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Ever since its predecessor in 2003, the Luther franchise has been a popular and well-respected storyline. In 2023, Idris Elba made his second appearance as John Luther, the incredible detective who has been locked behind bars, partly continuing the storyline of the television series titled ‘Luther’. In ‘Luther: The Fallen Sun’, John Luther must make his escape from prison to continue the pursuit of his nemesis – a diabolical serial killer – and prove himself worthy of being called a detective. Idris Elba stars alongside Cynthia Erivo, Andy Serkis, Dermot Crowley, Thomas Coombes, Hattie Morgan, Lauryn Ajufo, and Vincent Regan.
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Idris Elba
Idris Akuna Elba was born on September 6th, 1972, in London. Idris started acting in school, auditioning for his first role in a play from an ad he saw in a weekly British newspaper. In 1986, Idris also began to work as a DJ with his uncle, starting his own DJ business the very next year. Idris began auditioning for TV and film in his early twenties, taking his acting career more seriously as he began to build a life for himself outside of his adolescent years. Idris’ first credited role is as a background character on the TV show ‘2point4 Children’, in 1994. The very same year, Idris portrayed a pizza delivery man on the TV show ‘Space Precinct’.
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Idris’ early roles include Officer Chiswick on ‘The Governor’ in 1996, Tim Webster on ‘Family Affairs’ in 1997, and ‘Ultraviolet’, working alongside actor Jack Davenport. Idris’ first film appearance was in ‘Beautiful Mother’, originally titled ‘Belle Maman’, with a casting including Catherine Deneuve and Vincent Lindon; the film was released in 1999. That same year, 1999, Idris appeared in ‘Dangerfield’, a TV series that ran for twelve episodes. In 2001, Idris appeared on an episode of ‘Law and Order’ as the character Lonnie Liston. Additionally, Idris was cast in the 2003 movie ‘One Love’, and appeared on ‘CSI: Miami’ that same year. From 2002 to 2004 Idris played the character Russel “Stringer” Bell on the TV show ‘The Wire’; Idris worked alongside Dominic West, Lance Reddick, Sonja Sohn, Wendell Pierce, John Doman, Deirdre Lovejoy, Seth Gilliam, Domenick Lombardozzi, and Clark Peters.
Idris Elba’s Career
The TV shows you may have seen Idris on includes ‘The Office’, where he appeared for seven episodes as Charles Miner in 2009. Idris worked alongside Steve Carell, Jenna Fischer, John Krasinski, and Rainn Wilson. Some other shows Idris has worked on include ‘The Big C’, ‘Guerilla’, and ‘Luther’, which is a direct predecessor to ‘Luther: The Fallen Son. In fact, the television show is exactly where Idris got his start portraying John Luther in the dark, fast-paced thriller series. In ‘Luther’ the series, Idris is cast with Dermot Crowley, Michael Smiley, Warren Brown, and Ruth Wilson; the series ran from 2010 to 2019 for 21 episodes. Idris also appeared in the Netflix original series ‘Turn Up Charlie’, ‘In the Long Run’, and, most recently, voicing the character of Chief Bogo in the Disney series ‘Zootopia+’.
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Movies that are a must-watch to see more of Idris Elba’s superb acting ability are ‘Daddy’s Little Girls’, ‘The Reaping’ (2007), and ‘28 Weeks Later’, the cast including Jeremy Renner, Rose Bryne, Robert Carlyle, Harold Perrineau, and Catherine McCormack. In 2010, Idris appeared in ‘The Losers’, the cast including Zoe Saldana, Jeffery Dean Morgan, Chris Evans, and Columbus Short. That same year he appeared in ‘Takers’ with Chris Brown, Hayden Christensen, Matt Dillon, and Michael Ealy. Idris also was cast for ‘Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance’, working alongside Nicholas Cage. Additionally, Idris appears in ‘Prometheus’, ‘Pacific Rim’, and Nelson Mandela in ‘Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom’, a biographical drama. Idris was also cast in ‘No Good Deed’ (2014), ‘The Gunman’ (2015), and ‘Beasts of No Nation’ (2015). In addition, Idris is in ‘The Take’, ‘100 Streets’, and ‘The Dark Tower’ – the cast includes Matthew McConaughey. In 2017, Idris worked with Kate Winslet on ‘The Mountain Between Us’ and ‘Molly’s Game’ with Jessica Chastain.
Idris Elba’s Iconic Roles
Idris Elba has been in multiple Marvel franchise films. The first one he appeared in was ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ in 2015. Idris worked alongside most of the iconic Marvel cast including Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, and Samuel L. Jackson. Idris returned as his character Heimdall in ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ in 2017 and ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ the next year. Most recently, Idris made an appearance in ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ in 2022, working with a cast including Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale, Tessa Thompson, Taika Waititi, Russell Crowe, and Jaimie Alexander.
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More of Idris’ most popular movies and most iconic appearances include his role in ‘Cats’ (2019) alongside James Corden, Judi Dench, Jason Derulo, and Robbie Fairchild. Additionally, he can be seen in ‘Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw’, the cast including Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Vanessa Kirby, and Helen Mirren. Idris was a part of the marvelous cast of ‘The Suicide Squad’ (2021), working with Margot Robbie, John Cena, Joel Kinnaman, Michael Rooker, Viola David, Pete Davidson, and Sean Gunn. Idris joined the ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 2’ cast in 2022, voicing the character Knuckles. Idris worked alongside James Marsden, Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz, Tika Sumpter, and Shemar Moore. Most recently, in 2022, Idris starred in the film ‘Beast’, a thriller movie based on a family hunted by a lion in the desert.
If you enjoy Idris Elba’s unique acting style and characterization that he brings to each film and television show he works on, check out his film ‘Luther: The Fallen Sun’ and ‘Sonic the Series’.
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