Happy birthday, Idris Elba! His career on and off screen in photos

CELEBRITIESHappy birthday, Idris Elba! His career on and off screen in photosSept. 6, 2026, 8:30 a.m. ETHappy 54th birthday, Sir Idris Elba!The Golden Globe winner, philanthropist, DJ and producer landed in Hollywood in 1995, but didn't hit it big until he landed a part in the 2002 HBO drama "The Wire," playing Russell "Stringer" Bell.Revisit his career on and off screen.Paul Schiraldi, HBOIn 2007, Elba snagged the lead role in Tyler Perry's "Daddy's Little Girls," acting opposite leading lady Gabrielle Union.Alfeo Dixon, Lions Gate FilmsA second film role soon followed that year in the forgettable horror flick "The Reaping."Gene Page, Warner Bros. PicturesElba joined the cast of yet another horror film, this time the Danny Boyle-helmed "28 Weeks Later."Fox AtomicDirector Guy Ritchie paired him up with Gerard Butler for another action flick, 2008's "RocknRolla."Alex Bailey, Warner Bros. PicturesHe starred in the 2009 ensemble action film "The Losers," a comic-book adaptation that also starred Columbus Short, Chris Evans and Oscar Jaenada.John Bramley, Warner Bros. PicturesHis 2010 ensemble action film du jour was "Takers," starring alongside Michael Ealy, left, Chris Brown, Hayden Christensen and Paul Walker.Suzanne Tenner, Screen GemsTV came calling once again. Starting in 2010, Elba took the titular role of…

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