Idris Elba: Facts & Related Content

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Also Known As	Idrissa Akuna Elba
Born	September 6, 1972 (age 52) • London • England
Married To	Sabrina Dhowre (2019–present) • Kim Nørgaard (1999–2003) • Sonya Hamlin (2006–2006)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"Luther" (2010–2019) • "The Reaping" (2007) • "Prom Night" (2008) • "The Mountain Between Us" (2017) • "Belle maman" (1999) • "The Dark Tower" (2017) • "The Inspector Lynley Mysteries" (2002) • "Dangerfield" (1999) • "Cats" (2019) • "Thor: Ragnarok" (2017) • "The Gospel" (2005) • "Girlfriends" (2005) • "Space Precinct" (1994) • "Finding Dory" (2016) • "Avengers: Age of Ultron" (2015) • "Bramwell" (1995) • "Daddy's Little Girls" (2007) • "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" (2011) • "The Unborn" (2009) • "The Bill" (1994–1995) • "Ultraviolet" (1998) • "Soul Food" (2003) • "The Big C" (2010) • "No Good Deed" (2014) • "Ruth Rendell Mysteries" (1996) • "Buffalo Soldiers" (2001) • "Family Affairs" (1997) • "Queens Supreme" (2003) • "One Love" (2003) • "Obsessed" (2009) • "Playhouse Presents" (2015) • "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" (2008) • "The Jungle Book" (2016) • "Star Trek Beyond" (2016) • "Pacific Rim" (2013) • "London's Burning" (2001) • "Jonny Zero" (2005) • "The Governor" (1996) • "CSI: Miami" (2003) • "Guerrilla" (2017) • "The Losers" (2010) • "The Wire" (2002–2004) • "The Gunman" (2015) • "The Office" (2009) • "Second Coming" (2014) • "Takers" (2010) • "Verdict" (1998) • "Bastille Day" (2016) • "28 Weeks Later" (2007) • "In the Long Run" (2018–2019) • "Zootopia" (2016) • "Molly's Game" (2017) • "Thor: The Dark World" (2013) • "2point4 Children" (1994) • "Avengers: Infinity War" (2018) • "Absolutely Fabulous" (1995) • "Crucial Tales" (1996) • "Silent Witness" (1997) • "Insiders" (1997) • "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" (2013) • "Law & Order" (2001) • "American Gangster" (2007) • "Prometheus" (2012) • "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw" (2019) • "In Defence" (2000) • "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance" (2011) • "Hack" (2002) • "RocknRolla" (2008) • "Beasts of No Nation" (2015) • "Crocodile Shoes II" (1996) • "Turn Up Charlie" (2019) • "Sorted" (2000) • "Five by Five" (2017) • "This Christmas" (2007) • "100 Streets" (2016) • "The Human Contract" (2008) • "Thor" (2011) • "Legacy" (2010)
Movies/Tv Shows (Directed)	"Playhouse Presents" (2013–2015) • "Yardie" (2018)
Movies/Tv Shows (Writing/Creator)	"Turn Up Charlie" (2019) • "Playhouse Presents" (2013–2015) • "In the Long Run" (2018–2019)