Idris Elba

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Idris Elba Fast Facts:

Mother is from Ghana and father is from Sierra Leone.
Attended the National Youth Music Theatre in London, England.
Moved from London to New York because he felt acting roles for black men in the UK were limited.
Said that he was often approached by drug dealers who related to his breakout performance as "Stringer" on HBO's The Wire.
Forced to deal with his insect phobia on the set of The Reaping (2007).
Deejays under the name "Big Driis."