Idris Elba

Idrissa Akuna Elba is popularly known as Idris Elba is an English actor, producer, musician, and DJ. He is best known for playing drug trafficker Stringer Bell on the HBO series and roles in screen projects like "The Wire", "Luther", "Thor" and "The Dark Tower". 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.

Idris Elba was born on September 6, 1972, in London, England, Uk. He holds English nationality and he belongs to Sierra Leonean and Ghanaian ethnicity. His birth sign is Virgo. He attended Canning Town school but he left his school during the year of 1988 and became a member of National Youth Music Theatre.

Idris Elba was born to a father named Winston Elba and a mother named Eve Elba. His father worked at Ford Dagenham. His parents were married in Sierra Leone and later moved to London. His paternal grandfather Moses was a sailor and a policeman.

Idris Elba is married twice. His first wife is Hanne "Kim" Norgaard. They got married in 1999 and they got separated in 2003. He married Sonya Nicole Hamlin for four months in 2006. He has two children, a daughter named Isan and a son Winston.

Idris Elba estimated net worth $12 million. He earned a good amount of money from his career as an actor, producer.

Idris Elba 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.