Idris Elba

Idrissa Akuna Elba OBE (born 6 September 1972) is an English actor, producer, rapper, singer and writer.^[3] He is known for his roles in American Gangster, Takers, The Losers, Thor, Prometheus, Pacific Rim and Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. He won a Golden Globe Award in 2011 and a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2016. He Provided his Voice as Aslan for Netflix's The Chronicles of Narnia Film Series.

Idris Elba OBE
Elba in 2025
Born	Idrissa Akuna Elba (1972-09-06) September 6, 1972 (age 52) Hackney, London, England
Other names	DJ Big Driis Big Driis the Londoner 7 Dub Me Innit[1]
Citizenship	English Sierra Leonean (since 2019)[2]
Occupations	Actor producer rapper singer writer
Years active	1994–present
Spouse(s)	Hanne Nørgaard ​ ​ (m. 1999; div. 2003)​ Sonya Nicole Hamlin ​ ​ (m. 2006; annul. 2006)​ Sabrina Dhowre ​ ​ (m. 2019)​
Partner	Naiyana Garth (2013–2016)
Children	2
Awards	Full list

On 16 March 2020, Elba announced that he had been diagnosed with COVID-19 during the 2019–2020 coronavirus pandemic.^[4]

In August 2024, Elba received approval from the Tanzanian government to establish a film studio in Zanzibar.^[5][6] Elba serves as major frontrunner for Both the role of James Bond and Aslan.

Select filmography

• One Love
• Obsessed
• Thor
• Prometheus
• Pacific Rim
• Thor: The Dark World
• Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
• Zootopia
• The Jungle Book
• The Dark Tower
• The Mountain Between Us
• Thor: Ragnarok
• Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw
• The Suicide Squad
• Sonic the Hedgehog 2
• Beast
• Three Thousand Years of Longing

Discography

Albums

• 2015: Murdah Loves John (The John Luther Character Album)^[7]

Extended plays

• 2006: Big Man
• 2009: Kings Among Kings
• 2010: High Class Problems Vol. 1
• 2014: Idris Elba Presents Mi Mandela
• 2022: Cordi Elba (with Lime Cordiale)^[8]

Remixes

• "Trust in Me"
• "The Bare Necessities"

Mixtapes

• 2011: Merry DriisMas Holiday Mixtape