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About Idris Elba
English actor, DJ, rapper, and producer, born 1972
Sir Idrissa Akuna Elba is an English actor, DJ, rapper, and producer. He has 75 quotes on the site. Born in 1972, he has built a career across film, television, and music, and has received a Golden Globe Award, with nominations for three BAFTA Awards and eight Primetime Emmy Awards. Elba was included in Time's 100 list of the world's most influential people in 2016. His films have taken in more than US$9.8 billion at the global box office, placing him among the highest-grossing actors. In 2025, he was named the UK's ninth-most influential Black person in the 2026 Powerlist.
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- “I was really ambitious, so I was innovative. I was one of the first DJs to do live calls, 'cause I found this…”Idris Elba
- “I knew that if I wanted to be all I could be, I would have to go to the U.S. It took three years to get the a…”Idris Elba
- “Twenty or 30 years from now, I'm going to be on a beach in Jamaica.”Idris Elba
- “The less I talk about being black, the better.”Idris Elba
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