Damson Idris (born 2 September 1991) is an English television, film and stage actor. He currently stars on John Singleton\'s crime drama Snowfall, which debuted 5 July 2017 on FX. His other television roles include episodes of The Twilight Zone and Black Mirror.\n', '

Idris was born in Peckham, south-east London, and is of Nigerian descent. He is the youngest of six children raised by a single mother. He played football and dreamed of being the next Cristiano Ronaldo. He also played rugby, and in 2002 he shook the hand of Queen Elizabeth II when his team took part in her Golden Jubilee. Idris\'s elder siblings—three brothers and two sisters—have all gone on to corporate careers in law, business, and IT, so when he realised a professional football career wasn\'t going to happen, he ended up studying drama at Brunel University London. He received a BA Honours degree in Theatre, Film & Television studies.\n', '

At Brunel, Idris met actress Cathy Tyson, who encouraged him to meet Ade Solanke and audition for a part in her play, Pandora\'s Box. He got the role, signed with an agent and began performing in more plays. He also trained at the Identity School of Acting, founded by Femi Oguns. After performing at the Royal National Theatre in London, Idris decided to pursue television and film roles. He had several parts on British series including Miranda (2013), Doctors (2015) and Casualty (2015).\n', '

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