> In June 2024, Elba launched a new production company called 22Summers with former Pulse & BBC exec Diene Petterle.<a href="#cite_note-57">[57]</a> In August 2024, Elba received approval from the Tanzanian government to establish a film studio in <a href="/wiki/Zanzibar" title="Zanzibar">Zanzibar</a>.<a href="#cite_note-58">[58]</a><a href="#cite_note-59">[59]</a> In January 2025, Idris Elba premiered a documentary into the rampant knife and gang-related crimes in the United Kingdom.<a href="#cite_note-60">[60]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_ventures">Other ventures</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Idris_Elba&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Other ventures">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Music">Music</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Idris_Elba&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Music">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Idris_Elba_2007_Cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Idris_Elba_2007_Cropped.jpg/170px-Idris_Elba_2007_Cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="228" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Idris_Elba_2007_Cropped.jpg/255px-Idris_Elba_2007_Cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Idris_Elba_2007_Cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="263" data-file-height="353" /></a><figcaption>Elba at the <a href="/wiki/American_Music_Awards" title="American Music Awards">American Music Awards</a> in 2007</figcaption></figure> Elba has appeared in music videos for <a href="/wiki/Fat_Joe" title="Fat Joe">Fat Joe</a> (2002),<a href="#cite_note-61">[61]</a> <a href="/wiki/Angie_Stone" title="Angie Stone">Angie Stone</a> (2004)<a href="#cite_note-62">[62]</a> and rapper <a href="/wiki/Giggs_(rapper)" title="Giggs (rapper)">Giggs</a> (2010).<a href="#cite_note-63">[63]</a> In 2006, he recorded the four-song <a href="/wiki/Extended_play" title="Extended play">EP</a> Big Man for Hevlar Records. He co-produced and performed on the intro to <a href="/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z">Jay-Z</a>'s album <a href="/wiki/American_Gangster_(album)" title="American Gangster (album)">American Gangster</a> (2007). He DJed at the 2007 <a href="/wiki/NBA" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA">NBA</a> All-Star parties at <a href="/wiki/The_Venetian_Las_Vegas" title="The Venetian Las Vegas">The Venetian</a> and Ice House Lounge in <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas" title="Las Vegas">Las Vegas</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Ties-64">[64]</a> In July 2009, Elba was the DJ for <a href="/wiki/Black_Entertainment_Television" class="mw-redirect" title="Black Entertainment Television">BET's</a> current series Rising Icons.<a href="#cite_note-65">[65]</a> He announced the release of his first single "Please Be True".<a href="#cite_note-Jamaica_Gleaner-66">[66]</a> In the August 2009 issue of <a href="/wiki/Essence_(magazine)" title="Essence (magazine)">Essence</a>, he announced the title of his six-song EP as Kings Among Kings.<a href="#cite_note-Essence-67">[67]</a> He released his EP High Class Problems Vol. 1 in the United Kingdom in February 2010, for which he has won many prizes, including a Billboard Music Awards nomination.<a href="#cite_note-68">[68]</a> In 2011, he performed on the intro to <a href="/wiki/Pharoahe_Monch" title="Pharoahe Monch">Pharoahe Monch</a>'s album <a href="/wiki/W.A.R._(We_Are_Renegades)" title="W.A.R. (We Are Renegades)">W.A.R.</a>. In the following year, he co-directed and performed in the <a href="/wiki/Mumford_%26_Sons" title="Mumford & Sons">Mumford & Sons</a> music video for "<a href="/wiki/Lover_of_the_Light" title="Lover of the Light">Lover of the Light</a>".<a href="#cite_note-69">[69]</a> In 2014, he produced <a href="/wiki/K._Michelle" title="K. Michelle">K. Michelle</a>'s "The Rebellious Soul Musical" which debuted on <a href="/wiki/VH1" title="VH1">VH1</a> on 19 August 2014.<a href="#cite_note-70">[70]</a> In May, Elba featured on <a href="/wiki/Mr_Hudson" title="Mr Hudson">Mr Hudson</a>'s single "Step Into the Shadows". Mr Hudson also produced his album Idris Elba Presents Mi Mandela, released in November 2014.<a href="#cite_note-71">[71]</a><a href="#cite_note-72">[72]</a> He also featured on the remix of the Ghanaian music group, VVIP's single "Selfie" together with Nigerian rapper <a href="/wiki/Phyno" title="Phyno">Phyno</a> released on 12 September 2014, and the video was released on YouTube on 11 April 2015. Elba performed a rap for the second album by <a href="/wiki/Noel_Fielding" title="Noel Fielding">Noel Fielding</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sergio_Pizzorno" class="mw-redirect" title="Sergio Pizzorno">Sergio Pizzorno</a>'s band, the <a href="/wiki/Loose_Tapestries" title="Loose Tapestries">Loose Tapestries</a>.<a href="#cite_note-73">[73]</a> Elba also rapped in a remix of <a href="/wiki/Skepta" title="Skepta">Skepta</a>'s "Shutdown" which was uploaded on 1 June 2015 to SoundCloud.<a href="#cite_note-74">[74]</a> On 17 August, a song was released on which Elba appeared on Nigerian singer <a href="/wiki/D%27banj" title="D'banj">D'banj</a>'s single "Confidential", featuring Sierra Leonean rapper Shadow Boxer with the video uploaded to YouTube on 20 August. In November 2015, Elba opened for <a href="/wiki/Madonna" title="Madonna">Madonna</a> during her <a href="/wiki/Rebel_Heart_Tour" title="Rebel Heart Tour">Rebel Heart Tour</a> in Berlin, Germany. Elba is also featured on the <a href="/wiki/Macklemore_%26_Ryan_Lewis" title="Macklemore & Ryan Lewis">Macklemore & Ryan Lewis</a> album <a href="/wiki/This_Unruly_Mess_I%27ve_Made" title="This Unruly Mess I've Made">This Unruly Mess I've Made</a> (2016). He had the idea to develop the music from his album Idris Elba Presents Mi Mandela into a show, which eventually resulted in a play called Tree that premiered at the <a href="/wiki/Manchester_International_Festival" title="Manchester International Festival">Manchester International Festival</a> in 2019.<a href="#cite_note-bbctree-75">[75]</a> However, authorship of the piece was disputed. On 2 July 2019, <a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a> published a story describing how writers Tori Allen-Martin and Sarah Henley said they had been removed from the production under what they described as questionable circumstances.<a href="#cite_note-76">[76]</a> The two writers had worked on the project for four years, following an approach from Elba asking them to develop his idea for a musical based on the album, on which Allen-Martin had also collaborated. <a href="/wiki/Kwame_Kwei-Armah" title="Kwame Kwei-Armah">Kwame Kwei-Armah</a> joined the project in May 2018, and rewrote part of their material. At the time of its premiere, Tree was billed as "created by Idris Elba and Kwame Kwei-Armah".<a href="#cite_note-77">[77]</a><a href="#cite_note-bbctree-75">[75]</a> Allen-Martin and Henley described their creative input as having included research and script-writing, as well as coming up with the play's title, and that after being removed, they were threatened with legal action if they went public with the story.<a href="#cite_note-78">[78]</a> Elba and Kwei-Armah both published rebuttals of what happened on Twitter.<a href="#cite_note-79">[79]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Taylor_Swift_at_the_Golden_Globes_2024_(Enhanced,_cropped)_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Taylor_Swift_at_the_Golden_Globes_2024_%28Enhanced%2C_cropped%29_2.jpg/170px-Taylor_Swift_at_the_Golden_Globes_2024_%28Enhanced%2C_cropped%29_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Taylor_Swift_at_the_Golden_Globes_2024_%28Enhanced%2C_cropped%29_2.jpg/255px-Taylor_Swift_at_the_Golden_Globes_2024_%28Enhanced%2C_cropped%29_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Taylor_Swift_at_the_Golden_Globes_2024_%28Enhanced%2C_cropped%29_2.jpg/340px-Taylor_Swift_at_the_Golden_Globes_2024_%28Enhanced%2C_cropped%29_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="2401" /></a><figcaption>Elba has collaborated with <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> acting opposite her in <a href="/wiki/Cats_(2019_film)" title="Cats (2019 film)">Cats</a> (2019), and appearing in her song <a href="/wiki/London_Boy_(song)" title="London Boy (song)">London Boy</a> from her album <a href="/wiki/Lover_(album)" title="Lover (album)">Lover</a></figcaption></figure> In July 2018, he launched his record label, 7Wallace Music.<a href="#cite_note-80">[80]</a> Elba performed at <a href="/wiki/Coachella_Valley_Music_and_Arts_Festival" class="mw-redirect" title="Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival">Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival</a> in April 2019.<a href="#cite_note-81">[81]</a> In 2019, he featured on the track "<a href="/wiki/Boasty" title="Boasty">Boasty</a>" by British <a href="/wiki/Grime_(music_genre)" class="mw-redirect" title="Grime (music genre)">grime</a> artist <a href="/wiki/Wiley_(musician)" title="Wiley (musician)">Wiley</a>.<a href="#cite_note-82">[82]</a> Elba also appears in the "Boasty" music video, delivering his verse in a mansion that includes a film set.<a href="#cite_note-83">[83]</a> In 2019, Elba appears on <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a>'s song "<a href="/wiki/London_Boy_(song)" title="London Boy (song)">London Boy</a>" from her seventh studio album <a href="/wiki/Lover_(album)" title="Lover (album)">Lover</a>. The intro of the song samples a snippet from an interview by Elba.<a href="#cite_note-84">[84]</a> In April 2020, Elba collaborated with producer Jay Robinson on the track "Know Yourself", released on <a href="/wiki/Mau5trap" title="Mau5trap">Mau5trap</a>.<a href="#cite_note-85">[85]</a> In 2020, after hearing Canadian <a href="/wiki/Contemporary_R%26B" title="Contemporary R&B">R&B</a> singer <a href="/wiki/Emanuel_(musician)" title="Emanuel (musician)">Emanuel</a>'s debut single "Need You", Elba reached out with an idea for a music video compiled from clips of people sharing the things that were helping them cope with the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>.<a href="#cite_note-bliss-86">[86]</a> Elba was credited as the creative director of the video and is being credited as an executive producer of Emanuel's forthcoming full-length debut album.<a href="#cite_note-bliss-86">[86]</a> On 13 February 2021, Elba performed a guest <a href="/wiki/DJ_mix" title="DJ mix">DJ mix</a> for <a href="/wiki/Mix_Up_(radio_show)" title="Mix Up (radio show)">Mix Up</a> on Australian national youth broadcaster <a href="/wiki/Triple_J" title="Triple J">Triple J</a>.<a href="#cite_note-87">[87]</a> On 22 September 2021, Elba announced he would be releasing a collaborative EP with Australian pop rock duo <a href="/wiki/Lime_Cordiale" title="Lime Cordiale">Lime Cordiale</a> titled <a href="/wiki/Cordi_Elba" title="Cordi Elba">Cordi Elba</a>,<a href="#cite_note-88">[88]</a> which was released on 14 January 2022.<a href="#cite_note-89">[89]</a> Elba also collaborated with <a href="/wiki/Paul_McCartney" title="Paul McCartney">Paul McCartney</a> on a remix of his song "Long Tailed Winter Bird".<a href="#cite_note-McCartney-90">[90]</a> On 8 January 2024, Elba released the song "Knives Down"<a href="#cite_note-91">[91]</a> featuring UK rapper DB Maz as a part of his campaign against knife crime in the UK.<a href="#cite_note-92">[92]</a> With the release of the <a href="/wiki/Cyberpunk_2077:_Phantom_Liberty" title="Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty">Phantom Liberty</a> <a href="/wiki/Downloadable_content" title="Downloadable content">downloadable expansion</a> for <a href="/wiki/CD_Projekt" title="CD Projekt">CD Projekt Red</a>'s 2020 video game <a href="/wiki/Cyberpunk_2077" title="Cyberpunk 2077">Cyberpunk 2077</a>, two of three new radio stations introduced feature Elba. These are listed as 107.5 Darkstar Radio and 99.9 Impulse Radio. 107.5 Darkstar introduces two new tracks by Elba ("Choke Hold", "Roller Coaster"), and 99.9 Impulse features an hour-long DJ set by Elba and Private Press.<a href="#cite_note-93">[93]</a> On 24 January 2024, <a href="/wiki/Movement_Electronic_Music_Festival" class="mw-redirect" title="Movement Electronic Music Festival">Movement Electronic Music Festival</a> in Detroit announced that Elba would be performing a back-to-back DJ set with veteran <a href="/wiki/Electronic_dance_music" title="Electronic dance music">EDM</a> DJ and producer <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Saunderson" title="Kevin Saunderson">Kevin Saunderson</a> in 2024.<a href="#cite_note-94">[94]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kickboxing">Kickboxing</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Idris_Elba&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Kickboxing">edit</a>]</div> Discovery Channel produced a documentary, Idris Elba: Fighter, chronicling Elba's twelve-month <a href="/wiki/Kickboxing" title="Kickboxing">kickboxing</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mixed_martial_arts" title="Mixed martial arts">mixed martial arts</a> training<a href="#cite_note-95">[95]</a> under <a href="/wiki/Muay_Thai" title="Muay Thai">Muay Thai</a> coach Kieran Keddle,<a href="#cite_note-96">[96]</a> culminating in Elba's first professional kickboxing fight—and win—against Lionel Graves, a younger, more experienced Dutch opponent, at London's <a href="/wiki/York_Hall" title="York Hall">York Hall</a>.<a href="#cite_note-97">[97]</a><a href="#cite_note-98">[98]</a> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Kickboxing record </caption> <tbody><tr valign="top"> <td> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr align="center"> <td>Date</td> <td>Result</td> <td>Opponent</td> <td>Event</td> <td>Location</td> <td>Method</td> <td>Round</td> <td>Time</td> <td>Record </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>28 August 2016</td> <td style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" class="table-yes2">Win</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands"><img alt="Netherlands" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a> Lionel Graves</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glory_(kickboxing)" title="Glory (kickboxing)">Road to Glory UK</a></td> <td>London, United Kingdom</td> <td>TKO</td> <td>1</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>1–0 </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Motorsport">Motorsport</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Idris_Elba&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Motorsport">edit</a>]</div> On 11 February 2025, it was announced that Elba invested in <a href="/wiki/Kiro_Race_Co" title="Kiro Race Co">Kiro Race Co</a>, a team competing in the <a href="/wiki/Formula_E" title="Formula E">FIA Formula E World Championship</a>.<a href="#cite_note-99">[99]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Idris_Elba&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Personal life">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Marriages_and_family">Marriages and family</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Idris_Elba&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Marriages and family">edit</a>]</div> Elba was married to Danish stylist Hanne "Kim" Nørgaard from 1999 until their divorce in 2003. He was then married to American real estate lawyer Sonya Nicole Hamlin for four months in 2006. He has a daughter with Nørgaard<a href="#cite_note-100">[100]</a> and a son with English makeup artist Naiyana Garth.<a href="#cite_note-101">[101]</a> He began a relationship with Canadian model and businesswoman <a href="/wiki/Sabrina_Dhowre" title="Sabrina Dhowre">Sabrina Dhowre</a> in early 2017.<a href="#cite_note-102">[102]</a> They became engaged on 10 February 2018, during a screening of his film <a href="/wiki/Yardie_(film)" title="Yardie (film)">Yardie</a> at an <a href="/wiki/East_London" title="East London">East London</a> cinema,<a href="#cite_note-103">[103]</a> and were married on 26 April 2019 in <a href="/wiki/Marrakesh" title="Marrakesh">Marrakesh</a>.<a href="#cite_note-104">[104]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Activism">Activism</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Idris_Elba&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Activism">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Secretary_of_State_Justine_and_actor_Idris_Elba_(15395070906).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Secretary_of_State_Justine_and_actor_Idris_Elba_%2815395070906%29.jpg/220px-Secretary_of_State_Justine_and_actor_Idris_Elba_%2815395070906%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Secretary_of_State_Justine_and_actor_Idris_Elba_%2815395070906%29.jpg/330px-Secretary_of_State_Justine_and_actor_Idris_Elba_%2815395070906%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Secretary_of_State_Justine_and_actor_Idris_Elba_%2815395070906%29.jpg/440px-Secretary_of_State_Justine_and_actor_Idris_Elba_%2815395070906%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5760" data-file-height="3840" /></a><figcaption>Elba and British cabinet minister <a href="/wiki/Justine_Greening" title="Justine Greening">Justine Greening</a> at a meeting with diaspora representatives at the "Defeating Ebola in Sierra Leone" conference in <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, October 2014</figcaption></figure> In October 2014, Elba presented the series Journey Dot Africa with Idris Elba on <a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_2" title="BBC Radio 2">BBC Radio 2</a>, exploring all types of <a href="/wiki/African_music" class="mw-redirect" title="African music">African music</a>.<a href="#cite_note-105">[105]</a> Elba was featured in various television commercials for <a href="/wiki/Sky_(United_Kingdom)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sky (United Kingdom)">Sky</a> box-sets in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2019.<a href="#cite_note-106">[106]</a> He has collaborated with the <a href="/wiki/Uk_parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="Uk parliament">UK parliament</a> in their efforts to eradicate <a href="/wiki/Ebola" title="Ebola">Ebola</a> from West Africa, working alongside the UK <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_International_Development" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State for International Development">Secretary of State for International Development</a> Justine Greening in 2014. Elba has created a collaboration with British fashion label <a href="/wiki/Superdry" title="Superdry">Superdry</a>, which launched at the end of November 2015.<a href="#cite_note-107">[107]</a> In January 2016, Elba addressed the UK parliament regarding the concern of the lack of diversity on screen. He said: "Change is coming but it's taking its sweet time". He spoke about the lack of diversity regarding race, gender and sexuality.<a href="#cite_note-108">[108]</a> The <a href="/wiki/Prince%27s_Trust" class="mw-redirect" title="Prince's Trust">Prince's Trust</a>, a UK youth charity founded by <a href="/wiki/Charles_III" title="Charles III">Prince Charles</a> in 1976, which Elba credits with helping begin his career, appointed him as their anti-crime ambassador in April 2009.<a href="#cite_note-109">[109]</a> He served on the Board of Governors of the <a href="/wiki/British_Film_Institute" title="British Film Institute">British Film Institute</a> between 2018 and 2022.<a href="#cite_note-110">[110]</a> He voiced support for a vote to remain in the <a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">European Union</a> for the <a href="/wiki/2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum" title="2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum">2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum</a>.<a href="#cite_note-111">[111]</a><a href="#cite_note-112">[112]</a> He is a campaigner against knife crime.<a href="#cite_note-113">[113]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Prime_Minister_Keir_Starmer_hosts_a_meeting_on_Knife_Crime_alongside_actor_and_anti-knife_campaigner_Idris_Elba_and_families_and_victims_of_Knife_Crime_in_10_Downing_Street,_London,_on_9_September_2024_-_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Prime_Minister_Keir_Starmer_hosts_a_meeting_on_Knife_Crime_alongside_actor_and_anti-knife_campaigner_Idris_Elba_and_families_and_victims_of_Knife_Crime_in_10_Downing_Street%2C_London%2C_on_9_September_2024_-_2.jpg/220px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Prime_Minister_Keir_Starmer_hosts_a_meeting_on_Knife_Crime_alongside_actor_and_anti-knife_campaigner_Idris_Elba_and_families_and_victims_of_Knife_Crime_in_10_Downing_Street%2C_London%2C_on_9_September_2024_-_2.jpg/330px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Prime_Minister_Keir_Starmer_hosts_a_meeting_on_Knife_Crime_alongside_actor_and_anti-knife_campaigner_Idris_Elba_and_families_and_victims_of_Knife_Crime_in_10_Downing_Street%2C_London%2C_on_9_September_2024_-_2.jpg/440px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="7618" data-file-height="5081" /></a><figcaption>Elba with <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">British Prime Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Keir_Starmer" title="Keir Starmer">Keir Starmer</a> in 2024</figcaption></figure> Elba attended the UK government's inaugural knife crime summit in 2024, alongside <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Prime Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Keir_Starmer" title="Keir Starmer">Keir Starmer</a> and Home Secretary <a href="/wiki/Yvette_Cooper" title="Yvette Cooper">Yvette Cooper</a>. Elba emphasized the importance of action over mere discussion, advocating for a wide range of perspectives, including those of parents, youth workers, and law enforcement to address the issue. The summit aimed to unite various community groups, tech companies, sports organizations, and public services in an effort to halve knife crime over the next decade. Elba's Elba Hope Foundation was part of this coalition, which was also focusing on restricting online knife sales and tightening regulations on dangerous weapons.<a href="#cite_note-114">[114]</a> In 2025, he suggested banning "ninja swords" and removing the points from kitchen knives as possible solutions.<a href="#cite_note-115">[115]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Interests">Interests</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Idris_Elba&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Interests">edit</a>]</div> Elba has said that he is <a href="/wiki/Spiritual_but_not_religious" title="Spiritual but not religious">spiritual but not religious</a>.<a href="#cite_note-116">[116]</a><a href="#cite_note-117">[117]</a> He is a lifelong supporter of his local football team <a href="/wiki/Arsenal_F.C." title="Arsenal F.C.">Arsenal FC</a>.<a href="#cite_note-118">[118]</a> In January 2025, he revealed that he had stopped eating meat around six months prior.<a href="#cite_note-119">[119]</a> In 2015, as part of his <a href="/wiki/Discovery_Channel" title="Discovery Channel">Discovery Channel</a> miniseries Idris Elba: No Limits, Elba broke the <a href="/wiki/British_land_speed_record" title="British land speed record">land speed record</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Pendine_Sands" title="Pendine Sands">Pendine Sands</a> "Flying Mile" course.<a href="#cite_note-120">[120]</a> He hosted <a href="/wiki/The_Best_FIFA_Football_Awards_2017" title="The Best FIFA Football Awards 2017">The Best FIFA Football Awards</a> at the <a href="/wiki/London_Palladium" title="London Palladium">London Palladium</a> on 23 October 2017, during which he took a selfie of "the best team in the world" which included <a href="/wiki/Lionel_Messi" title="Lionel Messi">Lionel Messi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo" title="Cristiano Ronaldo">Cristiano Ronaldo</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Neymar" title="Neymar">Neymar</a>.<a href="#cite_note-121">[121]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Acting_credits_and_accolades">Acting credits and accolades</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Idris_Elba&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Acting credits and accolades">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Idris_Elba_filmography" title="Idris Elba filmography">Idris Elba filmography</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Idris_Elba" title="List of awards and nominations received by Idris Elba">List of awards and nominations received by Idris Elba</a></div> Elba was named <a href="/wiki/Essence_(magazine)" title="Essence (magazine)">Essence</a>'s annual Sexiest Man of the Year in 2013<a href="#cite_note-122">[122]</a> and <a href="/wiki/People_(magazine)" title="People (magazine)">People</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Sexiest_Man_Alive" class="mw-redirect" title="Sexiest Man Alive">Sexiest Man Alive</a> in 2018.<a href="#cite_note-123">[123]</a> In October 2014, he was presented with a <a href="/wiki/MOBO_Awards" title="MOBO Awards">MOBO Inspiration Award</a>.<a href="#cite_note-124">[124]</a> As of May 2019, his films have grossed over $9.8 billion at the global box office, including over $3.6 billion in North America,<a href="#cite_note-125">[125]</a> where he is one of the top 20 highest-grossing actors.<a href="#cite_note-126">[126]</a> Elba was appointed an Officer of the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Order of the British Empire">Order of the British Empire</a> (OBE) in the <a href="/wiki/2016_New_Year_Honours" title="2016 New Year Honours">2016 New Year Honours</a> for services to drama.<a href="#cite_note-127">[127]</a><a href="#cite_note-128">[128]</a> In 2017, he won the male title for the "<a href="/wiki/Rear_of_the_Year" title="Rear of the Year">Rear of the Year</a>" award in Britain.<a href="#cite_note-129">[129]</a> In September 2018, he was one of 50 people named for "making London awesome" and helping to shape London's cultural landscape, as part of <a href="/wiki/Time_Out_(magazine)" title="Time Out (magazine)">Time Out</a>'s 50th anniversary.<a href="#cite_note-130">[130]</a> In the <a href="/wiki/Powerlist_2020" title="Powerlist 2020">2020</a> and <a href="/wiki/Powerlist_2021" title="Powerlist 2021">2021</a> editions of the <a href="/wiki/Powerlist" title="Powerlist">Powerlist</a>, he was listed in the top 100 most influential people in the UK of African/Afro-Caribbean descent.<a href="#cite_note-131">[131]</a><a href="#cite_note-132">[132]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Idris_Elba&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Discography">edit</a>]</div> Albums <ul><li>2015: Murdah Loves John (The John Luther Character Album)<a href="#cite_note-133">[133]</a></li></ul> Extended plays <ul><li>2006: Big Man</li> <li>2009: Kings Among Kings</li> <li>2010: High Class Problems Vol. 1</li> <li>2014: Idris Elba Presents Mi Mandela</li> <li>2022: <a href="/wiki/Cordi_Elba" title="Cordi Elba">Cordi Elba</a> (with <a href="/wiki/Lime_Cordiale" title="Lime Cordiale">Lime Cordiale</a>)<a href="#cite_note-Cordi_Elba_announcement-134">[134]</a></li> <li>2023: The Phantom Files (From Cyberpunk 2077)<a href="#cite_note-135">[135]</a></li></ul> Singles <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Title </th> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Album </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">"Pushing On" (as IDRIS with Kathy Brown)<a href="#cite_note-136">[136]</a> </th> <td rowspan="2">2024 </td> <td rowspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">Non-album singles </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">"Shake Body" (as IDRIS, with <a href="/wiki/Shermanology" title="Shermanology">Shermanology</a>)<a href="#cite_note-137">[137]</a> </th></tr> </tbody></table> <ul><li>2023: "We Run the Area" (with <a href="/wiki/Toddla_T" title="Toddla T">Toddla T</a>, <a href="/wiki/General_Levy" title="General Levy">General Levy</a> and Naomi Cowan)</li> <li>2023: "Most Wanted" (with Djibril Cissé)</li> <li>2024: "Knives Down" (with DB Maz)</li></ul> Remixes <ul><li>"Trust in Me"</li> <li>"The Bare Necessities"</li></ul> Mixtapes <ul><li>2011: Merry DriisMas Holiday Mixtape</li> <li>2024: <a href="/wiki/Essential_Mix" title="Essential Mix">Essential Mix</a></li></ul> Other appearances <ul><li>2019: "Even If I Die (Hobbs & Shaw)" on the <a href="/wiki/Hobbs_%26_Shaw_(soundtrack)" title="Hobbs & Shaw (soundtrack)">soundtrack</a> to the Fast & Furious spin-off film <a href="/wiki/Hobbs_%26_Shaw" title="Hobbs & Shaw">Hobbs & Shaw</a>, featuring <a href="/wiki/Cypress_Hill" title="Cypress Hill">Cypress Hill</a>; the remix version features <a href="/wiki/Hybrid_(British_band)" title="Hybrid (British band)">Hybrid</a>.</li> <li>2019: "London Boy" by <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> — The intro of the song samples a snippet from an interview by Elba.</li> <li>2019: "Party & BullShit" by <a href="/wiki/Sarkodie_(rapper)" title="Sarkodie (rapper)">Sarkodie</a> – He was featured in the song.<a href="#cite_note-138">[138]</a></li> <li>2020: "Fear or Faith Pt. 2" by <a href="/wiki/Fraser_T._Smith" title="Fraser T. Smith">Future Utopia</a> from the album 12 Questions.<a href="#cite_note-139">[139]</a></li> <li>2021: "Long Tailed Winter Bird (Idris Elba Remix)" by <a href="/wiki/Paul_McCartney" title="Paul McCartney">Paul McCartney</a> from the album <a href="/wiki/McCartney_III_Imagined" title="McCartney III Imagined">McCartney III Imagined</a>.<a href="#cite_note-140">[140]</a></li></ul> Featured singles <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Title </th> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Year </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2">Peak chart positions </th> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Certifications </th> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Album </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Singles Chart">UK</a> <a href="#cite_note-141">[141]</a> </th> <th scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/ARIA_Charts" title="ARIA Charts">AUS</a> <a href="#cite_note-142">[142]</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">"<a href="/wiki/Dance_Off" title="Dance Off">Dance Off</a>" (<a href="/wiki/Macklemore_%26_Ryan_Lewis" title="Macklemore & Ryan Lewis">Macklemore & Ryan Lewis</a> featuring Idris Elba and <a href="/wiki/Anderson_.Paak" title="Anderson .Paak">Anderson .Paak</a>) </th> <td>2016 </td> <td>—</td> <td>7 </td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Australian_Recording_Industry_Association" title="Australian Recording Industry Association">ARIA</a>: Platinum<a href="#cite_note-143">[143]</a></li></ul> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/This_Unruly_Mess_I%27ve_Made" title="This Unruly Mess I've Made">This Unruly Mess I've Made</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">"<a href="/wiki/Boasty" title="Boasty">Boasty</a>" (<a href="/wiki/Wiley_(rapper)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wiley (rapper)">Wiley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stefflon_Don" title="Stefflon Don">Stefflon Don</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sean_Paul" title="Sean Paul">Sean Paul</a> featuring Idris Elba) </th> <td rowspan="3">2019 </td> <td>11</td> <td>— </td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_Phonographic_Industry" title="British Phonographic Industry">BPI</a>: Platinum<a href="#cite_note-bpi-144">[144]</a></li></ul> </td> <td rowspan="3" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">Non-album singles </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">"Come Alive" (Wrenne featuring Idris Elba)<a href="#cite_note-145">[145]</a> </th> <td>—</td> <td>— </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">"New Breed" (<a href="/wiki/James_BKS" title="James BKS">James BKS</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Q-Tip_(musician)" title="Q-Tip (musician)">Q-Tip</a>, Idris Elba and <a href="/wiki/Little_Simz" title="Little Simz">Little Simz</a>)<a href="#cite_note-146">[146]</a> </th> <td>—</td> <td>— </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">"<a href="/wiki/Apple_Crumble_(song)" title="Apple Crumble (song)">Apple Crumble</a>" (with <a href="/wiki/Lime_Cordiale" title="Lime Cordiale">Lime Cordiale</a>) </th> <td rowspan="2">2021 </td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td> <td> </td> <td rowspan="4">Cordi Elba </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">"What's Not to Like" (with Lime Cordiale)<a href="#cite_note-147">[147]</a> </th> <td>—</td> <td>— </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">"Holy Moley" (with Lime Cordiale)<a href="#cite_note-148">[148]</a> </th> <td rowspan="3">2022 </td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">"Unnecessary Things" (with Lime Cordiale)<a href="#cite_note-149">[149]</a> </th> <td>—</td> <td>— </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">"Vroom" (The FaNaTIX featuring Idris Elba, <a href="/wiki/Lil_Tjay" title="Lil Tjay">Lil Tjay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Davido" title="Davido">Davido</a>, <a href="/wiki/Koffee" title="Koffee">Koffee</a> & <a href="/wiki/Moelogo" title="Moelogo">Moelogo</a>)<a href="#cite_note-150">[150]</a> </th> <td>—</td> <td>— </td> <td> 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Vance">Courtney B. Vance</a> (2017)</li> <li>Woody McClain (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_B._Jordan" title="Michael B. Jordan">Michael B. Jordan</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jharrel_Jerome" title="Jharrel Jerome">Jharrel Jerome</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blair_Underwood" title="Blair Underwood">Blair Underwood</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leslie_Odom_Jr." title="Leslie Odom Jr.">Leslie Odom Jr.</a> (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_L._Jackson" title="Samuel L. Jackson">Samuel L. 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Jackson">Samuel L. Jackson</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morgan_Freeman" title="Morgan Freeman">Morgan Freeman</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rihanna" title="Rihanna">Rihanna</a> (2016)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Idris Elba</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vin_Diesel" title="Vin Diesel">Vin Diesel</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shameik_Moore" title="Shameik Moore">Shameik Moore</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiwetel_Ejiofor" title="Chiwetel Ejiofor">Chiwetel Ejiofor</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamie_Foxx" title="Jamie Foxx">Jamie Foxx</a> (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maya_Rudolph" title="Maya Rudolph">Maya Rudolph</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zoe_Salda%C3%B1a" title="Zoe Saldaña">Zoe Saldaña</a> (2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shameik_Moore" title="Shameik Moore">Shameik Moore</a> (2024)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lupita_Nyong%27o" title="Lupita Nyong'o">Lupita Nyong'o</a> (2025)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Britannia_Awards208" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background: #DFDFC8"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:BAFTA_Los_Angeles_Britannia_Awards" title="Template:BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Awards"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:BAFTA_Los_Angeles_Britannia_Awards" title="Template talk:BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Awards"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:BAFTA_Los_Angeles_Britannia_Awards" title="Special:EditPage/Template:BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Awards"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Britannia_Awards208" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Britannia_Awards" title="Britannia Awards">Britannia Awards</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background: #DFDFC8">Excellence in Film</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Albert_R._Broccoli" title="Albert R. Broccoli">Albert R. Broccoli</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Caine" title="Michael Caine">Michael Caine</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Ustinov" title="Peter Ustinov">Peter Ustinov</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Scorsese" title="Martin Scorsese">Martin Scorsese</a> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Hopkins" title="Anthony Hopkins">Anthony Hopkins</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Weinstein" title="Bob Weinstein">Bob Weinstein</a> and <a href="/wiki/Harvey_Weinstein" title="Harvey Weinstein">Harvey Weinstein</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dustin_Hoffman" title="Dustin Hoffman">Dustin Hoffman</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Travolta" title="John Travolta">John Travolta</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stanley_Kubrick" title="Stanley Kubrick">Stanley Kubrick</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steven_Spielberg" title="Steven Spielberg">Steven Spielberg</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Lucas" title="George Lucas">George Lucas</a> (2002)</li> 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Jr.">Robert Downey Jr.</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meryl_Streep" title="Meryl Streep">Meryl Streep</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jodie_Foster" title="Jodie Foster">Jodie Foster</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Damon" title="Matt Damon">Matt Damon</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cate_Blanchett" title="Cate Blanchett">Cate Blanchett</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jane_Fonda" title="Jane Fonda">Jane Fonda</a> (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background: #DFDFC8">Excellence in Directing</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Weir" title="Peter Weir">Peter Weir</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Sheridan" title="Jim Sheridan">Jim Sheridan</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Newell_(director)" title="Mike Newell (director)">Mike Newell</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Minghella" title="Anthony Minghella">Anthony Minghella</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Campbell" title="Martin Campbell">Martin Campbell</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Frears" title="Stephen Frears">Stephen Frears</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danny_Boyle" title="Danny Boyle">Danny Boyle</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Nolan" title="Christopher Nolan">Christopher Nolan</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Yates" title="David Yates">David Yates</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quentin_Tarantino" title="Quentin Tarantino">Quentin Tarantino</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kathryn_Bigelow" title="Kathryn Bigelow">Kathryn Bigelow</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Leigh" title="Mike Leigh">Mike Leigh</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Mendes" title="Sam Mendes">Sam Mendes</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ang_Lee" title="Ang Lee">Ang Lee</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ava_DuVernay" title="Ava DuVernay">Ava DuVernay</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_McQueen_(director)" title="Steve McQueen (director)">Steve McQueen</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jordan_Peele" title="Jordan Peele">Jordan Peele</a> (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background: #DFDFC8">Worldwide Contribution to Entertainment</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Howard_Stringer" title="Howard Stringer">Howard Stringer</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirk_Douglas" title="Kirk Douglas">Kirk Douglas</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ridley_Scott" title="Ridley Scott">Ridley Scott</a> & <a href="/wiki/Tony_Scott" title="Tony Scott">Tony Scott</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Lasseter" title="John Lasseter">John Lasseter</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Will_Wright_(game_designer)" title="Will Wright (game designer)">Will Wright</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Kingsley" title="Ben Kingsley">Ben Kingsley</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judi_Dench" title="Judi Dench">Judi Dench</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harrison_Ford" title="Harrison Ford">Harrison Ford</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_L._Jackson" title="Samuel L. Jackson">Samuel L. Jackson</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Branagh" title="Kenneth Branagh">Kenneth Branagh</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Feige" title="Kevin Feige">Kevin Feige</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Chan" title="Jackie Chan">Jackie Chan</a> (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background: #DFDFC8">British Artist of the Year</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rachel_Weisz" title="Rachel Weisz">Rachel Weisz</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kate_Winslet" title="Kate Winslet">Kate Winslet</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tilda_Swinton" title="Tilda Swinton">Tilda Swinton</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emily_Blunt" title="Emily Blunt">Emily Blunt</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Sheen" title="Michael Sheen">Michael Sheen</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helena_Bonham_Carter" title="Helena Bonham Carter">Helena Bonham Carter</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Craig" title="Daniel Craig">Daniel Craig</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benedict_Cumberbatch" title="Benedict Cumberbatch">Benedict Cumberbatch</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emma_Watson" title="Emma Watson">Emma Watson</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Corden" title="James Corden">James Corden</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Felicity_Jones" title="Felicity Jones">Felicity Jones</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claire_Foy" title="Claire Foy">Claire Foy</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emilia_Clarke" title="Emilia Clarke">Emilia Clarke</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phoebe_Waller-Bridge" title="Phoebe Waller-Bridge">Phoebe Waller-Bridge</a> (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background: #DFDFC8">Excellence in Comedy</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Betty_White" title="Betty White">Betty White</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Stiller" title="Ben Stiller">Ben Stiller</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trey_Parker" title="Trey Parker">Trey Parker</a> and <a href="/wiki/Matt_Stone" title="Matt Stone">Matt Stone</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sacha_Baron_Cohen" title="Sacha Baron Cohen">Sacha Baron Cohen</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julia_Louis-Dreyfus" title="Julia Louis-Dreyfus">Julia Louis-Dreyfus</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amy_Schumer" title="Amy Schumer">Amy Schumer</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ricky_Gervais" title="Ricky Gervais">Ricky Gervais</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aziz_Ansari" title="Aziz Ansari">Aziz Ansari</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Carrey" title="Jim Carrey">Jim Carrey</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Coogan" title="Steve Coogan">Steve Coogan</a> (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" 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href="/wiki/Don_Cheadle" title="Don Cheadle">Don Cheadle</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colin_Firth" title="Colin Firth">Colin Firth</a> (2009)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Idris Elba</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Ruffalo" title="Mark Ruffalo">Mark Ruffalo</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Bloom" title="Orlando Bloom">Orlando Bloom</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ewan_McGregor" title="Ewan McGregor">Ewan McGregor</a> (2016)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background: #DFDFC8">Retired Awards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tarsem_Singh" title="Tarsem Singh">Tarsem Singh</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angela_Lansbury" title="Angela Lansbury">Angela Lansbury</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helen_Mirren" title="Helen 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title="James Woods">James Woods</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Quaid" title="Randy Quaid">Randy Quaid</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Caine" title="Michael Caine">Michael Caine</a> / <a href="/wiki/Stacy_Keach" title="Stacy Keach">Stacy Keach</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Duvall" title="Robert Duvall">Robert Duvall</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Garner" title="James Garner">James Garner</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beau_Bridges" title="Beau Bridges">Beau Bridges</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Duvall" title="Robert Duvall">Robert Duvall</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Garner" title="James Garner">James Garner</a> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raul_Julia" title="Raul Julia">Raul Julia</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Sinise" title="Gary Sinise">Gary Sinise</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Rickman" title="Alan Rickman">Alan Rickman</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ving_Rhames" title="Ving Rhames">Ving Rhames</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stanley_Tucci" title="Stanley Tucci">Stanley Tucci</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Lemmon" title="Jack Lemmon">Jack Lemmon</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Dennehy" title="Brian Dennehy">Brian Dennehy</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Franco" title="James Franco">James Franco</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albert_Finney" title="Albert Finney">Albert Finney</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Pacino" title="Al Pacino">Al Pacino</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geoffrey_Rush" title="Geoffrey Rush">Geoffrey Rush</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Rhys_Meyers" title="Jonathan Rhys Meyers">Jonathan Rhys Meyers</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Nighy" title="Bill Nighy">Bill Nighy</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Broadbent" title="Jim Broadbent">Jim Broadbent</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Giamatti" title="Paul Giamatti">Paul Giamatti</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Bacon" title="Kevin Bacon">Kevin Bacon</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Pacino" title="Al Pacino">Al Pacino</a> (2010)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Idris Elba</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Costner" title="Kevin Costner">Kevin Costner</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Douglas" title="Michael Douglas">Michael Douglas</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Bob_Thornton" title="Billy Bob Thornton">Billy Bob Thornton</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Isaac" title="Oscar Isaac">Oscar Isaac</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Hiddleston" title="Tom Hiddleston">Tom Hiddleston</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ewan_McGregor" title="Ewan McGregor">Ewan McGregor</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darren_Criss" title="Darren Criss">Darren Criss</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russell_Crowe" title="Russell Crowe">Russell Crowe</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Ruffalo" title="Mark Ruffalo">Mark Ruffalo</a> (2020)</li> <li><a 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K. Simmons">J. K. Simmons</a> (2014)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Idris Elba</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Foster_(actor)" title="Ben Foster (actor)">Ben Foster</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Rockwell" title="Sam Rockwell">Sam Rockwell</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_E._Grant" title="Richard E. Grant">Richard E. Grant</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willem_Dafoe" title="Willem Dafoe">Willem Dafoe</a> (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #D8BFD8;width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Raci" title="Paul Raci">Paul Raci</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Troy_Kotsur" title="Troy Kotsur">Troy Kotsur</a> (2021)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="NAACP_Image_Award_for_Outstanding_Supporting_Actor_in_a_Motion_Picture74" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:NAACP_Image_Award_for_Outstanding_Supporting_Actor_in_a_Motion_Picture" title="Template:NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:NAACP_Image_Award_for_Outstanding_Supporting_Actor_in_a_Motion_Picture" title="Template talk:NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:NAACP_Image_Award_for_Outstanding_Supporting_Actor_in_a_Motion_Picture" title="Special:EditPage/Template:NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="NAACP_Image_Award_for_Outstanding_Supporting_Actor_in_a_Motion_Picture74" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/NAACP_Image_Award_for_Outstanding_Supporting_Actor_in_a_Motion_Picture" title="NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture">NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Redd_Foxx" title="Redd Foxx">Redd Foxx</a> (1970)</li> <li>No Award (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roscoe_Lee_Browne" title="Roscoe Lee Browne">Roscoe Lee Browne</a> (1972)</li> <li>No Awards (1973–1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/DeWayne_Jessie" title="DeWayne Jessie">DeWayne Jessie</a> (1977)</li> <li>No Awards (1978–1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moses_Gunn" title="Moses Gunn">Moses Gunn</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scatman_Crothers" title="Scatman Crothers">Scatman Crothers</a> (1983)</li> <li>No Award (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denzel_Washington" title="Denzel Washington">Denzel Washington</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denzel_Washington" title="Denzel Washington">Denzel Washington</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mario_Van_Peebles" title="Mario Van Peebles">Mario Van Peebles</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arsenio_Hall" title="Arsenio Hall">Arsenio Hall</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ossie_Davis" title="Ossie Davis">Ossie Davis</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denzel_Washington" title="Denzel Washington">Denzel Washington</a> (1990)</li> <li>No Awards (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Freeman_Jr." title="Al Freeman Jr.">Al Freeman Jr.</a> (1992)</li> <li>No Awards (1993–1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laurence_Fishburne" title="Laurence Fishburne">Laurence Fishburne</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_L._Jackson" title="Samuel L. 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Jackson">Samuel L. Jackson</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Epps" title="Mike Epps">Mike Epps</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_L._Jackson" title="Samuel L. Jackson">Samuel L. Jackson</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Oyelowo" title="David Oyelowo">David Oyelowo</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Common_(rapper)" title="Common (rapper)">Common</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/O%27Shea_Jackson_Jr." title="O'Shea Jackson Jr.">O'Shea Jackson Jr.</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahershala_Ali" title="Mahershala Ali">Mahershala Ali</a> (2016)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Idris Elba</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_B._Jordan" title="Michael B. Jordan">Michael B. Jordan</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamie_Foxx" title="Jamie Foxx">Jamie Foxx</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chadwick_Boseman" title="Chadwick Boseman">Chadwick Boseman</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Kaluuya" title="Daniel Kaluuya">Daniel Kaluuya</a> (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tenoch_Huerta" title="Tenoch Huerta">Tenoch Huerta</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colman_Domingo" title="Colman Domingo">Colman Domingo</a> (2023)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="NAACP_Image_Award_for_Outstanding_Actor_in_a_Television_Movie,_Mini-Series_or_Dramatic_Special123" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:NAACP_Image_Award_for_Outstanding_Actor_in_a_Television_Movie,_Mini-Series_or_Dramatic_Special" title="Template:NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:NAACP_Image_Award_for_Outstanding_Actor_in_a_Television_Movie,_Mini-Series_or_Dramatic_Special" title="Template talk:NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:NAACP_Image_Award_for_Outstanding_Actor_in_a_Television_Movie,_Mini-Series_or_Dramatic_Special" title="Special:EditPage/Template:NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="NAACP_Image_Award_for_Outstanding_Actor_in_a_Television_Movie,_Mini-Series_or_Dramatic_Special123" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/NAACP_Image_Award_for_Outstanding_Actor_in_a_Television_Movie,_Mini-Series_or_Dramatic_Special" title="NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special">NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Winfield" title="Paul Winfield">Paul Winfield</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danny_Glover" title="Danny Glover">Danny Glover</a> (1989)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>No Award (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blair_Underwood" title="Blair Underwood">Blair Underwood</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Earl_Jones" title="James Earl Jones">James Earl Jones</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorian_Harewood" title="Dorian Harewood">Dorian Harewood</a> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danny_Glover" title="Danny Glover">Danny Glover</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laurence_Fishburne" title="Laurence Fishburne">Laurence Fishburne</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wesley_Snipes" title="Wesley Snipes">Wesley Snipes</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laurence_Fishburne" title="Laurence Fishburne">Laurence Fishburne</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blair_Underwood" title="Blair Underwood">Blair Underwood</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sidney_Poitier" title="Sidney Poitier">Sidney Poitier</a> (1999)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Danny_Glover" title="Danny Glover">Danny Glover</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gregory_Hines" title="Gregory Hines">Gregory Hines</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_S._Dutton" title="Charles S. 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Dutton</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamie_Foxx" title="Jamie Foxx">Jamie Foxx</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terrence_Howard" title="Terrence Howard">Terrence Howard</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kadeem_Hardison" title="Kadeem Hardison">Kadeem Hardison</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wendell_Pierce" title="Wendell Pierce">Wendell Pierce</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sean_Combs" title="Sean Combs">Sean Combs</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuba_Gooding_Jr." title="Cuba Gooding Jr.">Cuba Gooding Jr.</a> (2009)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Idris Elba</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laurence_Fishburne" title="Laurence Fishburne">Laurence Fishburne</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuba_Gooding_Jr." title="Cuba Gooding Jr.">Cuba Gooding Jr.</a> (2012)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Idris Elba</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blair_Underwood" title="Blair Underwood">Blair Underwood</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Alan_Grier" title="David Alan Grier">David Alan Grier</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Courtney_B._Vance" title="Courtney B. Vance">Courtney B. Vance</a> (2016)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Idris Elba</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_B._Jordan" title="Michael B. Jordan">Michael B. Jordan</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jharrel_Jerome" title="Jharrel Jerome">Jharrel Jerome</a> (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blair_Underwood" title="Blair Underwood">Blair Underwood</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Hart" title="Kevin Hart">Kevin Hart</a> (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morris_Chestnut" title="Morris Chestnut">Morris Chestnut</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keith_Powers" title="Keith Powers">Keith Powers</a> (2023)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" 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