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Idris Elba

Elba at an American Music Awards after-party, November 2007
Born Idrissa Akuna Elba
6 September 1972 (1972-09-06) (age 37)
Hackney, London, England, UK
Other name(s) DJ Big Driis
Big Driis the Londoner
Occupation Actor
Years active 1995–present
.Idrissa Akuna "Idris" Elba[1][2] (born 6 September 1972)[1] is a British television, theatre, and film actor who has starred in both British and American productions.^ Born September 6 1972 .
  • Profile: Idris Elba, actor | Media | The Guardian 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.guardian.co.uk [Source type: News]

 ^ Idris Elba is a British television, theatre, and film actor best known as Stringer Bell in HBO’s The Wire .
  • Idris Elba's Charity Work, Events and Causes 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.looktothestars.org [Source type: General]

 ^ Elba has starred in both British and American productions.
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 .Idris Elba grew up in Canning Town, East London.^ Idris Elba grew up in Canning Town, East London.

 ^ Idris Elba grew up in Hackney, East London.
  • Idris Elba - Biography, pictures, photos, photo, images, latest news, horoscope, lyrics, photo gallery, links 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.biggeststars.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Idris Elba Interview at MCM Expo — This weekend the streets around the Excel Centre in East London were filled with geeks, gamers, movie-buffs and cos-players, as the MCM Expo once more rolled into town.
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 [1] .One of his first acting roles was in the soap opera Family Affairs.^ One of his first acting roles was in the soap opera Family Affairs.

 ^ One of his first acting roles was in a British soap opera, Family Affairs.
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 ^ One of his first acting roles was in a British soap opera, Family Affairs .
  • Idris Elba on TV.com 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.tv.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 [3] .He has worked in a variety of TV roles including Ultraviolet and The Inspector Lynley Mysteries.^ He has worked in a variety of TV roles including Ultraviolet and The Inspector Lynley Mysteries.
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 ^ Many supporting roles on British television followed, including such series as Bramwell, The Bill, Degrees of Error, The Ruth Rendell Mysteries, and The Governor.
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  • Idris Elba | Latest News, Videos, Trailers, Photos, Biography | MTV Movies 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.mtv.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Many supporting roles on British television followed, including such series as Bramwell , The Bill , Degrees of Error , The Ruth Rendell Mysteries , and The Governor .
  • Videodetective.com - Idris Elba filmography 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.videodetective.com [Source type: General]

 [1] .He is also known for playing Russell "Stringer" Bell, the drug dealer who aspired to become a high powered businessman, in HBO's The Wire.^ He is best known as Russell "Stringer" Bell, the drug dealer who aspired to become a high powered businessman, in HBO's The Wire.
  • Idris Elba - Biography, pictures, photos, photo, images, latest news, horoscope, lyrics, photo gallery, links 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.biggeststars.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Russell 'Stringer' Bell 23.
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 ^ Best known as Stringer Bell in The Wire (2002).
  • Profile: Idris Elba, actor | Media | The Guardian 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.guardian.co.uk [Source type: News]

 [4] .Elba is also a DJ under the moniker DJ Big Driis / Big Driis the Londoner, and a hip-hop soul recording artist.^ He is also a DJ under the moniker “DJ Big Driis / Big Driis the Londoner,” and a hip-hop soul recording artist.
  • Arts & Entertainment 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC beta.afro.com [Source type: General]

 ^ To followers of hip-hop and soul, he's Driis, the alter ego he adopts as a DJ and musical artist.
  • Conversations: Idris Elba of 'The Wire,' 'The Office,' Hip-Hop and 'Obsessed' - washingtonpost.com 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.washingtonpost.com [Source type: General]

 ^ Elba is also a DJ under the moniker DJ Big Driis / Big Driis the Londoner, and a hip-hop soul recording artist.

 [1].
.In 2009, Elba began playing a character in NBC's television hit series The Office.^ Idris Elba to Join NBC's Hit Show - THE OFFICE 2009/01/14 .
  • Idris Elba to Join NBC's Hit Show - THE OFFICE 2009/01/14 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.broadwayworld.com [Source type: General]

 ^ Played the recurring role of Charles Miner, a new rival to Dunder Mifflin regional manager Michael Scott (Steve Carell) in NBC's "The Office" .
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 ^ More: amy poehler , casting , comedy , greg daniels , idris elba , nbc , news , television , the office Variety has revealed that Michael Scott will have a new enemy on The Office later this season: Idris Elba, marking the second time the series will make audiences shout, "Hey, they were on that Wire show!"
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 .He was in six episodes playing Charles Miner, Michael Scott's new boss.^ As Michael Scott’s new boss, Charles Miner was not going to suffer fools.
  • Idris Elba: Beyond The Wire « 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.mysteryscenemag.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Played the recurring role of Charles Miner, a new rival to Dunder Mifflin regional manager Michael Scott (Steve Carell) in NBC's "The Office" .
  • Idris Elba - Yahoo! TV 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Although "Stringer" never made it in the corporate world, Elba will soon be donning a suit: Starting next week, he'll play Michael Scott's new boss in NBC's popular prime-time comedy The Office .
  • Idris Elba: From Street Boss To 'Office' Politics : NPR 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.npr.org [Source type: General]
  • Idris Elba: From Street Boss To 'Office' Politics : NPR 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.npr.org [Source type: General]

 .In 2010 he will be seen in Dark Castle Entertainment's adaptation of DC/Vertigo’s The Losers under the direction of Sylvain White in the role of Roque, the second-in-command of a black-ops team out for revenge against a government that did them wrong as well as the thriller Takers starring Hayden Christensen, T.I., Chris Brown, and Paul Walker.^ He next appears in the heist thriller "Taken" and will have a turn in Dark Castle's DC Comics adaptation "The Losers."
  • Idris Elba joins Marvel Studios' Thor| Reuters 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.reuters.com [Source type: News]

 ^ The Hollywood Reporter confirms yesterday's rumors that Idris Elba will star as Roque in the Sylvain White -directed "The Losers," based on the DC/Vertigo series.
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 ^ Sylvain White is directing.
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  • Idris Elba and Zoe Saldana in The Losers - Superhero Hype! 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.superherohype.com [Source type: General]

 In September 2009, Elba inked a deal to star as the lead role in a 6-part BBC television show called Luther to air sometime in 2010.[5]

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Early life

.Elba, an only child, was born Idrissa Akuna Elba, and shortened his first name at school in Canning Town, where he first became involved in acting.^ Born Idrissa, he shortened his name at school in Canning Town, where he first became involved in acting.
  • Profile: Idris Elba, actor | Media | The Guardian 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.guardian.co.uk [Source type: News]

 ^ Idrissa Akuna "Idris" Elba is a British television, theatre, and film actor who has starred in both British and American productions.

 ^ He started acting in secondary school and got his first major role in 1995 on the TV sitcom Absolutely Fabulous.
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 [2] .His father is Sierra Leonean and his mother is Ghanaian.^ Elba, whose father is Sierra Leonean and mother Ghanaian, pauses.
  • Idris Elba talks to Stuart Jeffries about playing Stringer Bell in The Wire and his new film role | Film | The Guardian 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.guardian.co.uk [Source type: General]

 ^ His mother is Ghanaian and his father is Sierra Leonean.
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 ^ Idris Elba was born in London, England, the only child of a Ghanian mother and a Sierra Leonean father.
  • Idris Elba bio: Prom Night Actor 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.tribute.ca [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 [1][2] .Elba grew up in East Ham.^ Idris Elba grew up in Canning Town, East London.

 ^ As an only child, Elba has fond memories of his childhood "I grew up on a lot of African music, Senegalese and Congolese music.
  • Hollywood Actors with African Parents: Film Stars Describe Growing Up in African Homes 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC film-stars.suite101.com [Source type: General]

 ^ I saw him as a shifty go-getting East London hoodlum so I based him on some of the guys I grew up with in Hackney.
  • It's A Man's World: Idris Elba | Mail Online 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.dailymail.co.uk [Source type: General]

 [6] .He began helping an uncle with his wedding-DJ business at age 14, and within a year had started his own DJ company with some friends.^ He was interested in the entertainment industry at an early age, helping his uncle with his wedding deejay business at age 14.
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 ^ Within a year he had started his own deejay company with friends and was working in nightclubs by age 19.
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 ^ Career Elba was helping his uncle's wedding DJ business at 14.
  • Profile: Idris Elba, actor | Media | The Guardian 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.guardian.co.uk [Source type: News]

 [3][7] .He left school at 16 and won a place in the National Youth Music Theatre—thanks to a £1,500 Prince’s Trust grant – but then ended up having to do everything from tire-fitting to cold-call advertising sales to pay the rent between roles in Crimewatch murder reconstructions.^ Former member of the National Youth Music Theatre.
  • Idris Elba - Biography 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]

 ^ He left school at 16 and won a place in the National Youth Music Theatre – thanks to a £1,500 Prince’s Trust grant – but then ended up having to do everything from tyre fitting to cold-call advertising sales to pay the rent between roles in Crimewatch murder reconstructions.

 ^ Knowles aptly fits the role very well, having being known as an independent woman herself after her split from Destiny's Child.
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 [8] .He was working in nightclubs under the DJ nickname Big Driis by the age of 19, but began auditioning for television parts in his early twenties.^ Elba is also a DJ under the moniker DJ Big Driis / Big Driis the Londoner, and a ...
  • Idris Elba - Biography, pictures, photos, photo, images, latest news, horoscope, lyrics, photo gallery, links 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.biggeststars.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Elba is also a DJ under the moniker DJ Big Driis / Big Driis the Londoner, and a hip-hop soul recording artist.

 ^ He is also a DJ under the moniker “DJ Big Driis / Big Driis the Londoner,” and a hip-hop soul recording artist.
  • Arts & Entertainment 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC beta.afro.com [Source type: General]

 [3][7] .After a stint in the National Youth Music Theatre, Elba worked the night shift at a Ford factory in Dagenham, London in 1989 and '90.[8] Elba started acting in secondary school (Trinity Comprehensive, Barking Road, Canning Town) with encouragement from his drama teacher(Susan McPhee).^ Idris Elba grew up in Canning Town, East London.

 ^ Former member of the National Youth Music Theatre.
  • Idris Elba - Biography 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]

 ^ The film also features acting from co-stars Idris Elba and Ali Larter , who both hit up the movie’s premiere at the School of Visual Arts.
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Television work

.Although his film, television, and stage work officially commenced around 1992, in 1995 he landed his first role on a series called Bramwell, a medical drama set in 1890s England.^ Although his film, television, and stage work officially commenced around 1992, Elba 's premiere credited role arrived in 1995, with a supporting role on the episode of the farcical British series Absolutely Fabulous , entitled "Sex."

 ^ Although his film, television, and stage work officially commenced around 1992, Elba's premiere credited role arrived in 1995, with a supporting role on the episode of the farcical British series Absolutely Fabulous, entitled "Sex."
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 ^ Many supporting roles on British television followed, including such series as Bramwell, The Bill, Degrees of Error, The Ruth Rendell Mysteries, and The Governor.
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 [7] Elba's first credited role arrived in 1995, with a supporting role as a gigolo on the episode of the farcical series Absolutely Fabulous, entitled "Sex."[2][9] Many supporting roles on British television followed, including such series as The Bill, Degrees of Error, The Ruth Rendell Mysteries, and The Governor.[9] .He then joined the cast of the soap opera Family Affairs and rose to prominence in the acclaimed serial Ultraviolet.^ After this he landed a role on the acclaimed British soap opera Family Affairs which lead to a role on the popular series Ultraviolet, but he is perhaps b...
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 ^ Before long, Elba was in the Channel 5 soap Family Affairs, the odd BBC mini-drama, and even enjoyed a stint on the London stage.
  • Idris Elba: the rise of a Hollywood hunk - Telegraph 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.telegraph.co.uk [Source type: News]

 ^ One of his first acting roles was in a British soap opera, Family Affairs .
  • Idris Elba on TV.com 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.tv.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
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 [2] .Elba went on to appear in a more established television series, Dangerfield, in 1999 as a forensic scientist.^ Tonight, Elba breaks his post- Wire television sabbatical when he appears on The Office , in the first part of a six-episode arc.
  • Idris Elba on Moving From The Wire to The Office -- Vulture 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC nymag.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ On television, Piven was a series regular on "Cupid" and "Ellen" and appeared numerous times on "The Larry Sanders Show."
  • Rocknrolla Movie Review & Trailer | Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson, Thandie Newton, Mark Strong, Idris Elba, Tom Hardy, Jeremy Piven, Chris Ludacris Bridges | Reviews Rocknrolla 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.ihavenet.com [Source type: General]

 ^ Earlier this month, Elba expressed interest in appearing in “100 Bullets" — the Vertigo series by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso that wrapped up last summer.
  • ‘Wire’ Star Idris Elba Joins ‘Thor’ Cast As Heimdall 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC splashpage.mtv.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 [7]
.Soon, however, he decided to move to New York City (NY).^ Jun 17, 1966 in Queens, New York City, NY .
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 ^ (August 2005) Currently living in New York City .
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 ^ However, he has turned his back on his southern roots by escaping to New York City--until a knock on his door by an 11-year-old boy changes everything for him and his partner.
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 [3][7] .He returned to England occasionally for a job, such as a part in one of the Inspector Lynley Mysteries, a top-rated crime series.^ He has such a big legacy with his films and does a great job executing them, so it is nice to be a part of something like that.
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 ^ One of the more intriguing aspects of this six-part series was the refusal by the authorites to make any direct reference to vampires; their quarry was always described as "Code 5" or "Leeches."

 ^ Mac Boone "The Inspector Lynley Mysteries" ....
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 [7] .In 2001, Elba acted as Achilles in the stage play Troilus and Cressida in NYC.[3] After a supporting turn on a 2001 episode of Law & Order, Elba landed a starring role on a 2002 HBO drama, The Wire.^ Idris Elba, star of The Wire, to play detective for BBC .
  • Idris Elba, star of The Wire, to play detective for BBC - Telegraph 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.telegraph.co.uk [Source type: News]

 ^ Elba, 36, was with The Wire from 2002 to 2004.
  • Idris Elba: From Street Boss To 'Office' Politics : NPR 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.npr.org [Source type: General]
  • Idris Elba: From Street Boss To 'Office' Politics : NPR 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.npr.org [Source type: General]

 ^ Theatre Troilus and Cressida (NYC, 2001) .
  • Profile: Idris Elba, actor | Media | The Guardian 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.guardian.co.uk [Source type: News]

 [9] .From 2002 to 2004, Elba portrayed Russell "Stringer" Bell in the HBO drama series, perhaps his best known role.^ But Stringer Bell was no role model.
  • Idris Elba talks to Stuart Jeffries about playing Stringer Bell in The Wire and his new film role | Film | The Guardian 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.guardian.co.uk [Source type: General]

 ^ Russell 'Stringer' Bell 23.
  • Idris Elba - Dating, Gossip, News, Idris Elba Photos 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.whosdatedwho.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Best known as Stringer Bell in The Wire (2002).
  • Profile: Idris Elba, actor | Media | The Guardian 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.guardian.co.uk [Source type: News]

 .In 2005, he also portrayed Captain Augustin Muganza in Sometimes in April, an HBO film about the Rwandan Genocide.^ I went to the premiere of my film Sometimes In April, about the Rwandan genocide, and I asked my stylist to get me a suit.
  • It's A Man's World: Idris Elba | Mail Online 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.dailymail.co.uk [Source type: General]

 ^ He also earned raves for his work in HBO's Rwandan-genocide drama "Sometimes in April" (2005).
  • 'Obsessed' star Idris Elba is a wanted man - Los Angeles Times 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC articles.latimes.com [Source type: General]

 ^ He was great in that HBO Rwandan genocide film, "Somtimes in April" as well.
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 [9] .Elba also appeared on the 2007 Black Entertainment Television special Black Men:The Truth.^ Idris Elba: Yeah that’s what we do as black men.
  • blackfilm | features | THE REAPING EXCLUSIVE Interview with Idris Elba 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.blackfilm.com [Source type: General]

 ^ Tonight, Elba breaks his post- Wire television sabbatical when he appears on The Office , in the first part of a six-episode arc.
  • Idris Elba on Moving From The Wire to The Office -- Vulture 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC nymag.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Like Wilson, NABOB’s Entertainer of the Year in Film and Television recipient, Idris Elba, has a broad body of work in music and film.
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 [10] Elba also appeared in the role of Charlie Kgotso in The No. .1 Ladies' Detective Agency opposite Jill Scott and Anika Noni Rose, which filmed in Botswana.^ Ladies’ Detective Agency’ is perfect .
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 ^ Ladies’ Detective Agency is definitely sweet.
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 ^ Ladies’ Detective Agency follows the life of one Mma Precious Ramotswe, a quick-witted divorcée who decides to start her own detective agency—the first and only “Ladies’ Detective Agency” in Botswana—after her beloved father dies and leaves her 150 cattle.
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 [11] .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.^ NBC says the show's international popularity trumps the dismal weekly ratings; a series-low in the 18-49 demo and barely staying above 7 million viewers.
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 ^ Friday, October 23, 2009 - Andy Williams first aired: October 27, 2009 (#1816) Legendary entertainer Andy Williams shares stories from his new memoir, ...
  • Tavis Smiley: Monday, April 13, 2009 - Idris Elba, Rep. Henry Waxman: TV Schedule: Rocky Mountain PBS ( a1) 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.rmpbs.org [Source type: General]

 ^ The Wire star Idris Elba has signed up to feature in BBC One's new series Luther .
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 [12]
.In January 2009, it was reported per Variety that Elba will portray Charles Miner, a new rival to Dunder Mifflin regional manager Michael Scott (Steve Carell) for NBC's The Office.^ Played the recurring role of Charles Miner, a new rival to Dunder Mifflin regional manager Michael Scott (Steve Carell) in NBC's "The Office" .
  • Idris Elba - Yahoo! TV 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ "Thesp Idris Elba has been cast on "The Office" as a new rival to Dunder Mifflin regional manager Michael Scott ( Steve Carell ).
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 ^ NBC says Elba will play the "new no-nonsense hire at Dunder Mifflin's corporate office that will...
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 [11] .Elba appeared in a six episode story arc later in the 2009 season as well as the season finale.^ Elba, most recently seen in Guy Ritchie's "Rocknrolla," will appear in six episodes later this season.
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 ^ Elba, most recently seen in Guy Ritchie 's "Rocknrolla," will appear in six episodes later this season.
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 ^ (UPI) -- British actor Idris Elba has signed on to star in a multi-episode story arc on the U.S. sit-com "The Office," NBC announced Thursday.
  • Idris Elba - News, Photos, Quotes, Biography - UPI.com 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.upi.com [Source type: General]

 [11] .In September 2009, Elba inked a deal to star as the lead role in a 6-part BBC television show called Luther to air sometime in 2010.[5] In October 2009, it was announced that Elba will executive produce an untitled legal drama for NBC.^ NBC legal drama to be developed by Idris Elba and David Eick .
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 ^ Luther will air in autumn of 2010 on BBC One.
  • Televisionary: Channel Surfing: Idris Elba Tackles Brit Mystery, ABC Encodes "FlashForward," Vincent Kartheiser Dances Around "Mad Men," and More 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.televisionaryblog.com [Source type: General]

 ^ His breakout role was that of Russell (Stringer) Bell in HBO's gritty drama The Wire, followed by the HBO television movie Sometimes in April.
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 [13]

Film career

2001–2007

.Elba appeared in Buffalo Soldiers in 2001 alongside Joaquin Phoenix but, the film's negative depiction of American soldiers stationed in Germany just before the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 was deemed too politically insensitive, and it vanished quickly from theaters.^ The Berlin Wall is about to fall.

 ^ Elba's other film credits include "The Gospel," for director Rob Hardy; "Buffalo Soldiers," with Joaquin Phoenix and Ed Harris ; and "Beautiful Mother," with Catherine Deneuve .
  • Idris Elba to Join NBC's Hit Show - THE OFFICE 2009/01/14 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.broadwayworld.com [Source type: General]

 ^ He can currently be seen in the number one film in the country, American Gangster , alongside Denzel Washington , Common , and T.I. Whereas Elba enjoys acting, his first love is music.
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 [7] In 2005, he portrayed Rev. Frank, a Southern Baptist minister and gospel music hopeful threatened by the arrival of an old friend who challenges his pastoral position, in Rob Hardy's spiritual drama The Gospel.[9] .Elba portrayed a scientist and partner of Hilary Swank's professional debunker of religious myths in Stephen Hopkins' gothic, biblically themed 2007 horror picture The Reaping.^ Elba's recent feature film credits include Ridley Scott's "American Gangster," with Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe; the hit horror thriller "28 Weeks Later..."; Stephen Hopkins' "The Reaping," with Hilary Swank; and the independent feature "Daddy's Little Girls," opposite Gabrielle Union under the direction of Tyler Perry; the holiday comedy "This Christmas"; and "Prom Night," a re-make of the 1980 horror classic.
  • Rocknrolla Movie Review & Trailer | Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson, Thandie Newton, Mark Strong, Idris Elba, Tom Hardy, Jeremy Piven, Chris Ludacris Bridges | Reviews Rocknrolla 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.ihavenet.com [Source type: General]

 ^ Elba then transitioned into big-screen roles; his most prominent turns included that of Rev. Frank, a Southern Baptist minister and gospel music hopeful threatened by the arrival of an old friend who challenges his pastoral position, in Rob Hardy 's powerful spiritual drama The Gospel (2005); Augustin Muganza, a Hutu captain grappling with the 1994 Rwandan genocide in the mind-blowing HBO historical drama Sometimes in April (2005); and a scientist and partner of Hilary Swank 's professional debunker of religious myths in Stephen Hopkins ' gothic, biblically themed horror picture The Reaping (2007).

 ^ IDRIS ELBA on 'THE REAPING' Contributed by Michael J. Lee , Executive Editor for Radio Free Entertainment March 23, 2007 In the paranormal thriller The Reaping , a pair of scientists, Katherine (Hilary Swank) and Ben (Idris Elba), travel to remote sites where purported miracles have occurred in an effort to explain them scientifically.
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 [9]
.In 2006, Elba also signed on as the lead of the 2007 comedy Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls, playing Monty, a blue-collar mechanic who falls in love with a six-figure attorney (Gabrielle Union) and finds the relationship threatened by the re-arrival of his ex-wife.^ Daddy's Little Girls Blu-ray .
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 ^ I loved him in Daddy’s Little Girls, so sweet and strong… .
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 ^ Elba starred in the lead role in Tyler Perrys Daddys Little Girls , followed by roles in The Reaping and 28 Weeks Later .
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 [9] .He also joined the supporting cast of Juan Carlos Fresnadillo's 28 Weeks Later, the horror-themed sequel to Danny Boyle's 2002 zombie picture 28 Days Later also released in 2007.[9] He played "Tango" in the 2007 thriller American Gangster alongside Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe.^ He next stars in the horror thriller “28 Weeks Later,” the much-anticipated sequel to the zombie hit “28 Days Later,” which is due out in May 2007.
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 ^ May 11, 2007 28 Weeks Later .
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 ^ Days Later was insane and 28 Weeks later just continued the te...
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 He filmed This Christmas with Chris Brown, Mekhi Phifer, Loretta Devine and Regina King, which brought in nearly $50 million at the box office in 2007.[14][15]

2008–present

.In 2008, Elba starred in the horror film Prom Night and Guy Ritchie's RocknRolla.^ Un film di Guy Ritchie .
  • Idris Elba | MYmovies 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.mymovies.it [Source type: General]

 ^ Guy Ritchie's RocknRolla had its world premiere.
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 ^ Elba's recent big screen roles include Guy Ritchie's Rocknrolla and horror film The Unborn .
  • Movies - News - Idris Elba to take 'Losers' role - Digital Spy 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.digitalspy.co.uk [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 [14] .In January 2009, Elba starred in horror film The Unborn.^ Top 10 Horror Films of 2009 .
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 ^ Elba's credits include Rocknrolla , The Unborn , the upcoming Obsessed and he just filmed the feature Bone Deep .
  • Idris Elba Joins The Office - ComingSoon.net 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.comingsoon.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ The film also features acting from co-stars Idris Elba and Ali Larter , who both hit up the movie’s premiere at the School of Visual Arts.
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 .He also starred in Obsessed, alongside Beyonce Knowles and Ali Larter, as an asset manager who has a beautiful wife (Knowles) and thriving career until a temp office worker (Larter) begins stalking him.^ Tagged: ali larter , beyonce , idris elba , obsessed .
  • 5 Burning Questions About Beyoncé's Campy Catfight Flick, Obsessed | Movieline 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.movieline.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Beyonce Knowles , Idris Elba and Ali Larter star in Obsessed , which is in theatres in April.
  • Idris Elba | What The Flick | BET.com 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC blogs.bet.com [Source type: General]

 ^ First up was Obsessed starring Idris Elba, Beyonce Knowles, and Ali Carter.

 [16] .Obsessed was a box office success after it took in $28 million in its opening weekend.^ Opening Weekend $28.612 million on 2514 screens.
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 ^ Box Office: Budget $20 million.
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 ^ We hear Bey did her thing in the box office this weekend, racking up 28.5 million for her thriller Obsessed .
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 [17] Obsessed was released on DVD on 4 August 2009.[18]
.Elba will star in Dark Castle's adaptation of DC/Vertigo’s The Losers.^ The DC Comics adaptation, which stars Ryan Reynolds as pilot-turned-superhero Hal Jordan, has received the official go ahead from Warner Bros.
  • ‘Gossip Girl’ Blake Lively Cast As ‘Green Lantern’ Female Lead, Carol Ferris | Topsongs 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.topsongs.ismywebsite.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ The Wire star Idris Elba talks about his upcoming movie, The Losers, at MCM Expo...
  • Idris Elba on The Losers - Den of Geek 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.denofgeek.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ When Warner Bros first announced they were green-lighting an adaptation of DC/Vertigo series The Losers with Sylvain White directing, it elicited only a minor flicker of interest out of me.
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 .He will be under the direction of Sylvain White in the role of Roque, the second-in-command of a black-ops team out for revenge against a government that did them wrong.^ Sylvain White is directing.
  • Idris Elba and Zoe Saldana in The Losers - Superhero Hype! 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.superherohype.com [Source type: General]

 ^ MOVIE The film is an adaptation of the DC-Vertigo comic book about a band of black ops commandos who are set up to be killed by their own government.
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 ^ Max is the one who turns a bunch of black ops badasses into the Losers who are out for vengeance, and there's no doubt Patric can lend some gravitas to the role.
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 [19] .Filming will take place in Puerto Rico and the movie is scheduled for release in April 2010.[20] Elba will be seen in the 2010 thriller Takers also starring Hayden Christensen, CHRIS BROWN, T.I., and Paul Walker.^ Here is the trailer for the new movie Takers starring Hayden Christensen , Zoe Saldana , Paul Walker , Idris Elba , T.I. , Chris Brown and many other stars.
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 ^ Take a look at what’s being passed around as the movie poster for the upcoming “ Takers ” movie, starring Idris Elba , T.I. , Chris Brown , Michael Ealy , Hayden Christensen and Paul Walker .
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 ^ What is Elba's take on the film's success?
  • Idris Elba talks to Stuart Jeffries about playing Stringer Bell in The Wire and his new film role | Film | The Guardian 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.guardian.co.uk [Source type: General]

 Elba is currently filming the 2010 film Legacy. .He posted a picture of himself from the set on his Twitter page.^ Idris Elba has delighted some of his adoring fans by posting a picture of himself on the internet wearing boxers and not much else.
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 [21] .In the film, Elba portrays a black ops soldier Malcolm who returns to Brooklyn, after a failed mission in Eastern Europe, where he undergoes a journey looking for retribution.^ Paul McKenzie, a contemporary of Elba's who now edits the black lifestyle magazine Touch, gave up acting after being invited to an audition for Crimewatch.
  • Profile: Idris Elba, actor | Media | The Guardian 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.guardian.co.uk [Source type: News]

 ^ And of course Beyonce Knowles plays Sharon Charles, and she is portrayed as the strong black woman who will kick some butt if anyone tries to get in the middle of her family.
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 ^ In speaking with Slash Film , the actor—who plays betrayed black ops agent Roque in the aforementioned Vertigo adaptation—is looking to load up his schedule with "100 Bullets," based off of the recently concluded comic book series by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso.
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 [21] .Elba has joined the cast of Kenneth Branagh's upcoming Thor film, in which he will play Heimdall.^ Marvel casts its Heimdall for THOR GeekTyrant — ...
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 ^ The Wire's Elba joins cast of Thor .
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 ^ Idris Elba to Play Heimdall in Thor - ComingSoon.net Comingsoon.net .
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Music career

.In 2001, Elba appeared in music videos for Fat Joe and Angie Stone.^ Appeared in the music video 'I Wanna Thank Ya' by R&B artist Angie Stone.
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 ^ Tags: Fabolous , Fat Joe , Idris Elba , Kim Kardashian , Sports , Which One Is Packin???
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 ^ Fabolous , Fat Joe , Idris Elba , Kim Kardashian , News , Sports , Which One Is Packin???
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 [7] In 2006, Elba recorded the four-song EP Big Man for Hevlar Records.[2] .He also co-produced and performed on the intro to Jay-Z's 2007 album American Gangster.^ Co-produced a track on rapper Jay-Z`s latest album `American Gangster`.
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 ^ Co-produced a track on rapper Jay-Z's latest album 'American Gangster'.
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 ^ He has released a hip-hop record and worked with Jay-Z on his 2007 album American Gangster.
  • Idris Elba talks to Stuart Jeffries about playing Stringer Bell in The Wire and his new film role | Film | The Guardian 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.guardian.co.uk [Source type: General]

 [23] He also DJ'd at the 2007 NBA All Star parties at the Venetian Hotel and Ice House Lounge in Las Vegas.[24] .Elba also appeared in the Respect My Conglomerate[1] music video for Busta Rhymes's 2009 Back on My BS album.^ I know Beyonce, Jay-Z and Busta Rhymes, but I don't talk to them about my music.
  • Idris Elba | ajc.com 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC projects.ajc.com [Source type: General]

 ^ My new music video to my song "Heartbreakin game" is below for you to view.
  • MySpace - DJ Driis - 37 - Male - London, UK - myspace.com/hevlar_recordings 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Music Videos Exclusive Interviews Archives Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 January 2010 December 2009 November 2009 October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 More...
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 In July 2009, Elba was the DJ for BET's new series "Rising Icons".[25] Elba also announced the release of his first single "Please Be True."[26] Elba is currently working on his second EP, and plans to tour Europe in late 2009.[27] In the August 2009 issue of Essence magazine, Elba announced the name of his six-song EP as Kings Among Kings.[28]

Personal life

.Elba was married to Celebrity Makeup Artist Kim Elba.^ Kim Elba 1998 - 03 Profile Married Relationship "Encounter" On-Screen Couples .
  • Idris Elba - Dating, Gossip, News, Idris Elba Photos 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.whosdatedwho.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .Elba says his ex is a beautiful person, but they wanted different things out of life.^ They could have cast this man as someone different if they didn't want people bitching about the lack of Black Actors in it, why a Norse God?
  • Idris Elba Joins the Cast of Kenneth Branagh's Thor as Heimdall « FirstShowing.net 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.firstshowing.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ I wanted to go ahead and get through it so I would never have to sit through it again to find out the ending in case they impressed me with a "twist" at the end.
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 ^ "Honestly," he says, lines of earnestness creasing his brown, "I really can't talk about my personal life because I've got a really messy one, so out of respect for the people involved…" .
  • Idris Elba: the rise of a Hollywood hunk - Telegraph 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.telegraph.co.uk [Source type: News]

 He does not rule out the possibility of a rekindled flame.[29] .The two have a daughter named Isan, born in 2002.[8] Though the two split four years after the birth of their child, it is rumored that they are still very good friends.^ Has a two-year old daughter (as at 2004).
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 ^ But on the same day my baby girl [Isan, who is now aged seven] was born, they told me I'd got the part as Stringer."
  • Idris Elba talks to Stuart Jeffries about playing Stringer Bell in The Wire and his new film role | Film | The Guardian 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.guardian.co.uk [Source type: General]

 ^ "They're so removed from what I do and at the same time they're very protective of me, because I'm their only child.
  • Idris Elba talks to Stuart Jeffries about playing Stringer Bell in The Wire and his new film role | Film | The Guardian 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.guardian.co.uk [Source type: General]

 .They have been photographed out together on many occasions since the divorce, but neither care to comment on speculations.^ They are not divorced or seperated…and they got out often when he is back in Maryland (where they share a home together with their children).
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 ^ Brian Blessed would have been so awesome - I really don't care if they cast Elba, tho he's certainly going to stand out among the rest of the cast, hope he rocks it.
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 ^ I haven’t talked to my ex about them since like October…but they were still together at that point b.cuz they held a party at their house.
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 [24]Elba married .Pscychology graduate Rachel Leundeu in 1989. Together they have had one child: Leao Ty De Rossi Tchamo (born 1990).^ Now, as a confrontation between the two men becomes inevitable and the fate of each becomes inexorably tied to the other, it gradually becomes apparent that only one of them will emerge from the conflict victorious.

 .Elba hangs out with rappers such as Diddy and Ludacris and spends much of his time in Atlanta where he owns a house and lives close to his daughter.^ "She lives out here, with her mother in Atlanta."
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 ^ A single father, Monty (Elba) is a garage mechanic who lives in an inner-city neighborhood and struggles to make ends meet as he raises his three young daughters on his own.
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 ^ The movie starts off with her and her husband moving into a beautiful (and big) house, where they plan on spending a great deal of their lives together.
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 [8] He is represented by ICM.[30] .In April 2009, it was announced that Elba has become an Anti-Crime Ambassador.^ Tavis Smiley: Monday, April 13, 2009 - Idris Elba, Rep.
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 ^ Director: Steve ShillWriter: David LougheryCast: Idris Elba, Beyonce Knowles, Ali LarterRelease: April 24, 2009 A successful professional man with a beau...
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 ^ Director: Steve ShillWriter: David LougheryCast: Idris Elba, Beyonce Knowles, Ali LarterRelease: April 24, 2009 A successful professional ...
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 [31] .Elba is a fan of London football team Arsenal FC, despite his father being a Manchester United fan.^ Theo Walcott, Soccer Player Arsenal and England soccer player Theo Walcott, 20, was born in London to a black Jamaican father and white English mother.
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 ^ Is Idris Elba Married Idris Elba London Idris Elba Fan Club Actor Idris Elba .
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Image

.He was featured as one of the "Ten Hottest Men on the Planet" in the April 2004 issue of Essence magazine and again in the November 2005 issue.^ Appeared on the cover of Essence's "Hot Hollywood Men" issue, April 2004.
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 ^ In 2005 he was one of Essence magazine's 10 hottest men on the planet.
  • Profile: Idris Elba, actor | Media | The Guardian 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.guardian.co.uk [Source type: News]

 ^ Was Essence in the wrong for featuring Reggie Bush on the cover of its upcoming issue?
  • ReggieGate: How Essence Managed to Piss Off It’s Audience | Clutch Magazine: The Digital Magazine for the Young, Contemporary Woman of Color 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC clutchmagonline.com [Source type: General]

 [2] .Idris was chosen as one of People Magazine's annual 100 Most Beautiful People in the World, in May 2007.[33] Elba appeared on the August 2009 cover of Essence magazine.^ "Actually," he hollers in faux-boasting mode, "according to People magazine I'm one of the 100 most beautiful people in the world.
  • Idris Elba: the rise of a Hollywood hunk - Telegraph 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.telegraph.co.uk [Source type: News]

 ^ People magazine named him one of its 100 most beautiful people in the world last year.
  • Profile: Idris Elba, actor | Media | The Guardian 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.guardian.co.uk [Source type: News]

 ^ This is a good thing, Idris Elba was one of the best parts about watching the Wire and he's an excellent actor.
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Filmography

Year Film/Television Role Notes and Awards
1995 Absolutely Fabulous Gigolo Episode: Sex
1997 Family Affairs Tim Webster
1998 Ultraviolet Vaughan Rice
1999 Belle maman Grégoire
Dangerfield Matt Gregory
2000 Sorted Jam
In Defence PC Paul Fraser (Segment 3)
2001 Buffalo Soldiers Kimborough
2002 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries Robert Gabriel Episode: Payment in Blood
The Wire Russell 'Stringer' Bell
2003 One Love Aaron
2005 Sometimes in April Augustin Muganza Nominated – Black Reel Award, Best Actor Network/Cable
Nominated – Image Award, Outstanding Actor in a TV Movie/Mini-Series
The Gospel Charles Frank Nominated – Black Reel Award, Best Actor- Film
2007 Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls Monty James Nominated – BET Award for Actors of the Year
The Reaping Ben
28 Weeks Later General Stone
American Gangster Tango Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
This Christmas Quentin Whitfield
2008 The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Charles Gotso
Prom Night Detective Winn
RocknRolla Mumbles
The Human Contract Larry
2009 The Unborn Arthur Wyndham
The Office Charles Miner Appeared in several season 5 episodes
Obsessed Derek Charles Nominated - Image Award, Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
2010 Takers Gordon Jennings
Legacy Malcolm Gray
The Losers Roque
2011 Thor Heimdall

Awards/nominations

  • Image Awards
    • 2010, Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture: Obsessed (Nominated)
    • 2006, Outstanding Actor in a Mini-Series/Television Movie: Sometimes in April (Nominated)

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From Wikiquote

.Idris Elba (born September 6, 1972) is a British television, theatre and film actor who has starred in both British and American productions.^ Born September 6 1972 .
  • Profile: Idris Elba, actor | Media | The Guardian 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.guardian.co.uk [Source type: News]

 ^ Idris Elba, actor/rapper.
  • Idris - Origin and Meaning of the name Idris at BabyNames.com 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.babynames.com [Source type: General]

 ^ More products on Idris Elba » .
  • Idris Elba - Ask.com 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.ask.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .Elba is also a DJ under the moniker DJ Big Driis / Big Driis the Londoner, and a hip-hop soul recording artist.^ He is also a DJ under the moniker “DJ Big Driis / Big Driis the Londoner,” and a hip-hop soul recording artist.
  • Arts & Entertainment 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC beta.afro.com [Source type: General]

 ^ Idris is also a DJ under the moniker DJ Big Driis, Big Driis the Londoner, and a hip-hop soul recording artist.

 ^ Elba is also a DJ under the moniker DJ Big Driis / Big Driis the Londoner, and a hip-hop soul recording artist.
  • Idris Elba - Wikiquote 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: General]
  • Idris Elba Movies, TV and Biography | blinkbox 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.blinkbox.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
  • Idris Elba - Wikiquote 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: General]
  • Great Black Speaker Search 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC bureau.espeakers.com [Source type: General]

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  • Stringer is very calculating and he has to be for so many reasons.^ Like many, I know him best as the eloquent and coldly calculating Stringer Bell from The Wire , and I’m glad to see that his career is taking off with big projects like this.
    • Idris Elba Joins the Cast of Thor | /Film 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.slashfilm.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

     .He'll calculates the next steps, shipments, inventory, pays workers..all that.^ He'll calculates the next steps, shipments, inventory, pays workers..all that.
    • Idris Elba - Wikiquote 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: General]
    • Idris Elba - Wikiquote 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: General]

     ^ Elba: I think I'll be all right for the next six months.
    • Tavis Smiley . Shows . Idris Elba . April 13, 2009 | PBS 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.pbs.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

     .But the wicked part is that he can plan murders because that's a part of his business.^ But the wicked part is that he can plan murders because that's a part of his business.
    • Idris Elba - Wikiquote 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: General]
    • Idris Elba - Wikiquote 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: General]

     ^ I'll tell you, if I, Idris, had to contract for murders as part of my job, I couldn't do it because I have a heart.
    • Idris Elba - Wikiquote 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: General]
    • Idris Elba - Wikiquote 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: General]

     .I'll tell you, if I, Idris, had to contract for murders as part of my job, I couldn't do it because I have a heart.^ I'll tell you, if I, Idris, had to contract for murders as part of my job, I couldn't do it because I have a heart.
    • Idris Elba - Wikiquote 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: General]
    • Idris Elba - Wikiquote 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: General]

     ^ Idris Elba: "Well, I'll tell you.
    • Idris Elba Interview - RocknRolla at Comic Con 2008 Video - About.com 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC video.about.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

     ^ We'll tell you .
    • Barraza Joins 'Thor' - The Spill.com Movie Community 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC my.spill.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

     .I have no stomach for ordering other people's deaths.^ I have no stomach for ordering other people's deaths.
    • Idris Elba - Wikiquote 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: General]
    • Idris Elba - Wikiquote 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: General]

     ^ The relationships in the office where Derek Charles’ works are portrayed poorly and no one, and I mean no one, talks the way that these people do to each other.
    • DVD Review: Obsessed | Brutal As Hell 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC brutalashell.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

     .Stringer just gets in there, orders the deed and bam..that's it..it's done and he doesn't think twice about it.^ Stringer just gets in there, orders the deed and bam..that`s it..it`s done and he doesn`t think twice about it.
    • Idris Elba - Dating, Gossip, News, Idris Elba Photos 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.whosdatedwho.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

     ^ Just think about it.
    • Idris Elba Cast In Thor | Pajiba - Scathing Reviews for Bitchy People 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.pajiba.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

     ^ I'm getting hungry just thinking about it.
    • Idris Elba: My London | Life & Style 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.thisislondon.co.uk [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

     .There's no way I could be that cold.^ There's no way I could be that cold.
    • HBO: The Wire - Interview 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.hbo.com [Source type: Original source]
    • Idris Elba - Wikiquote 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: General]
    • Idris Elba - Wikiquote 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: General]

     ^ OK, take me there now No thanks Gerard, Thandie, and Idris RocknRoll Their Way to LA .
    • Photos of Thandie Newton, Gerard Butler, and Idris Elba at the LA Premiere of RocknRolla 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.popsugar.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

     ^ There is no way to defend casting a black man as Heimdall, period.
    • Idris Elba to play Heimdall, Guardian of Asgard in Thor | The Movie Blog 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC themovieblog.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

     .I'm also a more lively kid out there, doing stuff and I can't just do one thing forever.^ I`m also a more lively kid out there, doing stuff and I can`t just do one thing forever.
    • Idris Elba - Dating, Gossip, News, Idris Elba Photos 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.whosdatedwho.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

     ^ She may not be the best actress out there, but is doing the DAMN THING! .
    • Beyonce, Ali Larter & Idris Elba get OBSESSED | Obsessed With Film 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.obsessedwithfilm.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

     ^ I'm also a more lively kid out there, doing stuff and I can't just do one thing forever.
    • Idris Elba - Biography 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
    • Idris Elba - Wikiquote 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: General]
    • Idris Elba - Wikiquote 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: General]

     .Stringer is committed to his job and business so much so he doesn't have much of a personal life so he's more one dimensional.^ Stringer is committed to his job and business so much so he doesn't have much of a personal life.
    • HBO: The Wire - Interview 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.hbo.com [Source type: Original source]

     ^ Stringer is committed to his job and business so much so he doesn`t have much of a personal life so he`s more one dimensional.
    • Idris Elba - Dating, Gossip, News, Idris Elba Photos 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.whosdatedwho.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

     ^ Stringer is committed to his job and business so much so he doesn't have much of a personal life so he's more one dimensional.
    • Idris Elba - Wikiquote 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: General]
    • Idris Elba - Wikiquote 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: General]

     .As for me I have a child, a life, thirst for travel, you know I'm curious..whereas Stringer is more interested in being the best business person and his interests don't go further than that.^ Stringer is committed to his job and business so much so he doesn't have much of a personal life.
    • HBO: The Wire - Interview 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.hbo.com [Source type: Original source]

     ^ As for me I have a child, a life, thirst for travel, you know I'm curious..whereas Stringer is more interested in being the best business person and his interests don't go further than that.
    • Idris Elba - Biography 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
    • Idris Elba - Wikiquote 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: General]
    • Idris Elba - Wikiquote 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: General]

     ^ I don’t know anything about you nor you of me.
    • Beyonce, Ali Larter & Idris Elba get OBSESSED | Obsessed With Film 11 January 2010 0:41 UTC www.obsessedwithfilm.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

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