On This Day

Birthday of Idris Elba

September 6th 1972

11:58 6 September 2024

English actor, director, producer and musician Idris Elba was born on this day in 1972. His breakthrough role came in the HBO drama series 'The Wire' (2002-2004) which earned him widespread critical acclaim as did his portrayal of DCI John Luther in the BBC police drama 'Luther' (2010-2019) which won him a Best Actor Golden Globe Award.

Notable film credits include 'American Gangster' (2007), 'Rocknrolla'(2008), 'Thor' (2011), Prometheus' (2012), Pacific Rim' (2013), 'Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom' (2013), 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' (2015), 'Beasts of No Nation' (2015), 'Molly's Game' (2015), 'The Mountain Between Us' (2017), 'Concrete Cowboy' (2020), 'The Suicide Squad' (2021), ‘Beast’ (2022) and ‘Luther: The Fallen Sun’ (2023).  

Idris Elba made his directorial debut with the British crime drama 'Yardie' (2018). Happy Birthday Idris.