WATCH: 60 Seconds with Damson Idris

Damson Idris graces the cover of the May/June issue of ESSENCE as one of the Sexiest Men of the Moment.

Transcript

00:00 In 10 years from now, I see myself as Essence's sexiest man.

00:05 [laughs]

00:07 My favorite meal is jollof rice with beef stew and plantain.

00:18 My mum makes it the best.

00:20 My favorite male actor is Sidney Poitier, rest in peace.

00:25 Favorite film, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.

00:27 My first celebrity crush was Halle Berry.

00:32 [laughs]

00:34 If I wasn't an actor, I would teach little kids football,

00:40 which is soccer, to my American friends.

00:43 Dampson likes to spend his day off playing Call of Duty with his friends from London.

00:49 People used to call me Franklin Saint on the street a lot.

00:53 Now they call me Dampson Idris.

00:55 Before, I was honored, and now I'm also honored.

00:59 (upbeat music)