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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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‘Dead Still’ gives look into creepy world of Victorian-era death photography

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There’s a reason, beyond its catchy title, that “Dead Still” has quickly gained a foothold in the crowded TV universe. The Acorn TV series, starring Michael Smiley as a “post-mortem photographer” in 19th century Dublin, plays as a darkly comic (with touches of slapstick) crime thriller that offers a fascinating look into a weird Victorian-era occupation: taking photographs of corpses “posing” with their very-much-alive family members. “It was a plaything of the very rich and was only for a specialized few,” says Smiley, best-known to American audiences as Benny “Deadhead” Silver (opposite Idris Elba) on “Luther.” “It coincided with the Victorian-era fascination with morbidity.

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