Idris Elba's biography
Idrissa Akuna Elba is 50 years old actor born at London Borough of Hackney. Idris was born on Wednesday 6th of September 1972. Idris is often nicknamed as Big Driis the Londoner, DJ Big Driis, /ˈɪdrəs ˈɛlbə/, 7 Wallace. According to year of birth 1972 Idris belongs to Generation X. Birthday on 6th of September means he is Virgo. Virgo is an earthy sign of Zodiac Belt. People born under this Rising Sign are practical in nature. They believe in reality and represents themselves as a strong person.
Idris is black british. He is citizen of United Kingdom. Idris is atheist. Idris´s primary profession is to be actor. You can know Idris also as film producer, disc jockey, film actor, record producer, composer, stage actor, television actor, television producer. Idris is recently known as film director.
Idris Elba's schools
We found 2 schools He attended. Complete list of schools: National Youth Music Theatre, Barking and Dagenham College.
Idris Elba's career
His main focus is to be actor. Idris is famous thanks to Luther.
Is Idris Elba gay ?
He is known to be straight.
Awards and competitions
Idris Elba's Awards
- He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2016 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to drama. He is an actor in London, England.
- For his work in Beasts of No Nation (2015), he's the first (and, as 2016, the only) winner of the SAG award for Best Supporting Actor in a motion picture not to receive an Oscar nomination for the same performance.
- Nominated for the 2011 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series category for his role as Lenny Charles in The Big C (2010), but lost out to Justin Timberlake.
Idris Elba's Nominations
- He was nominated for British Academy Television Award for Best Actor for work Luther in 8 May 2016
What Idris Elba has done for a first time
- For his work in Beasts of No Nation (2015), he's the first (and, as 2016, the only) winner of the SAG award for Best Supporting Actor in a motion picture not to receive an Oscar nomination for the same performance.
- When he first moved to New York City as a budding actor in the late 1990s, he worked for a time as a bouncer at Caroline's Comedy Club on Broadway. Has no formal acting training.
- First met his wife-to-be Sabrina Dhowre Elba at a party while on location in Vancouver, British Columbia shooting The Mountain Between Us (2017). In February 2018, the couple announced their engagement in London (UK) and married the following year.
Idris Elba's height, weight, body shape, eye color, hair color
Lets describe how Idris Elba looks. We will focus on his height, weight, body shape, eye color, hair color and shoe size. Idris is tall as 6' 3" (191 cm). Idris weights 210lbs (95 kg). Body build is athletic. His eyes are tinted brown - dark. His hair is shade of black. If you are really curious, you may find interesting his shoe size is 44.
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