Idris Elba

Actor, Filmmaker, Musician, Entrepreneur, and Activist

Idris Elba, OBE, an internationally acclaimed actor, filmmaker, musician, entrepreneur, and activist, is consistently solidifying his status as one of Hollywood's most dynamic talents. Elba's ventures in Film, TV & Digital Production span North America and the EMEA region. He has a broad range of commercial and philanthropic initiatives including The Akuna Group, S’able Labs, The Elba Hope Foundation and Sherbro Alliance Partners  which is working to build the world's first Afro-dynamic Eco City in Sierra Leone.

Elba's ascent in the entertainment industry was significantly marked by his roles as Nelson Mandela as well as in HBO's esteemed series "The Wire" and as the lead in the BBC mini-series "Luther," for which he received a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and was nominated for four Emmy Awards. Recently, he took on the starring role in the Apple TV+ thriller "Hijack," wherein he also contributed as an Executive Producer.