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
- 2025 · Zootopia 2 as Chief Bogo (voice)
- 2025 · Number One on the Call Sheet as Self
- 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
- 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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
- 2009 · The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency as Charlie Gotso
- 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
- 2000 · Soul Food as Smitty
- 1998 · Ultraviolet as Vaughan Rice
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1996 · Silent Witness as Charlie
- 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 · 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 · Extraction 3 as Alcott
- 2026 · Masters of the Universe as Duncan / Man-At-Arms
- 2025 · F1 75 Live at The O2 as Idris Elba
- 2024 · A Very Sonic Christmas as Knuckles (voice)
- 2024 · Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color as narrator
- 2023 · Luther: The Fallen Sun as John Luther
- 2022 · Human Playground as Host
- 2022 · Idris Elba's Fight School as Self
- 2021 · An Audience with Adele 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
- 2020 · Oprah Talks COVID-19 as Self
- 2019 · Cats as Macavity
- 2017 · five by five as Alpha Ash
- 2017 · Idris Elba: Fighter as Self
- 2016 · 100 Streets as Max
- 2015 · Beasts of No Nation as Commandant
- 2015 · Idris Elba: No Limits as Self
- 2015 · The Gunman as Barnes
- 2014 · Enchanted Kingdom as narrator
- 2013 · Idris Elba: King of Speed as Self
- 2013 · Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom as Nelson Mandela
- 2012 · The Path to Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance as Self
- 2010 · Takers as Gordon Jennings
- 2009 · Obsessed as Derek Charles
- 2008 · The Human Contract as Larry
- 2008 · RocknRolla as Mumbles
- 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
- 2005 · Sometimes in April as Augustin
- 2002 · Buffalo Soldiers as Kimborough
- 1994 · Crocodile Shoes as Jo Jo
- 1991 · 2Point4 Children as Parachute Instructor
- Future · Heads of State as
- 2027 · Children of Blood and Bone as Lekan
- 2025 · Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis as Self - Presenter
- 2024 · The Casting of Frank Stone as Robert Green
- 2023 · Gold: A Journey With Idris Elba as
- 2022 · Food 2050 as Narrator
- 2021 · 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
- 2021 · Passion Project as Self
- 2020 · Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney as
- 2019 · Kroos as Self
- 2016 · Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour as Self
- 2016 · Marine Life Interviews as Fluke (voice)
- 2015 · Mandela, My Dad and Me as Self
- 2015 · King for a Term as Akuna's father
- 2015 · Cut from a Different Cloth as
- 2014 · Second Coming as Mark
- 2012 · The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus as Self
- 2012 · How Clubbing Changed the World as Self
- 2011 · How Hip Hop Changed the World as Self
- 2011 · Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC as Self
- 2010 · Legacy as Malcolm Gray
- 2007 · Code Red: The Making of '28 Weeks Later' as Self / General Stone
- 2005 · The Gospel as Reverend Charles Frank
- 2003 · One Love as Aaron
- 1999 · Belle Maman as Grégoire
- Future · Things Fall Apart as Okonkwo
- Future · Untitled Kathryn Bigelow Political Thriller as
- Future · Infernus as Donovan Kamara
- 2006 · All In The Game as Paul
- 2000 · Sorted as Jam
- Future · We All Die Young as
- Future · Bang! as
- Future · Fixed as Rocco (voice)
- Future · Untitled Idris Elba/Simon Kinberg Spy Romance Film as
- Future · Hammer Down as Mac
- 1996 · Spiders and Flies as Benton
- Future · Stay Frosty as
- Future · Above the Below as Jackson