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Idrissa Akuna Elba OBE (born 6 September 1972) is an English actor, writer, producer, rapper, singer, songwriter and DJ. He is known for roles including Stringer Bell in the HBO series The Wire, DCI John Luther in the BBC One series Luther, and Nelson Mandela in the biographical film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013). He has been nominated four times for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film, winning one, and was nominated five times for a Primetime Emmy Award.
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Idris Elba hits back at BBC Diversity Chief who said Luther ‘didn’t eat Caribbean food’ so wasn’t ‘authentically black’
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thesun.co.ukLUTHER actor Idris Elba has hit back at the BBC Diversity Chief's controversial views on his character's race. Idris, 48, spoke out for the first time since Miranda Wayland said the detective "didn’t feel authentically black" because "he doesn't have any black friends or eat any Caribbean food".
He posted on Instagram: "We must not pull ourselves backwards, only push ourselves forward." Idris has played detective Luther since 2010.
Despite being a landmark moment for the BBC, the diversity chief said she believed the series is only superficially diverse and could have been even more authentic.
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