Luther (TV series) received critical acclaim for his role as John Luther and has been awarded a Critics' Choice Television Award, Golden Globe Award, NAACP Image Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award for his performance. The series has also received eleven Primetime Emmy Award nominations in various categories, including four nominations of Elba for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie. John Luther is a Detective Chief Inspector (DCI) working for the Serious Crime Unit in series one, and the new "Serious and Serial" unit from series 2. A dedicated police officer, Luther is obsessive, possessed, and sometimes violent. However, Luther has
Idris Elba Kingdom in February 2010, for which he has won many prizes including a "Billboard" Music Awards nomination. In 2011, he performed on the intro to Pharoahe Monch's album "W.A.R.". The following year, he co-directed and performed in the Mumford & Sons music video for "Lover of the Light". In 2014, he produced K. Michelle's "The Rebellious Soul Musical" which debuted on VH1 on 19 August 2014. In May, Elba featured on Mr Hudson's single "Step Into the Shadows". Mr Hudson also produced his album "Idris Elba Presents mi Mandela", which was released in November 2014. He also featured on the