MTN MEETS IDRIS ELBA
Wednesday, September 12, 2012Omoba
MTV Base Meets Idris Elba with MTN will follow the Elba as he meets with five
idealistic young panellists from across Africa for an inspiring and
illuminating discussion across a wide range of subjects including his early
career, his dislike of fame, his passion for his art, the importance of
education and the need to "think big" to achieve your dreams
Elba, who was visiting South Africa in order to
play the role of Nelson Mandela in the upcoming movie "Mandela – Long Walk
to Freedom", talked movingly about his art as an actor:
""Performance is fuelled by passion for the piece, for the music, for
the words, for the film, whatever it is. If you love what you are doing
you're going to do it well. I mean if you have a sort of attachment to
whatever it is you're doing you're going to do it well, so some of my best
performances are because, you know, I just love the material, love the
character and you just throw yourself into that."
Born in Britain to a Sierra Leonean father and a
Ghanaian mother, Idris Elba, otherwise known as Idrissa Akuna Elba, grew up in
Canning Town, East London. The talented 40-year old actor is today a
renowned and successful television, theatre, and film actor who enjoys a
successful career on both sides of the Atlantic.
One of Idris' first acting roles was in the soap opera "Family
Affairs" and he subsequently worked in a variety of TV roles including
"Ultraviolet" and "The Inspector Lynley Mysteries".
He soared to fame for playing Russell "Stringer" Bell, a Baltimore
drug lord and aspiring businessman, in HBO's critically acclaimed show
"The Wire". On television, Elba has also had recurring roles in
the US version of "The Office" and "The Big C", and plays
the title role of Detective John Luther in "Luther", which aired on
BBC One. Elba has won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of DCI Luther. Other
prominent film roles have included "American Gangster",
"Takers", "The Losers", "Thor" and
"Prometheus".
Meeting with Idris Elba on the programme will be South African anthropology
student, poet and a dancer Lebo Masongo (21), actress Stephanie Schildnecht
(27) from Swaziland, South African film maker Siyamthanda Phillip (22), actor
and dancer Nji Alain (26) from Cameroon and multitalented artist,
singer-songwriter, producer, rapper, choreographer and dancer Tawanda Mujaji
(23) from Zimbabwe.
MTV Base Meets Idris Elba with MTN, recorded in Johannesburg, South Africa will
premiere on MTV Base (DStv Channel 322) on Wednesday 12 September 2012.
The programme, presented by MTV VJ Sizwe Dhlomo, will also air on terrestrial
channels in Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Rwanda, Swaziland, Zambia and Uganda.
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