His unconventional transition from actor to gym-honed kickboxer has seen him travel to destinations as far flung as Cuba, Japan, South Africa and South East Asia.
And it was Thailand that provided the latest exotic backdrop as Idris Elba trained at a local boxing camp with welterweight kickboxer Buakaw Banchamek this week.
The British actor, 44, flexed his muscles while being put through his paces by the Thai sportsman during rehearsals for new Discovery Channel documentary Idris Elba: Fighter.
Hackney born Idris was focused on the task at hand as he pumped iron at the rudimentary gym before working on his attacking skills and defensive positioning.
Both will need to be on point when The Wire actor takes to the ring for his first bout in October.
The match will be part of three-part factual documentary that 'will see Elba undertake the physically and mentally demanding task of training to become a professional kickboxer', ultimately fighting a professional kickboxer in a no-holds-barred match.
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