Idris Elba biography and movies
On stage and on the big screen, Delroy Lindo projects a powerful presence that is almost impossible to ignore. Though it was not his first film role, his portrayal of manic-depressive numbers boss West Indian Archie in Spike Lee's Malcolm X (1992) is what first attracted attention to Lindo's considerable talents. Since then his star has slowly been on the rise.The son of Jamaican parents, Lindo was born and raised in Lewisham, England until his teens when he and his mother moved to Toronto, Canada. A little later, they moved to the U.S. where Lindo would graduate from the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. After graduation, Lindo landed his first film role, that of an Army sergeant in More American Graffiti (1979). He did not appear in another film for ten years. In the meantime, Lindo worked on stage and in 1982, debuted on Broadway in 'Master Harold and the Boys' directed by the play's author Athol Fugard. In 1988, Lindo earned a Tony nomination for his portrayal of Harald Loomis in Joe Turner's Come and Gone.Though he was obviously a talented actor with a bright future, Lindo's career stalled. Wanting someone more aggressive and appreciative of his talents, Lindo changed agents (he'd had the same one through most of his early career). It was a smart move, but it was director Spike Lee who provided the boost Lindo's career needed. The director was impressed enough with Lindo to cast him as patriarch Woody Carmichael in Lee's semi-autobiographical comedy Crooklyn (1994).For Lindo, 1996 was a big year. He landed major supporting roles in six features including a heavy in Barry Sonnenfeld's Get Shorty (1995), another villainous supporting role in Lee's Clockers (1995), and still another bad guy in Feeling Minnesota (1996). Lest one believe that Lindo is typecast into forever playing drug lords and gangsters, that year he also played baseball player 'Leroy 'Satchel' Paige' in the upbeat Soul of the Game (1996) (TV) (a.k.a. Baseball in Black and White), winning himself a NAACP Image Award nomination in the process. Lindo won the prestigious award for his work in Malcolm X. Since then, the versatile Lindo has shown himself equally adept at playing characters on both sides of the law. In 1997, he essayed an angel opposite Holly Hunter in Danny Boyle's offbeat romantic fantasy A Life Less Ordinary (1997).

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Rate: 4.5 The Unborn

Year: 2009

Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Horror

Director: David S. Goyer

Artists: Gary Oldman, James Remar, Carla Gugino, Meagan Good, Idris Elba


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Rate: 7.3 RocknRolla

Year: 2008

Genres: Crime, Action, Comedy

Director: Guy Ritchie

Artists: Ludacris, Jeremy Piven, Toby Kebbell, Karel Roden, Tom Hardy, Thandie Newton, Tom Wilkinson, Gerard Butler, Mark Strong, Pete, Victor Abasolo, Michael Ryan, Geoff Bell, Matt King, Cookie, Jimi Mistry, Councillor, Dragan Micanovic, Fred the Head, Idris Elba


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Rate: 7.3 RocknRolla

Year: 2008

Genres: Action, Crime

Director: Guy Ritchie

Artists: Tom Hardy, Cookie, Geoff Bell, Matt King, Councillor, Mark Strong, Idris Elba, Thandie Newton, Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson, Pete, Michael Ryan, Victor Abasolo, Dragan Micanovic, Fred the Head, Jimi Mistry, Ludacris, Jeremy Piven, Toby Kebbell, Karel Roden


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Rate: 9.7 RocknRolla

Year: 2008

Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller

Director: Guy Ritchie

Artists: Thandie Newton, Gerard Butler, Mark Strong, Idris Elba, Tom Wilkinson


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Rate: 3.6 Prom Night

Year: 2008

Genres: Mystery, Horror, Thriller

Director: Nelson McCormick

Artists: Uncle Jack Turner, Linden Ashby, Aunt Karen Turner, Jessalyn Gilsig, Detective Winn, Idris Elba, Richard Fenton, Johnathon Schaech, Mary Mara, Kellan Lutz, Brianne Davis, James Ransone, Kelly Blatz, Collins Pennie, Dana Davis, Jessica Stroup, Scott Porter, Brittany Snow


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Rate: 4.8 The Human Contract

Year: 2008

Genres: Drama

Artists: Seth Rogen, Jason Clarke, Paz Vega, Kenneth Dolin, Idris Elba, Joseph, Anne Ramsay, William Abadie, Joanna Cassidy, Karl Makinen, Steven Brand, Daniel Escobar, Jada Pinkett Smith, Tava Smiley, Nicole Muirbrook, Tony Kaye, Ted Danson


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Rate: 9.7 This Christmas

Year: 2007

Genres: Romance, Drama, Comedy

Director: Preston A. Whitmore II

Artists: Keith Robinson, Chris Brown, Loretta Devine, Idris Elba, Delroy Lindo


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Rate: 9.7 This Christmas

Year: 2007

Genres: Romance, Drama, Comedy

Director: Preston A. Whitmore II

Artists: Keith Robinson, Chris Brown, Loretta Devine, Idris Elba, Delroy Lindo


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Rate: 7.1 28 Weeks Later

Year: 2007

Genres: Thriller, Horror, Action

Director: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo

Artists: Catherine McCormack, Rose Byrne, Jeremy Renner, Idris Elba, Robert Carlyle


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Rate: 7.1 28 Weeks Later

Year: 2007

Genres: Thriller, Horror, Action

Director: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo

Artists: Catherine McCormack, Rose Byrne, Jeremy Renner, Idris Elba, Robert Carlyle


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Rate: 3.8 Daddy's Little Girls

Year: 2007

Genres: Drama, Romance

Director: Tyler Perry

Artists: Tasha Smith, Juanita Jennings, Gabrielle Union, Tracee Ellis Ross, Idris Elba


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Rate: 5.3 This Christmas

Year: 2007

Genres: Romance, Drama, Comedy

Director: Preston A. Whitmore II

Artists: Loretta Devine, Idris Elba, Chris Brown, Keith Robinson, Delroy Lindo


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Rate: 9.7 This Christmas

Year: 2007

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director: Preston A. Whitmore II

Artists: Keith Robinson, Chris Brown, Loretta Devine, Idris Elba, Delroy Lindo


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Rate: 5.3 This Christmas

Year: 2007

Genres: Romance, Drama, Comedy

Director: Preston A. Whitmore II

Artists: Loretta Devine, Idris Elba, Chris Brown, Keith Robinson, Delroy Lindo


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