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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A5%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B3_%D8%A5%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%A7" title="إدريس إلبا – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="إدريس إلبا" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></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"><span>Asturianu</span></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"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></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"><span>تۆرکجه</span></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"><span>বাংলা</span></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"><span>Беларуская</span></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"><span>Български</span></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"><span>Català</span></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"><span>Čeština</span></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"><span>Cymraeg</span></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"><span>Dansk</span></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"><span>Deutsch</span></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"><span>Eesti</span></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"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-en mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idris_Elba" title="Idris Elba – English" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="Idris Elba" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</span></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"><span>Español</span></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"><span>Esperanto</span></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"><span>Euskara</span></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"><span>فارسی</span></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"><span>Français</span></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"><span>Gaelg</span></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"><span>Galego</span></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"><span>한국어</span></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"><span>Hausa</span></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"><span>Հայերեն</span></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"><span>हिन्दी</span></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"><span>Igbo</span></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"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></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"><span>Italiano</span></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"><span>עברית</span></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"><span>Jawa</span></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"><span>ქართული</span></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"><span>Kernowek</span></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"><span>Kiswahili</span></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"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></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"><span>Latviešu</span></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"><span>Magyar</span></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"><span>मराठी</span></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"><span>მარგალური</span></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"><span>مصرى</span></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" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81_%D0%AD%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B1%D0%B0" title="Идрис Эльба – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Идрис Эльба" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idris_Elba" title="Idris Elba – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Idris Elba" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%89%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%90" title="イドリス・エルバ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="イドリス・エルバ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idris_Elba" title="Idris Elba – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Idris Elba" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idris_Elba" title="Idris Elba – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Idris Elba" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idris_Elba" title="Idris Elba – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Idris Elba" 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Idris_Elba_in_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Idris_Elba_in_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Idris_Elba_in_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Idris_Elba_in_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1427" data-file-height="1892" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Elba in 2024</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><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1972-09-06</span>) </span>September 6, 1972<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 52)</span><br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Hackney" class="mw-redirect" title="Hackney">Hackney</a>, <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, England</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Other names</th><td class="infobox-data nickname"><style 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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>Big Driis the Londoner</li><li>7 Dub</li><li>Me Innit<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></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:r9122542"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/English_people" title="English people">English</a></li><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sierra_Leonean&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sierra Leonean (not yet started)">Sierra Leonean</a> (since 2019)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></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:r9122542"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Actor</li><li>producer</li><li>rapper</li><li>singer</li><li>writer</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">Height</th><td class="infobox-data">189 cm (6 ft 2 in)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r9640852">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;">Hanne Nørgaard</div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px"></div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1999; <abbr title="divorced">div.</abbr> 2003)<wbr /></div><br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9640852"> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;">Sonya Nicole Hamlin<br /></div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px"></div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 2006; <a href="/wiki/Annulment" title="Annulment"><abbr title="annulled">annul.</abbr></a> 2006)<wbr /></div><br /> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9640852"> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;">Sabrina Dhowre<br /></div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px"></div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 2019)<wbr /></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Partner</th><td class="infobox-data">Naiyana Garth (2013–2016)</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="/w/index.php?title=List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Idris_Elba&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of awards and nominations received by Idris Elba (not yet started)">Full list</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Idrissa Akuna Elba</b> <span class="noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:85%; 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></span> (born 6 September 1972) is an <a href="/wiki/English_people" title="English people">English</a> <a href="/wiki/Actor" title="Actor">actor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Movie_producer" title="Movie producer">producer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rapper" class="mw-redirect" title="Rapper">rapper</a>, <a href="/wiki/Singer" title="Singer">singer</a> and <a href="/wiki/Writer" title="Writer">writer</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is known for his roles in <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Gangster&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="American Gangster (not yet started)">American Gangster</a></i>, <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Takers&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Takers (not yet started)">Takers</a></i>, <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Losers&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Losers (not yet started)">The Losers</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Thor_(movie)" title="Thor (movie)">Thor</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Prometheus_(movie)" class="mw-redirect" title="Prometheus (movie)">Prometheus</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Rim_(movie)" title="Pacific Rim (movie)">Pacific Rim</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Mandela:_Long_Walk_to_Freedom" title="Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom">Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom</a></i>. He won a <a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Golden Globe Award">Golden Globe Award</a> in 2011 and a <a href="/wiki/Screen_Actors_Guild_Award" title="Screen Actors Guild Award">Screen Actors Guild Award</a> in 2016. He Provided his Voice as Aslan for Netflix's The Chronicles of Narnia Film Series. </p><p>On 16 March 2020, Elba announced that he had been diagnosed with <a href="/wiki/COVID-19" title="COVID-19">COVID-19</a> during the <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_coronavirus_pandemic" class="mw-redirect" title="2019–20 coronavirus pandemic">2019–2020 coronavirus pandemic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 2024, Elba received approval from the Tanzanian government to establish a film studio in <i><a href="/wiki/Zanzibar" title="Zanzibar">Zanzibar</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Select_filmography">Select filmography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Idris_Elba&veaction=edit&section=1" title="Change section: Select filmography" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Idris_Elba&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section's source code: Select filmography"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/One_Love_(2003_movie)" title="One Love (2003 movie)">One Love</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Obsessed_(2009_movie)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Obsessed (2009 movie) (not yet started)">Obsessed</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Thor_(movie)" title="Thor (movie)">Thor</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Prometheus_(2012_movie)" title="Prometheus (2012 movie)">Prometheus</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Rim_(movie)" title="Pacific Rim (movie)">Pacific Rim</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Thor:_The_Dark_World" title="Thor: The Dark World">Thor: The Dark World</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mandela:_Long_Walk_to_Freedom" title="Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom">Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Zootopia" title="Zootopia">Zootopia</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Jungle_Book_(2016_movie)" title="The Jungle Book (2016 movie)">The Jungle Book</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Dark_Tower_(2017_movie)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Dark Tower (2017 movie) (not yet started)">The Dark Tower</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Mountain_Between_Us_(movie)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Mountain Between Us (movie) (not yet started)">The Mountain Between Us</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Thor:_Ragnarok" title="Thor: Ragnarok">Thor: Ragnarok</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fast_%26_Furious:_Hobbs_%26_Shaw&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw (not yet started)">Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Suicide_Squad_(movie)" title="The Suicide Squad (movie)">The Suicide Squad</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_2_(movie)" title="Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (movie)">Sonic the Hedgehog 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Beast_(2022_American_movie)" title="Beast (2022 American movie)">Beast</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Three_Thousand_Years_of_Longing&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Three Thousand Years of Longing (not yet started)">Three Thousand Years of Longing</a></i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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Album)</i><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Extended_plays">Extended plays</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Idris_Elba&veaction=edit&section=4" title="Change section: Extended plays" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Idris_Elba&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section's source code: Extended plays"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>2006: <i>Big Man</i></li> <li>2009: <i>Kings Among Kings</i></li> <li>2010: <i>High Class Problems Vol. 1</i></li> <li>2014: <i>Idris Elba Presents Mi Mandela</i></li> <li>2022: <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cordi_Elba&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cordi Elba (not yet started)">Cordi Elba</a></i> (with <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lime_Cordiale&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lime Cordiale (not yet started)">Lime Cordiale</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Cordi_Elba_announcement_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cordi_Elba_announcement-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Remixes">Remixes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Idris_Elba&veaction=edit&section=5" title="Change section: Remixes" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Idris_Elba&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section's source code: Remixes"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>"Trust in Me"</li> <li>"The Bare Necessities"</li></ul> 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">14 October</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=vulture.com&rft.atitle=Idris+Elba+on+Prometheus%2C+Learning+to+Box%2C+and+His+Party+House&rft.date=2012-06-08&rft.aulast=Yuan&rft.aufirst=Jada&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vulture.com%2F2012%2F06%2Fidris-elba-prometheus-interview.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AIdris+Elba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-50871307">"Idris Elba given Sierra Leone citizenship"</a>. 20 December 2019 – via www.bbc.com.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Idris+Elba+given+Sierra+Leone+citizenship&rft.date=2019-12-20&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Fworld-africa-50871307&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AIdris+Elba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-3">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/aug/29/black-british-actors-directors-hollywood">"Why black British directors and actors leave the UK for Hollywood"</a>. <i>The Guardian</i>. 29 August 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">14 October</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Guardian&rft.atitle=Why+black+British+directors+and+actors+leave+the+UK+for+Hollywood&rft.date=2013-08-29&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Ffilm%2F2013%2Faug%2F29%2Fblack-british-actors-directors-hollywood&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AIdris+Elba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-4">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-idris-elba-confirms-he-has-tested-positive-for-covid-19-11958621">"Coronavirus: Idris Elba confirms he has tested positive for COVID-19"</a>. <i>Sky News</i>. 16 March 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">16 March</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Sky+News&rft.atitle=Coronavirus%3A+Idris+Elba+confirms+he+has+tested+positive+for+COVID-19&rft.date=2020-03-16&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.sky.com%2Fstory%2Fcoronavirus-idris-elba-confirms-he-has-tested-positive-for-covid-19-11958621&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AIdris+Elba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-5">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite id="CITEREFAdemola2024" class="citation web cs1">Ademola, Bisi (5 August 2024). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://africanfolder.com/idris-elba-zollywood-film-studio-in-zanzibar/">"Idris Elba Granted Approval To Establish 'Zollywood' Film Studio In Zanzibar"</a>. <i>African Folder</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">5 August</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=African+Folder&rft.atitle=Idris+Elba+Granted+Approval+To+Establish+%E2%80%98Zollywood%E2%80%99+Film+Studio+In+Zanzibar&rft.date=2024-08-05&rft.aulast=Ademola&rft.aufirst=Bisi&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fafricanfolder.com%2Fidris-elba-zollywood-film-studio-in-zanzibar%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AIdris+Elba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-6">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite id="CITEREFFrost2024" class="citation web cs1">Frost, Caroline (3 August 2024). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://deadline.com/2024/08/idris-elba-permission-to-build-zollywood-film-studio-zanzibar-east-africa-zollywood-1236030788/">"Idris Elba Given Govt Permission To Build "Zollywood" Film Studio In Zanzibar, East Africa"</a>. <i>Deadline</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">5 August</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Deadline&rft.atitle=Idris+Elba+Given+Govt+Permission+To+Build+%E2%80%9CZollywood%E2%80%9D+Film+Studio+In+Zanzibar%2C+East+Africa&rft.date=2024-08-03&rft.aulast=Frost&rft.aufirst=Caroline&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fdeadline.com%2F2024%2F08%2Fidris-elba-permission-to-build-zollywood-film-studio-zanzibar-east-africa-zollywood-1236030788%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AIdris+Elba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-7">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite id="CITEREFHutchinson2015" class="citation news cs1">Hutchinson, Kate (7 December 2015). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/dec/05/idris-elba-on-luther-and-murdah-loves-john">"Idris Elba: 'As an actor I'm always reading someone else's thoughts. What about my own thoughts?'<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>"</a>. <i>The Guardian</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">17 June</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Guardian&rft.atitle=Idris+Elba%3A+%27As+an+actor+I%27m+always+reading+someone+else%27s+thoughts.+What+about+my+own+thoughts%3F%27&rft.date=2015-12-07&rft.aulast=Hutchinson&rft.aufirst=Kate&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fculture%2F2015%2Fdec%2F05%2Fidris-elba-on-luther-and-murdah-loves-john&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AIdris+Elba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Cordi_Elba_announcement-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-Cordi_Elba_announcement_8-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite id="CITEREFTriscari,_Caleb2021" class="citation web cs1">Triscari, Caleb (22 September 2021). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/lime-cordiale-announce-joint-mini-album-with-idris-elba-3051516">"Lime Cordiale announce joint mini-album with Idris Elba"</a>. <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=NME_Australia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="NME Australia (not yet started)">NME Australia</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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