Idris Elba is an English actor of African descent who became famous for his roles in the Hollywood blockbusters Thor, Prometheus, Pacific Rim, The Avengers. His brutal appearance made even the producers of James Bond films think about the radically new look of the famous agent 007. What can we say about Elba's popularity among women. True, the actor cannot be called an exemplary family man. Two divorces remained behind him, and soon he plans to go down the aisle again.
short biography
The future actor was born on September 6, 1972 in Hackney, one of the 32 districts of London. His father, Winston, was from Sierra Leone, and his mother, Eva, was a native of Ghana. At birth, their only son was given the name Idriss Akuna Elba, which he later shortened to Idris. He first appeared on stage during his school years, participating in productions at his educational institution. Acting so captivated the young man that it brought him to the National Youth Theater, where he was taught the basics of stage skills.
In parallel, Elba began to receive small roles in television projects. But these earnings were not enough for a living, so between filming the enterprising young man worked part-time at the Ford Dagenham automobile plant, where his father worked, as well as a tire fitting employee and a cold call manager.
Idris' acting career took off after appearing on the TV series "Pure English Murder" and "The Secrets of Ruth Rendell" in 1994-1996. In search of fame and fortune, he went to the United States, temporarily settling in New York. In 2002, he managed to get a role in the television drama "The Wire", filmed for the HBO channel. For 37 episodes, Idris played the crime boss Russell Bell, and this work for a long time remained perhaps the most famous among American viewers.
Success in cinema came to Elba after the film "Daddy's Daughter" in 2007. The actor charmed the audience in the role of the father of a large family. Another of his high-profile work during this period was the horror film "28 Weeks Later". The fame of the sex symbol for Idris was finally consolidated by participation in the thriller "Obsession" (2009), where his wife was played by the singer Beyoncé Knowles.
After 2010, interesting and successful projects literally rained down on the actor. On television, he portrayed a London cop in the detective series Luther. In 2011 he joined the cast of the film adaptation of the comic strip Thor and appeared in the sequel to Ghost Rider. The following year, he played the role of Nelson Mandela in the biopic "The Long Way to Freedom", and also starred in the science fiction film "Prometheus" by the famous director Ridley Scott. Then there were three more films that finally approved Idris Elba in the status of a Hollywood star - Pacific Rim (2013), No Good Deeds (2014), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015).
In 2015, the war drama Rootless Beasts was released, for which he received BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actor. Elba has previously been nominated for a leading role in the TV series "Luther". In recent projects, which are sequels to "Thor" and "The Avengers", he again appeared before the audience in the form of the warrior Heimdall.
Stormy personal life
Idris Elba is not distinguished by constancy in his personal life. The first time he went down the aisle in 1999. The actor's chosen one was the Danish makeup artist Kim Norgaard. They met in the UK, when the actor was still building a career at home. Three years after the wedding, the couple had a daughter, Isan. The birth of a child did not help the couple save the marriage, in 2003 they filed for divorce. Today, Elba's eldest heiress is already quite an adult. He tries to pay attention to Isan when not busy filming. However, he regrets to admit that adolescence is not yet very good for their relationship. According to Idris' observations, when daughters get older, fathers cease to be "a star in their eyes."
After the collapse of his first marriage, it took the actor three years to come to the decision to remarry. In 2006, he took American lawyer Sonya Nicole Hamlin to the altar. The ceremony was secret and took place in one of the chapels in Las Vegas. Elba's second marriage lasted only four months, after which the couple divorced very quickly. The official message said that the couple are so busy with their careers that they have not been able to reach a compromise and adapt to each other's lives.
The next official girlfriend of the actor was Nayana Garth, with whom he began to appear in 2013. Soon, journalists noticed that Elba's new girlfriend was in an interesting position. In April 2014, the couple had a son, Winston. Idris tweeted the joyous event by sharing a photo of the newborn's little hand. And again, as with the first child, the actor got bored with his family, going in search of adventure. Nayana could not forgive her beloved man for treason, and in 2016 he regained the status of a bachelor.
New love
In August 2017, the paparazzi photographed Elba in Manchester in the company of a charming companion. She turned out to be Canadian model and actress Sabrina Doure. She is 16 years younger than her lover, has Somali roots and became famous mainly for winning the Miss Vancouver pageant in 2014. The couple met during the filming of the film "Mountains Between Us", where Idris starred in a duet with Kate Winslet.
He began dating Sabrina in March 2017, and their first official release took place on September 8 at the International Festival in Toronto, where the premiere of the actor's new work, the drama The Big Game, took place. The relationship of lovers developed rapidly. Already on February 10, 2018, Idris called Sabrina in marriage. The marriage proposal sounded in a London cinema, a few minutes before the premiere of the crime drama Yardi, on which Elba worked as a director. Shocked Sabrina in the eyes of numerous witnesses agreed to marry him. By the way, shortly before the third attempt to start a family, Idris said in an interview that after two divorces he did not plan to marry anymore. “This is not for everyone. This is not the call of my life,”the actor recklessly declared then. Obviously, he had to rethink his beliefs.
A year after the engagement, Elba somehow publicly called Sabrina his wife, which immediately gave rise to rumors of a secret celebrity wedding. His bride denied this information, admitting that the wedding will take place very soon. By the way, journalists do not exclude the presence of special guests at the celebration - Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Indeed, in May 2018, Idris was among those invited to the royal wedding, where he had fun in the company of his future wife. Given the hints of lovers, the intrigue should become clear in the very near future.
