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
Cadair Idris apparently stems from bardic traditions, where bards would sleep on the mountain in hope of inspiration. Although the mountain's name is typically taken to refer to the mythological giant Idris, who was said to have been skilled in poetry, astronomy and philosophy, it has sometimes been mistranslated as "Arthur's Seat", in reference to King Arthur (and to the hill of the same name in Edinburgh), an idea used by author Susan Cooper in her book "The Grey King". However, this translation is mistaken and there is no etymological or traditional connection between Idris and Arthur. In Welsh mythology, Cadair Idris