Happy Birthday, Idris Elba! Idrissa Akuna Elba turns
47 years old today. Here are five things you may not have known about the actor. 1. The former “DJ Dris”
was a house music DJ
before he started acting
and is still a DJ today. 2. Elba directed the Mumford and Sons
music video for “Lover of the Light.” 3. He voiced a character
in ‘Call of Duty: Modern
Warfare 3.’ 4. Elba perfected his American accent in a Brooklyn barbershop. 5. He is an Officer of the Most Excellent
Order of the British Empire. Happy Birthday,
Idris Elba!