Actor
· Acting
Idris Elba
Born 1972-09-06
📍 Hackney, London, England, UK
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 152
High in the Clouds
as Barrel (voice)
2027
Sonic the Hedgehog 4
as Knuckles (voice)
2027
Children of Blood and Bone
as Lekan
2027
Masters of the Universe
as Duncan / Man-At-Arms
2026
Road to Glory
as Self
2026
Zootopia 2
as Chief Bogo (voice)
2025
A House of Dynamite
as POTUS
2025
Fixed
as Rocco (voice)
2025
Heads of State
as Sam Clarke
2025
Victory
as Idris Elba
2025
Number One on the Call Sheet
as Self
2025
Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis
as Self - Presenter
2025
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
as Knuckles (voice)
2024
Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2024
Knuckles
as Knuckles the Echidna (voice)
2024
Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba
2023
Hijack
as Sam Nelson
2023
Extraction 2
as Alcott
2023
Luther: The Fallen Sun
as John Luther
2023
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
as The Fox (voice)
2022
Zootopia+
as Chief Bogo (voice)
2022
Human Playground
as Self - Host
2022
Three Thousand Years of Longing
as The Djinn
2022
Beast
as Dr. Nate Daniels
2022
The Evolution of Black British Music
as Self
2022
Thor: Love and Thunder
as Heimdall
2022
Idris Elba's Fight School
as Self
2022
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
as Knuckles (voice)
2022
An Audience with Adele
as Self
2021
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
2021
The Harder They Fall
as Rufus Buck
2021
Passion Project
as Self
2021
What If...?
as Heimdall (voice)
2021
The Suicide Squad
as Bloodsport
2021
Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney
as Self
2020
A World of Calm
as Narrator
2020
Concrete Cowboy
as Harp
2020
Elba vs. Block
as Self
2020
Coronavirus, Explained
as Self - Narrator
2020
One World: Together at Home
as Self
2020
Oprah Talks COVID-19
as Self
2020
Cats
as Macavity
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Guest - Self
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self - Guest
2019
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
as Brixton
2019
Kroos
as Self
2019
Turn Up Charlie
as Charlie
2019
The Shop
as Self
2018
Avengers: Infinity War
as Heimdall
2018
In the Long Run
as Walter Easmon
2018
Molly's Game
as Charlie Jaffey
2017
The Mountain Between Us
as Dr. Ben Bass
2017
Thor: Ragnarok
as Heimdall
2017
The Dark Tower
as Roland Deschain
2017
Guerrilla
as Kent
2017
five by five
as Alpha Ash
2017
Idris Elba: Fighter
as Self
2017
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
as Self
2016
Marine Life Interviews
as Fluke (voice)
2016
100 Streets
as Max
2016
Star Trek Beyond
as Krall
2016
Finding Dory
as Fluke (voice)
2016
Bastille Day
as Sean Briar
2016
The Jungle Book
as Shere Khan (voice)
2016
Zootopia
as Chief Bogo (voice)
2016
Mandela, My Dad and Me
as Self
2015
Beasts of No Nation
as Commandant
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
2015
Idris Elba: No Limits
as Self
2015
Avengers: Age of Ultron
as Heimdall
2015
Hot Ones
as Self
2015
The Gunman
as Barnes
2015
Chicken Shop Date
as Self - Guest
2014
Chicken Shop Date
as Self - Guest (archive footage)
2014
No Good Deed
as Colin
2014
Second Coming
as Mark
2014
Enchanted Kingdom
as narrator
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
Idris Elba: King of Speed
as Self
2013
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
as Nelson Mandela
2013
Thor: The Dark World
as Heimdall
2013
Pacific Rim
as Stacker Pentecost
2013
The Frame
as Stacker Pentecost
2013
The Last Leg
as Self
2013
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
as Self
2012
The Peter Weyland Files: 'Prometheus' Transmission
as Janek
2012
The Path to Vengeance: Making 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance'
as Self
2012
Prometheus
as Janek
2012
Playhouse Presents
as Akuna's Father / Narrator
2012
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
as Moreau
2011
Thor
as Heimdall
2011
Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC
as Self
2011
Legacy
as Malcolm Gray
2010
Takers
as Gordon Jennings
2010
Luther
as John Luther
2010
The Losers
as Roque
2010
Obsessed
as Derek Charles
2009
The Unborn
as Arthur Wyndham
2009
The Human Contract
as Larry
2008
RocknRolla
as Mumbles
2008
Prom Night
as Detective Winn
2008
This Christmas
as Quentin "Junior" Whitfield
2007
American Gangster
as Tango
2007
Tapping the Wire
as Self
2007
28 Weeks Later
as General Stone
2007
The Reaping
as Ben
2007
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
Daddy's Little Girls
as Monty James
2007
All In The Game
as Paul
2006
The Gospel
as Reverend Charles Frank
2005
Made in Hollywood
as Self
2005
The Tyra Banks Show
as Self
2005
The Office
as Charles Miner
2005
Sometimes in April
as Augustin
2005
One Love
as Aaron
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2003
Buffalo Soldiers
as Kimborough
2002
Hack
as Mac Boone
2002
CSI: Miami
as Angelo Sedaris
2002
The Wire
as Stringer Bell
2002
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
as Robert Gabriel
2002
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
as Police Officer (voice)
2000
Sorted
as Jam
2000
Girlfriends
as Paul Raymond
2000
Soul Food
as Smitty
2000
Belle Maman
as Grégoire
1999
Ultraviolet
as Vaughan Rice
1998
The View
as Self
1997
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
Silent Witness
as Charlie
1996
The Governor
as Officer Chiswick
1995
Bramwell
as Charlie Carter
1995
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
as Self - Host
1995
Dangerfield
as Matt Gregory
1995
MTV Europe Music Awards
as Self - Presenter
1994
Crocodile Shoes
as Jo Jo
1994
Space Precinct
as Pizza Delivery Man
1994
Absolutely Fabulous
as Hilton
1992
2Point4 Children
as Parachute Instructor
1991
Law & Order
as Lonnie Liston
1990
The Simpsons
as Devil (voice)
1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
1988
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
as Raffy
1987
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
The Oscars
as Self
1953
Extraction 3
as Alcott
Zootopia 3
as Chief Bogo (voice)