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Idris Elba
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Sex or genderDau Dɛmisim gbɛlima
Country of citizenshipUnited Kingdom, Sierra Leone Dɛmisim gbɛlima
Birth nameIdrissa Akuna Elba Dɛmisim gbɛlima
Yu'ur Kane ka ba tis oIdrissa Dɛmisim gbɛlima
Zak yu'urElba Dɛmisim gbɛlima
Du'am yuum6 Sɛnlʋŋ/Nwadispiigin 1972 Dɛmisim gbɛlima
Duam zin'igLondon Borough of Hackney Dɛmisim gbɛlima
SpouseSabrina Dhowre Dɛmisim gbɛlima
Languages spoken, written or signedEnglish Dɛmisim gbɛlima
Educated atNational Youth Music Theatre, Barking and Dagenham College Dɛmisim gbɛlima
ResidenceLondon Dɛmisim gbɛlima
Work locationNew York City Dɛmisim gbɛlima
Work period (start)1994 Dɛmisim gbɛlima
Medical conditionCOVID-19 Dɛmisim gbɛlima
FilmographyIdris Elba filmography Dɛmisim gbɛlima
Award receivedThe Prince's Trust, OBE Dɛmisim gbɛlima
Nominated forBritish Academy Television Award for Best Actor, The Game Awards − Best Performance Dɛmisim gbɛlima
Notable roleShere Khan, Knuckles the Echidna, Chief Bogo Dɛmisim gbɛlima

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 yʋ’ʋr da yiya on da nwɛ’ɛd 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 di’e ya’an piini kanɛ an Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film ka ba da len gaŋ o nɔɔr anaasi ye o nya’a di’e 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 di’em kanɛ an Showtime di’ema ka li yʋ’ʋr buon  The Big C (2011) la nɛ Apple TV+ di’em kanɛ buon Hijack la(2024)[4][5][6]. Nidib len mi’ o nɛ on da paasi maal di’ema ka ba buon o yʋ’ʋr anina ye Charles Miner bɛ NBC sitcom The Office yטma tusa ayi nɛ awai (2009) la ni.

O sini maalig pʋʋgin, o maal o mɛŋ one ka o nini kpi’em ka o pʋ zɔt dabi’em ka an zabzabid di’em kanɛ buon Beasts of No Nation (2015) linɛ kɛ ka o di’e piinkanɛ an Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role ka ba len gaŋ o ye o nya’a di’e 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 di’e piini bɛ Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama. O paasi maal sininam ka ba si’eba 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 la’as nɛ Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) ka maal o mɛŋi an Heimdall sini nam ayuobʋ ni, ka ba pin’il nɛ Thor (2011), nɛ DC Extended Universe ka len  an Bloodsport bɛ The Suicide Squad (2021) ni. O nɔk o kʋkɔr ma’a paas sininam ni ka ba si’eba 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 si’eba nɛ Yardie (2018)[7]. Fʋ ya’a yis sini maalig, Elba mɛ lɛn anɛ DJ an DJ Big Driis bɛɛ Idris ka an R&B yʋmyʋm. [8][9]Elba paas banɛ sʋ’ʋe Formula E team, Kiro Race Co.[10]

O pin’ilig nɛ o sakur

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Ba da dʋ’a 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 dʋ’adib da la’as taaba nɛ Sierra Leone tɛŋin ka nyaan tu suori kɛŋ London.[14] Elba da nɔbig nɛ Hackney nɛ East Ham[15] ka maal o yʋ’ʋr la giŋa ye "Idris" ka o sakur kanɛ bɛ Canning Town la, ka o da pin’il sini maalig.

Elba nar ka o pʋ’ʋs The Stage nɛ ban da kɛ ka o yi paalʋ na. Ban da buol nidib ye ba kɛna maal di’ema la, o da wʋm nya ka paas di’ema la pʋʋgin, anina ka o si’al o sʋŋid di’ema la pʋʋgin.[16] Yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nɛ pisnii nɛ yuobʋ (1986), o da pin’il o DJ tʋʋma nɛ on da sʋŋ o saambil o pʋ’adiir pʋʋgin la; yʋʋm yinne pʋʋgin, o da pin’il o mɛŋ DJ tʋʋma nɛ o zuanam.[11]

Elba da kɛŋ Barking and Dagenham College[17] saŋa bi’ela, ka bas sakur yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nɛ pisnii nɛ nii (1988) ka di ya’ani bɛ National Youth Music Theatre ban da sʋŋ o nɛ ligidi £1,500 Prince's Trust grant nya’aŋ la[18]. On da bɔɔd ye o sʋŋ o mɛŋ nɛ o tʋʋma pin’ilig saŋa la, o da tʋm tʋʋm bibis si’eba ka si’eba an tayanam kpɛn’ɛsig, cold calling nɛ yʋ’ʋŋ tʋʋma bɛ Ford Dagenham.[19] O tʋm yʋ’ʋŋ di’ema zin’isin an DJ ka ba buon o ye "Big Driis" on da an dasaŋ la, ka yʋ’ʋn pin’ili ieed television ni tʋʋma o yʋʋm pisinam saŋa.[11]

Tʋʋma

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1994–2004: pin’ilig tʋʋma nɛ The Wire

Elba da pin’il sini maalig nɛ Crimewatch murder reconstructions, ka yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nɛ piswai nɛ anaasi (1994), o da paas BBC biis di’ema kanɛ buon The Boot Street Band la ni. Yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nɛ piswai nɛ anu (1995), o da paasi maal sini kanɛ ka o pin’ili tʋm tʋʋm kir, ka li buon Bramwell, laafi yela sini kanɛ ka ba da maal yʋʋm tusir, kɔbisnii nɛ piswainam saŋa (1890s) England sʋ’ʋlim. Sini la pin’ilig, series 1 ni, o da anɛ na’ab ka  ba buon o ye Charlie Carter, one ka o pʋ’a kpi dʋ’am pʋʋgin ka o yʋ’ʋn zi’ on na niŋ si’em gɔs o bibil la. Tʋʋm kanɛ ka o da tʋm da pin’il 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 si’eba an The Bill nɛ The Ruth Rendell Mysteries. O da paasi maal soap opera Family Affairs ka kɛŋ tuoni maal television di’ema kanɛ an Ultraviolet nɛ Dangerfield.[20] Li da pʋ yʋʋgɛ ka o yi anina kɛŋ New York City.[11] O da lɛb England saŋsi’eba 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  di’ema ni la. On da sʋŋ ka ba maal yʋʋm tusayi nɛ yinne (2001) di’em kanɛ an Law & Order la nya’aŋ, Elba o da paasi lɛn maal HBO drama series di’em kanɛ buon The Wire la. Lin yi yʋʋm tusayi nɛ ayi  (2002) kɛŋ paae yʋʋm tʋsayi nɛ anaasi (2004), Elba da di’em nɛ wan wʋʋ Stringer Bell nɛ di’ema la pʋʋgin, li da paasi kɛ ka nidib baŋ o yela United States.

2005–2019: Luther and stardom

Elba (back row, centre) with the cast of RocknRolla at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival

Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ anu la ni (2005), o da anɛ Captain Augustin Muganza bɛ Sometimes in April, HBO sini kanɛ pa’an 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 atan’, dabpisi nɛ atan’ 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, pin’ilig nwaig la ni (January 2009), Variety da yis labaar ye Elba na di’e 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 zin’is ayuobʋ la yʋʋm tusayi nɛ awai (2009) di’ema saŋa, nɛ di’ema la naar saŋa.[22] Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ awai, nwadis awai ni (September 2009), o da tik nu’ugi pa’al ye o na paasi maal BBC television di’em kanɛ ka ba pʋdigi li zin’is ayuobʋ ka li yʋ’ʋr buon Luther la, ka ba da pa’ali li yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piiga, nwadis anu ni (May 2010).[5] O da paas Showtime's di’em kanɛ buon The Big C yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piiga (2010).[24] 69th Golden Globe Awards sini yisib linɛ da an yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piineyi, pin’ilig nwadig, dabpisi nɛ nu (15 January 2012), Elba da di’e piinkanɛ an Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film on maal BBC di’em kanɛ buon Luther la.[5]

Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ yɔpɔi ni (2007), Elba da si’ak 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 pʋ’a kanɛ an one gɔsid wada tɛŋin la ka bɔɔd ye o sʋŋ o ka o di’e o biis. O gɔs ka yela bɛɛ o bɔɔdim nɛ o nɔŋilim la pʋʋin, bɔzugɔ, o pʋ’a 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 tan’ ni, 2023) ka li kpɛn’ɛ 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 dabi’em sini kanɛ buon The Unborn nɛ Obsessed, sini kanɛ ka o da maal nɛ Beyoncé.[27] One ti’al la da paam ligidi $29 million bakwai kanɛ ka li yina la.[28] Elba sini kanɛ da ti’all 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 yʋ’ʋn 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 di’e Roque tʋʋma la, one an ba kpɛɛm nya’andɔli bɛ black-ops team ka ba mɔɔd ye ba yɔ’ gɔmɛna sam bɛ’ɛd 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 di’e o nɔbir.[33] Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011), the sequel to Ghost Rider (2007) nam ni, Elba da di’em di’ema kanɛ ka o maal o mɛŋ ye zabzabid kanɛ an danuud.[34] Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛyi, nwadisayi ni (February 2012), Elba da pa’al ye o na maal o mɛŋ wʋʋ Nelson Mandela nɛ maal sini kanɛ buon Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, li da pa’al nɛ o vʋm da an si’em la.[35] On da ti’ebid ye o maal sini kan la, Elba da kpɛn’ɛs o mɛŋ sarega dɔɔgin yʋ’ʋŋ mum bɛ Robben Island, zin’ig kanɛ ka ba da kpɛn’ɛs 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 ti’ak o yʋ’ʋri lɛb Heimdall bɛ Thor: The Dark World yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ tan’ (2013). Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ naasi, pin’ilig nwadig la ni (January 2014), o da pa’al 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 yʋ’ʋr Roland Deschain bɛ Stephen King sini kanɛ an The Dark Tower,[40] ka paasi maal The Mountain Between Us nɛ Aaron Sorkin gaas sini si’a 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 di’ema sini kanɛ an Turn Up Charlie.[41] Li da yi paalʋ na yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ wai, nwadisatan’ dabpiinɛ nu daar (15 March 2019) ka da yisi li yʋʋm yinni nya’aŋ.[42] O da maal sini kanɛ buon In the Long Run.[43] Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛwai ni (2019), Elba da maal o mɛŋ nimbɛ’ɛdi bɛ sini kanɛ buon Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, Fast & Furious lʋgir yinne, ka da lɛn pʋd o yʋ’ʋr ye Macavity bɛ Tom Hooper sini kanɛ dɔlnɛ Andrew Lloyd Webber yʋma, ka li yʋ’ʋr an Cats la.[44]

Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ pisi paae zina (2020–present)

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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, ayi’ 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 tan’ ka ba da paas si’elnam CD Projekt Red yʋʋm tusayi nɛ pisi (2020) di’ema sini kanɛ buon Cyberpunk 2077 la. O da paas o kʋkɔr nɛ o wannim di’emkan pʋʋgin.[47] Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ pisi nɛ anaasi ni (2024) o da la’as nɛ Rebecca Ferguson maal Netflix sini kanɛ ka ba nan pʋ tisi li yʋ’ʋdɛ 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 la’adi bɛ Amazon Prime sini kanɛ buon Masters Of The Universe la.[51]

Sini maalig tʋʋma zin’ig

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Elba da tik nu’ug nɛ Apple tuuma zin’ig ye o maal sini dɔlis o Green Door Pictures sini maalig zin’ig la.[52] Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ yinne, nwadisayi ni (February 2021), ba da yel ye Elba nɛ o pʋ’a Sabrina Dhowre sʋ’ʋe tʋʋma zin’ig si’a 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) labadi’esidib da pian’ad tis Den of Geek, ka o yel ye sini la pa’al nɛ o pʋ’a nɛ o biig yela, one ka o pa’al ye o anɛ "geek nid kanɛ bɛɛ o kɔn’ fʋ ya’a pian’ad sini yela".[56] Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ pisi nɛ anaasi, nwadisayuobʋ ni (June 2024), Elba da pin’il sini maalig tʋʋma zin’ig ka pʋdi li yʋ’ʋr ye 22Summers on nɛ one da an Pulse nɛ BBC kpɛɛm ka o yʋ’ʋr buon Diene Petterle la.[57] Yʋʋm tusayi ne pisi nɛ anaasi, nwadisanii ni (August 2024), Elba da paam suor Tanzania gɔmɛna ni ye o pin’il sini maalig zin’igi bɛ Zanzibar.[58][59] Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ pisi nɛ anaasi, nwadisawai ni (September 2024), Elba da la’as o mɛŋ nɛ Things Fall Apart anina ka o paasidi maan sini ka lɛn an tuongat.[60]

Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ pisi nɛ nu, pin’ilig nwadis ni (January 2025), Idris Elba daa paasi maal sini pa’an nidibi la’asidi tʋm tʋʋmbɛ’ɛd si’em bɛ United Kingdom.[61]

Tʋʋm si’eba

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Yʋʋma

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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 di’em 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 di’em 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 pa’al ye o six-song EP yʋʋma la yʋ’ʋri 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 di’e piini bɛdigʋ, ka yinne an Billboard Music Awards nomination.[69]

Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ yinne ni (2011), o da maal di’ema bɛ Pharoahe Monch album W.A.R. zʋŋir la ni. Li yʋʋm saŋa, o da paasi maal ka di’em 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 di’em 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 di’ema 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 yʋ’ʋr 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 sʋ’ʋlim la. Elba lɛn paasi yʋʋm Macklemore & Ryan Lewis yʋʋm kanɛ buon This Unruly Mess I've Made (2016) la. O da mɔr pʋtɛn’ɛr ye o yis yʋʋma Idris Elba Presents Mi Mandela la di’ema, anina ka di’em 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 pa’al ye gbansɔbidib Tori Allen-Martin nɛ Sarah Henley ye ba yisi ba bɛ di’em kaŋa pʋʋgin ka li pʋ dɔli li suorɛ.[77] Gbansɔbidib bama ayi nwa’ 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 zin’ig si’eba. Li yiib saŋa la, banɛ da maal Tree "anɛ Idris Elba nɛ Kwame Kwei-Armah".[78][76] Allen-Martin nɛ Henley da pa’al ye ba baŋir paasi li pʋʋgin bɔzʋgɔ, ba sɔb gbana, ka maal vɛɛnsa, banɛ lɛn pʋd di’ema la yʋ’ʋr, ka ban da yisi ba la, ba da ye ba ya’a yis di’ema la paalʋ na, ba na gban’e 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 yʋ’ʋr ye 7Wallace Music.[81] Elba da maal di’ema 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 yʋ’ʋr 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 pin’il nɛ ka Elba lɛbisid buosig.[85] Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ pisi, nwadisanaasi ni (April 2020), Elba da la’as 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 sa’an ye o maal yʋʋma sini nɛ o, ka li gban’e nidibi tɔnd la’ad 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, dabpiinɛtan’ 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 la’as 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, pin’ilig nwadig, dabpiinɛ naasi daar (14 January 2022).[90] Elba da lɛn la’as nɛ Paul McCartney ka ba yʋʋm yʋmkanɛ buon "Long Tailed Winter Bird" la.[91]

Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ pisi nɛ anaasi, pin’ilig 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 nimbɛ’ɛdnam banɛ kuud taaba nɛ sʋ’ʋsi bɛ UK la.[93] Phantom Liberty dimi da yis zin’ig kanɛ ka fʋ na nyaŋi paam CD Projekt Red yʋʋm tusayi nɛ pisi (2020) sini di’ema kanɛ buon Cyberpunk 2077, walisnam ayi, bababa tan’ la pʋʋgin da paas Elba. Walis bama anɛ 107.5 Darkstar Radio nɛ 99.9 Impulse Radio. 107.5 Darkstar da pin’il 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, pin’ilig nwadig, dabpisi nɛ anaasi daar (24 January 2024), Movement Electronic Music Festival linɛ bɛ Detroit da yis labaar na ye Elba na paasi maal di’ema 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 pin’il o  yʋʋma tʋʋma yʋ’ʋr ye "Sound International" ka li da anɛ o saambil yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nɛ pisnii saŋa (1980s) London yʋʋma la’ad la, li da kɛ ka o pʋtɛn’ɛr yɔ’ɔg nɛ yʋʋma yela; tʋʋmkaŋa nwa’ o da gban’e nɛ ye o kɛ ka nidib pa’ali ba baŋir dunia bɛn wʋsa, ka o bɔɔdim an ye o paam yʋmyʋmidib tɛŋ wʋsa paas, ka li pa’al ye ala’astaaba bɛɛ ba ni.[96]

Zaba zamisig

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Discovery Channel da yis sini ka li yelzug an ye, Idris Elba: Fighter, ka li pa’al Elba nɔk nwadis piinɛyi zamis zaba ka ba buon kickboxing nɛ li buudi wʋsa o da zamisi[97] yi nɛ  Muay Thai one pa’ana zaba ka ba buon o Kieran Keddle la sa’an,[98] anina ka Elba da pin’il o zaba di’ema 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 di’ema

Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ pisi nɛ nu, nwadisayi, dabpiinɛ yinne daar (11 February 2025), labaar daar yina ye Elba nɔk ligidi kpɛn’ɛs Kiro Race Co, nimbanɛ la’asi paasi nya’adi bɛ  FIA Formula E World Championship ni la.[101]

O nyɔvʋr yela

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Pʋ’adiir nɛ yin yela

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Elba da di nɛ Danish pʋ’a kanɛ buon Hanne "Kim" Nørgaard yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nɛ piswai nɛ awai ni (1999) ti paae yʋʋm tusayi nɛ atan’ (2003) ka ba bas taaba. O da lɛn di nɛ America dim pʋ’akanɛ an lawyer ka o yʋ’ʋr 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 pin’il sɔnsig nɛ Canada dim pʋ’a  kanɛ na kpikpinkpiŋ ka o yʋ’ʋr buon Sabrina Dhowre yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ yɔpɔi pin’ilig ni (2017).[104] Ba da la’as taaba yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ nii, nwadisayi, dabpiiga daar (10 February 2018), on da maal o sini kanɛ buon Yardie bɛ East London sini zin’igin la,[105] ka di taaba yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛwai, nwadisanaasi, dabpisi nɛ ayuobʋ daar (26 April 2019) bɛ Marrakesh.[106]

On zab si’elnam 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 pa’an Africa yʋʋma.[107] Elba da pian’ad television ni kuosid la’adi tis Sky box-sets yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ tan’ (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 la’as nɛ UK parliament ban mugusid ye ba yis Ebola West Africa sʋ’ʋlim la, on nɛ UK Secretary of State for International Development Justine Greening yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ naasi (2014). Elba da la’as nɛ British fashion label Superdry, linɛ ka ba da pin’ili li yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛnu, nwadis piinɛ yinne la ni (November 2015).[109]

Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ yuobʋ, pin’ilig nwadig la ni (January 2016), Elba da si’al UK parliament ka pian’a pa’ali ba sini la an si’em. O da yel ye: "Ti’akir kɛnna amaa li na kɛn sankani nar na". O da pian’a pa’al kɔn’ɔb-kɔn’ɔb kanɛ bɛ dab nɛ pʋ’ab ni, na’asaanam nɛ ninsabilis ni.[110] The Prince's Trust, linɛ an lʋgir kanɛ sʋŋid UK dasam nɛ pʋ’asada ka one da pin’ili 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 yɛlbɛ’ɛdnam 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 sʋ’ʋsi tʋm tʋʋmbɛ’ɛd.[115]

Elba da kɛŋ UK gɔmɛna la’as kanɛ pa’an banɛ mɔr sʋ’ʋsi tʋm tʋʋmbɛ’ɛd yela yʋʋm tusayi nɛ pisi nɛ anaasi (2024), on nɛ Prime Minister Keir Starmer nɛ Home Secretary Yvette Cooper. Elba da pa’al ye li nar ka ba tʋm tʋʋma ka ka’ nɔɔr pian’ad ma’a nɛ, ka pa’al ye dʋ’adib, pʋ’asada nɛ na’akim tuongatib nɛ banɛ gɔsid wada yela nar ka ba duoe zi’en. La’as kaŋa da anɛ ye li la’as la’asig dim kɔn’ɔb-kɔnn’ɔb tɛnkpɛmisin, na’asaasɔɔng dim, zɔɔb di’ema dim, nɛ banɛ kpɛlim wʋsa, ka ba zabi gɛɛs banɛ mɔr sʋ’ʋsi tʋm tʋʋmbɛ’ɛd la. Elba sʋ’ʋe sʋŋir si’a, Elba Hope Foundation mɛ da paasi li pʋʋgin, ka ban bɔɔdim anɛ ye ba gu’ ka nidib ka ba da kuosid sʋ’ʋs na’asaasɔɔnginɛ, ka kɛ ka wada kpi’ami tis zaba la’ad da’ab.[116] Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ pisi nɛ nu ni (2025), o da ye li an sʋm ka ba kat sʋ’ʋraad si’eba kuosig, ka da maal sʋ’ʋbibis banɛ ka ba mɔri dʋgid diib ka ba nɔya pʋlimma.[117]

O bɔɔdim zin’is

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Elba yel ye on mi’ ye Wina’am bɛ ka lɛɛ pʋ kɛn pʋ’ʋsim.[118][119] O anɛ one sʋŋid Arsenal FC.[120] Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ pisi nɛ nu, pin’ilig nwadig la (January 2025), o da pa’al ye on bas ni’im 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 mi’ zɔɔ paae si’em bɛni bɛ Pendine Sands  ka ba buon "Flying Mile" di’ema 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 atan’ daar (23 October 2017), anina ka o nɔk foto nɛ Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, nɛ Neymar.[123]

Sini maalig sʋŋir

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Ba da gaŋ Elba ye one an Essence’s Sexiest Man of the Year yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ tan’ 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 ya’an 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 si’em, 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 ti’aki ba taaba bɛ UK ka ba tʋŋ bɛ Africa.[133][134]

Yʋʋma

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Albums

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·        2015: Murdah Loves John (The John Luther Character Album)[135]

On da tɔlis di’em si’eba

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·        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 pin’il 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

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  3. ↑ Simon, David. "Idris Elba: TIME 100". Time. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
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  6. ↑ "Idris Elba". Prince's Trust. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  7. ↑ Cabin, Chris (5 July 2016). "Idris Elba Set to Make Directorial Debut With Yardie". Collider. Archived from the original on 7 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Idris Elba Interview: The Hustler" Archived 7 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Esquire. Retrieved 18 April 2016
  9. ↑ Canada, Danielle (13 September 2011). "Idris Elba (Driis) Releases New Music Video 'Secret Garden'". hiphopwired.com.
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