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Idris Elba’s father came from Sierra Leone. His mother, Eve, came from Ghana Celebrity Buzz Idris Elba’s father came from Sierra Leone. His mother, Eve, came from Ghana Idris Elba was born Idrissa Akuna Elba in Hackney in 1972 to a Sierra Leonean father and a Ghanaian mother. The star of The Wire and Luther has spent years connecting his fame to both West African countries.