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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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Idris Elba says Bafta special award is chance to give back to others
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breakingnews.ieLuther star Idris Elba said he will continue to champion other actors, writers and people to tell their stories as he collected one of Bafta’s highest accolades.
Elba, 47, star of series like The Wire and In The Long Run, was presented the award virtually at this year’s Bafta Television Awards.
Due to coronavirus, this year’s ceremony, hosted by Richard Ayoade, has been filmed as live behind closed doors with nominees accepting their awards virtually.
Elba said: “I don’t believe that I am very special. I believe that I have been given an opportunity. “What I have done is taken my opportunity and handed it backwards to other people that need that opportunity.
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