Idris Elba
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.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
191
Gender
Male
Birthday
1972-09-06 (52 years old)
Place of Birth
Hackney, London, England, UK
Acting
2027
Children of Blood and Bone as Lekan2026
Masters of the Universe as Duncan / Man-At-Arms2025
Zootopia 2 as Chief Bogo (voice)2025
Heads of State as Sam Clarke2025
Number One on the Call Sheet as Self2025
Fixed as Rocco (voice)2025
Victory as Not available2025
Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis as Self - Presenter2024
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 as Knuckles (voice)2024
Knuckles as Knuckles the Echidna (voice)2024
Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color as narrator2024
A Very Sonic Christmas as Knuckles (voice)2024
The Casting of Frank Stone as Robert Green2023
Hijack as Sam Nelson2023
Extraction 2 as Alcott2023
Luther: The Fallen Sun as John Luther2023
Gold: A Journey With Idris Elba as Not available2022
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 as Knuckles (voice)2022
Zootopia+ as Chief Bogo (voice)2022
Thor: Love and Thunder as Heimdall2022
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse as The Fox (voice)2022
Three Thousand Years of Longing as The Djinn2022
Beast as Dr. Nate Daniels2022
Idris Elba's Fight School as Self2022
Human Playground as Host2022
Food 2050 as Narrator2021
What If...? as Heimdall (voice)2021
The Suicide Squad as Bloodsport2021
The Harder They Fall as Rufus Buck2021
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self2021
An Audience with Adele as Self2021
Passion Project as Self2020
A World of Calm as Narrator2020
Coronavirus, Explained as Self - Narrator2020
Elba vs. Block as Self2020
Oprah Talks COVID-19 as Self2020
One World: Together at Home as Self2020
Concrete Cowboy as Harp2020
Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney as Not available2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self2019
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw as Brixton2019
Turn Up Charlie as Charlie2019
Cats as Macavity2019
Kroos as Self2018
Avengers: Infinity War as Heimdall2018
Lie Detector as Self2018
The Shop as Self2018
In the Long Run as Walter Easmon2017
Thor: Ragnarok as Heimdall2017
The Dark Tower as Roland Deschain2017
The Mountain Between Us as Dr. Ben Bass2017
Guerrilla as Kent2017
Molly's Game as Charlie Jaffey2017
five by five as Alpha Ash2017
Idris Elba: Fighter as Self2016
Zootopia as Chief Bogo (voice)2016
The Jungle Book as Shere Khan (voice)2016
Star Trek Beyond as Krall2016
Finding Dory as Fluke (voice)2016
Bastille Day as Sean Briar2016
100 Streets as Max2016
Marine Life Interviews as Fluke (voice)2016
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour as Self2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Not available2015
Hot Ones as Self2015
Avengers: Age of Ultron as Heimdall2015
Idris Elba: No Limits as Self2015
Beasts of No Nation as Commandant2015
The Gunman as Barnes2015
King for a Term as Akuna's father2015
Mandela, My Dad and Me as Self2015
Cut from a Different Cloth as Not available2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self2014
No Good Deed as Colin Evans2014
Enchanted Kingdom as narrator2014
Second Coming as Mark2013
The Last Leg as Self2013
Pacific Rim as Stacker Pentecost2013
Thor: The Dark World as Heimdall2013
The Frame as Stacker Pentecost2013
Idris Elba: King of Speed as Self2013
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom as Nelson Mandela2012
Prometheus as Janek2012
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus as Self2012
The Peter Weyland Files: 'Prometheus' Transmission as Janek2012
How Clubbing Changed the World as Self2011
Thor as Heimdall2011
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance as Moreau2011
Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC as Self2010
Takers as Gordon Jennings2010
The Losers as Roque2010
Legacy as Malcolm Gray2009
Obsessed as Derek Charles2009
The Unborn as Arthur Wyndham2008
RocknRolla as Mumbles2008
Prom Night as Detective Winn2008
The Human Contract as Larry2007
Daddy's Little Girls as Monty James2007
The Reaping as Ben2007
Code Red: The Making of '28 Weeks Later' as Self / General Stone2007
Tapping the Wire as Self2005
Sometimes in April as Augustin2005
The Gospel as Reverend Charles Frank2003
One Love as Aaron2002
Buffalo Soldiers as Kimborough1995
The Governor as Officer ChiswickNaN
Things Fall Apart as Okonkwo2007
This Christmas as Quentin "Junior" WhitfieldNaN
Untitled Kathryn Bigelow Political Thriller as Not availableNaN
High in the Clouds as Barrel (voice)2000
Sorted as JamNaN
Above the Below as JacksonNaN
Infernus as Donovan Kamara2006
All In The Game as PaulNaN
Hammer Down as MacNaN
We All Die Young as Not availableNaN
Stay Frosty as Not availableNaN
Untitled Idris Elba/Simon Kinberg Spy Romance Film as Not availableNaN
Bang! as Not available2011
How Hip Hop Changed the World as Self2010
Luther as DCI John Luther2007
The Graham Norton Show as Self2007
The Graham Norton Show as Self - Guest2007
28 Weeks Later as General Stone2007
American Gangster as Tango2006
The One Show as Self - Guest2005
The Office as Charles Miner2005
The Tyra Banks Show as Not available2005
Made in Hollywood as Self2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self2002
CSI: Miami as Angelo Sedaris2002
The Wire as Stringer Bell2002
Hack as Mac Boone2002
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries as Robert Gabriel2000
Girlfriends as Paul Raymond2000
Soul Food as Smitty1999
Belle Maman as Grégoire1998
Ultraviolet as Vaughan Rice1997
The View as Self1996
The Daily Show as Self1996
Silent Witness as Charlie1996
Spiders and Flies as Benton1995
Dangerfield as Matt Gregory1995
Bramwell as Charlie Carter1994
MTV Europe Music Awards as Self - Presenter1994
Space Precinct as Pizza Delivery Man1994
Crocodile Shoes as Jo Jo1992
Absolutely Fabulous as Hilton1991
2Point4 Children as Parachute Instructor1990
Law & Order as Lonnie Liston1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest1987
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries as Raffy1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Host1953
The Oscars as SelfCrew
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The Chelsea Cowboy Executive Producer2025
Heads of State Executive Producer2024
The Brown Dog Executive Producer2024
Knuckles Executive Producer2024
The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full Executive Producer2023
Luther: The Fallen Sun Producer2023
Hijack Executive Producer2022
A New Diva's Christmas Carol Producer2022
TBC Thanks2021
Edicius Executive Producer2020
Concrete Cowboy Producer2019
Turn Up Charlie Executive Producer2019
Turn Up Charlie Creator2018
Yardie Director2018
Yardie Executive Producer2018
In the Long Run Creator2017
five by five Executive Producer2017
Guerrilla Executive Producer2016
100 Streets Producer2015
King for a Term Writer2015
King for a Term Director2015
Beasts of No Nation Producer2014
No Good Deed Executive Producer2012
How Clubbing Changed the World Executive ProducerNaN
Above the Below DirectorNaN
Untitled Idris Elba/Simon Kinberg Spy Romance Film ProducerNaN
Dust to Dreams WriterNaN
Dust to Dreams Director2014
K. Michelle: The Rebellious Soul Musical DirectorNaN
Infernus ProducerNaN
Infernus DirectorNaN
Hammer Down Producer2010
Luther Associate ProducerNaN
Things Fall Apart Executive Producer