Philanthropy
In 2014, the actor with Sierra Leone heritage collaborated with UK Parliament to join the fight against Ebola calling it a “human catastrophe” after the virus ravaged the country that his parents were married in.
He said: "With new government commitments last week the media's attention was on Ebola, but the cameras will soon move on.
"We can't let them. Not until this disease is contained. Delivery on the ground needs to happen quickly and we need every country to play their part."
Elba also addressed the UK parliament in 2016 over his concern in the lack of diversity regarding race, gender and sexuality on the screen.
He said: ”Change is coming but it's taking its sweet time”.