Idris Elba
September 6, 1972 (54 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
- 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 · Beast as Dr. Nate Daniels
- 2022 · The Evolution of Black British Music as Self
- 2021 · An Audience with Adele as Self
- 2021 · 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 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 · 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 · Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour as Self
- 2016 · 100 Streets as Max
- 2015 · Beasts of No Nation as Commandant
- 2013 · Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom as Nelson Mandela
- 2013 · The Frame as Stacker Pentecost
- 2010 · Takers as Gordon Jennings
- 2009 · Obsessed as Derek Charles
- 2009 · The Unborn as Arthur Wyndham
- 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
- 2007 · Daddy's Little Girls as Monty James
- 2005 · Sometimes in April as Augustin
- 2005 · Jonny Zero as Hodge
- 2003 · Queens Supreme as Carla
- 2002 · Buffalo Soldiers as Kimborough
- 2000 · In Defence as PC Paul Fraser
- 1998 · Ultraviolet as Vaughan Rice
- 1998 · Verdict as PC Brian Rawlinson
- 1994 · Crocodile Shoes as Jo Jo
- Future · Extraction 3 as Alcott
- 2026 · Above the Below as Jackson
- 2026 · Mane Six as Knuckles (voice)
- 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 · Thor: Love and Thunder as Heimdall
- 2022 · Idris Elba's Fight School as Self
- 2022 · Sonic the Hedgehog 2 as Knuckles (voice)
- 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
- 2019 · Kroos as Self
- 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 Mountain Between Us as Dr. Ben Bass
- 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 - 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 · No Good Deed as Colin
- 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 · The Big C as Lenny
- 2010 · Luther as John Luther
- 2010 · The Losers as Roque
- 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 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 · Sorted as Jam
- 2000 · Girlfriends as Paul Raymond
- 2000 · Soul Food as Smitty
- 1999 · Belle Maman as Grégoire
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · Family Affairs as Tim Webster
- 1997 · Insiders as Robinson Bennett
- 1996 · Crucial Tales as Benton
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1996 · Silent Witness as Charlie
- 1995 · Degrees of Error as Walter Jones
- 1995 · The Governor as Officer Donny Chiswick
- 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
- 1993 · The Boot Street Band as Spike
- 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
- 1986 · London's Burning as L Cpl Frost
- 1984 · The Bill as Alex Mason
- 1984 · The Bill as Earl Lee
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- Future · Five nights at sonic as Knuckles (voice)
- Future · Bang! as
- Future · This Is How It Goes as
- 1996 · Spiders and Flies as Benton
- Future · Untitled Luther Sequel as John Luther
- Future · Infernus as Donovan Kamara
- Future · Stay Frosty as
- Future · Hammer Down as Mac