Idris Elba
September 6, 1972 (51 years old) in Hackney, London, England, UK
Idris Elba (born 6 September 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
- 2025 · Zootopia 2 as Chief Bogo (voice)
- 2024 · Sonic the Hedgehog 3 as Knuckles the Echidna (voice)
- 2024 · Knuckles as Knuckles the Echidna (voice)
- 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 Host
- 2022 · Idris Elba's Fight School 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
- 2018 · In the Long Run as Walter Easmon
- 2017 · Marine Life Interviews as Fluke (voice)
- 2017 · five by five as Alpha Ash
- 2017 · Idris Elba: Fighter as Self
- 2016 · Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour as Self
- 2016 · 100 Streets as Max
- 2016 · Bastille Day as Sean Briar
- 2015 · Beasts of No Nation as Commandant
- 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
- 2009 · The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency as Charlie Gotso
- 2009 · Obsessed as Derek Charles
- 2009 · The Unborn as Arthur Wyndham
- 2008 · The Human Contract as Larry
- 2007 · This Christmas as Quentin "Junior" Whitfield
- 2007 · The Reaping as Ben
- 2007 · Daddy's Little Girls as Monty James
- 2005 · Sometimes in April as Augustin
- 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 · Extraction 3 as Alcott
- Future · Heads of State as
- 2023 · Gold: A Journey With Idris Elba as
- 2022 · Food 2050 as Narrator
- 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 the Echidna (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 Robert DuBois / Bloodsport
- 2020 · Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney as
- 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
- 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 · 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 · 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 · No Good Deed as Colin Evans
- 2014 · Second Coming as Mark
- 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
- 2012 · The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus as Self
- 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 · Takers as Gordon Jennings
- 2010 · Luther as DCI John Luther
- 2010 · The Losers as Roque
- 2008 · RocknRolla as Mumbles
- 2008 · Prom Night as Detective Winn
- 2007 · Code Red: The Making of '28 Weeks Later' as Self / General Stone
- 2007 · American Gangster as Tango
- 2007 · Tapping the Wire as Self
- 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
- 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
- 2005 · The Office as Charles Miner
- 2003 · One Love as Aaron
- 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
- 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 · 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
- 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 · Above the Below as Jackson
- Future · Bang! as
- Future · Fixed as Rocco (voice)
- Future · Untitled Idris Elba/Simon Kinberg Spy Romance Film as
- 1996 · Spiders and Flies as Benton
- Future · Infernus as Donovan Kamara
- Future · We All Die Young as
- Future · Stay Frosty as
- Future · Street Dogs as
- Future · Netflix/Idris Elba The Hunchback of Notre Dame project as Quasimodo