What is Idris Elba’s net worth? Who is Idris Elba’s wife?
Idris Elba is a British actor best known for roles including John Luther from the eponymous TV show and Stringer Bell from “The Wire.”
Biography
He was born on September 6, 1972, in London as Idrissa Akuna Elba, to Eve and Winston Elba.
His father was 33 when he arrived in the UK from his native Sierra Leone.
“My father was a workman,” Idris said in a later interview. “For him acting meant starving, living on dreams.”
His mother was born in Ghana.
“I was never a cool kid,” Elba said about his childhood in an interview with Esquire. “I was always trying to emulate the cool kids, but I couldn’t do it.”
Elba became interested in drama while attending school.
in the late 1990s, he moved to the US s to pursue his acting career.
Idris Elba is seen at the Gucci show during Milan Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2023/24 – @Getty
“I got a 0-1 Visa and 0-1 stands for outstanding something,” he explained in 2023. “Okay so I was basically in this country because I was considered outstanding in my field and I basically got that Visa because I was in a TV show that was an English show called Ultraviolet and the Fox Network we’re going to make the UK US version of Ultraviolet so they gave me this 0-1 Visa.”
From 2002 to 2004, Elba portrayed Russell ‘Stringer’ Bell in 37 episodes of the TV series The Wire.
In 2007, Idris performed in American Gangster alongside Russell Crowe, Denzel Washington, and Cuba Gooding Jr. The film grossed over $269 million worldwide.
Luther
Idris Elba arrives to “Late Show with David Letterman” at Ed Sullivan Theater on June 24, 2013 in New York City – @Getty
From 2010 to 2019, Elba starred in the thriller TV series Luther as DCI John Luther.
“I think people connect with Luther because he’s flawed,” Elba said about his character in the series. “He’s not a superhero; he’s a man trying to do the right thing in a world that often isn’t.”
Thor
In 2011, Elba joined the Marvel Comics universe as the Norse deity Heimdall in Thor. He portrayed Heimdall in six films.
Idris Elba attends the Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018 at Theatre Royal Drury Lane – @Getty
In 2016, he played the villainous Krall in Star Trek Beyond. In the same year, Idris was named in the Time 100 list of the Most Influential People in the World.
In 2017, the British actor played in a movie with Kate Winslet called “The Mountain Between Us.”
In 2018, he launched his music label, 7Wallace Music.
In 2021, Elba, alongside Sylvester Stallone, John Cena, and Margot Robbie, performed in the superhero film The Suicide Squad. It was written and directed by James Gunn.
On February 24, 2023, Luther: The Fallen Sun was released. On March 10, 2023, the film was released on Netflix.
Idris Elba seen leaving the BBC Radio 1 studios on December 10, 2015 in London – @Getty
In 2024, Idris was the voice of Knuckles the Echidna in the action-adventure comedy film Sonic the Hedgehog 3.
Wife
In 1999, Elba married to Danish stylist Hanne “Kim” Nørgaard.
They met in England while she was working as a make-up artist.
Their daughter, Isan Elba, was born in 2002
Idris and Nørgaard divorced in 2003. She remarried to Andrew L. Friar in 2013.
Second Marriage
In 2006, Idris was married to Sonya Hamlin for a few weeks.
The couple was introduced by a mutual friend in 2006.
Hamlin later revealed that the reason of their split was because he was told she would ruin his career.
“He was being told it was an important part of his image to be a single sex symbol in Hollywood, and being married would damage that,” she said.
“It’s quite a selfish profession being an actor,” Elba conffesed.
Welcomes a baby son with girlfriend Naiyana Garth
Idris Elba and Naiyana Garth attend the Harper’s Bazaar Women of the Year awards at Claridge’s Hotel on November 5, 2013 in London – @Getty
In March 2013, Idris and Naiyana Garth started dating.
On April 17, 2014, they welcomed son Winston.
“My children love me and maybe that’s helped me love myself a bit more,” the actor said in February 2023 about hsi kids.
The two split in February 2016. This came just days after Elba was seen at a New York nightclub with Naomi Campbell.
Married to Sabrina Dhowre
In 2019, Idris Elba married Sabrina Dhowre Elba in a lavish Moroccan ceremony. The two honeymooned in Tanzania.
Idris Elba and Sabrina Dowhre attend the Idris Elba Yardie Screening After-Party, Berlin IFF at Soho House on February 22, 2018 in Berlin – @Getty
Sabrina is a Canadian model who was crowned “Ms. Vancouver” at a beauty pageant in 2014.
Idris and Sabrina first met at a party in 2017. At the time, Idris was in town filming “The Mountain Between Us.”
“I went out on my only day off,” he said. “I went to this party and there she was. The rest is history.”
In 2022, the Elbas launched their lifestyle brand, S’able Labs.
Height
Idris Elba is 6′ 2½″ (1.89 m) tall.
Idris Elba – Net Worth
So, how much is Idris Elba worth?
Sabrina Dhowre Elba and Idris Elba at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards held at Peacock Theater on September 15, 2024 in Los Angeles – @Getty
Elba earned most of his wealth from performing in 115 movies, TV series, and short films.
His films have grossed over $9.8 billion.
For example, Elba was paid $8 million for The Suicide Squad and also $8 million for Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw.
In 2018, he launched his clothing line called 2HR SET.
In 2022, he appeared in Booking.com’s Super Bowl commercial. In 2025, he became co-owner of the Formula E team, Kiro Race Co. Therefore, Idris Elba has an estimated net worth of $50 million.
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