Idris Elba

**Idrissa Akuna Elba** (/ˈɪdrɪs/ *IH-driss*; O dɔgebo daare da la 6 September 1972) e la naasaale dēɛdeɛne kaŋa , rapper, yielyiele,  ane DJ. O da nyɛ la a Salma Globe kyɔɔtaa ane iruuŋ kyaare a ata BAFTA kyɔɔtaa  ane six Emmy Awards. O yuori da poree la a *Time* 100 noba na da kyaare a Most Influential People a teŋɛ zu a 2016. O sinii da taa libie na da ta $9.8 billion a global box office poɔ, na da vɛŋ ka o da e a top 20 highest-grossing sinii maala kaŋa.

Elba da zanne la a sinii maaloo a National Youth Music Theatre na be London. O da gaa la nimitɔɔre na da e prominence playing Stringer Bell na da be HBO series *The Wire* (2002–2004), ane DCI John Luther na da be BBC One series *Luther* (2010–2019), na da ta wagere kaŋa a da vɛŋ ka o da nyɛ Golden Globe Award kyaare a Best Actor – Miniseries bee Television Film meŋ da e neɛ na da paale a neŋ iri banaare banaŋ kyaare a Primetime Emmy Award kyaare a Outstanding Lead Actor na be Limited Series bee Movie. O meŋ da e la Emmy-nominated kyaare a saama tonnoɔre a Showtime comedy-drama series *The Big C* (2011) ane a wedera tontona kyaare a Apple TV+ thriller series *Hijack* (2024). Ba meŋ bammo la ka o da tona toma kyaare a Charles Miner na da be a NBC sitcom *The Office* (2009).

## Nyɔvooroŋ ane Ganzanne
Idrissa Akuna Elba dɔgebo saŋa da la 6 September 1972 naŋ da e a London Borough of Hackney, te ko a Winston Elba, a Sierra Leonean dɔɔ naŋ tona a Ford Dagenham plant, ane Eve, a Ghanaian pɔge. O dɔgereba da kulee taa a Sierra Leone a da wa ta wagere kaŋa da leɛ gaa a London. Elba da baa la Hackney ane East Ham a da kyɛ a o yuori ŋmaa lɛ ka o da e  "Idris" kyɛ da naŋ be sakuuri na da be Canning Town, be ka o da piili neŋ a acting.

Elba soŋɛɛ a stage ane o vuo. o da nyɛ enfuoni daa foto kaŋa kyaare a deɛnoo zie, o da gaa pɔgɛɛ a tontona dɛndɛŋ soba. A 1986, o da maŋ piili sona la  DJ business; yuoni poɔ, o da piili la o meŋɛ DJ company toma ne o zɔmenne mine.

## Toma

### 1994–2004: Early roles and ''The Wire''
Elba's sinii dɛndɛŋ soba o na da maale da kyaare la *Crimewatch* murder reconstructions, ane a 1994, o da saaŋ la BBC children's drama na e *The Boot Street Band*. A 1995, o da maale la a sinii kaŋa yuori na e *Bramwell*, a medical drama a 1890s England. Aepisode of series 1, o da e la deɛndeɛkaraa, na e African petty naŋnyige yuri na di Charlie Carter, pɔge na da kpi yi bie dɔgebo wagere kyɛ da maale kaa lɛnɛɛ o na naŋ maale kaa o bipaala na da e pɔgelee.

## Production company
Elba da taa la toma ne Apple ka o da maale yelzu soŋ na da kyaare Green Door Pictures production company. A February 2021, yele mine da yi la ka a companies ko Elba ane a o pɔge, Sabrina Dhowre, naŋ maala la Afrofuturist adult animated sci-fi series, tentatively yelzu na e *Dantai*, kyaare Crunchyroll, na da e wagere na a biotech na da "created an ever-widening gap between the haves and have-nots." A April 2021 peɛroo neŋ a *Den of Geek*, o da yeli ka a yelnimizie da la "mainly the brainchild" kyaare a o pɔge, o na da yeli ka o da e la  "super geek when it comes to anime". A June 2024, Elba da piilee production company paala na e 22Summers neŋ former Pulse & BBC exec Diene Petterle. A  August 2024, Elba da nyɛ sagedeebo kyaare a Tanzanian government ka ba maale a film studio na da e Zanzibar. A September 2024, Elba da paale la a *Things Fall Apart*  a da e  actor ane executive producer.

A January 2025, Idris Elba premiered a documentary kyaare a rampant knife ane gang-related crimes na da be United Kingdom.

## Other ventures

### Music
Elban da saa la  music videos ko Fat Joe (2002), Angie Stone (2004) ane rapper Giggs (2010). A 2006, da maale la a four-song EP *Big Man* kyaare Hevlar Records. O da maale la a Jay-Z's album *American Gangster* (2007). A DJed na be a 2007 NBA All-Star parties a Venetian ane Ice House Lounge na be Las Vegas. A July 2009, Elba da la a DJ for BET's current series *Rising Icons*. o da tere la noɔre kyaare a o yiele yeni na ŋmeɛbo "Please Be True". A  August 2009 yele kyaare a *Essence*, o da yelee a o yiele paale na da e boma ayoɔbo yelzuri EP as *Kings Among Kings*. O da iree a o  EP *High Class Problems Vol. 1*  na be United Kingdom a February 2010, for which he has won many prizes, including a *Billboard* Music Awards nomination.

### Kickboxing
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Discovery Channel produced a documentary, *Idris Elba: Fighter*, chronicling Elba's twelve-month kickboxing and mixed martial arts training under Muay Thai coach Kieran Keddle, culminating in Elba's first professional kickboxing fight—and win—against Lionel Graves, a younger, more experienced Dutch opponent, at London's York Hall.

### Motorsport
A 11 February 2025, yeluu da wuli ka  Elba  da de la libie eŋ Kiro Race Co, kpaaroŋ na da paale a kyakya na e FIA Formula E World Championship.

## Meŋɛ Nyɔvooroŋ

### Marriages and family
Elba da kulee Danish stylist Hanne "Kim" Nørgaard yi 1999 ka ba da bare taa 2003. O da la kulee American real estate lawyer Sonya Nicole Hamlin ka ba da maale kyue anaare a 2006. 

### Po-boɔbo
Elba da yeli ka o da e la spiritual kye ba e religious. O da soŋ la kɔɔre a o local football team Arsenal FC. A January 2025, o da terɛɛ noɔre ka o da ba la ɔɔrɔ nɛne te ta kyue ata mine.

## Discography
**Albums**

* 2015: *Murdah Loves John (The John Luther Character Album)*

**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)
* 2023: *The Phantom Files (From Cyberpunk 2077)*

**Singles**

* 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.
* 2020: "Fear or Faith Pt. 2" by Future Utopia from the album *12 Questions*.
* 2021: "Long Tailed Winter Bird (Idris Elba Remix)" by Paul McCartney from the album *McCartney III Imagined*.

**Featured singles**

## Ziiri mine sommo

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## Sommo Yizie