Born only child of African immigrants to England. His father was from Sierra Leone and his mother was from Ghana. His name is of Krio African origin. Has no formal acting training and DJ's under the name "Big Driis the Londoner". He broke a land speed record, drove a dragster, and piloted an airplane in his miniseries Idris Elba: No Limits (2015). An avid rally fan, he competed in the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship as well as starred in the miniseries, where he races aĀ rally car with help from Ari Vatanen. He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2016 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to drama. He is an actor in London, England. Elba appeared inĀ Ridley Scott'sĀ American GangsterĀ (2007) andĀ PrometheusĀ (2012),Ā Thor(2011) and its sequelsĀ Thor: The Dark World(2013) andĀ Thor: RagnarokĀ (2017), as well asĀ Avengers: Age of UltronĀ (2015) andĀ Avengers: Infinity WarĀ (2018). He also starred inĀ Pacific RimĀ (2013),Ā Beasts of No NationĀ (2015), for which he receivedĀ BAFTAĀ andĀ Golden Globenominations for Best Supporting Actor andĀ Molly's GameĀ (2017). In 2016, he voiced Chief Bogo inĀ Zootopia,Ā Shere KhanĀ in the live action/CGI adaptation ofĀ The Jungle Book, Fluke inĀ Finding DoryĀ and played the role of Krall inĀ Star Trek Beyond. He will make his directorial debut withĀ an adaptationĀ of the 1992 novelĀ YardieĀ byĀ Victor Headley. Thank you for your sacrifice Captain Janek. "Where the hell you going, doc? You know what this place is? Those Engineers, this ain't their home. It's an installation. Maybe even military. They put it out here in the middle of nowhere because they're not stupid enough to make weapons of mass destruction on their own doorstep. That's what all that shit is in those vases. They made it here. It got out, turned on them. The end. It's time for us to go home." #startrek #captainjanek #stackerpentacost #idriselba #prometheus #pacificrim #startrekbeyond #thor #thedarkworld #Ragnarok #thedarktower #mollysgame #ageofultron #beastsofnonation #infinitywar https://www.instagram.com/p/BnYaRsFHZqs/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1godilz4a6xi8
