Idris Elba
Acting • Born 1972-09-06
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.
Filmography
160 credits
28 Weeks Later
Movie • 2007
General Stone
Thor
Movie • 2011
Heimdall
The Reaping
Movie • 2007
Ben
Luther: The Fallen Sun
Movie • 2023
John Luther
Kroos
Movie • 2019
Self
American Gangster
Movie • 2007
Tango
Takers
Movie • 2010
Gordon Jennings
The Human Contract
Movie • 2008
Larry
Prom Night
Movie • 2008
Detective Winn
The Gospel
Movie • 2005
Reverend Charles Frank
The Losers
Movie • 2010
Roque
RocknRolla
Movie • 2008
Mumbles
The Unborn
Movie • 2009
Arthur Wyndham
An Audience with Adele
Movie • 2021
Self
This Christmas
Movie • 2007
Quentin "Junior" Whitfield
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie • 2021
Self
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
Movie • 2016
Self
Legacy
Movie • 2010
Malcolm Gray
Sometimes in April
Movie • 2005
Augustin
Daddy's Little Girls
Movie • 2007
Monty James
The Suicide Squad
Movie • 2021
Bloodsport
Obsessed
Movie • 2009
Derek Charles
Pacific Rim
Movie • 2013
Stacker Pentecost
Infernus
Movie
Donovan Kamara
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Movie • 2011
Moreau
Prometheus
Movie • 2012
Janek
Thor: The Dark World
Movie • 2013
Heimdall
Fixed
Movie • 2025
Rocco (voice)
Extraction 2
Movie • 2023
Alcott
Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC
Movie • 2011
Self
No Good Deed
Movie • 2014
Colin
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Movie • 2013
Nelson Mandela
Thor: Love and Thunder
Movie • 2022
Heimdall
How Hip Hop Changed the World
Movie • 2011
Self
Sorted
Movie • 2000
Jam
The Jungle Book
Movie • 2016
Shere Khan (voice)
Beasts of No Nation
Movie • 2015
Commandant
Bang!
Movie
Above the Below
Movie
Jackson
One Love
Movie • 2003
Aaron
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Movie • 2024
Knuckles (voice)
Second Coming
Movie • 2014
Mark
How Clubbing Changed the World
Movie • 2012
Self
Belle Maman
Movie • 1999
Grégoire
Enchanted Kingdom
Movie • 2014
narrator
Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba
Movie • 2023
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Movie • 2022
The Fox (voice)
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Movie • 2015
Heimdall
100 Streets
Movie • 2016
Max
Bastille Day
Movie • 2016
Sean Briar
The Gunman
Movie • 2015
Barnes
Star Trek Beyond
Movie • 2016
Krall
King for a Term
Movie • 2015
Akuna's father
The Path to Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Movie • 2012
Self
Zootopia
Movie • 2016
Chief Bogo (voice)
Thor: Ragnarok
Movie • 2017
Heimdall
All In The Game
Movie • 2006
Paul
Finding Dory
Movie • 2016
Fluke (voice)
The Dark Tower
Movie • 2017
Roland Deschain
Molly's Game
Movie • 2017
Charlie Jaffey
The Mountain Between Us
Movie • 2017
Dr. Ben Bass
Mandela, My Dad and Me
Movie • 2015
Self
Marine Life Interviews
Movie • 2016
Fluke (voice)
Buffalo Soldiers
Movie • 2002
Kimborough
Cut from a Different Cloth
Movie • 2015
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
Movie • 2012
Self
Avengers: Infinity War
Movie • 2018
Heimdall
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
Movie • 2019
Brixton
Cats
Movie • 2019
Macavity
Three Thousand Years of Longing
Movie • 2022
The Djinn
Spiders and Flies
Movie • 1996
Benton
Concrete Cowboy
Movie • 2020
Harp
The Harder They Fall
Movie • 2021
Rufus Buck
Heads of State
Movie • 2025
Sam Clarke
Beast
Movie • 2022
Dr. Nate Daniels
Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney
Movie • 2020
Self
Tapping the Wire
Movie • 2007
Self
Stay Frosty
Movie
One World: Together at Home
Movie • 2020
Self
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Movie • 2022
Knuckles (voice)
Passion Project
Movie • 2021
Self
A House of Dynamite
Movie • 2025
POTUS
Hammer Down
Movie
Mac
Masters of the Universe
Movie • 2026
Duncan / Man-At-Arms
Children of Blood and Bone
Movie • 2027
Lekan
Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis
Movie • 2025
Self - Presenter
The Peter Weyland Files: 'Prometheus' Transmission
Movie • 2012
Janek
High in the Clouds
Movie • 2027
Barrel (voice)
Victory
Movie • 2025
Idris Elba
Zootopia 2
Movie • 2025
Chief Bogo (voice)
Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort
Movie • 2020
Self
This Is How It Goes
Movie
Untitled Luther Sequel
Movie
John Luther
Sonic the Hedgehog 4
Movie • 2027
Knuckles (voice)
Zootopia 3
Movie
Chief Bogo
Ultraviolet
TV • 1998
Vaughan Rice
Luther
TV • 2010
John Luther
The Wire
TV • 2002
Stringer Bell
CSI: Miami
TV • 2002
Angelo Sedaris
The Office
TV • 2005
Charles Miner
The Tyra Banks Show
TV • 2005
Self
Girlfriends
TV • 2000
Paul Raymond
Silent Witness
TV • 1996
Charlie
Soul Food
TV • 2000
Smitty
Space Precinct
TV • 1994
Pizza Delivery Man
Crocodile Shoes
TV • 1994
Jo Jo
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
TV • 1987
Raffy
Dangerfield
TV • 1995
Matt Gregory
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
Idris Elba: King of Speed
TV • 2013
Self
Idris Elba: No Limits
TV • 2015
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
The Governor
TV • 1995
Officer Chiswick
Bramwell
TV • 1995
Charlie Carter
Guerrilla
TV • 2017
Kent
2Point4 Children
TV • 1991
Parachute Instructor
Made in Hollywood
TV • 2005
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
five by five
TV • 2017
Alpha Ash
In the Long Run
TV • 2018
Walter Easmon
Hijack
TV • 2023
Sam Nelson
The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self
Oprah Talks COVID-19
TV • 2020
Self
Knuckles
TV • 2024
Knuckles the Echidna (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Guest - Self
What If...?
TV • 2021
Heimdall (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
Law & Order
TV • 1990
Lonnie Liston
Turn Up Charlie
TV • 2019
Charlie
Idris Elba's Fight School
TV • 2022
Self
The Frame
TV • 2013
Stacker Pentecost
The Shop
TV • 2018
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
Human Playground
TV • 2022
Self - Host
Elba vs. Block
TV • 2020
Self
The View
TV • 1997
Self
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
TV • 2002
Robert Gabriel
MTV Europe Music Awards
TV • 1994
Self - Presenter
Zootopia+
TV • 2022
Chief Bogo (voice)
Hack
TV • 2002
Mac Boone
Hot Ones
TV • 2015
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Coronavirus, Explained
TV • 2020
Self - Narrator
A World of Calm
TV • 2020
Narrator
Idris Elba: Fighter
TV • 2017
Self
Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color
TV • 2024
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Last Leg
TV • 2013
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
Number One on the Call Sheet
TV • 2025
Self
Chicken Shop Date
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
TV • 2000
Police Officer (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Devil (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
TV • 1995
Self - Host
Absolutely Fabulous
TV • 1992
Hilton