Elba, who starred as a drug dealer in The Wire and the President of the United States in A House of Dynamite, was knighted for his services to young people after he and his wife, Sabrina, founded the Elba Hope Foundation to target issues such as knife crime, education and poverty.
The actor accepted the honor on behalf of the young people served by the charity.
“I hope we can do more to draw attention to the importance of sustained, practical support for young people and to the responsibility we all share to help them find an alternative to violence,” Elba said.
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