Idris Elba

Idrissa Akuna Elba, ba dɔgɛ e la 6 September ŋmarega la puan ka dabesa ayoobi daarɛ bɔna 1972 yuunɛ la puan,  London Borough of Hackney, tiŋa puan. A dɔgereba de la Winston Elba, n ze'ele Sierra Leonean. A yuuma naɛ la Ford Dagenham duma tum tiisi tuuma. A ma yu'urɛ yuum de la  Eve, n ze'ele Gaana. 

A dɔgereba la yuum naɛ la taaba bɔna Sierra Leone gee nyaa yuum baŋɛ kiŋɛ London. Elba wa yuum bi la Hackney la East Ham bilam ti a yuuma nyaa nyɛ a yu'urɛ la ti la dɛna "Idris" saŋa sɛka ti a yuuma bɔna zi'an ti ba yi'ira ti Canning Town.
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTimeRecord28 August 2016Win Lionel GravesRoad to Glory UKLondon, United KingdomTKO1N/A1–0
Elba n yuum Lagum iŋɛ sinii sɛka ti ba yi'ira ti The Stage.  1986 yuunɛ la puan ti a yuuma pɔsɛ zamesera, DJ tuuma la gee la yuum ta paɛ yuunɛ la ti amiŋa yuum nyaa pɔsɛ ita amiŋa DJ yuuma la zɔduma basɛba.

Elba kiŋɛ a sukuu la Barking and Dagenham College, ba'asɛ 1988 yuunɛ la puan gee yuum le kiŋɛ National Youth Music Theatre. A yuum nyɛ la suŋerɛ n de wuu after a £1,500 ze'ele Prince's Trust grant duma zi'an. Iŋɛ n yuum boti ti a kelum suŋɛ amiŋa la zuo, a tuni la sɛla ti ba yi'ira ti "tyre-fitting" la "cold-calling" la tuuma bɔna Ford Dagenham. A kelum yuum tum mɛ bɔna "nightclubs" duma puna. A DJ la tuuma yubɔ'ɔtɛ yuum de la "Big Driis" sansɛka ti a yuum dɛna bia la ba'asegɔ za'a a yuuma ta naɛ la TV duma nyaa tuna.

 Idris Elba 
Elba yuun zamese la sinii itegɔ bɔna National Youth Music Theatre bɔna London. A nyɛ yu'urɛ la iŋa pɔsɛ ita sinii dɛna Saana luberɛ(Stranger Bell) bɔna HBO sinii n de The Wired( ze'ele 2002 yuunɛ la puan ta paɛ 2004 yuunɛ la puan) tuuma la puan, la DCI John Luther bɔna BBC One sinii  Luther( ze'ele 2010 yuunɛ la puan ta paɛ 2019 yuunɛ la puan),  poori ti a di yɔɔrɛn de Golden Globe Award  dɛna mina n mi sinii itegɔ gana za'a bɔ'ɔra sinii pigesi bee TV zuo sinii n la loosegɔ bunaasi ti a di Primetime Emmy Award dɛna mina n bii nɛŋa sinii itegɔ so'olum la puan bee sinii tuuma la puan. Ba yuun le loe e mɛ ti a de saana bɔna Showtime comedy-drama itegɔ n de The Big C (2011 yuunɛ la puan) gee me bɔna nɛŋa Apple TV+ thriller series Hijack (2024 yuunɛ la puan). Nɛreba le kelum mina e la a saŋa za'a sinii itegɔ ti a dɛna Charles Miner bɔna sitcom The Office (2009 yuunɛ la puan).      

Bɔna filimi duma puan, a ni dɛna la mina n ka nari bɔna Warlord n de Netflix de'eŋɔ n de Beastof No Nation (2015 yuunɛ la puan) ti bolam ti a yuun to'e yɔɔrɛ n de Screen Actor Gild Award dɛna suŋera n de Supporting Role gee le kelum nyɛ Loire bɔna British Academy Film Award la Golden Globe Award.       

A togesɛ dɛna Nelson Mandela me bɔna Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom(2013 yuunɛ la puan) zi'an ti ba yuun lebe loo e bɔ'ɔra Golden Globe Awards bɔ'ɔra  mina n tã sinii ita dɛna - Actor in Motion picture-Drama. A me le kelum pa'asɛ filimi duma n de wuu American Gangster (2007 yuunɛ la puan), Obsessed (2009 yuunɛ la puan), Prometheus (2012 yuunɛ la puan), Pacific Rim (2013 yuunɛ la puan), Star Trek Beyond (2016 yuunɛ la puan), Molly's Game (2017 yuunɛ la puan), The Dark Tower (2017 yuunɛ la puan), Hobbs & Shaw (2019 yuunɛ la puan), n  la The Harder They Fall (2021 yuunɛ la puan). A yuun kiŋɛ ta naa la Marvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU) pa'ala Heimdall bɔna filimi duma bayoobi puan pusera la Thor(2011 yuunɛ la puan),  n la DC Extended Universe dɛ'ɛna la Bloodsport bɔna The Suicide Squad(2021 yuunɛ la puan).       

A tari kua me bɔna Zootopia, The Jungle Book, n la Finding Dory( all 2016 yuunɛ la puan). A kua boi Knuckles the Echidna bɔna sonic the Hedgehog (2022 yuunɛ la puan), Knuckles ( 2024 yuunɛ la puan), n la Sonic the Hedgehog (2024 yuunɛ la puan).  A daa iŋɛ pa'alegɔ yesega me la Hardie (2018 yuunɛ la puan). Dagena sinii itegɔ la ma'a gee a le kelum dɛna la DJ bɔna moniker DJ Big Driis bee Idris n la R&B yuuyuuna me. Elba lagum pa'asɛ sɔna Formula E team, Kiro Race Co.      

 Apɔsega vom la sukuu kinɛ. 
Idrissa Akuna Elba ba yuun dugɛ e la Sakutega 6, 1971 bɔna London Borough of Hackney, ti a dɔgereba dɛna Winston Elba Sierra Leonean budaa n yuun tuni bɔna Ford Dagenham plant, n la Eve, pɔka n yese Gaana. A dɔgereba yuun di taaba bɔna la Sierra Leone gee nyaa yese kiŋɛ ta kɛ'ɛra London. Elba zo'e la Hackney n la East Ham gee ŋmaa a yu'urɛ la giriga kiŋɛ "Idris" gee na bɔna la sukuu  n boi Canning Town, zi'an ti a pɔsɛ ita sinii duma.

Elba yuun pɔsɛ pa'ala n iŋa n tã sɛla ita la yɔ'ɔ n yuun wa'ana. A yuun ta nyɛ la mɔɔlegɔ ti ba iŋɛ de'eŋɔ, a yuun kiŋɛ ya ti ba ta lo e ti a yuun nyaŋɛ paasɛ ba za'a. Bɔna 1986,  a yuun pɔsɛ suŋera la asɔ bila pɔgedire DJ tuuma; bɔna yuubɛ puan, ti a yuun pɔsɛ amiŋa DJ tuuma dɔla la zɔduma suŋerɛ puan. 

A yuun kiŋɛ a sukuu bɔna la Barking la Dagenham kolegi,yuun basɛ sukuu la 1988 gee di yɔɔrɔ bɔna National Youth Music Theatre dɔla la e yuun nyɛ £1,500 Nabia yɔɔrɛ. A yuun tuni mɛ bɔna zi'isi zo'e zo'e n de woo tyre-fitting, cold-calling n la yu'uŋɔ tuuma bɔna Ford Dagenham. A yuun tum night club duma puan mɛ bɔna la DJ ti ba yi'ira ti "Big Driis" e yuun na kɔ'ɔ pita na gee a pɔsɛ TV zuo tuuma la iŋa yuun bɔna yoompisiyi saŋa bɔba.

 Tuuma 
1994–2004: Early roles and The Wire

Featured singles

Elba yia sinii tuunɛ yuun boi la Crimewatch reconstructio, n de 1994 yuunɛ puan,  a yuun yses la BBC kɔma de'eŋɔ puan ti ba yi'ira ti The Boot Street Band.

Bɔna 1995, a yuun nyɛ la yɔ'ɔ ti a bɔna sinii yu'urɛ n de Bramwell puan, imma'asum duma de'eŋɔ tuunɛ bɔna 1890s n boi England. Ba yia sinii, iŋa n yuun de ba tiŋasuka nɛra sinii la puan dɛna Afirikan nayiga ti a yu'urɛ dɛna Charles Carter, mina n yuun koŋɛ a pɔga dɔgum puan gee nyaa bisera iŋa n wan se'em bisɛ a bipugela la.  Abyia tuunɛ ti a nyɛ yuun wa'am  la 1995 zi'an ti a yuun dɛna gigolo bɔna "sex" zi'an bɔna Absolutely Fabulous. A yuun nyɛ tuuma mɛ kelum bɔna Biritisi TV n la sinii yura n de woo The Bill, n la The Ruth Rendell Mysteries. A nyaa yuun kiŋɛ ta naa mi la soap Family Affairs gee kelum kiŋɛ nɛŋa ta lagum bɔna tv zuo tuunɛ Ultraviolet gee poorin lebe kiŋɛ Dangerfield. Bilam ti a yuun iŋɛ a puti'irɛ gee nya kiŋɛ ta kɛ'ɛra New York tiŋa. England nya yuun de la zi'an ti a kina saŋa saŋa tuna bɔna tv tuunɛ puan ti ba ayima de la Inspector Lynley Mysteries. 2001 yuunɛ la puan,  Elba yuun de la Aciles bɔna Troilus n la Cressisa bɔna New York tiŋa. Bɔna 1997 yuunɛ la puan, a yuun le lagum pa'asɛ la ba buyi sinii itegɔ ti by zuo dɛna "ziim" intam la murigere bɔna Silent Witness. Nyaa yuun ta ba'asɛ a suŋere tuunɛ la bɔna 2001 Law la Order, a yuun nyɛ yɔ'ɔ bɔna HBO de'eŋɔ duma zi'an bɔna Bugum La( The Fire). Zɛ'ɛta 2002 ta paɛ 2004 , Elba yuun de la Stringer Bell bɔna de'eŋɔ puan. 

2005 yuunɛ la puan, a yuun pa'alɛ la nɛŋadaana Augustin Muganza bɔna Sometime in April, HBO sinii bɔna Rwanda. Elba yuun nɛɛ amiŋa bɔna 2097 BET nɛresabelesi budaasi puan : The Truth ( yelemiŋereɛ). A yuun le nɛɛ amiŋa me dɛna Charles Gotso bɔna N0. 1 n de Ladies detective Agency, ti ba dikɛ e bɔna Botswana.

Ba yuun yesega la 23 March, 2008 Ayisa vaa-isige lasidaarɛbɔna BBC one, gee ti nɛreba 6.3million yuun bisɛ ti 27% dikɛ tɔrɛ bo nɛreba.  

 Discography 
Albums

 2015 bɔna yuunɛ la puan : Murdah Loves John (The John Luther Character Album)

Extended plays

 2006 bɔna yuunɛ la puan : Big Man
 2009 bɔna yuunɛ la puan : Kings Among Kings
 2010 bɔna yuunɛ la puan : High Class Problems Vol. 1
 2014 bɔna yuunɛ la puan : Idris Elba Presents Mi Mandela
 2022 bɔna yuunɛ la puan : Cordi Elba (with Lime Cordiale)
 2023 bɔna yuunɛ la puan   : The Phantom Files (From Cyberpunk 2077)

Singles
TitleYearAlbum"Pushing On"
(as IDRIS with Kathy Brown)2024Non-album singles"Shake Body"
(as IDRIS, with Shermanology)

 2023 bɔna yuunɛ la puan "We Run the Area" (with Toddla T, General Levy and Naomi Cowan)
 2023 bɔna yuunɛ la puan "Most Wanted" (with Djibril Cissé)
 2024 bɔna yuunɛ la puan : "Knives Down" (with DB Maz)

Remixes

 "Trust in Me"
 "The Bare Necessities"

Mixtapes

 2011bɔna yuunɛ la puan : Merry DriisMas Holiday Mixtape
 2024 bɔna yuunɛ la puan  : Essential Mix

Other appearances

 2019 bɔna yuunɛ la puan : "Even If I Die (Hobbs & Shaw)" on the soundtrack to the Fast & Furious spin-off film Hobbs & Shaw, featuring Cypress Hill; the remix version features Hybrid.
 2019 bɔna yuunɛ la puan : "London Boy" by Taylor Swift — The intro of the song samples a snippet from an interview by Elba.
 2019 bɔna yuunɛ la puan : "Party & BullShit" by Sarkodie – He was featured in the song.
 2020 bɔna yuunɛ la puan : "Fear or Faith Pt. 2" by Future Utopia from the album 12 Questions.
 2021bɔna yuunɛ la puan  "Long Tailed Winter Bird (Idris Elba Remix)" by Paul McCartney from the album McCartney III Imagined.

Featured singles
TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbumUKAUS"Dance Off"
(Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Idris Elba and Anderson .Paak)2016—7 ARIA: PlatinumThis Unruly Mess I've Made"Boasty"
(Wiley, Stefflon Don and Sean Paul featuring Idris Elba)201911— BPI: PlatinumNon-album singles"Come Alive"
(Wrenne featuring Idris Elba)——"New Breed"
(James BKS featuring Q-Tip, Idris Elba and Little Simz)——"Apple Crumble"
(with Lime Cordiale)2021——Cordi Elba"What's Not to Like"
(with Lime Cordiale)——"Holy Moley"
(with Lime Cordiale)2022——"Unnecessary Things"
(with Lime Cordiale)——"Vroom"
(The FaNaTIX featuring Idris Elba, Lil Tjay, Davido, Koffee & Moelogo)——Find Your Line – Official Music from Gran Turismo 7"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
 Title Year Peak chart positionsCertifications Album UK<ref> AUS<ref> E 2016 —

Singles

 Title Year Album "Pushing On"(as IDRIS with Kathy Brown)<ref> 2024 rowspan="2"  "Shake Body"(as IDRIS, with Shermanology)<ref>

 2023: "We Run the Area" (with Toddla T, General Levy and Naomi Cowan)
 2023: "Most Wanted" (with Djibril Cissé)
 2024: "Knives Down" (with DB Maz)

Remixes

 "Trust in Me"
 "The Bare Necessities"

Mixtapes

 2011: Merry DriisMas Holiday Mixtape
 2024: Essential Mix

Other appearances

 2019: "Even If I Die (Hobbs & Shaw)" on the soundtrack to the Fast & Furious spin-off film Hobbs & Shaw, featuring Cypress Hill; the remix version features Hybrid.
 2019: "London Boy" by Taylor Swift — The intro of the song samples a snippet from an interview by Elba.
 2019: "Party & BullShit" by Sarkodie – He was featured in the song.<ref>
 2020: "Fear or Faith Pt. 2" by Future Utopia from the album 12 Questions.<ref>
 2021: "Long Tailed Winter Bird (Idris Elba Remix)" by Paul McCartney from the album McCartney III Imagined.

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 1972 births
 20th-century English male actors
 20th-century English musicians
 21st-century English male actors
 21st-century English musicians
 Actors from the London Borough of Hackney
 Actors from the London Borough of Newham
 Best Miniseries or Television Movie Actor Golden Globe winners
 Black British DJs
 Black British male actors
 Black British male rappers
 Black British sportsmen
 British club DJs
 Governors of the British Film Institute
 DJs from London
 English electronic dance music DJs
 English expatriate male actors in the United States
 English expatriate musicians in the United States
 English house musicians
 English male film actors
 English male kickboxers
 English male rappers
 English male stage actors
 English male television actors
 English male voice actors
 English music video directors
 English record producers
 English people of Ghanaian descent
 English people of Sierra Leonean descent
 Film producers from London
 Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male winners
 Living people
 Male actors from London
 Martial artists from London
 National Youth Theatre members
 NME Awards winners
 Officers of the Order of the British Empire
 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie Screen Actors Guild Award winners
 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Screen Actors Guild Award winners
 People from Canning Town
 People from East Ham
 People from Hackney, London
 Rappers from the London Borough of Hackney
 Rappers from the London Borough of Newham
 Sportspeople from the London Borough of Hackney
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