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)
- 2027 · Children of Blood and Bone as Lekan
- 2026 · Road to Glory as Self
- 2025 · Fixed as Rocco (voice)
- 2025 · Victory as Idris Elba
- 2024 · Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2022 · The Evolution of Black British Music as Self
- 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 · Coronavirus, Explained as Self - Narrator
- 2020 · One World: Together at Home as Self
- 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 · The Mountain Between Us as Dr. Ben Bass
- 2017 · Guerrilla as Kent
- 2017 · five by five as Alpha Ash
- 2016 · 100 Streets as Max
- 2015 · Beasts of No Nation as Commandant
- 2014 · No Good Deed as Colin
- 2013 · Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom as Nelson Mandela
- 2013 · The Frame as Stacker Pentecost
- 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 · Daddy's Little Girls as Monty James
- 2005 · Sometimes in April as Augustin
- 2005 · Jonny Zero as Hodge
- 2002 · Buffalo Soldiers as Kimborough
- 2000 · Sorted as Jam
- 2000 · Soul Food as Smitty
- 1998 · Ultraviolet as Vaughan Rice
- 1995 · The Governor as Officer Donny Chiswick
- 1995 · Bramwell as Charlie Carter
- 1995 · Dangerfield as Matt Gregory
- Future · Extraction 3 as Alcott
- 2026 · Above the Below as Jackson
- 2026 · Masters of the Universe as Duncan
- 2025 · Zootopia 2 as Chief Bogo (voice)
- 2025 · A House of Dynamite as POTUS
- 2025 · Heads of State as Sam Clarke
- 2025 · Number One on the Call Sheet as Self
- 2025 · Good Hang with Amy Poehler as Self - Guest
- 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
- 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 · 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 · Elba vs. Block as Self
- 2020 · Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort as Self
- 2019 · Cats as Macavity
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Guest - Self
- 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 · 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 · 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 · WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews as Self - Guest
- 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 · The Gunman as Barnes
- 2015 · Cut from a Different Cloth as
- 2014 · Chicken Shop Date as Self - Guest
- 2014 · Chicken Shop Date as Self - Guest (archive footage)
- 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 · The Path to Vengeance: Making 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance' as Self
- 2012 · Prometheus as Janek
- 2012 · Playhouse Presents as Akuna's Father / Narrator
- 2011 · Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance as Moreau
- 2011 · Executing the Heist: The Making of 'Takers' as Self
- 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 · 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 · Code Red: The Making of '28 Weeks Later' as Self
- 2007 · Tapping the Wire as Self
- 2007 · 28 Weeks Later as General Stone
- 2007 · The Reaping as Ben
- 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
- 2003 · One Love as Aaron
- 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
- 1999 · Belle Maman as Grégoire
- 1998 · Verdict as PC Brian Rawlinson
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1996 · Silent Witness as Charlie
- 1995 · Degrees of Error as Walter Jones
- 1995 · The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA as Self - Host
- 1994 · MTV Europe Music Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1994 · Crocodile Shoes as Jo Jo
- 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 · This Is How It Goes as
- Future · Untitled Luther Sequel as John Luther
- 1996 · Spiders and Flies as Benton
- 1996 · Crucial Tales as Benton
- Future · Bang! as
- Future · Infernus as Donovan Kamara
- Future · Stay Frosty as
- Future · Hammer Down as Mac