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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 did green screen for the first time! I wouldn't like to do a whole movie of green screen, though. You kind…”Idris Elba
- “It's actually quite criminal how 'The Wire' was systematically ignored.”Idris Elba
- “Every leading lady I work with, I'll see if I can get a song out of them and put it on an album.”Idris Elba
- “The adrenaline feeling of jumping out of cliffs and bikes and all of that is very specific to the film. In 'P…”Idris Elba
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