Idris Elba covers the October 2013 Issue of GQ Magazine

For the October 2013 Issue of Gentlemen’s Quarterly (GQ), the team behind the American magazine had one man in mind – Idris Elba.

The British actor of Ghanaian/Sierra Leonean heritage, looks sharp and suave on the cover in a Guccistriped three-piece suit, shirt and tie.

Idris Elba who plays Nelson Mandela in a Justin Chadwick directed flick Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, has received great reviews by critics.

Many have declared that he will be nominated for an Academy Award for his bizarre, yet true and emotional portrayal of the African legend.

Showing off his dapper self, Idris rocks more AH-mazing suits in the editorial spread.