Happy Birthday, , Idris Elba!.<br />Idrissa Akuna Elba turns <br />49 years old today. .<br />Here are five things you may not have known about the actor.<br />1. The former “DJ Dris” <br />was a house music DJ <br />before he started acting <br />and is still a DJ today.<br />2. Elba directed the Mumford and Sons <br />music video for “Lover of the Light.”.<br />3. He voiced a <br />character in ‘Call of Duty: <br />Modern Warfare 3.’.<br />4. Elba perfected his American accent in a Brooklyn barbershop.<br />5. He is an Officer of the Most Excellent <br />Order of the British Empire.<br />Happy Birthday, <br />Idris Elba!
