Idris Elba

male

Born on September 06, 1972 (52 years old)

From Hackney, London, England, UK

Known for Acting

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.

Cast Credits

2025
- Fixed
  as
  Rocco (voice)
  2025
- Heads of State
  as
  Sam Clarke
  2025
- A House of Dynamite
  2025
- Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis
  as
  Self - Presenter
  2025
- Victory
  as
  Idris Elba
  2025
- Zootopia 2
  as
  Chief Bogo (voice)
  2025
- Number One on the Call Sheet
  as
  Self
  2025
- Good Hang with Amy Poehler
  2025
2023
- Luther: The Fallen Sun
  as
  John Luther
  2023
- Extraction 2
  as
  Alcott
  2023
- Gold: A Journey With Idris Elba
  2023
- Hijack
  as
  Sam Nelson
  2023
2022
- Thor: Love and Thunder
  as
  Heimdall
  2022
- The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
  as
  The Fox (voice)
  2022
- Food 2050
  as
  Narrator
  2022
- Three Thousand Years of Longing
  as
  The Djinn
  2022
- Beast
  as
  Dr. Nate Daniels
  2022
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2
  as
  Knuckles (voice)
  2022
- Idris Elba's Fight School
  as
  Self
  2022
- Human Playground
  as
  Host
  2022
- Zootopia+
  as
  Chief Bogo (voice)
  2022
2021
- An Audience with Adele
  as
  Self
  2021
- 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
  as
  Self
  2021
- The Suicide Squad
  as
  Bloodsport
  2021
- The Harder They Fall
  as
  Rufus Buck
  2021
- Passion Project
  as
  Self
  2021
- What If...?
  as
  Heimdall (voice)
  2021
2019
- Kroos
  as
  Self
  2019
- Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
  as
  Brixton
  2019
- Cats
  as
  Macavity
  2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show
  as
  Self
  2019
- Turn Up Charlie
  as
  Charlie
  2019
2016
- Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
  as
  Self
  2016
- The Jungle Book
  as
  Shere Khan (voice)
  2016
- 100 Streets
  as
  Max
  2016
- Bastille Day
  as
  Sean Briar
  2016
- Star Trek Beyond
  as
  Krall
  2016
- Zootopia
  as
  Chief Bogo (voice)
  2016
- Finding Dory
  as
  Fluke (voice)
  2016
- Marine Life Interviews
  as
  Fluke (voice)
  2016
2015
- Beasts of No Nation
  as
  Commandant
  2015
- Avengers: Age of Ultron
  as
  Heimdall
  2015
- The Gunman
  as
  Barnes
  2015
- no image
  King for a Term
  as
  Akuna's father
  2015
- Mandela, My Dad and Me
  as
  Self
  2015
- no image
  Cut from a Different Cloth
  2015
- Idris Elba: No Limits
  as
  Self
  2015
- Hot Ones
  as
  Self
  2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
  2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
  as
  Self
  2015
2014
- No Good Deed
  as
  Colin Evans
  2014
- Second Coming
  as
  Mark
  2014
- Enchanted Kingdom
  as
  narrator
  2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
  as
  Self - Guest
  2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
  as
  Self
  2014
- Late Night with Seth Meyers
  as
  Self
  2014
- Chicken Shop Date
  as
  Self - Guest
  2014
2013
- Pacific Rim
  as
  Stacker Pentecost
  2013
- Thor: The Dark World
  as
  Heimdall
  2013
- Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
  as
  Nelson Mandela
  2013
- Idris Elba: King of Speed
  as
  Self
  2013
- The Frame
  as
  Stacker Pentecost
  2013
- The Last Leg
  as
  Self
  2013
2012
- Prometheus
  as
  Janek
  2012
- no image
  How Clubbing Changed the World
  as
  Self
  2012
- The Path to Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
  as
  Self
  2012
- The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
  as
  Self
  2012
- The Peter Weyland Files: 'Prometheus' Transmission
  as
  Janek
  2012
2011
- Thor
  as
  Heimdall
  2011
- Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
  as
  Moreau
  2011
- Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC
  as
  Self
  2011
- no image
  How Hip Hop Changed the World
  as
  Self
  2011
2010
- Takers
  as
  Gordon Jennings
  2010
- The Losers
  as
  Roque
  2010
- Legacy
  as
  Malcolm Gray
  2010
- Luther
  as
  DCI John Luther
  2010
2009
- The Unborn
  as
  Arthur Wyndham
  2009
- Obsessed
  as
  Derek Charles
  2009
2008
- The Human Contract
  as
  Larry
  2008
- Prom Night
  as
  Detective Winn
  2008
- RocknRolla
  as
  Mumbles
  2008
2007
- 28 Weeks Later
  as
  General Stone
  2007
- The Reaping
  as
  Ben
  2007
- American Gangster
  as
  Tango
  2007
- This Christmas
  as
  Quentin "Junior" Whitfield
  2007
- Daddy's Little Girls
  as
  Monty James
  2007
- Tapping the Wire
  as
  Self
  2007
- The Graham Norton Show
  as
  Self
  2007
- The Graham Norton Show
  as
  Self - Guest
  2007
2005
- The Gospel
  as
  Reverend Charles Frank
  2005
- Sometimes in April
  as
  Augustin
  2005
- The Office
  as
  Charles Miner
  2005
- The Tyra Banks Show
  2005
- Made in Hollywood
  as
  Self
  2005
2000
- Sorted
  as
  Jam
  2000
- Girlfriends
  as
  Paul Raymond
  2000
- Soul Food
  as
  Smitty
  2000
2024
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3
  as
  Knuckles (voice)
  2024
- The Casting of Frank Stone
  as
  Robert Green
  2024
- A Very Sonic Christmas
  as
  Knuckles (voice)
  2024
- Knuckles
  as
  Knuckles the Echidna (voice)
  2024
- Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color
  as
  narrator
  2024
2020
- Concrete Cowboy
  as
  Harp
  2020
- Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney
  2020
- One World: Together at Home
  as
  Self
  2020
- Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort
  as
  Self
  2020
- Oprah Talks COVID-19
  as
  Self
  2020
- Elba vs. Block
  as
  Self
  2020
- Coronavirus, Explained
  as
  Self - Narrator
  2020
- A World of Calm
  as
  Narrator
  2020
2018
- Avengers: Infinity War
  as
  Heimdall
  2018
- In the Long Run
  as
  Walter Easmon
  2018
- The Shop
  as
  Self
  2018
- no image
  Lie Detector
  as
  Self
  2018
2017
- Thor: Ragnarok
  as
  Heimdall
  2017
- The Dark Tower
  as
  Roland Deschain
  2017
- Molly's Game
  as
  Charlie Jaffey
  2017
- The Mountain Between Us
  as
  Dr. Ben Bass
  2017
- Guerrilla
  as
  Kent
  2017
- five by five
  as
  Alpha Ash
  2017
- Idris Elba: Fighter
  as
  Self
  2017
2006
- All In The Game
  as
  Paul
  2006
- The One Show
  as
  Self - Guest
  2006
2003
- One Love
  as
  Aaron
  2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!
  as
  Self
  2003
1999
- Belle Maman
  as
  Grégoire
  1999
2002
- Buffalo Soldiers
  as
  Kimborough
  2002
- The Wire
  as
  Stringer Bell
  2002
- CSI: Miami
  as
  Angelo Sedaris
  2002
- The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
  as
  Robert Gabriel
  2002
- Hack
  as
  Mac Boone
  2002
1996
- no image
  Spiders and Flies
  as
  Benton
  1996
- Silent Witness
  as
  Charlie
  1996
- The Daily Show
  as
  Self
  1996
2027
- no image
  Children of Blood and Bone
  as
  Lekan
  2027
2026
- Masters of the Universe
  as
  Duncan / Man-At-Arms
  2026
1998
- Ultraviolet
  as
  Vaughan Rice
  1998
1997
- The View
  as
  Self
  1997
1995
- no image
  Dangerfield
  as
  Matt Gregory
  1995
- The Governor
  as
  Officer Chiswick
  1995
- Bramwell
  as
  Charlie Carter
  1995
1994
- Space Precinct
  as
  Pizza Delivery Man
  1994
- Crocodile Shoes
  as
  Jo Jo
  1994
- MTV Europe Music Awards
  as
  Self - Presenter
  1994
1992
- Absolutely Fabulous
  as
  Hilton
  1992
1991
- 2Point4 Children
  as
  Parachute Instructor
  1991
1990
- Law & Order
  as
  Lonnie Liston
  1990
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark
  as
  Self - Guest
  1988
1987
- The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
  as
  Raffy
  1987
1975
- Saturday Night Live
  as
  Self - Host
  1975
1953
- The Oscars
  as
  Self
  1953

Idris Elba

Biography

Cast Credits

Fixed

Heads of State

A House of Dynamite

Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis

Victory

Zootopia 2

Number One on the Call Sheet

Good Hang with Amy Poehler

Luther: The Fallen Sun

Extraction 2

Gold: A Journey With Idris Elba

Hijack

Thor: Love and Thunder

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

Food 2050

Three Thousand Years of Longing

Beast

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Idris Elba's Fight School

Human Playground

Zootopia+

An Audience with Adele

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

The Suicide Squad

The Harder They Fall

Passion Project

What If...?

Kroos

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

Cats

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Turn Up Charlie

Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour

The Jungle Book

100 Streets

Bastille Day

Star Trek Beyond

Zootopia

Finding Dory

Marine Life Interviews

Beasts of No Nation

Avengers: Age of Ultron

The Gunman

King for a Term

Mandela, My Dad and Me

Cut from a Different Cloth

Idris Elba: No Limits

Hot Ones

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

No Good Deed

Second Coming

Enchanted Kingdom

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Chicken Shop Date

Pacific Rim

Thor: The Dark World

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Idris Elba: King of Speed

The Frame

The Last Leg

Prometheus

How Clubbing Changed the World

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

The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus

The Peter Weyland Files: 'Prometheus' Transmission

Thor

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC

How Hip Hop Changed the World

Takers

The Losers

Legacy

Luther

The Unborn