Hackney-born Actor Award– and Golden Globe–winner Elba has been one of Britain’s finest exports of the past 30 years, charming audiences around the world with his music – he is a celebrated DJ and musician/producer – as well as his acting. He has starred in both cult hits and blockbusters, including TV’s The Wire and Luther and in film, The Suicide Squad, Beasts of No Nation and Disney’s Zootropolis 1 and 2. He will be seen next in this summer’s highly anticipated Masters of the Universe. His tireless activism, helping tackle knife crime in London with his Don’t Stop Your Future campaign, saw him knighted in 2026.