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Idris Elba

Idris Elba

Acting September 6, 1972 (54 years old) Hackney, London, England, UK

Biography

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.

Movies 99

Avengers: Infinity War 8.2

Avengers: Infinity War

as Heimdall

2018
Zootopia 2 7.7

Zootopia 2

as Chief Bogo (voice)

2025
Avengers: Age of Ultron 7.3

Avengers: Age of Ultron

as Heimdall

2015
Masters of the Universe 7.1

Masters of the Universe

as Duncan

2026
Zootopia 7.8

Zootopia

as Chief Bogo (voice)

2016
Thor: Ragnarok 7.6

Thor: Ragnarok

as Heimdall

2017
Thor 6.8

Thor

as Heimdall

2011
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 7.6

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

as Knuckles (voice)

2024
Thor: Love and Thunder 6.3

Thor: Love and Thunder

as Heimdall

2022
Thor: The Dark World 6.5

Thor: The Dark World

as Heimdall

2013
Pacific Rim 7.0

Pacific Rim

as Stacker Pentecost

2013
The Suicide Squad 7.4

The Suicide Squad

as Bloodsport

2021
Prometheus 6.6

Prometheus

as Janek

2012
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw 6.8

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

as Brixton

2019
Sonic the Hedgehog 4

Sonic the Hedgehog 4

as Knuckles (voice)

2027
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 7.4

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

as Knuckles (voice)

2022
American Gangster 7.6

American Gangster

as Tango

2007
Star Trek Beyond 6.8

Star Trek Beyond

as Krall

2016
A House of Dynamite 6.4

A House of Dynamite

as POTUS

2025
Finding Dory 7.0

Finding Dory

as Fluke (voice)

2016
Heads of State 6.8

Heads of State

as Sam Clarke

2025
Extraction 2 7.4

Extraction 2

as Alcott

2023
28 Weeks Later 6.6

28 Weeks Later

as General Stone

2007
The Jungle Book 6.9

The Jungle Book

as Shere Khan (voice)

2016
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 5.0

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

as Moreau

2011
Children of Blood and Bone

Children of Blood and Bone

as Lekan

2027
The Harder They Fall 6.6

The Harder They Fall

as Rufus Buck

2021
The Dark Tower 5.8

The Dark Tower

as Roland Deschain

2017
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse 8.2

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

as The Fox (voice)

2022
Molly's Game 7.2

Molly's Game

as Charlie Jaffey

2017
Three Thousand Years of Longing 6.9

Three Thousand Years of Longing

as The Djinn

2022
Beast 6.5

Beast

as Dr. Nate Daniels

2022
Luther: The Fallen Sun 6.6

Luther: The Fallen Sun

as John Luther

2023
The Losers 6.3

The Losers

as Roque

2010
The Mountain Between Us 6.6

The Mountain Between Us

as Dr. Ben Bass

2017
No Good Deed 5.9

No Good Deed

as Colin

2014
Bastille Day 6.3

Bastille Day

as Sean Briar

2016
Takers 6.3

Takers

as Gordon Jennings

2010
RocknRolla 7.0

RocknRolla

as Mumbles

2008
Cats 4.1

Cats

as Macavity

2019
Beasts of No Nation 7.6

Beasts of No Nation

as Commandant

2015
The Unborn 5.2

The Unborn

as Arthur Wyndham

2009
Obsessed 5.8

Obsessed

as Derek Charles

2009
Above the Below

Above the Below

as Jackson

2026
Fixed 6.2

Fixed

as Rocco (voice)

2025
The Reaping 5.8

The Reaping

as Ben

2007
Zootopia 3

Zootopia 3

as Chief Bogo (voice)

The Gunman 5.8

The Gunman

as Barnes

2015
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 6.9

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

as Nelson Mandela

2013
Extraction 3

Extraction 3

as Alcott

This Christmas 6.6

This Christmas

as Quentin "Junior" Whitfield

2007
Daddy's Little Girls 6.9

Daddy's Little Girls

as Monty James

2007
Prom Night 5.1

Prom Night

as Detective Winn

2008
One World: Together at Home 7.1

One World: Together at Home

as Self

2020
High in the Clouds

High in the Clouds

as Barrel (voice)

2027
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 4.0

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

as Self

2021
The Human Contract 4.4

The Human Contract

as Larry

2008
An Audience with Adele 8.4

An Audience with Adele

as Self

2021
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour 7.3

Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour

as Self

2016
Buffalo Soldiers 6.3

Buffalo Soldiers

as Kimborough

2002
Sometimes in April 7.1

Sometimes in April

as Augustin

2005
Concrete Cowboy 6.1

Concrete Cowboy

as Harp

2020
100 Streets 6.0

100 Streets

as Max

2016
Sorted 5.5

Sorted

as Jam

2000
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus 7.0

The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus

as Self

2012
The Path to Vengeance: Making 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance'

The Path to Vengeance: Making 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance'

as Self

2012
Legacy 4.7

Legacy

as Malcolm Gray

2010
Kroos 6.1

Kroos

as Self

2019
Enchanted Kingdom 6.4

Enchanted Kingdom

as narrator

2014
Belle Maman 5.1

Belle Maman

as Grégoire

1999
Code Red: The Making of '28 Weeks Later'

Code Red: The Making of '28 Weeks Later'

as Self

2007
Marine Life Interviews 6.2

Marine Life Interviews

as Fluke (voice)

2016
Second Coming 5.0

Second Coming

as Mark

2014
All In The Game 6.1

All In The Game

as Paul

2006
The Gospel 5.6

The Gospel

as Reverend Charles Frank

2005
Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis 3.4

Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis

as Self - Presenter

2025
Tapping the Wire 8.0

Tapping the Wire

as Self

2007
Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC

Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC

as Self

2011
Scarface: Origins of a Hip Hop Classic

Scarface: Origins of a Hip Hop Classic

2003
Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba 7.5

Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba

2023
Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort

Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort

as Self

2020
How Clubbing Changed the World 6.0

How Clubbing Changed the World

as Self

2012
Bang!

Bang!

Untitled Luther Sequel

Untitled Luther Sequel

as John Luther

King for a Term 1.0

King for a Term

as Akuna's father

2015
One Love 5.4

One Love

as Aaron

2003
Cut from a Different Cloth 7.8

Cut from a Different Cloth

2015
Victory

Victory

as Idris Elba

2025
This Is How It Goes

This Is How It Goes

Infernus

Infernus

as Donovan Kamara

Mandela, My Dad and Me 6.0

Mandela, My Dad and Me

as Self

2015
Executing the Heist: The Making of 'Takers'

Executing the Heist: The Making of 'Takers'

as Self

2011
Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney 9.0

Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney

as Self

2020
Spiders and Flies 7.0

Spiders and Flies

as Benton

1996
Passion Project

Passion Project

as Self

2021
Hammer Down

Hammer Down

as Mac

Stay Frosty

Stay Frosty

How Hip Hop Changed the World 7.0

How Hip Hop Changed the World

as Self

2011
In Laws

In Laws

as Carson Hughes

TV Shows 81

The Office 8.6

The Office

as Charles Miner

2005
The Simpsons 8.0

The Simpsons

as Devil (voice)

1989
The Kelly Clarkson Show 6.2

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Guest - Self

2019
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 5.8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self - Guest

2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 5.8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

2014
The Daily Show 6.4

The Daily Show

as Self

1996
Law & Order 7.3

Law & Order

as Lonnie Liston

1990
Late Night with Seth Meyers 5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers 5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self - Guest

2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self - Guest

2015
Saturday Night Live 6.9

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1975
The View 4.3

The View

as Self

1997
Family Affairs 3.7

Family Affairs

as Tim Webster

1997
The Graham Norton Show 7.2

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

2007
LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

1988
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

2003
CSI: Miami 7.7

CSI: Miami

as Angelo Sedaris

2002
Girlfriends 7.2

Girlfriends

as Paul Raymond

2000
The Bill 6.8

The Bill

as Alex Mason

1984
The Bill 6.8

The Bill

as Earl Lee

1984
Hot Ones 7.1

Hot Ones

as Self

2015
The Wire 8.6

The Wire

as Stringer Bell

2002
Silent Witness 7.6

Silent Witness

as Charlie

1996
The Last Leg 5.7

The Last Leg

as Self

2013
The Tyra Banks Show 5.0

The Tyra Banks Show

as Self

2005
What If...? 8.0

What If...?

as Heimdall (voice)

2021
Aqua Teen Hunger Force 7.5

Aqua Teen Hunger Force

as Police Officer (voice)

2000
Absolutely Fabulous 7.6

Absolutely Fabulous

as Hilton

1992
The Oscars 7.1

The Oscars

as Self

1953
Hijack 7.5

Hijack

as Sam Nelson

2023
Luther 7.8

Luther

as John Luther

2010
Chicken Shop Date 8.3

Chicken Shop Date

as Self - Guest

2014
Chicken Shop Date 8.3

Chicken Shop Date

as Self - Guest (archive footage)

2014
The Big C 7.4

The Big C

as Lenny

2010
Made in Hollywood 4.6

Made in Hollywood

as Self

2005
London's Burning 7.7

London's Burning

as L Cpl Frost

1986
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries 6.6

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

as Raffy

1987
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries 7.4

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

as Robert Gabriel

2002
Hack 7.7

Hack

as Mac Boone

2002
Good Hang with Amy Poehler 5.5

Good Hang with Amy Poehler

as Self - Guest

2025
MTV Europe Music Awards 10.0

MTV Europe Music Awards

as Self - Presenter

1994
The Shop 5.3

The Shop

as Self

2018
Knuckles 7.2

Knuckles

as Knuckles the Echidna (voice)

2024
2Point4 Children 7.4

2Point4 Children

as Parachute Instructor

1991
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA 6.0

The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA

as Self - Host

1995
Zootopia+ 7.1

Zootopia+

as Chief Bogo (voice)

2022
Space Precinct 6.1

Space Precinct

as Pizza Delivery Man

1994
Playhouse Presents 6.0

Playhouse Presents

as Akuna's Father / Narrator

2012
Dangerfield 7.0

Dangerfield

as Matt Gregory

1995
Number One on the Call Sheet 3.9

Number One on the Call Sheet

as Self

2025
Bramwell 4.2

Bramwell

as Charlie Carter

1995
Soul Food 7.2

Soul Food

as Smitty

2000
In the Long Run 7.4

In the Long Run

as Walter Easmon

2018
Jonny Zero 5.2

Jonny Zero

as Hodge

2005
The Frame 10.0

The Frame

as Stacker Pentecost

2013
Oprah Talks COVID-19 6.0

Oprah Talks COVID-19

as Self

2020
Queens Supreme 6.1

Queens Supreme

as Carla

2003
Guerrilla 4.6

Guerrilla

as Kent

2017
Crocodile Shoes 7.3

Crocodile Shoes

as Jo Jo

1994
The Governor 7.5

The Governor

as Officer Donny Chiswick

1995
Turn Up Charlie 6.6

Turn Up Charlie

as Charlie

2019
A World of Calm 6.4

A World of Calm

as Narrator

2020
Ultraviolet 7.2

Ultraviolet

as Vaughan Rice

1998
Coronavirus, Explained 7.0

Coronavirus, Explained

as Self - Narrator

2020
Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color 7.0

Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2024
Verdict

Verdict

as PC Brian Rawlinson

1998
five by five

five by five

as Alpha Ash

2017
The Evolution of Black British Music 1.0

The Evolution of Black British Music

as Self

2022
Road to Glory 9.0

Road to Glory

as Self

2026
The Boot Street Band 6.5

The Boot Street Band

as Spike

1993
Human Playground 6.9

Human Playground

as Self - Host

2022
In Defence 5.5

In Defence

as PC Paul Fraser

2000
Idris Elba: King of Speed 6.5

Idris Elba: King of Speed

as Self

2013
Idris Elba: No Limits 6.0

Idris Elba: No Limits

as Self

2015
Crucial Tales

Crucial Tales

as Benton

1996
Idris Elba's Fight School 5.0

Idris Elba's Fight School

as Self

2022
Degrees of Error

Degrees of Error

as Walter Jones

1995
Insiders

Insiders

as Robinson Bennett

1997
Elba vs. Block 4.0

Elba vs. Block

as Self

2020
Idris Elba: Fighter 7.5

Idris Elba: Fighter

as Self

2017

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