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 · Sonic the Hedgehog 4 as Knuckles (voice)
- 2026 · Masters of the Universe as Duncan / Man-At-Arms
- 2025 · Victory as Idris Elba
- 2025 · Number One on the Call Sheet as Self
- 2022 · Food 2050 as Narrator
- 2021 · An Audience with Adele as Self
- 2021 · The Harder They Fall as Rufus Buck
- 2021 · Passion Project as Self
- 2020 · A World of Calm as Narrator
- 2020 · Concrete Cowboy as Harp
- 2019 · Cats as Macavity
- 2019 · Kroos as Self
- 2019 · Turn Up Charlie as Charlie
- 2018 · In the Long Run as Walter Easmon
- 2017 · Molly's Game as Charlie Jaffey
- 2017 · The Mountain Between Us as Dr. Ben Bass
- 2017 · Guerrilla as Kent
- 2016 · Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour as Self
- 2015 · Beasts of No Nation as Commandant
- 2014 · No Good Deed as Colin Evans
- 2014 · Second Coming as Mark
- 2010 · Legacy as Malcolm Gray
- 2010 · Takers as Gordon Jennings
- 2008 · The Human Contract as Larry
- 2008 · RocknRolla as Mumbles
- 2008 · Prom Night as Detective Winn
- 2007 · This Christmas as Quentin "Junior" Whitfield
- 2007 · The Reaping as Ben
- 2006 · All In The Game as Paul
- 2005 · The Gospel as Reverend Charles Frank
- 2005 · Sometimes in April as Augustin
- 2002 · Buffalo Soldiers as Kimborough
- Future · Infernus as Donovan Kamara
- 2003 · One Love as Aaron
- 2000 · Sorted as Jam
- 1999 · Belle Maman as Grégoire
- 1998 · Ultraviolet as Vaughan Rice
- 1995 · The Governor as Officer Chiswick
- 1994 · Crocodile Shoes as Jo Jo
- Future · Above the Below as Jackson
- 2027 · Children of Blood and Bone as Lekan
- 2025 · Zootopia 2 as Chief Bogo (voice)
- 2025 · A House of Dynamite as POTUS
- 2025 · Fixed as Rocco (voice)
- 2025 · Heads of State as Sam Clarke
- 2025 · Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis as Self - Presenter
- 2024 · Sonic the Hedgehog 3 as Knuckles (voice)
- 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 · Human Playground as Self - 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 · 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
- 2021 · What If...? as Heimdall (voice)
- 2021 · The Suicide Squad as Bloodsport
- 2020 · Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney as
- 2020 · Elba vs. Block as Self
- 2020 · Coronavirus, Explained as Self - Narrator
- 2020 · One World: Together at Home as Self
- 2017 · five by five as Alpha Ash
- 2016 · 100 Streets as Max
- 2012 · The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus as Self
- Future · Hammer Down as Mac
- 2020 · Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort as Self
- 2020 · Oprah Talks COVID-19 as Self
- 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 · Thor: Ragnarok as Heimdall
- 2017 · The Dark Tower as Roland Deschain
- 2017 · Idris Elba: Fighter as Self
- 2016 · Marine Life Interviews as Fluke (voice)
- 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 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 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 · Chicken Shop Date as Self - Guest
- 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 · Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom as Nelson Mandela
- 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 · 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 · Luther as John Luther
- 2010 · The Losers as Roque
- 2009 · Obsessed as Derek Charles
- 2009 · The Unborn as Arthur Wyndham
- 2007 · American Gangster as Tango
- 2007 · Daddy's Little Girls as Monty James
- Future · Bang! as
- Future · This Is How It Goes as
- Future · Stay Frosty as
- Future · Things Fall Apart as Okonkwo
- 2007 · Tapping the Wire as Self
- 2007 · 28 Weeks Later as General Stone
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · The One Show as Self - Guest
- 2005 · Made in Hollywood as Self
- 2005 · The Tyra Banks Show as Self
- 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 · Aqua Teen Hunger Force as Police Officer (voice)
- 2000 · Girlfriends as Paul Raymond
- 2000 · Soul Food as Smitty
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1996 · Spiders and Flies as Benton
- 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
- 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
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- Future · Untitled Idris Elba/Simon Kinberg Spy Romance Film as