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Idris Elba
Idrissa Akuna Elba OBE (born 6 September 1972) is an English actor, writer, producer, rapper, singer, songwriter and DJ. He is known for roles including Stringer Bell in the HBO series The Wire, DCI John Luther in the BBC One series Luther, and Nelson Mandela in the biographical film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013). He has been nominated four times for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film, winning one, and was nominated five times for a Primetime Emmy Award.
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BBC diversity chief complains Idris Elba's Luther 'doesn't feel authentically black'
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dailystar.co.ukBBC diversity chief has assessed Idris Elba's popular detective John Luther - saying the character doesn't feel authentically black.BBC executive and Head of Creative Diversity Miranda Wayland praised the corporation's writing and casting of a "strong, black lead", but hinted that she now feels the show is superficially diverse.Speaking at the MIPTV conference, Miranda suggested that Luther should eat Caribbean food and have more black friends to seem more authentically black."When it first came out everybody loved the fact that Idris Elba was in there — a really strong, black character lead," The Times reports she remarked."We all fell in love with him.
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