Idris Elba at the World Premiere of "Prom Night". Cinerama Dome, Hollywood, CA. 04-09-08

RECENT CREDITS
Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance 3D (FILM)  Feb. 17, 2012
Thor (FILM)  May. 6, 2011
Takers (FILM)  Aug. 27, 2010
The Losers (FILM)  Apr. 23, 2010
Obsessed (FILM)  Apr. 24, 2009
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HIGHLIGHTS
Mother is from Ghana and father is from Sierra Leone.
Attended the National Youth Music Theatre in London, England.
Moved from London to New York because he felt acting roles for black men in the UK were limited.
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All Credits

Film Name / TV Show Name (Episode Name)
Role
Category

Thor  2011 -Heimdall
Actor
Film


Takers  2010 -Gordon Jennings
Actor
Film


Obsessed  2009 -Derek Charles
Actor
Film


The Unborn  2009 -Father Arthur Wyndham
Actor
Film


RocknRolla  2008 -Mumbles
Actor
Film


Prom Night  2008 -Detective Winn
Actor
Film


This Christmas  2007 -Quentin Whitfield
Actor
Film


American Gangster  2007 -Tango
Actor
Film


28 Weeks Later  2007 -Gen. Stone
Actor
Film


The Reaping  2007 -Ben
Actor
Film


Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls  2007 -Monty
Actor
Film


The Gospel  2005 -Reverend Frank
Actor
Film


Legacy   -Malcolm Gray
Actor, Executive Producer
Film


All in the Game   -Paul
Actor
TV


CSI: Miami   -Angelo Sedaris
Actor
TV
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Hack   -Mac Boone
Actor
TV
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Law & Order   -Lonnie Liston
Actor
TV
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Queens Supreme   -Samuel Parks
Actor
TV
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Sometimes in April   -Augustin Muganza
Actor
TV


The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency   -Charlie Gotso
Actor
TV


The Wire  2002-2004 -Stringer Bell
Actor
TV
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One Love  2004
Actor
Film


Belle-maman  1999
Actor
Film


Sometimes in April   -Augustin Muganza
Actor
Film


The Human Contract  
Actor
Film


Pacific Rim  2013 -Sensi
Actor
Film


Prometheus  2012
Actor
Film


The Losers  2010 -Roque
Actor
Film




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Highlights

Mother is from Ghana and father is from Sierra Leone.
Attended the National Youth Music Theatre in London, England.
Moved from London to New York because he felt acting roles for black men in the UK were limited.
Said that he was often approached by drug dealers who related to his breakout performance as "Stringer" on HBO's The Wire.
Forced to deal with his insect phobia on the set of The Reaping (2007).


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