Best known for playing the leading roles in Luther and The Wire, Idris Elba is an actor, filmmaker, DJ, and occasional rapper.

His lesser-known roles include Heimdell in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain Janek in Prometheus, Charles Minor in The Office, and Stacker Pentecost in Pacific Rim. He has also played Nelson Mandela and worked on an album inspired by his life.

Idris is also an amazing rapper—he showed off his skills by remixing Skepta’s hit, “Shutdown.”