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It’s been an amazing year for Idris Elba. With the success of the BBC’s Luther, his small role in the blockbuster hit Thor and his film Pacific Rim, the British actor has become one of the hottest tickets in Hollywood and a bona fide sex symbol.

Elba’s latest film, Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom, is based on South African President Nelson Mandela and his biography of the same name. The story depicts the early life of Mandela, his coming of age, and his 27 years in prison before becoming President. Elba has been in several feature films, but the pressure to play the great Mandela caused his nerves to take over. He told CNN:

“During the preparation for ‘Mandela,’ I was very nervous about my abilities, my capabilities as an actor. But then it came to me as I was playing a 70-year-old man (that) if you put your mind on something you can actually do it.”

Catch Idris Elba in Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom when it hits theaters on November 29th. Tell us, what’s your favorite Idris Elba character?

New York Premiere Of “Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom” Red Carpet (PHOTOS)
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