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.
Known For
Credits
- 2027 · High in the Clouds as Barrel (voice)
- 2027 · Children of Blood and Bone as Lekan
- 2025 · Zootopia 2 as Chief Bogo (voice)
- 2025 · Heads of State as Sam Clarke
- 2024 · Sonic the Hedgehog 3 as Knuckles (voice)
- 2023 · Hijack as Sam Nelson
- 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 Guest - Self
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self - Guest
- 2018 · Avengers: Infinity War as Heimdall
- 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 · 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
- 2010 · Luther as John Luther
- 2007 · 28 Weeks Later as General Stone
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2005 · The Office as Charles Miner
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 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 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1996 · Silent Witness as Charlie
- 1994 · MTV Europe Music Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1992 · Absolutely Fabulous as Hilton
- 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
- Future · Zootopia 3 as Chief Bogo (voice)
- 2026 · Masters of the Universe as Duncan / Man-At-Arms
- 2025 · A House of Dynamite as POTUS
- 2025 · Fixed as Rocco (voice)
- 2025 · Victory as Idris Elba
- 2025 · Number One on the Call Sheet as Self
- 2023 · Luther: The Fallen Sun as John Luther
- 2022 · The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse as The Fox (voice)
- 2022 · Idris Elba's Fight School as Self
- 2021 · The Harder They Fall as Rufus Buck
- 2021 · Passion Project as Self
- 2020 · A World of Calm as Narrator
- 2020 · Elba vs. Block as Self
- 2020 · Coronavirus, Explained as Self - Narrator
- 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 · The Mountain Between Us as Dr. Ben Bass
- 2017 · Guerrilla as Kent
- 2015 · Beasts of No Nation as Commandant
- 2015 · King for a Term as Akuna's father
- 2015 · The Gunman as Barnes
- 2014 · Second Coming as Mark
- 2014 · Enchanted Kingdom as narrator
- 2013 · Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom as Nelson Mandela
- 2013 · The Frame as Stacker Pentecost
- 2010 · Takers as Gordon Jennings
- 2009 · Obsessed as Derek Charles
- 2009 · The Unborn as Arthur Wyndham
- 2008 · RocknRolla as Mumbles
- 2008 · Prom Night as Detective Winn
- 2007 · This Christmas as Quentin "Junior" Whitfield
- 2007 · Daddy's Little Girls as Monty James
- 2006 · All In The Game as Paul
- 2003 · One Love as Aaron
- 2000 · Soul Food as Smitty
- 1999 · Belle Maman as Grégoire
- 1998 · Ultraviolet as Vaughan Rice
- 1995 · Bramwell as Charlie Carter
- 1994 · Space Precinct as Pizza Delivery Man
- Future · Above the Below as Jackson
- 2025 · Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis as Self - Presenter
- 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 · Extraction 2 as Alcott
- 2022 · Zootopia+ as Chief Bogo (voice)
- 2022 · Human Playground as Self - Host
- 2022 · Three Thousand Years of Longing as The Djinn
- 2022 · Beast as Dr. Nate Daniels
- 2021 · An Audience with Adele as Self
- 2021 · 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
- 2020 · Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney as Self
- 2020 · Concrete Cowboy as Harp
- 2020 · Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort as Self
- 2020 · One World: Together at Home as Self
- 2019 · Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw as Brixton
- 2019 · Kroos as Self
- 2018 · The Shop as Self
- 2017 · Molly's Game as Charlie Jaffey
- 2017 · Thor: Ragnarok as Heimdall
- 2017 · The Dark Tower as Roland Deschain
- 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
- 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 · Idris Elba: No Limits as Self
- 2015 · Cut from a Different Cloth as
- 2014 · Chicken Shop Date as Self - Guest
- 2014 · No Good Deed as Colin Evans
- 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 · 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
- 2012 · Prometheus as Janek
- 2011 · Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance as Moreau
- 2011 · How Hip Hop Changed the World as Self
- 2011 · Thor as Heimdall
- 2011 · Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC as Self
- 2010 · Legacy as Malcolm Gray
- 2010 · The Losers as Roque
- 2008 · The Human Contract as Larry
- 2007 · American Gangster as Tango
- 2007 · Tapping the Wire as Self
- 2007 · The Reaping as Ben
- 2005 · The Gospel as Reverend Charles Frank
- 2005 · Made in Hollywood as Self
- 2005 · The Tyra Banks Show as Self
- 2005 · Sometimes in April as Augustin
- 2002 · Buffalo Soldiers as Kimborough
- 2002 · Hack as Mac Boone
- 2000 · Aqua Teen Hunger Force as Police Officer (voice)
- 2000 · Sorted as Jam
- 1996 · Spiders and Flies as Benton
- 1995 · The Governor as Officer Chiswick
- 1995 · Dangerfield as Matt Gregory
- 1994 · Crocodile Shoes as Jo Jo
- 1991 · 2Point4 Children as Parachute Instructor
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- Future · Untitled Idris Elba/Simon Kinberg Spy Romance Film as
- Future · Untitled Luther Sequel as John Luther
- Future · Bang! as
- Future · This Is How It Goes as
- Future · Infernus as Donovan Kamara
- Future · Stay Frosty as
- Future · Hammer Down as Mac