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 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