1. Damson Alade-Bo Idris was born on 2 September 1991 and is an English actor.
18 Facts About Damson Idris
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Damson Idris is best known for starring on John Singleton's crime drama Snowfall, which debuted 5 July 2017 on FX and ended in 2023 after six seasons.
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Damson Idris played the co-lead in Netflix's 2021 sci-fi action film Outside the Wire.
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Damson Idris played football and dreamed of being "the next Cristiano Ronaldo".
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Damson Idris played rugby, and in 2002, he shook the hand of Queen Elizabeth II when his team took part in her Golden Jubilee.
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Damson Idris ended up studying drama at Brunel University London.
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At Brunel, Damson Idris met actress Cathy Tyson, who encouraged him to meet Ade Solanke and audition for a part in her play, Pandora's Box.
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Damson Idris got the role, signed with an agent and began performing in more plays.
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Damson Idris trained at the Identity School of Acting, founded by Femi Oguns.
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Damson Idris had several parts on British series including Miranda, Doctors and Casualty.
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Damson Idris auditioned through video in London before flying out to Los Angeles, where he spent the day with Singleton, who wanted to ensure Damson Idris had mastery of the accent.
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Damson Idris had his first big screen part in 2016 in the British thriller City of Tiny Lights, starring Riz Ahmed.
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Damson Idris has a part as an FBI agent in the 2018 film The Commuter with Liam Neeson; and starred in Farming, alongside Kate Beckinsale.
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Damson Idris plays the character based on Akinnuoye-Agbaje, who, like many Nigerian people in the late 20th century, was "farmed out" to a white family in the UK in the hopes of a better life, while Beckinsale portrays his strict foster mother.
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In 2019, Damson Idris won the Award for Best Actor in a British Film at the Edinburgh Film Festival for his portrayal.
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Damson Idris appears in "Smithereens," the second episode of the fifth season of the anthology series Black Mirror.
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In May 2017, Damson Idris won the "Emerging Talent Award" at the 12th Screen Nation Film and Television Awards in London.
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In 2023, Damson Idris became the new brand ambassador for Tommy Hilfiger's menswear.