Idris Elba Is Also a Musician, and 11 Other Fun Facts About the "Luther: The Fallen Sun" Star

There's been some speculation in recent years about Elba taking on the role of James Bond, though nothing has been confirmed.

He's been thought of as a possible Bond for years, though in 2014, he had some choice words for a reporter who asked if he was set to play the "Black James Bond." "We don't say 'white Bond,' we just say 'Bond,'" Elba said in the "Huffington Post interview. "So it suddenly becomes a Black man and he's a 'Black Bond.' So I hate that phrase."