Elba is an ambassador of the Prince’s Trust, which he credits with helping him get into acting. “If I pinpoint a time when I didn’t have any money, my parents didn’t have any money, I needed some help, the Prince’s Trust came through,” he said.

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“The Prince’s Trust gave me some money to go to the National Youth Music Theatre,” Elba added. “And I remember if I hadn’t got that money, I wouldn’t have ever gone into that theater show, I wouldn’t have had that experience of going into the National theatre, and I probably wouldn’t be standing here today.”