Born Idris Sobande, Debrand is an English actor from Islington, London. Debrand attended St. Luke's Primary School and Central Foundation Boys' secondary School. He then went on to do further studies at St. Charles Catholic Sixth Form and then studied a business degree at University Level, Graduating with a BA (Hons) in Business Studies. During his Secondary School years, Debrand was training at The Young Actors Theatre in Islington and then went on to train at the Identity School Of Acting whilst studying at University.