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.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Zootopia 2 as Chief Bogo (voice)
- 2025 · Fixed as Rocco (voice)
- 2025 · Heads of State as Sam Clarke
- 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 · What If...? as Heimdall (voice)
- 2021 · The Suicide Squad as Bloodsport
- 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
- 2017 · Guerrilla as Kent
- 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
- 2015 · Avengers: Age of Ultron as Heimdall
- 2015 · Hot Ones as Self
- 2014 · Chicken Shop Date as Self - Guest
- 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 Last Leg as Self
- 2012 · Prometheus as Janek
- 2011 · Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance as Moreau
- 2011 · Thor as Heimdall
- 2010 · Luther as DCI 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
- 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
- 2000 · Girlfriends as Paul Raymond
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1996 · Silent Witness as Charlie
- 1992 · Absolutely Fabulous as Hilton
- 1990 · Law & Order as Lonnie Liston
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1987 · The Ruth Rendell Mysteries as Raffy
- Future · Things Fall Apart as Okonkwo
- 2027 · Children of Blood and Bone as Lekan
- 2026 · Masters of the Universe as Duncan / Man-At-Arms
- 2025 · A House of Dynamite as
- 2025 · Victory as Idris Elba
- 2025 · Number One on the Call Sheet as Self
- 2025 · Good Hang with Amy Poehler as
- 2025 · Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis as Self - Presenter
- 2024 · A Very Sonic Christmas as Knuckles (voice)
- 2024 · The Casting of Frank Stone as Robert Green
- 2024 · Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color as narrator
- 2023 · Gold: A Journey With Idris Elba as
- 2023 · Luther: The Fallen Sun as John Luther
- 2022 · Food 2050 as Narrator
- 2022 · Human Playground as Host
- 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
- 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 · Cats as Macavity
- 2019 · Kroos as Self
- 2019 · Turn Up Charlie as Charlie
- 2018 · In the Long Run as Walter Easmon
- 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 · The Gunman as Barnes
- 2015 · Cut from a Different Cloth as
- 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
- 2013 · The Frame as Stacker Pentecost
- 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
- 2010 · Legacy as Malcolm Gray
- 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
- 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 · High in the Clouds as Barrel (voice)
- 2000 · Sorted as Jam
- Future · Infernus as Donovan Kamara
- Future · The Ten Commandments as
- Future · Above the Below as Jackson
- 2011 · Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC as Self
- Future · Bang! as
- Future · Stay Frosty as
- 2011 · How Hip Hop Changed the World as Self
- 2010 · Takers as Gordon Jennings
- 2009 · Obsessed as Derek Charles
- 2009 · The Unborn as Arthur Wyndham
- 2008 · RocknRolla as Mumbles
- 2002 · The Inspector Lynley Mysteries as Robert Gabriel
- 2000 · Soul Food as Smitty
- 1996 · Spiders and Flies as Benton
- 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
- 1991 · 2Point4 Children as Parachute Instructor
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- Future · Hammer Down as Mac
- Future · Untitled Idris Elba/Simon Kinberg Spy Romance Film as