Idris Elba Honours for services to drama. In 2017, Elba won the male title for the "Rear of the Year" award in Britain. In September 2018, he was one of 50 people named for "making London awesome" and helping to shape London's cultural landscape who were featured in "Time Out" to mark the magazine's 50th anniversary. 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
Idris Elba annual 100 Most Beautiful People in the World in May 2007. He was named "Essence" annual 2013 Sexiest Man of the Year and was also ranked No. 2 in "People"s annual Sexiest Man Alive in 2013. On 5 November 2018 it was announced he had been named "People"s Sexiest Man alive via the "Tonight Show" with Jimmy Fallon. In October 2014, Elba was presented with a MOBO Inspiration Award. In 2015, he was named one of "GQ" magazine's 50 best-dressed British men. Elba was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2016 New Year