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Idrissa Akuna "Idris" Elba (born 6 September 1972; age 51) is an actor who has been cast in a lead role in the 2016 sequel Star Trek Beyond, directed by Justin Lin. [1]
He is best known for his roles in the TV series The Wire and Luther, as well as portraying Nelson Mandela in the biopic Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. He also portrays Heimdall in the Thor/Avengers film series opposite Chris Hemsworth.
One of Elba's earliest film roles was Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls (2007). In 2008 he appeared in RocknRolla, which also included Tom Hardy. In 2010 he was part of the cast of The Losers with Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Zoë Saldana. In 2012 he appeared in Prometheus, co-written by Damon Lindelof. In 2013 he played Stacker Pentecost in Pacific Rim, which also featured Clifton Collins, Jr., Ron Perlman and Brad William Henke.
Elba's upcoming roles include Shere Khan in Jon Favreau's The Jungle Book, a role coincidentally played by previous Star Trek villain Benedict Cumberbatch in Jungle Book: Origins.
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External links
- Idris Elba at Wikipedia
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- Idris Elba at Twitter.com