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.
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- 2027 · Sonic the Hedgehog 4 as Knuckles (voice)
- 2026 · Masters of the Universe as Duncan / Man-At-Arms
- 2025 · Zootopia 2 as Chief Bogo (voice)
- 2025 · A House of Dynamite as POTUS
- 2025 · Fixed as Rocco (voice)
- 2025 · Number One on the Call Sheet as Self
- 2024 · Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color as Self - Narrator (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 Self - Host
- 2022 · Three Thousand Years of Longing as The Djinn
- 2022 · Idris Elba's Fight School as Self
- 2021 · The Harder They Fall as Rufus Buck
- 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 · 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 · Marine Life Interviews as Fluke (voice)
- 2016 · Bastille Day as Sean Briar
- 2015 · Beasts of No Nation as Commandant
- 2015 · The Gunman as Barnes
- 2013 · Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom as Nelson Mandela
- 2013 · The Frame as Stacker Pentecost
- 2012 · The Peter Weyland Files: 'Prometheus' Transmission as Janek
- 2012 · The Path to Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance as Self
- 2010 · The Losers as Roque
- 2009 · Obsessed as Derek Charles
- 2009 · The Unborn as Arthur Wyndham
- 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
- 2002 · Buffalo Soldiers as Kimborough
- 2000 · Sorted as Jam
- 1998 · Ultraviolet as Vaughan Rice
- 1995 · The Governor as Officer Chiswick
- 1994 · Crocodile Shoes as Jo Jo
- Future · Infernus as Donovan Kamara
- 2027 · High in the Clouds as Barrel (voice)
- 2027 · Children of Blood and Bone as Lekan
- 2025 · Heads of State as Sam Clarke
- 2025 · Victory as Idris Elba
- 2025 · Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis as Self - Presenter
- 2024 · Sonic the Hedgehog 3 as Knuckles (voice)
- 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
- 2022 · Zootopia+ as Chief Bogo (voice)
- 2022 · Beast as Dr. Nate Daniels
- 2022 · Thor: Love and Thunder as Heimdall
- 2022 · Sonic the Hedgehog 2 as Knuckles (voice)
- 2021 · An Audience with Adele as Self
- 2021 · 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
- 2021 · Passion Project as Self
- 2021 · What If...? as Heimdall (voice)
- 2021 · The Suicide Squad as Bloodsport
- 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 · Cats as Macavity
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Guest - Self
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self - Guest
- 2019 · Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw as Brixton
- 2018 · The Shop as Self
- 2018 · Avengers: Infinity War as Heimdall
- 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 · Idris Elba: Fighter as Self
- 2016 · Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour as Self
- 2016 · 100 Streets as Max
- 2016 · Star Trek Beyond as Krall
- 2016 · Finding Dory as Fluke (voice)
- 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 - Guest
- 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 · Cut from a Different Cloth as
- 2014 · Chicken Shop Date as Self - Guest
- 2014 · No Good Deed as Colin Evans
- 2014 · Second Coming as Mark
- 2014 · Enchanted Kingdom as narrator
- 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
- 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 · 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 · Takers as Gordon Jennings
- 2010 · Luther as John Luther
- 2008 · The Human Contract as Larry
- 2008 · RocknRolla as Mumbles
- 2007 · American Gangster as Tango
- 2007 · 28 Weeks Later as General Stone
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · All In The Game as Paul
- 2005 · The Gospel as Reverend Charles Frank
- 2005 · Made in Hollywood as Self
- 2005 · The Tyra Banks Show as Self
- 2005 · The Office as Charles Miner
- 2005 · Sometimes in April as Augustin
- 2003 · One Love as Aaron
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
- 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
- 1999 · Belle Maman as Grégoire
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1996 · Silent Witness as Charlie
- 1995 · Bramwell as Charlie Carter
- 1995 · The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA as Self - Host
- 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 · Bang! as
- 1996 · Spiders and Flies as Benton
- Future · Stay Frosty as
- Future · Hammer Down as Mac
- Future · Above the Below as Jackson
- Future · This Is How It Goes as
- Future · Untitled Luther Sequel as John Luther
- Future · Untitled Idris Elba/Simon Kinberg Spy Romance Film as