Idris alba biography

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British actor Idris Elba is one of a number of foreign-born thespians who have begun landing impressive roles on American screens both large and small. Elba has made a name for himself in the United States for his compelling performance on the HBO series The Wire, which began its third season in He plays Stringer Bell, a drug kingpin, on the Baltimore -set drama, who dreams of becoming a legitimate business tycoon.

Born in in England , Elba gravitated toward a career in the entertainment business at an early age. He began helping an uncle with his wedding-DJ business at age 14, and within a year had started his own DJ company with some friends. He was working in nightclubs by the age of 19, but began auditioning for television parts in his early twenties.

In he landed his first role on a British series called Bramwell, a medical drama set in s England. That same year he also appeared in an episode of the notorious comedy series Absolutely Fabulous, seen regularly in reruns on the BBC America cable channel. He took parts in a few television movies before winning the role of handsome heartthrob Tim Webster on the British nighttime soap opera Family Affairs in The show was set in Kent, England, and earned terrible ratings during the first season, but managed to revive its fortunes by having one entire family killed off in a barge accident.

Elba was only on the show for its first year, but the exposure boosted his career immensely.