This was the actor who, at the age of 23, had the title role in Rob Reiner’s romantic comedy “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984).
It was an incredible debut film and it shows that this man has the acting chops. He is also a director and producer and many people consider him as one of the best actors of all time.
He has been nominated for 7 Golden Globe awards and has won three, but he is yet to win an Oscar.
Elba has been a fixture in the film industry for over two decades. He first rose to fame with a string of small roles in movies like “The Wire” and “Law & Order.” By 2006, he was starring in films. Since then, he’s appeared in everything from rom-coms to serious dramas. Elba has starred in a variety of films, including “Obsessed” with Beyonce and “Prometheus” with Charlize Theron. While many of his films have been well-received by critics, Elba is best known for playing James Bond. In 2013, he played the secret agent in “Skyfall.” The film was a huge success at the box office and earned Elba an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.
Elba is an English actor, producer, musician, and DJ. In 2016 he portrayed DCI John Luther on the BBC One series Luther and has also appeared in the films American Gangster (2007), Takers (2010), Thor (2011), Prometheus (2012), Pacific Rim (2013), Thor: The Dark World (2013), Beasts of No Nation (2015), Star Trek Beyond (2016), The Jungle Book (2016), and Finding Dory (2016).
Elba promotes his own record label, 7Wallace. In 2016, he received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for his role in the 2015 HBO miniseries Luther. Elba was named by Forbes as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2016.
In addition to acting, Elba is a DJ under the moniker DJ Big Driis / Big Driis the Londoner, and hip hop soul musician. In 2016, he was named in the Time 100 list of the Most Influential People in the World. He has a large global fanbase with over 6 million followers on Instagram and over 4 million followers on Twitter.
As a child growing up in Elba, Alabama, Idris Elba dreamed of being a professional football player. Today, he is one of the most in-demand actors on the planet. His career began with small roles on British TV and eventually progressed to some of the biggest shows in Britain. From there, Elba’s career took off with prominent roles in HBO’s The Wire and the BBC’s Luther. With these two roles, Elba became a household name.
Elba has quickly become one of the most sought-after actors for film and television alike. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in Beasts of No Nation and won a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film for his work on Luther. In 2018, he starred in the blockbuster film Avengers: Infinity War as well as led the Netflix film Yardie.
Elba is an English actor, musician, and DJ. He is known for playing drug trafficker Stringer Bell on the HBO series The Wire, DCI John Luther on the BBC One series Luther and Nelson Mandela in the biographical film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013). He has been nominated four times for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film, winning one, and was nominated five times for a Primetime Emmy Award.
Elba appeared in Ridley Scott’s American Gangster (2007) and Prometheus (2012). He stars as Heimdall in Thor and its sequels Thor: The Dark World and Thor: Ragnarok, and played supporting roles in the war film Beasts of No Nation (2015), Stephen King’s The Dark Tower (2017) which he also produced, and Molly’s Game (2017). In 2016, he also voiced Chief Bogo in Zootopia, Shere Khan in The Jungle Book, and Fluke in Finding Dory. Additionally, he played a lead role in the adaptation of Elmore Leonard’s novel “The Gunman”. He will appear in the upcoming films Bastille Day and Star Trek Beyond.
In addition to his acting work, Elba also DJs under the moniker DJ Big Dri
Iain Glen is a Scottish actor, well known for his roles in the Resident Evil films, as well as starring in several other Hollywood films and major roles in popular UK television series such as Downton Abbey.
Glen studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London. Glen made his film debut with a small part in Peter Greenaway’s The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989). In 1993 he won a British Independent Film Award for his performance in the Robert Lepage film La Sarrasine. He was nominated for another BIFA for his performance as Ivan Isaacs in Johnny Was (2006). His significant roles on television include that of Dr David Weir in the BBC miniseries Takin’ Over the Asylum (1994), and as Sir Richard Carlisle on Downton Abbey. Other notable television appearances include Prince Rudolf Rassendyll in The Prisoner of Zenda (1979), Sir Walter Scott in Ken Russell’s The Lair of the White Worm (1988) and Professor Clemens Van Bergen in the BBC drama serial Gormenghast. He has also played Jorah Mormont on Game of Thrones since 2011.
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