• Damson Idris is a British actor.
• Damson is best known for his role in Snowfall, playing Franklin Saint.
• In November 2023, he and Lori Harvey announced their split.

Damson Idris and Lori Harvey first went public with their relationship in January 2023. “Happy Birthday, Nunu,” he captioned an Instagram Stories photo at the time, along with a red heart. He also shared a picture of her seemingly on the set of Snowfall, with her posing with a ton of (presumably fake) money.

The confirmation came roughly a month after Damson and Lori had a dinner date together in Los Angeles. Lori parted ways with Michael B. Jordan in June 2022, and she seemed ready to move on to a new man. However, Lori and Damon’s romance ultimately didn’t last, and the two announced their split in November 2023.

“We are at a point in our lives where our individual paths require our full attention and dedication,” the former couple told The Hollywood Reporter in a statement. “We part ways remaining friends with nothing but love and respect for each other and the time we shared together.”

For those unaware of who Damson is, here’s the lowdown on him.

Damson Idris Is an Actor

Damson Idris (born September 2, 1991) grew up in South London’s Peckham neighborhood, the youngest of six children his Nigerian immigrant mother raised on her own. “I remember it was always loud in the house. People were always having conversations, people were always playing music,” he told GQ in 2022. “We were poor, but [if] things are always happening, you didn’t really know that you were poor.”

Initially, he dreamed of playing football/soccer but decided to pursue drama at college at the urging of one of his sisters. In 2012, at age 21, Damson appeared in Pandora’s Box at the West End’s Arcola Theatre. “I still remember the first laugh I got from the audience when I knew—I’m gonna do this,” he told GQ. A handful of years later, he landed his role in Snowfall. 

He Is Best Known for Snowfall

Damson landed a few small roles on TV early in his career, but his breakout came when Snowfall aired in 2017. Set during the crack epidemic in the early 1980s, Damson plays one of the main characters, drug dealer Franklin Saint. The series finale is scheduled for spring 2023, bringing the six-season story to a close.

“I honestly believe it’s about listening,” Idris says when GQ asked about him, a British man playing an African-American character. “To make a movie, TV show, play a character, so much goes into it. It’s not all just put on the person that’s playing it. We have advisors, just like when I did Snowfall the first season, and the second season, I had Dub-C with me every single day, who’s from there, I had John Singleton, who’s from there…and that’s how good actors approach characters that they play.”