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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 wants Luther the movie and is on a mission for more black roles on TV
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mirror.co.ukIdris Elba is a man on a mission every bit as much as the dogged TV detective he plays – John Luther. The star is ambitious to put the popular cop on the big screen.
And that would be a step in the right direction for making television and film more racially inclusive. Hopes have been high for a film version of Luther since the show’s fifth series ended with a week-long TV bonanza in January last year.
And its creator Neil Cross has already hinted that DCI Luther may have to tackle enemies from another world. Idris’s portrayal of the brilliant but flawed detective won him a Golden Globe in 2012.
This is just one highlight in Hackney-born star’s unstoppable career which has taken him from an East London council estate to superstar status.
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