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
- 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 · 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 · Avengers: Infinity War as Heimdall
- 2017 · Thor: Ragnarok as Heimdall
- 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 · Pacific Rim as Stacker Pentecost
- 2013 · The Last Leg as Self
- 2012 · Prometheus as Janek
- 2011 · Thor as Heimdall
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self - Guest
- 2006 · The One Show as Self - Guest
- 2005 · The Tyra Banks Show as
- 2005 · The Office as Charles Miner
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 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
- 1990 · Law & Order as Lonnie Liston
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- Future · Sonic the Hedgehog 4 as Knuckles (voice)
- 2025 · Zootopia 2 as Chief Bogo (voice)
- 2024 · A Very Sonic Christmas as Knuckles (voice)
- 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 Host
- 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 · Concrete Cowboy as Harp
- 2020 · Elba vs. Block as Self
- 2020 · Coronavirus, Explained as Self - Narrator
- 2020 · One World: Together at Home 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 · 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
- 2013 · Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom as Nelson Mandela
- 2012 · The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus as Self
- 2010 · Legacy as Malcolm Gray
- 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 · Prom Night as Detective Winn
- 2007 · This Christmas as Quentin "Junior" Whitfield
- 2007 · Daddy's Little Girls as Monty James
- Future · Extraction 3 as Alcott
- 2005 · The Gospel as Reverend Charles Frank
- 2005 · Sometimes in April as Augustin
- 2002 · Buffalo Soldiers as Kimborough
- 2000 · Sorted as Jam
- 1998 · Ultraviolet as Vaughan Rice
- Future · Fixed as Rocco (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
- 2022 · Zootopia+ as Chief Bogo (voice)
- 2022 · Food 2050 as Narrator
- 2022 · Three Thousand Years of Longing as The Djinn
- 2022 · Beast as Dr. Nate Daniels
- 2022 · Thor: Love and Thunder as Heimdall
- 2022 · Idris Elba's Fight School as Self
- 2021 · Passion Project as Self
- 2020 · Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney as
- 2020 · Oprah Talks COVID-19 as Self
- 2018 · The Shop as Self
- 2018 · Lie Detector as Self
- 2017 · Molly's Game as Charlie Jaffey
- 2017 · The Mountain Between Us as Dr. Ben Bass
- 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)
- 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 · 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 · Thor: The Dark World as Heimdall
- 2013 · The Frame as Stacker Pentecost
- 2012 · How Clubbing Changed the World as Self
- 2012 · The Path to Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance as Self
- 2011 · Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance as Moreau
- 2011 · How Hip Hop Changed the World as Self
- 2011 · Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC as Self
- 2010 · Takers as Gordon Jennings
- 2010 · Luther as DCI John Luther
- 2009 · The Unborn as Arthur Wyndham
- 2008 · RocknRolla as Mumbles
- 2007 · Code Red: The Making of '28 Weeks Later' as Self / General Stone
- 2007 · American Gangster as Tango
- 2007 · Tapping the Wire as Self
- 2007 · 28 Weeks Later as General Stone
- 2007 · The Reaping as Ben
- 2005 · Made in Hollywood as Self
- 2003 · One Love as Aaron
- 2002 · Hack as Mac Boone
- 2002 · The Inspector Lynley Mysteries as Robert Gabriel
- 2000 · Soul Food as Smitty
- 1999 · Belle Maman as Grégoire
- 1995 · The Governor as Officer Chiswick
- 1995 · Bramwell as Charlie Carter
- 1995 · Dangerfield as Matt Gregory
- 1994 · MTV Europe Music Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1994 · Crocodile Shoes as Jo Jo
- 1994 · Space Precinct as Pizza Delivery Man
- 1992 · Absolutely Fabulous as Hilton
- 1991 · 2Point4 Children as Parachute Instructor
- 1987 · The Ruth Rendell Mysteries as Raffy
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- Future · Things Fall Apart as Okonkwo
- Future · Heads of State as
- 2006 · All In The Game as Paul
- Future · We All Die Young as
- Future · Infernus as Donovan Kamara
- Future · Bang! as
- Future · Untitled Kathryn Bigelow Political Thriller as
- Future · Stay Frosty as
- 1996 · Spiders and Flies as Benton
- Future · Street Dogs as John Luther
- Future · Hammer Down as Mac
- Future · Above the Below as Jackson
- Future · Untitled Idris Elba/Simon Kinberg Spy Romance Film as