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 Is it me or dose their seem to be a Black British invasion going on over in the U.S its seems the people over there have a higher regard and respect for these actors  than we do here and when I say this I’m not just talking about an issue of race. I recently put some of my  friends to the test asking them about some or own talent and not being surprised they didn’t have a clue as wether tehy where British or American. So if they don’t then the British public at large haven’t dam clue.

One   such talent is IDRIS ELBA Speaking about how it is over there he said

I think English actors who come to America have to be prepared to go in and work hard because it’s very, very tough and very competitive. I have been very lucky. I didn’t broadcast the fact that I was English whilst I was on The Wire. The people that hired me didn’t know that I was English either. Now it’s more common knowledge but I’d say its luck and hard work really.

 born 6 Th September in hackney LONDON UK and started acting at school .Soon he could be seen in ABSOLUTLY FABULOUS and then that forgotten show FAMILY AFFAIRS he was the only good thing in it. It would be his role in ULTROVIOLET that started to get him noticed, but perhaps his big break was in THE WIRE as RUSSELL STRINGER BELL which really brought him to attention of the American public creating a massive fan base for the actor.IDRIS starred  alongside GABRIELLE UNION in DADDIES LITTLE GIRLS  also appearing in 28DAYS LATER and opposite DENZEL WASHINGTON  in AMERICAN GANGSTER .In 2008 you  can see this  talented actor  in ROCKNROLLA ,THE UNBORN  THE HUMAN CONTRACT (DIRECTED BY JADA PINKETT SMITH. In 2009  he is set to appear in a thriller OBSESSED  alongside BEYONCE KNOWLES & ALI LARTER OF HEROES fames ,about a successful  asset manager who is being stalked by ALI LARTERS character .If you have seen this lady in action you know this could be interesting .Yet thrillers aren’t my style. All this demonstrates the man pulling power over there and the enormous respect people in and out of the industry have for  this talented man, Who by the way is also a music artist know as DJ BIG DRIIS.

SEE IDRIS ELBA MYSPACE HERE