Idris Elba Idris Elba Idrissa Akuna Elba (; born 6 September 1972) is a British actor, producer, musician and DJ known for playing drug trafficker Stringer Bell on the HBO series "The Wire", DCI John Luther on the BBC One series "Luther" and Nelson Mandela in the biographical film "" (2013). He has been nominated four times for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film, winning one and was nominated five times for a Primetime Emmy Award. Elba appeared in Ridley Scott's "American Gangster" (2007) and "Prometheus" (2012). Elba portrays Heimdall in "Thor" (2011) and its sequels
Idris Elba with her mother in Atlanta, Georgia. Winston's mother is Elba's British ex-girlfriend Naiyana Garth. Elba became engaged to girlfriend Sabrina Dhowre on 10 February 2018, during a screening of his film "Yardie", at an East London cinema. The pair had been dating since early 2017. On religion, Elba states that he is "spiritual but not religious", clarifying: "...I'm not a religious man in that sense. I call myself a spiritual being, if you like." Elba is an avid fan of Premier League football club Arsenal F.C. As part of his Discovery Channel miniseries "Idris Elba: No Limits", he broke the