Idris Elba
Elba in 2011, Featureflash / Shutterstock.com
Birth Name: Idrissa Akuna Elba
Place of Birth: Newham, Essex, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 6 September, 1972
Ethnicity:
*Sierra Leonean (father)
*Ghanaian (mother)
Idris Elba is a British actor, producer, director, rapper, singer, and DJ. His roles include The Wire, Luther, Pacific Rim, and Beasts of No Nation. He is also known as DJ Big Driis, Big Driis the Londoner, 7 Dub, Me Innit, Big Driis, and Idris.
Idris is the son of Eve (White) and Winston Elba. His parents are both African. His father is from Bonthe District, in Sierra Leone; in 2019, Idris was given Sierra Leonean citizenship. His mother is from Ghana. His father is said to have Krio ancestry. His mother likely has Akan roots.
Idris is married to Canadian model, media personality, and U.N. goodwill ambassador Sabrina Dhowre, who is of Somali descent. He has a daughter with his former wife Hanne “Kim” Nørgaard; and a son with his former partner Naiyana Garth.
Idris’s paternal grandfather was named Moses. Moses was a sailor and policeman.
Idris was selected People Magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive” in 2018. He is the third non-white man, and the third man of significant African ancestry, to have been given this title by the magazine (Denzel Washington, in 1996, is the first, and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, in 2016, John Legend, in 2018, and Michael B. Jordan, in 2020, are the others, fitting both criteria). Idris is also one of three English-born men to have thus far been given the title (Jude Law, in 2004, is the first, and David Beckham, in 2015, is the second).
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To my friend Bearboy
correction the word caucasian should be changed to white or european
Stop spamming multiple pages with this comment.
@dlxzvs In this case what are you talking about? Where is Idris Elba’s Caucasian/white/European ancestry? btw if you don’t like the word Caucasian we are very open minded on this website and are willing to hear you out. I personally think all ethnic Jewish celebrities should have their ethnicity change to “children of Israel”
Is anyone able to find from which groups in each of Ghana and Sierra Leone he is from? Both of his parent’s surnames are European, so that doesn’t help in finding out except for maybe the father who could be from the Krio people in Sierra Leone, but that would just be a guess.
Is one of his parents Muslim ? Idris/Idrissa is an Arab name.
West Africa has a large Muslim population, so it’s possible
Idris is the son of Eve (White) and Winston Elba.