Caption: Actor Idris Elba and girlfriend Naiyana Garth attend The Weinstein Company's 2014 Golden Globe Awards After Party
Actor, Producer, Director
Born: September 6, 1972
Star sign: Virgo
Height: 6' 2¾" (1.9 m)
Known for: Pacific Rim (2013), Prometheus (2012), Thor (2011), Thor: The Dark World (2013)
Source: IMDB
Idris Elba is an English television, theatre, and film actor. An only child, he was born and raised in Hackney, London. His father, Winston, is from Sierra Leone and worked at a Ford car factory. His mother, Eve, is from Ghana and did clerical work. Idris went to school in Canning Town, where he first became involved in acting. He gained a place in ...