Idris Elba

Idrissa Akuna "Idris" Elba (born September 6, 1972) is an English film, television, and theatre actor, singer, and rapper who is best known for his role as Russell "Stringer" Bell on the HBO crime drama series The Wire from 2002 to 2004 and currently stars as John Luther on the BBC psychological crime drama series Luther since 2010.

He will play Heimdall in the upcoming 2013 Marvel action film Thor: The Dark World.