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 and East Ham, and shortened his first name to "Idris" at school in Canning Town, where he first became involved in acting. He credits "The Stage" with giving him his first big break; having seen an advertisement for a play in a newspaper, Elba auditioned and met his first agent while performing in the role. In 1986, he began helping an uncle with his wedding DJ business; within a year, he had started his own DJ company with some of his friends. Elba left school in 1988, and won a place in the National Youth Music Theatre thanks to a