Idris Elba
September 6, 1972 (52 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
- 2026 · Masters of the Universe as Duncan / Man-At-Arms
- 2025 · Zootopia 2 as Chief Bogo (voice)
- 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 · The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse as The Fox (voice)
- 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 · The Harder They Fall as Rufus Buck
- 2021 · What If...? as Heimdall (voice)
- 2021 · The Suicide Squad as Bloodsport
- 2020 · Coronavirus, Explained as Self - Narrator
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw as Brixton
- 2018 · The Shop as Self
- 2018 · Avengers: Infinity War as Heimdall
- 2018 · Lie Detector as Self
- 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
- 2016 · Star Trek Beyond as Krall
- 2016 · Finding Dory as Fluke (voice)
- 2016 · The Jungle Book as Shere Khan (voice)
- 2016 · Zootopia as Chief Bogo (voice)
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as
- 2015 · Avengers: Age of Ultron as Heimdall
- 2015 · Hot Ones as Self
- 2014 · No Good Deed as Colin Evans
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 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
- 2011 · Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance as Moreau
- 2011 · Thor as Heimdall
- 2010 · Takers as Gordon Jennings
- 2010 · Luther as DCI John Luther
- 2009 · The Unborn as Arthur Wyndham
- 2007 · This Christmas as Quentin "Junior" Whitfield
- 2007 · American Gangster as Tango
- 2007 · 28 Weeks Later as General Stone
- 2007 · The Reaping as Ben
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self - Guest
- 2006 · The One Show as Self - Guest
- 2005 · Made in Hollywood as Self
- 2005 · The Tyra Banks Show as
- 2005 · The Office as Charles Miner
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 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 · 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 · 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
- 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
- 2024 · A Very Sonic Christmas as Knuckles (voice)
- 2024 · Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color as narrator
- 2023 · Luther: The Fallen Sun as John Luther
- 2022 · Human Playground as Host
- 2021 · 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
- 2020 · A World of Calm as Narrator
- 2020 · Concrete Cowboy as Harp
- 2020 · Elba vs. Block as Self
- 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 · Marine Life Interviews as Fluke (voice)
- 2016 · 100 Streets as Max
- 2016 · Bastille Day as Sean Briar
- 2015 · Beasts of No Nation as Commandant
- 2015 · The Gunman as Barnes
- 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
- 2010 · The Losers as Roque
- 2009 · The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency as Charlie Gotso
- 2009 · Obsessed as Derek Charles
- 2008 · The Human Contract as Larry
- 2008 · RocknRolla as Mumbles
- 2008 · Prom Night as Detective Winn
- 2007 · Daddy's Little Girls as Monty James
- 2005 · Sometimes in April as Augustin
- 2003 · One Love as Aaron
- 2002 · Buffalo Soldiers as Kimborough
- 1999 · Belle Maman as Grégoire
- 1998 · Ultraviolet as Vaughan Rice
- 1995 · The Governor as Officer Chiswick
- 1994 · Crocodile Shoes as Jo Jo
- Future · Heads of State as
- Future · Things Fall Apart as Okonkwo
- 2024 · The Casting of Frank Stone as Robert Green
- 2023 · Gold: A Journey With Idris Elba as
- 2022 · Food 2050 as Narrator
- 2022 · Idris Elba's Fight School as Self
- 2021 · An Audience with Adele as Self
- 2021 · Passion Project as Self
- 2020 · Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney as
- 2019 · Kroos as Self
- 2017 · Idris Elba: Fighter as Self
- 2016 · Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour as Self
- 2015 · Mandela, My Dad and Me as Self
- 2015 · King for a Term as Akuna's father
- 2015 · Idris Elba: No Limits as Self
- 2015 · Cut from a Different Cloth as
- 2014 · Second Coming as Mark
- 2014 · Enchanted Kingdom as narrator
- 2012 · How Clubbing Changed the World as Self
- 2012 · The Path to Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance as Self
- 2010 · Legacy as Malcolm Gray
- 2007 · Code Red: The Making of '28 Weeks Later' as Self / General Stone
- 2007 · Tapping the Wire as Self
- 2000 · Sorted as Jam
- Future · Untitled Kathryn Bigelow Political Thriller as
- 2005 · The Gospel as Reverend Charles Frank
- Future · Fixed as Rocco (voice)
- Future · Infernus as Donovan Kamara
- Future · We All Die Young as
- Future · Above the Below as Jackson
- 2011 · How Hip Hop Changed the World as Self
- 2011 · Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC as Self
- 2006 · All In The Game as Paul
- 1996 · Spiders and Flies as Benton
- Future · Stay Frosty as
- Future · Hammer Down as Mac
- Future · Bang! as
- Future · Untitled Idris Elba/Simon Kinberg Spy Romance Film as
- Future · Street Dogs as John Luther