Idris Elba

Acting

Idris Elba

Born September 6, 1972Hackney, London, England, UK164 credits

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

High in the Clouds

High in the Clouds

Movie

2027

Sonic the Hedgehog 4

Sonic the Hedgehog 4

Movie

2027

Children of Blood and Bone

Movie

2027

Masters of the Universe

Masters of the Universe

Movie

2026

How To Hide It

How To Hide It

Movie

2026

Zootopia 2
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Zootopia 2

Movie

2025

Filmography

High in the Clouds
2027High in the Cloudsas Barrel (voice)Movie
Sonic the Hedgehog 4
2027Sonic the Hedgehog 4as Knuckles (voice)Movie
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2027Children of Blood and Boneas LekanMovie
Masters of the Universe
2026Masters of the Universeas Duncan / Man-At-ArmsMovie
How To Hide It
2026How To Hide ItExecutive ProducerMovie
Zootopia 2
2025Zootopia 2as Chief Bogo (voice)Movie
A House of Dynamite
2025A House of Dynamiteas POTUSMovie
Dust to Dreams
2025Dust to DreamsWriterMovie
Fixed
2025Fixedas Rocco (voice)Movie
Heads of State
2025Heads of Stateas Sam ClarkeMovie
Victory
2025Victoryas Idris ElbaMovie
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025Number One on the Call Sheetas SelfTV
Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis
2025Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisisas Self - PresenterMovie
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
2024Sonic the Hedgehog 3as Knuckles (voice)Movie
The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full
2024The Battle for Black Music: Paid in FullExecutive ProducerTV
The Brown Dog
2024The Brown DogExecutive ProducerMovie
Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color
2024Erased: WW2's Heroes of Coloras Self - Narrator (voice)TV
Knuckles
2024Knucklesas Knuckles the Echidna (voice)TV
Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba
2023Gold: A Journey with Idris ElbaMovie
Hijack
2023Hijackas Sam NelsonTV
Extraction 2
2023Extraction 2as AlcottMovie
Luther: The Fallen Sun
2023Luther: The Fallen Sunas John LutherMovie
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
2022The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horseas The Fox (voice)Movie
Zootopia+
2022Zootopia+as Chief Bogo (voice)TV
Human Playground
2022Human Playgroundas Self - HostTV
Three Thousand Years of Longing
2022Three Thousand Years of Longingas The DjinnMovie
Beast
2022Beastas Dr. Nate DanielsMovie
Thor: Love and Thunder
2022Thor: Love and Thunderas HeimdallMovie
Idris Elba's Fight School
2022Idris Elba's Fight Schoolas SelfTV
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
2022Sonic the Hedgehog 2as Knuckles (voice)Movie
An Audience with Adele
2021An Audience with Adeleas SelfMovie
Edicius
2021EdiciusExecutive ProducerMovie
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
20212021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonyas SelfMovie
The Harder They Fall
2021The Harder They Fallas Rufus BuckMovie
Passion Project
2021Passion Projectas SelfMovie
What If...?
2021What If...?as Heimdall (voice)TV
The Suicide Squad
2021The Suicide Squadas BloodsportMovie
Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney
2020Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartneyas SelfMovie
A World of Calm
2020A World of Calmas NarratorTV
Concrete Cowboy
2020Concrete Cowboyas HarpMovie
Elba vs. Block
2020Elba vs. Blockas SelfTV
Coronavirus, Explained
2020Coronavirus, Explainedas Self - NarratorTV
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2020Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effortas SelfMovie
One World: Together at Home
2020One World: Together at Homeas SelfMovie
Oprah Talks COVID-19
2020Oprah Talks COVID-19as SelfTV
Cats
2019Catsas MacavityMovie
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019The Kelly Clarkson Showas Guest - SelfTV
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
2019Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shawas BrixtonMovie
Kroos
2019Kroosas SelfMovie
Turn Up Charlie
2019Turn Up Charlieas CharlieTV
Yardie
2018YardieDirectorMovie
The Shop
2018The Shopas SelfTV
Avengers: Infinity War
2018Avengers: Infinity Waras HeimdallMovie
In the Long Run
2018In the Long Runas Walter EasmonTV
Molly's Game
2017Molly's Gameas Charlie JaffeyMovie
The Mountain Between Us
2017The Mountain Between Usas Dr. Ben BassMovie
Thor: Ragnarok
2017Thor: Ragnarokas HeimdallMovie
The Dark Tower
2017The Dark Toweras Roland DeschainMovie
Guerrilla
2017Guerrillaas KentTV
five by five
2017five by fiveas Alpha AshTV
Idris Elba: Fighter
2017Idris Elba: Fighteras SelfTV
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
2016Madonna: Rebel Heart Touras SelfMovie
Marine Life Interviews
2016Marine Life Interviewsas Fluke (voice)Movie
100 Streets
2016100 Streetsas MaxMovie
Star Trek Beyond
2016Star Trek Beyondas KrallMovie
Finding Dory
2016Finding Doryas Fluke (voice)Movie
Bastille Day
2016Bastille Dayas Sean BriarMovie
The Jungle Book
2016The Jungle Bookas Shere Khan (voice)Movie
Zootopia
2016Zootopiaas Chief Bogo (voice)Movie
Mandela, My Dad and Me
2015Mandela, My Dad and Meas SelfMovie
Beasts of No Nation
2015Beasts of No Nationas CommandantMovie
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertTV
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2015King for a Termas Akuna's fatherMovie
Idris Elba: No Limits
2015Idris Elba: No Limitsas SelfTV
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015Avengers: Age of Ultronas HeimdallMovie
Hot Ones
2015Hot Onesas SelfTV
The Gunman
2015The Gunmanas BarnesMovie
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2015Cut from a Different ClothMovie
Chicken Shop Date
2014Chicken Shop Dateas Self - GuestTV
No Good Deed
2014No Good Deedas ColinMovie
Second Coming
2014Second Comingas MarkMovie
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2014K. Michelle: The Rebellious Soul MusicalDirectorMovie
Enchanted Kingdom
2014Enchanted Kingdomas narratorMovie
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014Late Night with Seth Meyersas SelfTV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonas Self - GuestTV
Idris Elba: King of Speed
2013Idris Elba: King of Speedas SelfTV
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
2013Mandela: Long Walk to Freedomas Nelson MandelaMovie
Thor: The Dark World
2013Thor: The Dark Worldas HeimdallMovie
Pacific Rim
2013Pacific Rimas Stacker PentecostMovie
The Frame
2013The Frameas Stacker PentecostTV
The Last Leg
2013The Last Legas SelfTV
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
2012The Furious Gods: Making Prometheusas SelfMovie
The Peter Weyland Files: 'Prometheus' Transmission
2012The Peter Weyland Files: 'Prometheus' Transmissionas JanekMovie
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2012How Clubbing Changed the Worldas SelfMovie
The Path to Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
2012The Path to Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeanceas SelfMovie
Prometheus
2012Prometheusas JanekMovie
Playhouse Presents
2012Playhouse Presentsas Akuna's Father / NarratorTV
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
2011Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeanceas MoreauMovie
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2011How Hip Hop Changed the Worldas SelfMovie
Thor
2011Thoras HeimdallMovie
Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC
2011Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYCas SelfMovie
Legacy
2010Legacyas Malcolm GrayMovie
Takers
2010Takersas Gordon JenningsMovie
Luther
2010Lutheras John LutherTV
The Losers
2010The Losersas RoqueMovie
Obsessed
2009Obsessedas Derek CharlesMovie
The Unborn
2009The Unbornas Arthur WyndhamMovie
The Human Contract
2008The Human Contractas LarryMovie
RocknRolla
2008RocknRollaas MumblesMovie
Prom Night
2008Prom Nightas Detective WinnMovie
This Christmas
2007This Christmasas Quentin "Junior" WhitfieldMovie
American Gangster
2007American Gangsteras TangoMovie
Tapping the Wire
2007Tapping the Wireas SelfMovie
28 Weeks Later
200728 Weeks Lateras General StoneMovie
The Reaping
2007The Reapingas BenMovie
The Graham Norton Show
2007The Graham Norton Showas SelfTV
Daddy's Little Girls
2007Daddy's Little Girlsas Monty JamesMovie
All In The Game
2006All In The Gameas PaulMovie
The Gospel
2005The Gospelas Reverend Charles FrankMovie
Made in Hollywood
2005Made in Hollywoodas SelfTV
The Tyra Banks Show
2005The Tyra Banks Showas SelfTV
The Office
2005The Officeas Charles MinerTV
Sometimes in April
2005Sometimes in Aprilas AugustinMovie
One Love
2003One Loveas AaronMovie
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as SelfTV
Buffalo Soldiers
2002Buffalo Soldiersas KimboroughMovie
Hack
2002Hackas Mac BooneTV
CSI: Miami
2002CSI: Miamias Angelo SedarisTV
The Wire
2002The Wireas Stringer BellTV
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002The Inspector Lynley Mysteriesas Robert GabrielTV
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
2000Aqua Teen Hunger Forceas Police Officer (voice)TV
Sorted
2000Sortedas JamMovie
Girlfriends
2000Girlfriendsas Paul RaymondTV
Soul Food
2000Soul Foodas SmittyTV
Belle Maman
1999Belle Mamanas GrégoireMovie
Ultraviolet
1998Ultravioletas Vaughan RiceTV
The View
1997The Viewas SelfTV
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1996Spiders and Fliesas BentonMovie
The Daily Show
1996The Daily Showas SelfTV
Silent Witness
1996Silent Witnessas CharlieTV
The Governor
1995The Governoras Officer ChiswickTV
Bramwell
1995Bramwellas Charlie CarterTV
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
1995The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRAas Self - HostTV
Dangerfield
1995Dangerfieldas Matt GregoryTV
MTV Europe Music Awards
1994MTV Europe Music Awardsas Self - PresenterTV
Crocodile Shoes
1994Crocodile Shoesas Jo JoTV
Space Precinct
1994Space Precinctas Pizza Delivery ManTV
Absolutely Fabulous
1992Absolutely Fabulousas HiltonTV
2Point4 Children
19912Point4 Childrenas Parachute InstructorTV
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas Lonnie ListonTV
The Simpsons
1989The Simpsonsas Devil (voice)TV
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988LIVE with Kelly and Markas Self - GuestTV
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987The Ruth Rendell Mysteriesas RaffyTV
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - HostTV
The Oscars
1953The Oscarsas SelfTV
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—Infernusas Donovan KamaraMovie
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—Bang!Movie
A
—Above the Belowas JacksonMovie
S
—Stay FrostyMovie
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—Hammer Downas MacMovie
T
—This Is How It GoesMovie
U
—Untitled Luther Sequelas John LutherMovie
Extraction 3
—Extraction 3as AlcottMovie
The Chelsea Cowboy
—The Chelsea CowboyExecutive ProducerMovie