Idris Elba
September 6, 1972 (53 years old) in Hackney, London, England, UK
Idris Elba (born September 6, 1972) is a British television, theatre, and film actor who has starred in both British and American productions. One of his first acting roles was in the soap opera Family Affairs. Since then he has worked in a variety of TV and movie projects including Ultraviolet, The Wire, No Good Deed and Zootopia.
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Credits
- 2027 · High in the Clouds as Barrel (voice)
- 2027 · Sonic the Hedgehog 4 as Knuckles (voice)
- 2027 · Children of Blood and Bone as Lekan
- 2026 · Masters of the Universe as Duncan / Man-At-Arms
- 2025 · Fixed as Rocco (voice)
- 2024 · Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · An Audience with Adele as Self
- 2021 · 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
- 2021 · The Harder They Fall as Rufus Buck
- 2020 · A World of Calm as Narrator
- 2020 · Coronavirus, Explained as Self - Narrator
- 2020 · One World: Together at Home as Self
- 2020 · Oprah Talks COVID-19 as Self
- 2019 · Cats as Macavity
- 2019 · Turn Up Charlie as Charlie
- 2018 · In the Long Run as Walter Easmon
- 2017 · Guerrilla as Kent
- 2017 · five by five as Alpha Ash
- 2016 · Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour as Self
- 2016 · Marine Life Interviews as Fluke (voice)
- 2016 · 100 Streets as Max
- 2015 · Beasts of No Nation as Commandant
- 2015 · Idris Elba: No Limits as Self
- 2015 · The Gunman as Barnes
- 2014 · Enchanted Kingdom as narrator
- 2013 · Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom as Nelson Mandela
- 2009 · Obsessed as Derek Charles
- 2009 · The Unborn as Arthur Wyndham
- 2008 · The Human Contract as Larry
- 2008 · Prom Night as Detective Winn
- 2007 · This Christmas as Quentin "Junior" Whitfield
- 2007 · The Reaping as Ben
- 2007 · Daddy's Little Girls as Monty James
- 2005 · Sometimes in April as Augustin
- 2002 · Buffalo Soldiers as Kimborough
- 2000 · Soul Food as Smitty
- 1998 · Ultraviolet as Vaughan Rice
- 1995 · The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA as Self - Host
- 1995 · Dangerfield as Matt Gregory
- Future · Extraction 3 as Alcott
- 1994 · Crocodile Shoes as Jo Jo
- Future · Zootopia 3 as Chief Bogo (voice)
- 2026 · Bulletproof Man as Falling Civilian
- 2026 · Road to Glory as Self
- 2025 · Zootopia 2 as Chief Bogo (voice)
- 2025 · A House of Dynamite as POTUS
- 2025 · Heads of State as Sam Clarke
- 2025 · Victory as Idris Elba
- 2025 · Number One on the Call Sheet as Self
- 2025 · Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis as Self - Presenter
- 2024 · Sonic the Hedgehog 3 as Knuckles (voice)
- 2024 · Knuckles as Knuckles the Echidna (voice)
- 2023 · Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba as
- 2023 · Hijack as Sam Nelson
- 2023 · Extraction 2 as Alcott
- 2023 · Luther: The Fallen Sun as John Luther
- 2022 · The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse as The Fox (voice)
- 2022 · Zootopia+ as Chief Bogo (voice)
- 2022 · Human Playground as Self - Host
- 2022 · Three Thousand Years of Longing as The Djinn
- 2022 · Beast as Dr. Nate Daniels
- 2022 · The Evolution of Black British Music as Self
- 2022 · Thor: Love and Thunder as Heimdall
- 2022 · Idris Elba's Fight School as Self
- 2022 · Sonic the Hedgehog 2 as Knuckles (voice)
- 2021 · Passion Project as Self
- 2021 · What If...? as Heimdall (voice)
- 2021 · The Suicide Squad as Bloodsport
- 2020 · Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney as Self
- 2020 · Concrete Cowboy as Harp
- 2020 · Elba vs. Block as Self
- 2020 · Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort as Self
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Guest - Self
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self - Guest
- 2019 · Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw as Brixton
- 2019 · Kroos as Self
- 2018 · The Shop as Self
- 2018 · Avengers: Infinity War as Heimdall
- 2017 · Molly's Game as Charlie Jaffey
- 2017 · The Mountain Between Us as Dr. Ben Bass
- 2017 · Thor: Ragnarok as Heimdall
- 2017 · The Dark Tower as Roland Deschain
- 2017 · Idris Elba: Fighter as Self
- 2016 · Star Trek Beyond as Krall
- 2016 · Finding Dory as Fluke (voice)
- 2016 · Bastille Day as Sean Briar
- 2016 · The Jungle Book as Shere Khan (voice)
- 2016 · Zootopia as Chief Bogo (voice)
- 2015 · Mandela, My Dad and Me as Self
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
- 2015 · King for a Term as Akuna's father
- 2015 · Avengers: Age of Ultron as Heimdall
- 2015 · Hot Ones as Self
- 2015 · Cut from a Different Cloth as
- 2014 · Chicken Shop Date as Self - Guest
- 2014 · Chicken Shop Date as Self - Guest (archive footage)
- 2014 · No Good Deed as Colin
- 2014 · Second Coming as Mark
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2013 · Idris Elba: King of Speed as Self
- 2013 · Thor: The Dark World as Heimdall
- 2013 · Pacific Rim as Stacker Pentecost
- 2013 · The Frame as Stacker Pentecost
- 2013 · The Last Leg as Self
- 2012 · The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus as Self
- 2012 · The Peter Weyland Files: 'Prometheus' Transmission as Janek
- 2012 · How Clubbing Changed the World as Self
- 2012 · The Path to Vengeance: Making 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance' as Self
- 2012 · Prometheus as Janek
- 2012 · Playhouse Presents as Akuna's Father / Narrator
- 2011 · Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance as Moreau
- 2011 · How Hip Hop Changed the World as Self
- 2011 · Thor as Heimdall
- 2011 · Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC as Self
- 2010 · Legacy as Malcolm Gray
- 2010 · Takers as Gordon Jennings
- 2010 · Luther as John Luther
- 2010 · The Losers as Roque
- 2008 · RocknRolla as Mumbles
- 2007 · American Gangster as Tango
- 2007 · Tapping the Wire as Self
- 2007 · 28 Weeks Later as General Stone
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · All In The Game as Paul
- 2005 · The Gospel as Reverend Charles Frank
- 2005 · Made in Hollywood as Self
- 2005 · The Tyra Banks Show as Self
- 2005 · The Office as Charles Miner
- 2003 · One Love as Aaron
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
- 2002 · Hack as Mac Boone
- 2002 · CSI: Miami as Angelo Sedaris
- 2002 · The Wire as Stringer Bell
- 2002 · The Inspector Lynley Mysteries as Robert Gabriel
- 2000 · Aqua Teen Hunger Force as Police Officer (voice)
- 2000 · Sorted as Jam
- 2000 · Girlfriends as Paul Raymond
- 1999 · Belle Maman as Grégoire
- 1997 · The View as Self
- Future · Bang! as
- Future · Infernus as Donovan Kamara
- Future · Above the Below as Jackson
- Future · Hammer Down as Mac
- Future · Stay Frosty as
- Future · This Is How It Goes as
- 1996 · Spiders and Flies as Benton
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1996 · Silent Witness as Charlie
- 1995 · The Governor as Officer Chiswick
- 1995 · Bramwell as Charlie Carter
- 1994 · MTV Europe Music Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1994 · Space Precinct as Pizza Delivery Man
- 1992 · Absolutely Fabulous as Hilton
- 1991 · 2Point4 Children as Parachute Instructor
- 1990 · Law & Order as Lonnie Liston
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Devil (voice)
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1987 · The Ruth Rendell Mysteries as Raffy
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- Future · Untitled Luther Sequel as John Luther