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Idrissa Akuna "Idris" Elba, OBE (born 6 September 1972; age 51) is an actor who played the antagonist Krall in the 2016 sequel Star Trek Beyond, directed by Justin Lin. According to Elba, his role needed two hours of prosthetics. [1] [2]

For Bad Robot Productions' "To Boldly Go" charity fundraising campaign, Elba nominated Heaven Homes as one of the charitities to benefit from the money donated by fans. [3] He joined the cast in the announcement video, where he breakdanced. [4]

He is best known for his roles in the television series The Wire and Luther, as well as portraying Nelson Mandela in the biopic Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.

In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Elba played the Asgardian gatekeeper Heimdall in the Thor and Avengers films, which had him working with Kenneth Branagh, Chris Hemsworth, Alice Krige, Benedict Cumberbatch, and his Star Trek Beyond co-stars Karl Urban and Zoë Saldana.

One of Elba's earliest film roles was Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls (2007) followed that same year portraying drug trafficker Turner Lucas in the Ridley Scott directed biopic American Gangster co-starring Kathleen Garrett and Clarence Williams III. In 2008 he appeared in RocknRolla, which also included Tom Hardy. In 2010 he was part of the cast of The Losers with Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Zoë Saldana. In 2012 Elba was featured in Prometheus, co-written by Damon Lindelof. In 2013 he played Stacker Pentecost in Pacific Rim, which also featured Clifton Collins, Jr., Ron Perlman, and Brad William Henke. There was also the 2017 biopic "Molly's Game" with Claire Rankin.

As well as Star Trek Beyond, Elba could be heard providing voiceover in three 2016 Disney films, Zootopia, The Jungle Book and Finding Dory. Upcoming roles include Roland Deschain, the gunslinger, in the Stephen King adaptation The Dark Tower.

In 2016, Elba received three Screen Actors Guild Award nominations in the categories Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for Beasts of No Nation, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for Beasts of No Nation, and Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries for Luther. [5]

Among Elba's non-Trek achievements was being named People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive for 2018. Chris Hemsworth and Dwayne The Rock Johnson were awarded the honor respectively in 2014 and 2016. Elba and Johnson are also costars in "The Fast & the Furious" spinoff Hobbs & Shaw.

External links

Driis.com – official site
Idris Elba at Wikipedia
Idris Elba at the Internet Movie Database
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 | Birth name        = Idrissa Akuna Elba
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 | Date of birth     = {{d|6|September|1972}}
 | Place of birth    = Hackney, London, England, UK
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-'''Idrissa Akuna "Idris" Elba''' {{born|6|September|1972}} is an actor who has been cast in a lead role in the {{y|2016}} sequel {{film|13}}, directed by [[Justin Lin]]. {{Trekcore|blog/2015/07/idris-elba-makes-first-trek-beyond-comments}}
+'''Idrissa Akuna "Idris" Elba''', OBE {{born|6|September|1972}} is an actor who played the antagonist [[Krall]] in the {{y|2016}} sequel {{film|13}}, directed by [[Justin Lin]]. According to Elba, his role needed two hours of prosthetics. [http://www.slashfilm.com/idris-elba-star-trek-character-krall/] {{Trekcore|blog/2015/11/idris-elba-star-trek-beyond-role-included-two-hours-of-special-effect-makeup-prosthetics}}
-For [[Bad Robot Productions]]' "To Boldly Go" charity fundraising campaign, Elba nominated [http://www.heaven-homes.org Heaven Homes] as one of the charitities to benefit from the money donated by fans. [http://premiere.omaze.com/experiences/startrek?oa_v=.startrek-pl1] He joined the cast in the announcement video, where he breakdanced. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-COeaGn5x0]
+For [[Bad Robot Productions]]' "To Boldly Go" charity fundraising campaign, Elba nominated [http://www.heaven-homes.org Heaven Homes] as one of the charitities to benefit from the money donated by fans. [http://premiere.omaze.com/experiences/startrek?oa_v=.startrek-pl1] He joined the cast in the announcement video, where he breakdanced. {{YouTube|type=v|s-COeaGn5x0}}
-He is best known for his roles in the television series ''The Wire'' and ''Luther'', as well as portraying Nelson Mandela in the biopic ''Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom''. He also portrays [[w:c:marvelcinematicuniverse:Heimdall|Heimdall]] in the ''Thor''/''Avengers'' film series opposite [[Chris Hemsworth]] and [[Alice Krige]].
+He is best known for his roles in the television series ''The Wire'' and ''Luther'', as well as portraying Nelson Mandela in the biopic ''Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom''.
-One of Elba's earliest film roles was [[Tyler Perry]]'s ''Daddy's Little Girls'' (2007). In 2008 he appeared in ''RocknRolla'', which also included [[Tom Hardy]]. In 2010 he was part of the cast of ''The Losers'' with [[Jeffrey Dean Morgan]] and [[Zoë Saldana]]. In 2012 Elba was featured in ''Prometheus'', co-written by [[Damon Lindelof]]. In 2013 he played [[w:c:pacificrim:Stacker Pentecost|Stacker Pentecost]] in ''Pacific Rim'', which also featured [[Clifton Collins, Jr.]], [[Ron Perlman]], and [[Brad William Henke]].
+In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Elba played the Asgardian gatekeeper [[w:c:marvelcinematicuniverse:Heimdall|Heimdall]] in the ''Thor'' and ''Avengers'' films, which had him working with [[Kenneth Branagh]], [[Chris Hemsworth]], [[Alice Krige]], [[Benedict Cumberbatch]], and his ''Star Trek Beyond'' co-stars [[Karl Urban]] and [[Zoë Saldana]].
-Elba's upcoming roles include Shere Khan in Jon Favreau's ''The Jungle Book'', a role coincidentally played by previous ''Star Trek'' villain [[Benedict Cumberbatch]] in the rival project ''Jungle Book: Origins''.
+One of Elba's earliest film roles was [[Tyler Perry]]'s ''Daddy's Little Girls'' (2007) followed that same year portraying drug trafficker Turner Lucas in the Ridley Scott directed biopic ''American Gangster'' co-starring [[Kathleen Garrett]] and [[Clarence Williams III]]. In 2008 he appeared in ''RocknRolla'', which also included [[Tom Hardy]]. In 2010 he was part of the cast of ''The Losers'' with [[Jeffrey Dean Morgan]] and [[Zoë Saldana]]. In 2012 Elba was featured in ''Prometheus'', co-written by [[Damon Lindelof]]. In 2013 he played [[w:c:pacificrim:Stacker Pentecost|Stacker Pentecost]] in ''Pacific Rim'', which also featured [[Clifton Collins, Jr.]], [[Ron Perlman]], and [[Brad William Henke]]. There was also the 2017 biopic "Molly's Game" with [[Claire Rankin]].
+As well as ''Star Trek Beyond'', Elba could be heard providing voiceover in three 2016 Disney films, ''Zootopia'', ''The Jungle Book'' and ''Finding Dory''. Upcoming roles include Roland Deschain, the gunslinger, in the Stephen King adaptation ''The Dark Tower''.
+In 2016, Elba received three [[Screen Actors Guild Award]] nominations in the categories Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for ''Beasts of No Nation'', Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for ''Beasts of No Nation'', and Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries for ''Luther''. [http://variety.com/2015/film/awards/sag-award-nominations-2016-nominees-full-list-1201657169/]
+Among Elba's non-Trek achievements was being named People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive for 2018. [[Chris Hemsworth]] and Dwayne [[The Rock]] Johnson were awarded the honor respectively in 2014 and 2016. Elba and Johnson are also costars in "The Fast & the Furious" spinoff ''[[:w:c:fastandfurious:Hobbs & Shaw|Hobbs & Shaw]]''.
 == External links ==
-* [http://www.driis.com Driis.com] - official site
+* [http://www.driis.com Driis.com] &ndash; official site
 * {{wikipedia}}
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 * {{NowCasting|idriselba}}
-* [http://twitter.com/idriselba Idris Elba] at [http://twitter.com Twitter.com]
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+* {{startrek.com|elba|Idris Elba}}
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