Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Idris Elba NPG x139552

© Julian Broad / National Portrait Gallery, London

by Julian Broad

Born in Hackney to a Sierra Leonean father and a Ghanaian mother, Elba was an only child. His name Idrissa was shortened to Idris at the school he attended in Canning Town where he first became interested in acting. His big break after seeing an advertisement in The Stage, he auditioned and met his first agent whilst performing in his first role. Elba left school in 1988, and won a place in the National Youth Music Theatre where he was awarded a grant from the... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.