Damson Idris Damson Idris Damson Idris (born 2 September 1991) is an English television, movie and stage actor. He currently stars on John Singleton's crime drama "Snowfall", which debuted 5 July 2017 on FX. Idris was born in Peckham, south-east London, and is of Nigerian descent. He is the youngest of six children raised by a single mother. He played football and dreamed of being the next Cristiano Ronaldo. He also played rugby, and in 2002 he shook the hand of Queen Elizabeth II when his team took part in her Golden Jubilee. Idris's elder siblings—three brothers and two sisters—have all gone
Idris Elba In 2006, he recorded the four-song EP "Big Man" for Hevlar Records. He co-produced and performed on the intro to Jay-Z's album "American Gangster" (2007). He DJed at the 2007 NBA All Star parties at The Venetian and Ice House Lounge in Las Vegas. In July 2009, Elba was the DJ for BET's current series "Rising Icons". Elba announced the release of his first single "Please Be True." In the August 2009 issue of "Essence" magazine, he announced the name of his six-song EP as "Kings Among Kings". He released his EP "High Class Problems Vol. 1" in the United