IDRIS ELBA is poised to take over the world. But it didn't happen overnight. An award-winning actor who landed his breakout role as criminal impresario Stringer Bell in HBO's cult hit The Wire, Elba now splits his efforts between DJing (going under the name “DJ Big Driis”), headlining clubs all over the world, singing on the new Macklemore and Ryan Lewis album, and designing a new fashion line with Superdry.

“People seem to think, ‘You're now dipping your toes into music, into fashion, into producing'," he explains, “but these are all projects and passions I've been working on for years. Nothing has been done on a whim. There's no way I could pull that altogether in one go."

For the time being however, his onscreen commitments will remain his primary bread and butter.

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