A feast for the eyes!

It’s no surprise that his inspirational story has made its way to the big screen. In addition to the current filmMandela: Long Walk to Freedom, which is in theaters now, the South African leader has been the subject of several feature films and documentaries in recent years. Below, check out five iconic portrayals of Mandela in pop culture.

1.) Idris Elba is currently portraying Mandela in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, directed by Justin Chadwick. The biopic, about his life from childhood to his election as president of South Africa, was just released on Nov. 28. Check out an interview with Elba about playing Mandela:

2.) Morgan Freeman portrayed Mandela inInvictus, a 2009 film directed by Clint Eastwood based on the bookPlaying the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game that Made a Nation, that highlighted the role of the 1995 Rugby World Cup win in post-apartheid South Africa.

3)Terrence Howard played Mandela in the filmWinnie, a movie about Mandela’s ex-wife Winnie Mandela (Jennifer Hudson). It premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival, and was released in the U.S. Sept. 6.

4.) In the 2007 filmGoodbye Bafana(released on DVD in the United States asThe Color of Freedom)Dennis Haysbert took on the iconic Mandela. This picture chronicled Mandela’s relationship with prison guard James Gregory. Mandela was imprisoned from 1962 to 1990.

5.) To learn more, check out the PBS documentary The Long Walk of Nelson Mandelafeaturing actual footage and archive interviews with the celebrated leader himself.