Life in Film: Idris Elba

Check out the movie and television career of Idris Elba.

The Wire - Idris Elba will always be remembered for his role as Stringer Bell on HBO’s The Wire.  Bell’s character is named after two Baltimore drug lords (Stringer Reed and Roland Bell) and his life is similar to businessman Kenneth A. Jackson.\r(Photo: Courtesy of HBO via IMDB)
The Gospel - Idris Elba was nominated for a Black Reel Award for Best Actor in a Film for his performance in the 2005 film The Gospel, a story about the prodigal son.(Photo: Courtesy of Columbia TriStar via IMDB)
Sometimes in April - Idris Elba returned to HBO in 2005 to take part in a gripping film on the genocide in Rwanda titled Sometimes in April.  The movie focuses on two brothers, played by Elba and Oris Erhuero.(Photo: Albert L. Ortega/PictureGroup)
28 Weeks Later - Director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo cast Idris Elba in 28 Weeks Later, the 2007 horror science fiction sequel to 28 Days Later.  Elba played the role of Brigadier General Stone.(Photo: Courtesy of 20th Century Fox via IMDB)Daddy's Little Girls - Tyler Perry cast Idris Elba in his 2007 romantic drama, Daddy’s Little Girls.  Elba played Monty James, a single father raising three daughters who eventually falls for Gabrielle Union’s character, attorney Julia Rossmore.(Photo: Courtesy of Lionsgate via IMDB)

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The Gospel - Idris Elba was nominated for a Black Reel Award for Best Actor in a Film for his performance in the 2005 film The Gospel, a story about the prodigal son.(Photo: Courtesy of Columbia TriStar via IMDB)

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