Damson Idris: From Snowfall to Speed Demon

GQ’s latest cover star, Damson Idris, doesn’t just play fast—he is fast.

“I’m faster than Brad,” Idris says with a grin.

Brad Pitt agrees—but for entirely different reasons: “He’s just perfect… I couldn’t see anyone else doing it.”

In a dazzling turn of cinematic fate, Damson Idris moves from the gritty streets of Snowfall to the scorching racetracks of Formula 1. Cast as Joshua Pearce—the firebrand prodigy opposite Brad Pitt’s seasoned racer, Sonny Hayes—Idris takes his rightful place in a lineup backed by none other than Lewis Hamilton, the team behind Top Gun: Maverick, and the full throttle of F1's cinematic ambitions.

This is not just another racing movie,

this is legacy cinema in the making.

At 33, the British-Nigerian actor proves he’s more than a breakout TV star. He’s a leading man, a gearhead with swagger, and—if you ask him—a faster driver than Brad Pitt himself. “When we were in Austin, training... I timed him and I timed me—I’m definitely faster,” he quips. That blend of confidence and charm? It’s exactly what makes him magnetic.

Styled by George Cortina, photographed by Nathaniel Goldberg, and dressed in tailored power, Idris takes center stage not just on set, but in fashion’s fast lane.