accidental overdose at his home in New York home last month.Winning fans’ hearts as a hapless junkie, the actor was offered free heroin by locals while starring on the show and ended up “drinking heavily” himself during filming.The 53-year-old has since landed parts in shows including hip hop drama Empire.The actor hid his British accent to get the part of the brainy drug lord – and his career has since taken off.Elba landed the lead role as a detective in the crime drama Luther and starred in films including Thor and The Suicide Squad.Voted the sexiest man alive, the sometime DJ and 49-year-old father-of-two has been married three times.He wed model Sabrina Dhowre in 2019.
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