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 · Sonic the Hedgehog 4 as Knuckles (voice)
- 2026 · Masters of the Universe as Duncan / Man-At-Arms
- 2025 · Zootopia 2 as Chief Bogo (voice)
- 2025 · A House of Dynamite as POTUS
- 2025 · Heads of State as Sam Clarke
- 2025 · Number One on the Call Sheet as Self
- 2024 · Sonic the Hedgehog 3 as Knuckles (voice)
- 2024 · Knuckles as Knuckles the Echidna (voice)
- 2023 · Hijack as Sam Nelson
- 2023 · Extraction 2 as Alcott
- 2022 · Zootopia+ as Chief Bogo (voice)
- 2022 · Three Thousand Years of Longing as The Djinn
- 2022 · Beast as Dr. Nate Daniels
- 2022 · Thor: Love and Thunder as Heimdall
- 2022 · Sonic the Hedgehog 2 as Knuckles (voice)
- 2021 · What If...? as Heimdall (voice)
- 2021 · The Suicide Squad as Bloodsport
- 2019 · Cats as Macavity
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Guest - Self
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self - Guest
- 2019 · Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw as Brixton
- 2018 · The Shop as Self
- 2018 · Avengers: Infinity War as Heimdall
- 2017 · Molly's Game as Charlie Jaffey
- 2017 · Thor: Ragnarok as Heimdall
- 2017 · The Dark Tower as Roland Deschain
- 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 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
- 2015 · Avengers: Age of Ultron as Heimdall
- 2015 · Hot Ones as Self
- 2014 · Chicken Shop Date as Self - Guest
- 2014 · Chicken Shop Date as Self - Guest (archive footage)
- 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 · 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 · Prometheus as Janek
- 2012 · Playhouse Presents as Akuna's Father / Narrator
- 2011 · Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance as Moreau
- 2011 · Thor as Heimdall
- 2010 · Takers as Gordon Jennings
- 2010 · Luther as John Luther
- 2010 · The Losers as Roque
- 2007 · American Gangster as Tango
- 2007 · 28 Weeks Later as General Stone
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2005 · Made in Hollywood as Self
- 2005 · The Tyra Banks Show as Self
- 2005 · The Office as Charles Miner
- 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 · Girlfriends as Paul Raymond
- 2000 · Soul Food as Smitty
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1996 · Silent Witness as Charlie
- 1995 · Bramwell as Charlie Carter
- 1995 · The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA as Self - Host
- 1995 · Dangerfield as Matt Gregory
- 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 · Extraction 3 as Alcott
- 2027 · High in the Clouds as Barrel (voice)
- 2027 · Children of Blood and Bone as Lekan
- 2026 · Road to Glory as Self
- 2025 · Fixed as Rocco (voice)
- 2025 · Victory as Idris Elba
- 2025 · Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis as Self - Presenter
- 2024 · Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2023 · Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba as
- 2023 · Luther: The Fallen Sun as John Luther
- 2022 · The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse as The Fox (voice)
- 2022 · Human Playground as Self - Host
- 2022 · The Evolution of Black British Music as Self
- 2022 · Idris Elba's Fight School as Self
- 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
- 2021 · Passion Project as Self
- 2020 · Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney as Self
- 2020 · A World of Calm as Narrator
- 2020 · Concrete Cowboy as Harp
- 2020 · Elba vs. Block as Self
- 2020 · Coronavirus, Explained as Self - Narrator
- 2020 · Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort as Self
- 2020 · One World: Together at Home as Self
- 2020 · Oprah Talks COVID-19 as Self
- 2019 · Kroos as Self
- 2019 · Turn Up Charlie as Charlie
- 2018 · In the Long Run as Walter Easmon
- 2017 · The Mountain Between Us as Dr. Ben Bass
- 2017 · Guerrilla as Kent
- 2017 · five by five as Alpha Ash
- 2017 · Idris Elba: Fighter as Self
- 2016 · Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour as Self
- 2016 · Marine Life Interviews as Fluke (voice)
- 2016 · 100 Streets as Max
- 2015 · Mandela, My Dad and Me as Self
- 2015 · Beasts of No Nation as Commandant
- 2015 · King for a Term as Akuna's father
- 2015 · Idris Elba: No Limits as Self
- 2015 · Cut from a Different Cloth as
- 2014 · No Good Deed as Colin
- 2014 · Second Coming as Mark
- 2014 · Enchanted Kingdom as narrator
- 2013 · Idris Elba: King of Speed as Self
- 2013 · Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom as Nelson Mandela
- 2012 · The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus as Self
- 2012 · How Clubbing Changed the World as Self
- 2012 · The Path to Vengeance: Making 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance' as Self
- 2011 · Executing the Heist: The Making of 'Takers' as Self
- 2011 · How Hip Hop Changed the World as Self
- 2011 · Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC as Self
- 2010 · Legacy as Malcolm Gray
- 2009 · Obsessed as Derek Charles
- 2009 · The Unborn as Arthur Wyndham
- 2008 · RocknRolla as Mumbles
- Future · Zootopia 3 as Chief Bogo (voice)
- 2015 · The Gunman as Barnes
- 2008 · The Human Contract as Larry
- 2008 · Prom Night as Detective Winn
- 2007 · This Christmas as Quentin "Junior" Whitfield
- 2007 · Tapping the Wire as Self
- 2007 · The Reaping as Ben
- 2007 · Daddy's Little Girls as Monty James
- 2006 · All In The Game as Paul
- 2005 · The Gospel as Reverend Charles Frank
- 2005 · Sometimes in April as Augustin
- 2005 · Jonny Zero as Hodge
- 2003 · One Love as Aaron
- 2002 · Buffalo Soldiers as Kimborough
- 2000 · Sorted as Jam
- 1999 · Belle Maman as Grégoire
- 1998 · Ultraviolet as Vaughan Rice
- 1995 · The Governor as Officer Donny Chiswick
- Future · Infernus as Donovan Kamara
- Future · Hammer Down as Mac
- Future · Above the Below as Jackson
- Future · This Is How It Goes as
- Future · Stay Frosty as
- Future · Bang! as
- Future · Untitled Luther Sequel as John Luther
- 1996 · Spiders and Flies as Benton
- 1994 · Crocodile Shoes as Jo Jo