Idris Elba
Idrissa Akuna Elba[1][2] kanɛ ka ba da dua o yʋʋm tʋsir kɔbiswai nɛ pisyɔpɔi nɛ ayi Sɛnlʋŋ nwadig dabisa ayuobu(6th September, 1972) la ni anɛ English actor, rapper, yʋm-yʋm nɛ DJ. O da di'e Golden Glob Awards lɛm pɛɛs nɛ BEFTA Awards nɛ six Emmy Awards. Yʋʋm tusa ayi nɛ piiga nɛ ayuobu(2016) la ni o da pɛɛs nidib kɔbiga(Time 100) pʋʋgin banɛ mɔr baŋir dunia la wʋsa ni.[3] Sininam la maalʋg da tis o kpan'am $9.8 billion, o ya'a lasi o ligidi la, ka li an dinɛ sʋŋ o ka o pɛɛs sini maanmaanib pisyi ni onɛ mɔr kpan'am.
Elba sa zamis sini maaligi bɛnɛ National Youth Music Theatre linɛ London la. O yʋꞌʋr da yiya on da nwɛꞌɛd Stringer Bell bɛ HBO sini linɛ buon The Wire (2002–2004), nɛ DCI John Luther bɛ BBC One sini kanɛ buon Luther (2010–2019), naar daan la da kɛ ka o diꞌe yaꞌan piini kanɛ an Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film ka ba da len gaŋ o nɔɔr anaasi ye o nyaꞌa diꞌe piini bɛ Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. Ba mɛ da gaŋ o ye o gaad tuoni gɔs diꞌem kanɛ an Showtime diꞌema ka li yʋꞌʋr buon The Big C (2011) la nɛ Apple TV+ diꞌem kanɛ buon Hijack la(2024)[4][5][6]. Nidib len miꞌ o nɛ on da paasi maal diꞌema ka ba buon o yʋꞌʋr anina ye Charles Miner bɛ NBC sitcom The Office yʋma tusa ayi nɛ awai (2009) la ni.
O sini maalig pʋʋgin, o maal o mɛŋ one ka o nini kpiꞌem ka o pʋ zɔt dabiꞌem ka an zabzabid diꞌem kanɛ buon Beasts of No Nation (2015) linɛ kɛ ka o diꞌe piinkanɛ an Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role ka ba len gaŋ o ye o nyaꞌa diꞌe piini bɛ British Academy Film Award nɛ Golden Globe Award. O da maal o mɛŋ wan wʋʋ Nelson Mandela bɛ sini kanɛ an Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013) anina ka ba gaŋ o ye o diꞌe piini bɛ Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama. O paasi maal sininam ka ba siꞌeba an American Gangster (2007), Obsessed (2009), Prometheus (2012), Pacific Rim (2013), Star Trek Beyond (2016), Molly's Game (2017), The Dark Tower (2017), Hobbs & Shaw (2019), nɛ The Harder They Fall (2021).
O da laꞌas nɛ Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) ka maal o mɛŋi an Heimdall sini nam ayuobʋ ni, ka ba pinꞌil nɛ Thor (2011), nɛ DC Extended Universe ka len an Bloodsport bɛ The Suicide Squad (2021) ni. O nɔk o kʋkɔr maꞌa paas sininam ni ka ba siꞌeba an Zootopia, The Jungle Book, nɛ Finding Dory (all 2016). Ka banɛ paas an Knuckles the Echidna nɛ Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022), Knuckles (2024), nɛ Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024). O gaad tuoni gɔs sini siꞌeba nɛ Yardie (2018)[7]. Fʋ yaꞌa yis sini maalig, Elba mɛ lɛn anɛ DJ an DJ Big Driis bɛɛ Idris ka an R&B yʋmyʋm. [8][9]Elba paas banɛ sʋꞌʋe Formula E team, Kiro Race Co.[10]
O pinꞌilig nɛ o sakur
[dɛmisim gbɛlima | dɛmisimi din yi zin'isiana]Ba da dʋꞌa Idrissa Akuna Elba nɛ yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nɛ pisyɔpɔi nɛ yi, nwadis awai, dabisa yuobʋ daar (6 September 1972)[11] bɛ London Borough of Hackney,[12] ka o saam an Winston Elba, one an daʋ kanɛ yit Sierra Leonean li, o da tʋm nɛ Ford Dagenham plant, ka o ma an Eve, one an Ghanaian nid.[13][11] O dʋꞌadib da laꞌas taaba nɛ Sierra Leone tɛŋin ka nyaan tu suori kɛŋ London.[14] Elba da nɔbig nɛ Hackney nɛ East Ham[15] ka maal o yʋꞌʋr la giŋa ye "Idris" ka o sakur kanɛ bɛ Canning Town la, ka o da pinꞌil sini maalig.
Elba nar ka o pʋꞌʋs The Stage nɛ ban da kɛ ka o yi paalʋ na. Ban da buol nidib ye ba kɛna maal diꞌema la, o da wʋm nya ka paas diꞌema la pʋʋgin, anina ka o siꞌal o sʋŋid diꞌema la pʋʋgin.[16] Yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nɛ pisnii nɛ yuobʋ (1986), o da pinꞌil o DJ tʋʋma nɛ on da sʋŋ o saambil o pʋꞌadiir pʋʋgin la; yʋʋm yinne pʋʋgin, o da pinꞌil o mɛŋ DJ tʋʋma nɛ o zuanam.[11]
Elba da kɛŋ Barking and Dagenham College[17] saŋa biꞌela, ka bas sakur yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nɛ pisnii nɛ nii (1988) ka di yaꞌani bɛ National Youth Music Theatre ban da sʋŋ o nɛ ligidi £1,500 Prince's Trust grant nyaꞌaŋ la[18]. On da bɔɔd ye o sʋŋ o mɛŋ nɛ o tʋʋma pinꞌilig saŋa la, o da tʋm tʋʋm bibis siꞌeba ka siꞌeba an tayanam kpɛnꞌɛsig, cold calling nɛ yʋꞌʋŋ tʋʋma bɛ Ford Dagenham.[19] O tʋm yʋꞌʋŋ diꞌema zinꞌisin an DJ ka ba buon o ye "Big Driis" on da an dasaŋ la, ka yʋꞌʋn pinꞌili ieed television ni tʋʋma o yʋʋm pisinam saŋa.[11]
1994–2004: pinꞌilig tʋʋma nɛ The Wire
Elba da pinꞌil sini maalig nɛ Crimewatch murder reconstructions, ka yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nɛ piswai nɛ anaasi (1994), o da paas BBC biis diꞌema kanɛ buon The Boot Street Band la ni. Yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nɛ piswai nɛ anu (1995), o da paasi maal sini kanɛ ka o pinꞌili tʋm tʋʋm kir, ka li buon Bramwell, laafi yela sini kanɛ ka ba da maal yʋʋm tusir, kɔbisnii nɛ piswainam saŋa (1890s) England sʋꞌʋlim. Sini la pinꞌilig, series 1 ni, o da anɛ naꞌab ka ba buon o ye Charlie Carter, one ka o pʋꞌa kpi dʋꞌam pʋʋgin ka o yʋꞌʋn ziꞌ on na niŋ siꞌem gɔs o bibil la. Tʋʋm kanɛ ka o da tʋm da pinꞌil nɛ yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nɛ piswai nɛ nu (1995) on da maal o mɛŋ wʋʋ yalim nɛ sini kanɛ buon Absolutely Fabulous ni la. O da kɛŋ tuoni paasi maal sininam British television ni, ka ba siꞌeba an The Bill nɛ The Ruth Rendell Mysteries. O da paasi maal soap opera Family Affairs ka kɛŋ tuoni maal television diꞌema kanɛ an Ultraviolet nɛ Dangerfield.[20] Li da pʋ yʋʋgɛ ka o yi anina kɛŋ New York City.[11] O da lɛb England saŋsiꞌeba ye o tʋm television ni tʋʋma, wan wʋʋ Inspector Lynley Mysteries. Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ yinne la (2001), Elba da maal o mɛŋ Achilles ka ba maal sini kanɛ buon Troilus and Cressida bɛ New York City.[11] Yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nɛ piswai nɛ ayɔpɔ ni (1997), o da paasya ka ba tɔlis sini kanɛ buon ye "Blood, Sweat and Tears" linɛ bɛ Silent Witness diꞌema ni la. On da sʋŋ ka ba maal yʋʋm tusayi nɛ yinne (2001) diꞌem kanɛ an Law & Order la nyaꞌaŋ, Elba o da paasi lɛn maal HBO drama series diꞌem kanɛ buon The Wire la. Lin yi yʋʋm tusayi nɛ ayi (2002) kɛŋ paae yʋʋm tʋsayi nɛ anaasi (2004), Elba da diꞌem nɛ wan wʋʋ Stringer Bell nɛ diꞌema la pʋʋgin, li da paasi kɛ ka nidib baŋ o yela United States.
2005–2019: Luther and stardom

Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ anu la ni (2005), o da anɛ Captain Augustin Muganza bɛ Sometimes in April, HBO sini kanɛ paꞌan Rwanda dim gaansig yela. Elba da paaa yʋʋm tusayi nɛ ayɔpɔi (2007) BET special Black Men: The Truth.[21] Ba da buon o anina ye Charlie Gotso nɛ The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, sini kanɛ bɛ Botswana.[22] Sini kanɛ ka ba da yisi li yʋʋm tusayi nɛ anii, nwadis atanꞌ, dabpisi nɛ atanꞌ daar (23 March 2008), alasid daar kanɛ da an Easter la, bɛ BBC One, ka nidib banɛ da gɔsi li an 6.3 million ka banɛ pʋdigi li tisi ba taaba an nidib pisi nɛ yɔpɔi, kɔbiga pʋʋgin (27%).[23] Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ awai, pinꞌilig nwaig la ni (January 2009), Variety da yis labaar ye Elba na diꞌe Charles Miner nɔbir, one ka on nɛ Dunder Mifflin regional manager Michael Scott (Steve Carell) mɔr tʋʋm yinne tis NBC sini kanɛ an The Office la.[22] Elba da paasi maal sini kanɛ mɔr zinꞌis ayuobʋ la yʋʋm tusayi nɛ awai (2009) diꞌema saŋa, nɛ diꞌema la naar saŋa.[22] Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ awai, nwadis awai ni (September 2009), o da tik nuꞌugi paꞌal ye o na paasi maal BBC television diꞌem kanɛ ka ba pʋdigi li zinꞌis ayuobʋ ka li yʋꞌʋr buon Luther la, ka ba da paꞌali li yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piiga, nwadis anu ni (May 2010).[5] O da paas Showtime's diꞌem kanɛ buon The Big C yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piiga (2010).[24] 69th Golden Globe Awards sini yisib linɛ da an yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piineyi, pinꞌilig nwadig, dabpisi nɛ nu (15 January 2012), Elba da diꞌe piinkanɛ an Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film on maal BBC diꞌem kanɛ buon Luther la.[5]
Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ yɔpɔi ni (2007), Elba da siꞌak ye o na gaad tuon ka ba maal sini kanɛ an Daddy's Little Girls, ka ba buon o anina ye Monty, one maan lɔrnam ka yɛɛd fʋʋg bʋlʋ ka nɔŋ pʋꞌa kanɛ an one gɔsid wada tɛŋin la ka bɔɔd ye o sʋŋ o ka o diꞌe o biis. O gɔs ka yela bɛɛ o bɔɔdim nɛ o nɔŋilim la pʋʋin, bɔzugɔ, o pʋꞌa kʋdʋg lɛb na. O da paasi maal sin ikanɛ an 28 Weeks Later (2007) nɛ This Christmas (2007), linɛ da kɛ ka ba paam ligidi wʋʋ $50 million ( da anɛ wʋʋ $70.8 million yʋʋm tusayi, nɛ pisi nɛ tanꞌ ni, 2023) ka li kpɛnꞌɛ ba tʋʋma ni yʋʋm tusayi nɛ ayɔpɔi (2007).[25][26] Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ anii (2008) la, o da paasi maal sini kanɛ an Prom Night nɛ Guy Ritchie zaba sini kanɛ buon RocknRolla.[25] Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ awai (2009), o da paasi maal dabiꞌem sini kanɛ buon The Unborn nɛ Obsessed, sini kanɛ ka o da maal nɛ Beyoncé.[27] One tiꞌal la da paam ligidi $29 million bakwai kanɛ ka li yina la.[28] Elba sini kanɛ da tiꞌall anɛ Legacy (2010)[29], anina ka o maal o mɛŋ soogia kanɛ lɛb Brooklyn na, on kɛŋ Eastern Europe ka pʋ nyaŋi tʋm tʋʋm kanɛ yela ka o kɛŋ la, anina ka o yʋꞌʋn ieed suor ye o lɛn lɛb.[29] O da paasi maal Dark Castle sini DC/Vertigo's The Losers, ka one da gɔsi li yela an Sylvain White, on da diꞌe Roque tʋʋma la, one an ba kpɛɛm nyaꞌandɔli bɛ black-ops team ka ba mɔɔd ye ba yɔꞌ gɔmɛna sam bɛꞌɛd kanɛ ka o maali ba la zug.[30] Ba da maal sini la nɛ Puerto Rico, ka yʋʋm kanɛ ka ba da yisi li an yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piiga, nwadis anaasi ni (April 2010). Elba da paasi maal Takers (2010).[31] Ba da buon o Heimdall bɛ Kenneth Branagh sini kanɛ an Thor (2011) la, ka li dɔl wʋʋ Marvel Comics superhero of the same name.[32]
Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piiga, nwadis anii ni (August 2010), Elba da paasi signed up to portray the title character in a reboot of James Patterson's Alex Cross ka ba buon franchise.[24] Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ yinne, nwadis ayi ni (February 2011), Tyler Perry da diꞌe o nɔbir.[33] Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011), the sequel to Ghost Rider (2007) nam ni, Elba da diꞌem diꞌema kanɛ ka o maal o mɛŋ ye zabzabid kanɛ an danuud.[34] Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛyi, nwadisayi ni (February 2012), Elba da paꞌal ye o na maal o mɛŋ wʋʋ Nelson Mandela nɛ maal sini kanɛ buon Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, li da paꞌal nɛ o vʋm da an siꞌem la.[35] On da tiꞌebid ye o maal sini kan la, Elba da kpɛnꞌɛs o mɛŋ sarega dɔɔgin yʋꞌʋŋ mum bɛ Robben Island, zinꞌig kanɛ ka ba da kpɛnꞌɛs Mandela la.[36] O mukir da kɛ ka ba gaŋ o bɛ Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama. Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ yuobʋ, nwadis ayuobʋ ni (June 2012), Elba da maal o mɛŋ Captain Janek bɛ Ridley Scott sini kanɛ buon Prometheus.[37] O da paasi maal sini kanɛ an Pacific Rim (2013) ka ba buon o anina Stacker Pentecost.[38] O da lɛn tiꞌak o yʋꞌʋri lɛb Heimdall bɛ Thor: The Dark World yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ tanꞌ (2013). Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ naasi, pinꞌilig nwadig la ni (January 2014), o da paꞌal ye o na paasi maal sini kanɛ an Luther.[39] Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ naasi ni (2014), o da paasi maal No Good Deed anina ka o an ninkanɛ kʋʋd nidib.
Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ yɔpɔi ni (2017), o da pʋd o yʋꞌʋr Roland Deschain bɛ Stephen King sini kanɛ an The Dark Tower,[40] ka paasi maal The Mountain Between Us nɛ Aaron Sorkin gaas sini siꞌa tuon ka li an Molly's Game la, on nɛ Jessica Chastain. Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ nii, nwadis anaasi ni (April 2018), ba da tis labaar ye Elba na paasi maal sini ka ba buol o anina ye Charlie bɛ Netflix diꞌema sini kanɛ an Turn Up Charlie.[41] Li da yi paalʋ na yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ wai, nwadisatanꞌ dabpiinɛ nu daar (15 March 2019) ka da yisi li yʋʋm yinni nyaꞌaŋ.[42] O da maal sini kanɛ buon In the Long Run.[43] Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛwai ni (2019), Elba da maal o mɛŋ nimbɛꞌɛdi bɛ sini kanɛ buon Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, Fast & Furious lʋgir yinne, ka da lɛn pʋd o yʋꞌʋr ye Macavity bɛ Tom Hooper sini kanɛ dɔlnɛ Andrew Lloyd Webber yʋma, ka li yʋꞌʋr an Cats la.[44]
Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ pisi paae zina (2020–present)
[dɛmisim gbɛlima | dɛmisimi din yi zin'isiana]Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ pisi nɛ yinne la (2021), Elba da maal o mɛŋ Robert "Milton" DuBois / Bloodsport maal James Gunn sini kanɛ buon The Suicide Squad la.[45] Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ pisi nɛ yi la (2022), Elba kʋkɔr ka ba da nɔki maal Knuckles the Echidna sini kanɛ buon Sonic the Hedgehog 2 la, linɛ da tɔlis nɛ sini kanɛ an Sonic the Hedgehog linɛ dɔl wan wʋʋ of the same name. O da da maal nid yinne sini tis Paramount+ ka lɛb ye o maal Sonic the Hedgehog 3, ayiꞌ la wʋsa anɛ yʋʋm tusayi nɛ pisi nɛ anaasi la nib (2024).[46] Elba da maal o mɛŋ wan wʋʋ Solomon Reed nɛ bɛ Phantom Liberty, yʋʋm tusayi nɛ pisi nɛ tanꞌ ka ba da paas siꞌelnam CD Projekt Red yʋʋm tusayi nɛ pisi (2020) diꞌema sini kanɛ buon Cyberpunk 2077 la. O da paas o kʋkɔr nɛ o wannim diꞌemkan pʋʋgin.[47] Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ pisi nɛ anaasi ni (2024) o da laꞌas nɛ Rebecca Ferguson maal Netflix sini kanɛ ka ba nan pʋ tisi li yʋꞌʋdɛ ka one gɔsi li yela an Kathryn Bigelow.[48][49][50]
Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ pisi nɛ anaasi, nwadis piinɛyinne, dabpisi nɛ ayi daar (22 November 2024), Deadline da yis labaar na ye ba na buol o Duncan, ninkanɛ mɔr zaba laꞌadi bɛ Amazon Prime sini kanɛ buon Masters Of The Universe la.[51]
Sini maalig tʋʋma zinꞌig
[dɛmisim gbɛlima | dɛmisimi din yi zin'isiana]Elba da tik nuꞌug nɛ Apple tuuma zinꞌig ye o maal sini dɔlis o Green Door Pictures sini maalig zinꞌig la.[52] Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ yinne, nwadisayi ni (February 2021), ba da yel ye Elba nɛ o pʋꞌa Sabrina Dhowre sʋꞌʋe tʋʋma zinꞌig siꞌa la bɔɔd ye bam aal sini kanɛ ka saalib kaee li pʋʋginɛ ka ba na buoli li ye Dantai, tis Crunchyroll, saŋkan ka biotech na "maal ka bʋnmɔrnam nɛ banɛ pʋ mɔra na baŋ taaba.[53][54][55]" Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ pisi nɛ yine, nwadis anaasi ni (April 2021) labadiꞌesidib da pianꞌad tis Den of Geek, ka o yel ye sini la paꞌal nɛ o pʋꞌa nɛ o biig yela, one ka o paꞌal ye o anɛ "geek nid kanɛ bɛɛ o kɔnꞌ fʋ yaꞌa pianꞌad sini yela".[56] Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ pisi nɛ anaasi, nwadisayuobʋ ni (June 2024), Elba da pinꞌil sini maalig tʋʋma zinꞌig ka pʋdi li yʋꞌʋr ye 22Summers on nɛ one da an Pulse nɛ BBC kpɛɛm ka o yʋꞌʋr buon Diene Petterle la.[57] Yʋʋm tusayi ne pisi nɛ anaasi, nwadisanii ni (August 2024), Elba da paam suor Tanzania gɔmɛna ni ye o pinꞌil sini maalig zinꞌigi bɛ Zanzibar.[58][59] Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ pisi nɛ anaasi, nwadisawai ni (September 2024), Elba da laꞌas o mɛŋ nɛ Things Fall Apart anina ka o paasidi maan sini ka lɛn an tuongat.[60]
Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ pisi nɛ nu, pinꞌilig nwadis ni (January 2025), Idris Elba daa paasi maal sini paꞌan nidibi laꞌasidi tʋm tʋʋmbɛꞌɛd siꞌem bɛ United Kingdom.[61]
Tʋʋm siꞌeba
[dɛmisim gbɛlima | dɛmisimi din yi zin'isiana]Elba da paasi maal yʋʋma sini tis Fat Joe (2002),[62] Angie Stone (2004)[63] nɛ rapper Giggs (2010).[64] Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ ayuobʋ ni (2006), o da maal yʋʋma four-song EP Big Man tis Hevlar Records. O da paasi maal ka diꞌem bɛ Jay-Z album American Gangster (2007) ni. O da anɛ DJ tis yʋʋm tusayi nɛ ayɔpɔi (2007) NBA All-Star parties linɛ da bɛ The Venetian nɛ Ice House Lounge linɛ bɛ Las Vegas.[65] Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ awai, nwadisayɔpɔi ni (July 2009), Elba da anɛ DJ tis BET diꞌem kanɛ ka ba maan ka li buon Rising Icons la.[66] O da yis labaar na ye o na yis yiiga yʋʋma "Please Be True" la.[67] Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ awai, nwadisanii ni (August 2009), o da yis labaar na paꞌal ye o six-song EP yʋʋma la yʋꞌʋri an Kings Among Kings.[68] O da yis o EP High Class Problems Vol. 1 paalʋ ni bɛ United Kingdom yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piiga, nwadsayi ni (February 2010), linzug ka o diꞌe piini bɛdigʋ, ka yinne an Billboard Music Awards nomination.[69]
Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ yinne ni (2011), o da maal diꞌema bɛ Pharoahe Monch album W.A.R. zʋŋir la ni. Li yʋʋm saŋa, o da paasi maal ka diꞌem bɛ Mumford & Sons yʋʋma sini "Lover of the Light" ni.[70] Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ naasi (2014), o da maal K. Michelle yʋʋma kanɛ an "The Rebellious Soul Musical" linɛ da yi VH1 na yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ naasi, nwadisanii, dabpisi nɛ wai ni (19 August 2014).[71] Nwadis anu la ni, Elba da paasi yʋm Mr Hudson yʋʋma kanɛ an "Step Into the Shadows" la. Mr Hudson da maal o diꞌem kanɛ an Idris Elba Presents Mi Mandela, ka ba da yisi li paalʋ na yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ anaasi, nwadis piinɛyinne ni (November 2014).[72][73] O mɛ da paasi maal Ghana yʋmyʋmdib VVIP yʋʋma kanɛ an "Selfie" on ne Nigeria dim rapper kanɛ ka buon o Phyno ka ba da yisi li yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ anaasi, nwadisawai, dabpiinɛyi daar (12 September 2014), sini la da yi YouTube ni yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ nʋ, nwadisanaasi, dabpiinɛ yinne daar (11 April 2015).
Elba da maal yʋʋma diꞌema tis Noel Fielding nɛ Sergio Pizzorno yʋʋma kanɛ da paas ayi, ka ba buon Loose Tapestries.[74] Elba da paasi yʋʋm Skepta yʋʋm kanɛ buon "Shutdown" linɛ ka yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ nu, nwadisayuobʋ dabisir yinne daar (1 June 2015) ka ba da nɔki li niŋ SoundCloud la.[75] Nwadisanii dabpiinɛ yɔpɔi daar (17 August), ba da yis yʋʋma paalʋ ni na ka Elba paas nɛ Nigeria yʋmyʋm D'banj ka li yʋꞌʋr an "Confidential", ka Sierra Leon yʋmyʋm Shadow Boxer mɛ paas anina, ka ba da nɔki li niŋ YouTube nwadisanii dabpisi daar (20 August). Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ nu, nwadispiinɛ yinne ni (November 2015), Elba da buol Madonna on da maan o Rebel Heart Tour bɛ Berlin, Germany sʋꞌʋlim la. Elba lɛn paasi yʋʋm Macklemore & Ryan Lewis yʋʋm kanɛ buon This Unruly Mess I've Made (2016) la. O da mɔr pʋtɛnꞌɛr ye o yis yʋʋma Idris Elba Presents Mi Mandela la diꞌema, anina ka diꞌem kanɛ buon Tree la da yina ka ba da yisi li bɛ Manchester International Festival yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ wai ni (2019).[76] Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛwai, nwadisayɔpɔi, daba yi daar (2 July 2019), The Guardian da yis labaar na paꞌal ye gbansɔbidib Tori Allen-Martin nɛ Sarah Henley ye ba yisi ba bɛ diꞌem kaŋa pʋʋgin ka li pʋ dɔli li suorɛ.[77] Gbansɔbidib bama ayi nwaꞌ tʋm tʋʋmkaŋa yʋma anaasi, bɔzʋgɔ, Elba da kɛŋi paae ba ye ba sʋŋ o ka o maal yʋʋma la, ka Allen-Martin mɛ da paasi li pʋʋgin. Kwame Kwei-Armah da paas tʋʋm kaŋa ni yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ nii, nwadis anu ni (May 2018), ka maligin sɔbi ba gbana la zinꞌig siꞌeba. Li yiib saŋa la, banɛ da maal Tree "anɛ Idris Elba nɛ Kwame Kwei-Armah".[78][76] Allen-Martin nɛ Henley da paꞌal ye ba baŋir paasi li pʋʋgin bɔzʋgɔ, ba sɔb gbana, ka maal vɛɛnsa, banɛ lɛn pʋd diꞌema la yʋꞌʋr, ka ban da yisi ba la, ba da ye ba yaꞌa yis diꞌema la paalʋ na, ba na gbanꞌe ba kootʋ ni.[79] Elba and Kwei-Armah both published rebuttals of what happened on Twitter.[80]
Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ nii, nwadisayɔpɔi ni (July 2018), o da tis o yʋʋma tuʋma la yʋꞌʋr ye 7Wallace Music.[81] Elba da maal diꞌema bɛ Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛwai, nwadisanaasi ni (April 2019).[82] Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛwai (2019), o da paas yʋʋm kanɛ buon "Boasty" la ni ka one da maal an British tɛŋ nid ka o yʋꞌʋr buon Wiley.[83] Elba da paas "Boasty" yʋʋma sini ni, ka paas o kʋkɔr anina.[84] Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ wai (2019), Elba da paasi maal Taylor Swift yʋʋma kanɛ buon "London Boy" linɛ yii o Lover album la ni. Yʋʋma la pinꞌil nɛ ka Elba lɛbisid buosig.[85] Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ pisi, nwadisanaasi ni (April 2020), Elba da laꞌas nɛ one gɔsid yʋʋma maalig Jay Robinson ka ba yʋʋm yʋʋma kanɛ buon "Know Yourself", linɛ ka ba da yisi li Mau5trap ni la.[86]
Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ pisi ni (2020, on da wʋm Canadian R&B yʋmyʋm Emanuel ka o yʋʋm o yʋʋma kanɛ buon "Need You" la, Elba da paae o saꞌan ye o maal yʋʋma sini nɛ o, ka li gbanꞌe nidibi tɔnd laꞌad ye li sʋŋi ba taaba bɛ COVID-19 pandemic saŋa la.[87] Ba da maal Elba creative director tis sinikan, ka lɛn maal o executive producer bɛ Emanuel sini kanɛ ka ba da ye ba maal la. Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ pisi nɛ yinne, nwadisayi, dabpiinɛtanꞌ daar (13 February 2021), Elba da anɛ DJ mix saan kanɛ ka ba kaanbi buol o bɛ Mix Up bɛnɛ Australian national youth broadcaster Triple J.[88] Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ pisi nɛ yinne, nwadisawai, dabpisi nɛ ayi daar (22 September 2021), Elba da yis labaar ye o na laꞌas nɛ Australian pop rock yʋmyʋm kanɛ buon Lime Cordiale la ka ba yʋʋm yʋmkanɛ buon Cordi Elba la[89], ba da yis yʋmkan nɛ yʋʋm tusayi nɛ pisi nɛ yi, pinꞌilig nwadig, dabpiinɛ naasi daar (14 January 2022).[90] Elba da lɛn laꞌas nɛ Paul McCartney ka ba yʋʋm yʋmkanɛ buon "Long Tailed Winter Bird" la.[91]
Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ pisi nɛ anaasi, pinꞌilig nwadig, daba nii daar (8 January 2024), Elba da yis yʋʋma paal ka li buon "Knives Down"[92] on nɛ UK rapper DB Maz ye li sʋŋi zabi gɛɛs nimbɛꞌɛdnam banɛ kuud taaba nɛ sʋꞌʋsi bɛ UK la.[93] Phantom Liberty dimi da yis zinꞌig kanɛ ka fʋ na nyaŋi paam CD Projekt Red yʋʋm tusayi nɛ pisi (2020) sini diꞌema kanɛ buon Cyberpunk 2077, walisnam ayi, bababa tanꞌ la pʋʋgin da paas Elba. Walis bama anɛ 107.5 Darkstar Radio nɛ 99.9 Impulse Radio. 107.5 Darkstar da pinꞌil yʋʋma ayi banɛ ka Elba da yʋʋm ("Choke Hold", "Roller Coaster"), ka 99.9 Impulse mɛ da bas hour-mum suori tis DJ set yinɛ Elba nɛ Private Press ni.[94] Yʋʋmm tusayi nɛ pisinɛ anaasi, pinꞌilig nwadig, dabpisi nɛ anaasi daar (24 January 2024), Movement Electronic Music Festival linɛ bɛ Detroit da yis labaar na ye Elba na paasi maal diꞌema nɛ DJ set nɛ EDM DJ nɛ Kevin Saunderson bɛ yʋʋm tusayi nɛ pisi nɛ anaasi ni (2024).[95]
Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ pisi nɛ anaasi ni (2024), Idris da pinꞌil o yʋʋma tʋʋma yʋꞌʋr ye "Sound International" ka li da anɛ o saambil yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nɛ pisnii saŋa (1980s) London yʋʋma laꞌad la, li da kɛ ka o pʋtɛnꞌɛr yɔꞌɔg nɛ yʋʋma yela; tʋʋmkaŋa nwaꞌ o da gbanꞌe nɛ ye o kɛ ka nidib paꞌali ba baŋir dunia bɛn wʋsa, ka o bɔɔdim an ye o paam yʋmyʋmidib tɛŋ wʋsa paas, ka li paꞌal ye alaꞌastaaba bɛɛ ba ni.[96]
Zaba zamisig
[dɛmisim gbɛlima | dɛmisimi din yi zin'isiana]Discovery Channel da yis sini ka li yelzug an ye, Idris Elba: Fighter, ka li paꞌal Elba nɔk nwadis piinɛyi zamis zaba ka ba buon kickboxing nɛ li buudi wʋsa o da zamisi[97] yi nɛ Muay Thai one paꞌana zaba ka ba buon o Kieran Keddle la saꞌan,[98] anina ka Elba da pinꞌil o zaba diꞌema yiiga—o da di ya—gɛɛs nɛ Lionel Graves, one da mɔr paŋ, ka zab ka li yʋʋg, bɛ London York Hall la ni.[99][100]
| Kickboxing record | ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | Record |
| 28 August 2016 | Win | Lionel Graves | Road to Glory UK | London, United Kingdom | TKO | 1 | N/A | 1–0 |
Moto diꞌema
Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ pisi nɛ nu, nwadisayi, dabpiinɛ yinne daar (11 February 2025), labaar daar yina ye Elba nɔk ligidi kpɛnꞌɛs Kiro Race Co, nimbanɛ laꞌasi paasi nyaꞌadi bɛ FIA Formula E World Championship ni la.[101]
O nyɔvʋr yela
[dɛmisim gbɛlima | dɛmisimi din yi zin'isiana]Pʋꞌadiir nɛ yin yela
[dɛmisim gbɛlima | dɛmisimi din yi zin'isiana]Elba da di nɛ Danish pʋꞌa kanɛ buon Hanne "Kim" Nørgaard yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nɛ piswai nɛ awai ni (1999) ti paae yʋʋm tusayi nɛ atanꞌ (2003) ka ba bas taaba. O da lɛn di nɛ America dim pʋꞌakanɛ an lawyer ka o yʋꞌʋr buon Sonya Nicole Hamlin nwadis anaasi yʋʋm tusayi nɛ ayuobʋ ni (2006). On nɛ Nørgaard[102] mɔr bipʋŋ ka mɔr dasaŋ nɛ Naiyana Garth.[103] O da pinꞌil sɔnsig nɛ Canada dim pʋꞌa kanɛ na kpikpinkpiŋ ka o yʋꞌʋr buon Sabrina Dhowre yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ yɔpɔi pinꞌilig ni (2017).[104] Ba da laꞌas taaba yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ nii, nwadisayi, dabpiiga daar (10 February 2018), on da maal o sini kanɛ buon Yardie bɛ East London sini zinꞌigin la,[105] ka di taaba yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛwai, nwadisanaasi, dabpisi nɛ ayuobʋ daar (26 April 2019) bɛ Marrakesh.[106]
On zab siꞌelnam yela
Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ anaasi, nwadis piiga ni (October 2014), Elba da maal sini kanɛ an Journey Dot Africa with Idris Elba bɛ BBC Radio 2, ka paꞌan Africa yʋʋma.[107] Elba da pianꞌad television ni kuosid laꞌadi tis Sky box-sets yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ tanꞌ (2013), yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ anaasi (2014), yuʋm tʋsayi nɛ piinɛ nʋ (2015), yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ ayuobʋ (2016) nɛ yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ wai (2019).[108] O da laꞌas nɛ UK parliament ban mugusid ye ba yis Ebola West Africa sʋꞌʋlim la, on nɛ UK Secretary of State for International Development Justine Greening yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ naasi (2014). Elba da laꞌas nɛ British fashion label Superdry, linɛ ka ba da pinꞌili li yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛnu, nwadis piinɛ yinne la ni (November 2015).[109]
Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ yuobʋ, pinꞌilig nwadig la ni (January 2016), Elba da siꞌal UK parliament ka pianꞌa paꞌali ba sini la an siꞌem. O da yel ye: "Tiꞌakir kɛnna amaa li na kɛn sankani nar na". O da pianꞌa paꞌal kɔnꞌɔb-kɔnꞌɔb kanɛ bɛ dab nɛ pʋꞌab ni, naꞌasaanam nɛ ninsabilis ni.[110] The Prince's Trust, linɛ an lʋgir kanɛ sʋŋid UK dasam nɛ pʋꞌasada ka one da pinꞌili li an Prince Charles yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nɛ pisyɔpɔi nɛ ayuobʋ ni (1976), Elba da tʋm nɛ ba, ka ba gaŋ o ye o an tuongati gɔsid yɛlbɛꞌɛdnam yela yʋʋm tusayi nɛ awai, nwadis anaasi ni (April 2009).[111] O da paas kpɛɛmnam banɛ an Board of Governors tis British Film Institute lin yi yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ nii (2018) paae yʋʋm tusayi nɛ pisi nɛ ayi (2022).[112] O kʋkɔr da paas European Union vootʋg kanɛ da bɛ 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum.[113][114] O anɛ one zabidi gɛɛsid banɛ mɔr sʋꞌʋsi tʋm tʋʋmbɛꞌɛd.[115]
Elba da kɛŋ UK gɔmɛna laꞌas kanɛ paꞌan banɛ mɔr sʋꞌʋsi tʋm tʋʋmbɛꞌɛd yela yʋʋm tusayi nɛ pisi nɛ anaasi (2024), on nɛ Prime Minister Keir Starmer nɛ Home Secretary Yvette Cooper. Elba da paꞌal ye li nar ka ba tʋm tʋʋma ka kaꞌ nɔɔr pianꞌad maꞌa nɛ, ka paꞌal ye dʋꞌadib, pʋꞌasada nɛ naꞌakim tuongatib nɛ banɛ gɔsid wada yela nar ka ba duoe ziꞌen. Laꞌas kaŋa da anɛ ye li laꞌas laꞌasig dim kɔnꞌɔb-kɔnnꞌɔb tɛnkpɛmisin, naꞌasaasɔɔng dim, zɔɔb diꞌema dim, nɛ banɛ kpɛlim wʋsa, ka ba zabi gɛɛs banɛ mɔr sʋꞌʋsi tʋm tʋʋmbɛꞌɛd la. Elba sʋꞌʋe sʋŋir siꞌa, Elba Hope Foundation mɛ da paasi li pʋʋgin, ka ban bɔɔdim anɛ ye ba guꞌ ka nidib ka ba da kuosid sʋꞌʋs naꞌasaasɔɔnginɛ, ka kɛ ka wada kpiꞌami tis zaba laꞌad daꞌab.[116] Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ pisi nɛ nu ni (2025), o da ye li an sʋm ka ba kat sʋꞌʋraad siꞌeba kuosig, ka da maal sʋꞌʋbibis banɛ ka ba mɔri dʋgid diib ka ba nɔya pʋlimma.[117]
O bɔɔdim zinꞌis
[dɛmisim gbɛlima | dɛmisimi din yi zin'isiana]Elba yel ye on miꞌ ye Winaꞌam bɛ ka lɛɛ pʋ kɛn pʋꞌʋsim.[118][119] O anɛ one sʋŋid Arsenal FC.[120] Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ pisi nɛ nu, pinꞌilig nwadig la (January 2025), o da paꞌal ye on bas niꞌim ɔnbir nwadisayuobʋ ni.[121]
Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ nu ni (2015), lʋgir kanɛ ka o mɔr ka li an Idris Elba: No Limits la ni, Elba da zɔɔ tʋʋg ban miꞌ zɔɔ paae siꞌem bɛni bɛ Pendine Sands ka ba buon "Flying Mile" diꞌema la ni.[122] O da gaad tuoni gɔs The Best FIFA Football Awards linɛ da bɛ London Palladium ni yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ yɔpɔi, nwadis piiga, dabpisi nɛ atanꞌ daar (23 October 2017), anina ka o nɔk foto nɛ Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, nɛ Neymar.[123]
Sini maalig sʋŋir
[dɛmisim gbɛlima | dɛmisimi din yi zin'isiana]Ba da gaŋ Elba ye one an Essence's Sexiest Man of the Year yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ tanꞌ ni (2013) [124]nɛ People's Sexiest Man Alive yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ nii (2018).[125] Yʋʋm tusayi na piinɛ anaasi, nwadis piiga ni (October 2014), da da tis o piinkanɛ an MOBO Inspiration Award.[126] Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛwai, nwadisanu la (May 2019), o sini da paas ligidi ka li gaad $9.8 billion bɛ global box office, ka paae $3.6 billion bɛ North America,[127] anina ka o paas sini maanib pisi banɛ mɔr ligidi.[128]
Ba da gaŋ Elba ye o an kpɛɛm bɛ Order of the British Empire (OBE) yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ yuobʋ ni (2016) ye o gɔs sini maalig yela.[129][130] Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ yɔpɔi ni (2017), o da di yaꞌan kanɛ buon "Rear of the Year" Britain tɛŋin.[131] Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ nii, nwadisawai ni (September 2018), o da paas nidib pisnu banɛ paasi kɛ ka London malis ka sʋŋi gɔs London dim bɛilim an siꞌem, bɛ Time Out dimi da diti ba yʋʋm pisnu la.[132] Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ pisi (2020) nɛ yʋʋm tusayi nɛ pisi nɛ yinne ni (2021) ka ba da kaanl ninsʋma la, ba da kaanl o paas nidib kɔbiga banɛ tiꞌaki ba taaba bɛ UK ka ba tʋŋ bɛ Africa.[133][134]
Albums
[dɛmisim gbɛlima | dɛmisimi din yi zin'isiana]· 2015: Murdah Loves John (The John Luther Character Album)[135]
On da tɔlis diꞌem siꞌeba
[dɛmisim gbɛlima | dɛmisimi din yi zin'isiana]· 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)[136]
· 2023: The Phantom Files (From Cyberpunk 2077)[137]
Singles
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Pushing On"
(as IDRIS with Kathy Brown)[138] |
2024 | Non-album singles |
| "Shake Body"
(as IDRIS, with Shermanology)[139] |
· 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, on nɛ Cypress Hill; ka lɛn paas Hybrid.
· 2019: "London Boy" by Taylor Swift — Yʋʋma la pinꞌil nɛ nɛ buosa banɛ ka ba buos Elba .
· 2019: "Party & BullShit" by Sarkodie – o da paas yʋʋm kaŋa ni.[140]
· 2020: "Fear or Faith Pt. 2" by Future Utopia from the album 12 Questions.[141]
· 2021: "Long Tailed Winter Bird (Idris Elba Remix)" by Paul McCartney from the album McCartney III Imagined.[142]
Featured singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
| UK[143] | AUS[144] | ||||
| "Dance Off"
(Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Idris Elba and Anderson .Paak) |
2016 | — | 7 | · ARIA: Platinum[145] | This Unruly Mess I've Made |
| "Boasty"
(Wiley, Stefflon Don and Sean Paul featuring Idris Elba) |
2019 | 11 | — | · BPI: Platinum[146] | Non-album singles |
| "Come Alive"
(Wrenne featuring Idris Elba)[147] |
— | — | |||
| "New Breed"
(James BKS featuring Q-Tip, Idris Elba and Little Simz)[148] |
— | — | |||
| "Apple Crumble"
(with Lime Cordiale) |
2021 | — | — | Cordi Elba | |
| "What's Not to Like"
(with Lime Cordiale)[149] |
— | — | |||
| "Holy Moley"
(with Lime Cordiale)[150] |
2022 | — | — | ||
| "Unnecessary Things"
(with Lime Cordiale)[151] |
— | — | |||
| "Vroom"
(The FaNaTIX featuring Idris Elba, Lil Tjay, Davido, Koffee & Moelogo)[152] |
— | — | Find Your Line – Official Music from Gran Turismo 7 | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
Gbanvɛɛnsa
[dɛmisim gbɛlima | dɛmisimi din yi zin'isiana]- ↑ Yuan, Jada (8 June 2012). "Idris Elba on Prometheus, Learning to Box, and His Party House". vulture.com. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
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- ↑ "Idris Elba". Prince's Trust. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
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