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
- 2027 · Children of Blood and Bone as Lekan
- 2026 · Masters of the Universe as Duncan / Man-At-Arms
- 2025 · Zootopia 2 as Chief Bogo (voice)
- 2025 · Fixed as Rocco (voice)
- 2025 · Number One on the Call Sheet as Self
- 2025 · F1 75 Live at The O2 as Idris Elba
- 2024 · A very Sonic Christmas as Knuckles (voice)
- 2021 · An Audience with Adele as Self
- 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
- 2017 · The Mountain Between Us as Dr. Ben Bass
- 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
- 2014 · Second Coming as Mark
- 2013 · Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom as Nelson Mandela
- 2013 · The Frame as Stacker Pentecost
- 2012 · The Path to Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance as Self
- 2010 · Takers as Gordon Jennings
- 2009 · The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency as Charlie Gotso
- 2008 · The Human Contract as Larry
- 2008 · RocknRolla as Mumbles
- 2008 · Prom Night as Detective Winn
- 2007 · Tapping the Wire as Self
- 2007 · The Reaping as Ben
- 2006 · All In The Game as Paul
- 2005 · The Gospel as Reverend Charles Frank
- 2002 · Buffalo Soldiers as Kimborough
- 2000 · Sorted as Jam
- 2000 · Soul Food as Smitty
- 1998 · Ultraviolet as Vaughan Rice
- 1995 · The Governor as Officer Chiswick
- 1995 · Bramwell as Charlie Carter
- 1994 · Crocodile Shoes as Jo Jo
- 1991 · 2Point4 Children as Parachute Instructor
- Future · Untitled Kathryn Bigelow Political Thriller as
- Future · Heads of State as
- 2025 · Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis as Self - Presenter
- 2024 · Sonic the Hedgehog 3 as Knuckles (voice)
- 2024 · The Casting of Frank Stone as Robert Green
- 2024 · Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color as narrator
- 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 · Food 2050 as Narrator
- 2022 · Human Playground as Host
- 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
- 2022 · Sonic the Hedgehog 2 as Knuckles (voice)
- 2021 · The Harder They Fall as Rufus Buck
- 2021 · Passion Project as Self
- 2021 · What If...? as Heimdall (voice)
- 2021 · The Suicide Squad as Bloodsport
- 2020 · Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney as
- 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 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw as Brixton
- 2019 · Kroos as Self
- 2019 · Turn Up Charlie as Charlie
- 2018 · The Shop as Self
- 2018 · Avengers: Infinity War as Heimdall
- 2018 · In the Long Run as Walter Easmon
- 2018 · Lie Detector as Self
- 2017 · Molly's Game as Charlie Jaffey
- 2017 · Thor: Ragnarok as Heimdall
- 2017 · The Dark Tower as Roland Deschain
- 2017 · Guerrilla as Kent
- 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 · Beasts of No Nation as Commandant
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as
- 2015 · King for a Term as Akuna's father
- 2015 · Idris Elba: No Limits as Self
- 2015 · Avengers: Age of Ultron as Heimdall
- 2015 · Hot Ones as Self
- 2015 · The Gunman as Barnes
- 2015 · Cut from a Different Cloth as
- 2014 · No Good Deed as Colin Evans
- 2014 · Enchanted Kingdom as narrator
- 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 · Idris Elba: King of Speed as Self
- 2013 · Thor: The Dark World as Heimdall
- 2013 · Pacific Rim as Stacker Pentecost
- 2013 · The Last Leg as Self
- 2012 · The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus as Self
- 2012 · How Clubbing Changed the World as Self
- 2012 · Prometheus as Janek
- 2011 · Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance as Moreau
- 2011 · Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC as Self
- 2010 · Legacy as Malcolm Gray
- 2007 · This Christmas as Quentin "Junior" Whitfield
- 2007 · Code Red: The Making of '28 Weeks Later' as Self / General Stone
- 2007 · Daddy's Little Girls as Monty James
- 2005 · Sometimes in April as Augustin
- 2003 · One Love as Aaron
- 1999 · Belle Maman as Grégoire
- Future · Hammer Down as Mac
- Future · Infernus as Donovan Kamara
- Future · We All Die Young as
- Future · Bang! as
- Future · Untitled Idris Elba/Simon Kinberg Spy Romance Film as
- Future · Stay Frosty as
- Future · Above the Below as Jackson
- 2011 · How Hip Hop Changed the World as Self
- 2011 · Thor as Heimdall
- 2010 · Luther as DCI John Luther
- 2010 · The Losers as Roque
- 2009 · Obsessed as Derek Charles
- 2009 · The Unborn as Arthur Wyndham
- 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
- 2002 · The Inspector Lynley Mysteries as Robert Gabriel
- 2000 · Girlfriends as Paul Raymond
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1996 · Spiders and Flies as Benton
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1996 · Silent Witness as Charlie
- 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
- 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 · Things Fall Apart as Okonkwo