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Idris Elba

British actor
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Summary

Idris Elba was born on September 6, 1972[1], in London Borough of Hackney[2]. He has worked as an actor[3], film producer[4], disc jockey[5], film actor[6], and record producer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.1% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60,682 views/month, #1,049 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Spouse: Sabrina Dhowre[9]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[10], Sierra Leone[11]
  • Occupation: composer[12], stage actor[13], television actor[14], television producer[15], film director[16], singer[17], rapper[18], songwriter[19], voice actor[20], musician[21]
  • Educated at: National Youth Music Theatre[22], Barking and Dagenham College[23]
  • Notable work: Finding Dory[24], Zootopia[25], The Jungle Book[26], Thor[27], The Suicide Squad[28], Sonic the Hedgehog 3[29], Sonic the Hedgehog 2[30], Zootopia 2[31]
  • Award received: The Prince's Trust[32], Officer of the Order of the British Empire[33], Knight Bachelor[34], honorary doctorate[35]
  • Sex or gender: male[36]
  • Commons category: Idris Elba[37]
  • Honorific prefix: Sir[38]
  • Residence: London[39]
  • Family name: Elba[40]
  • Given name: Idrissa[41]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Idris Elba[42]
  • Work location: New York City[43]
  • Medical condition: COVID-19[44]
  • Filmography: Idris Elba filmography[45]
  • Nominated for: British Academy Television Award for Best Actor[46], The Game Awards − Best Performance[47]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[48]
  • Birth name: Idrissa Akuna Elba[49]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[50]

  • Country: GB[51]

  • Began / founded: 1972-09-06[52]

  • Community tags: actor[53]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b3c7c6d6-5907-45a8-b589-1ec2572be4fd[54]

Why It Matters

Idris Elba has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] He is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

FAQs

Where was Idris Elba born?

Idris Elba's place of birth was London Borough of Hackney[2].

Who was Idris Elba married to?

Idris Elba's spouses include Sabrina Dhowre[9].

What did Idris Elba do for work?

Idris Elba worked as an actor[3], film producer[4], disc jockey[5], film actor[6], and record producer[7].

Where did Idris Elba go to school?

Idris Elba was educated at National Youth Music Theatre[22] and Barking and Dagenham College[23].

What awards did Idris Elba receive?

Honors received include The Prince's Trust[32], Officer of the Order of the British Empire[33], Knight Bachelor[34], and honorary doctorate[35].

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References

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [50] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [53] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [54] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Leandro Di Renzo · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Moviepilot.de person id → idris-elba
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Moviepilot.de person id: idris-elba"
  2. 5w ago · Kwayst · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14724 → 25483081
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  3. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv maze person id → 32741
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  4. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person id → 27207
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  5. 9w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14774 → PEMA0000198164
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  6. 9w ago · UndefinedRachel · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Imfdb id → Idris_Elba
    Fandom article id → disney:Idris_Elba, tropedia:Idris_Elba
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Imfdb id: Idris_Elba"
  7. 9w ago · Mullanur · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv tropes id → Creator/IdrisElba
    P14750 → BB55-375D-4B8F-A0DD-3FEB
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Tv tropes id: Creator/IdrisElba"
  8. 12w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → People/Idris_Elba
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: People/Idris_Elba, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  9. 13w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cine21 person id → 55316
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  10. 14w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14588 → 16187
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  11. 15w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Letterboxd director id → idris-elba
    Letterboxd producer id → idris-elba
    Euronews topic id → idrid-elba
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Letterboxd producer id: idris-elba, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782972190405"
  12. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Personality database profile id → 3227
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32084|batch #32084]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (26)"
  13. 22w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → —
    Given name → Idrissa
    Place of birth → London Borough of Hackney
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31940|batch #31940]]"
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