Idris Elba
Known for acting · Born 6 September 1972 · 54 · Hackney, London, England, UK
200 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
Zootopia
2016
Pacific Rim
2013
The Wire
2002
The Suicide Squad
2021
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
2019
The Dark Tower
2017
Molly's Game
2017
Thor: Ragnarok
2017
The Mountain Between Us
2017
Masters of the Universe
2026
Prometheus
2012
Beasts of No Nation
2015
Acting (167)
2027Children of Blood and BoneLekanFilm
2027High in the CloudsBarrel (voice)Film
2027Sonic the Hedgehog 4Knuckles (voice)Film
2026Masters of the UniverseDuncanFilm
2026Road to GlorySelfSeries
2026Above the BelowJacksonFilm
2025Zootopia 2Chief Bogo (voice)Film
2025A House of DynamitePOTUSFilm
2025Heads of StateSam ClarkeFilm
2025FixedRocco (voice)Film
2025Number One on the Call SheetSelfSeries
2025Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime CrisisSelf - PresenterFilm
2025Good Hang with Amy PoehlerSelf - GuestSeries
2025VictoryIdris ElbaFilm
2024Sonic the Hedgehog 3Knuckles (voice)Film
2024KnucklesKnuckles the Echidna (voice) · 6 episodesSeries
2024Erased: WW2's Heroes of ColorSelf - Narrator (voice) · 4 episodesSeries
2023Extraction 2AlcottFilm
2023Luther: The Fallen SunJohn LutherFilm
2023HijackSam Nelson · 15 episodesSeries
2023Gold: A Journey with Idris ElbaFilm
2022Thor: Love and ThunderHeimdallFilm
2022Sonic the Hedgehog 2Knuckles (voice)Film
2022BeastDr. Nate DanielsFilm
2022Three Thousand Years of LongingThe DjinnFilm
2022The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the HorseThe Fox (voice)Film
2022Zootopia+Chief Bogo (voice)Series
2022Human PlaygroundSelf - Host · 6 episodesSeries
2022Idris Elba's Fight SchoolSelf · 5 episodesSeries
2022The Evolution of Black British MusicSelfSeries
2021The Suicide SquadBloodsportFilm
2021What If...?Heimdall (voice)Series
2021The Harder They FallRufus BuckFilm
2021An Audience with AdeleSelfFilm
20212021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonySelfFilm
2021Passion ProjectSelfFilm
2020Concrete CowboyHarpFilm
2020Coronavirus, ExplainedSelf - NarratorSeries
2020One World: Together at HomeSelfFilm
2020A World of CalmNarratorSeries
2020Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartneySelfFilm
2020Oprah Talks COVID-19SelfSeries
2020Elba vs. BlockSelf · 8 episodesSeries
2020Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief EffortSelfFilm
2019Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & ShawBrixtonFilm
2019CatsMacavityFilm
2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowGuest - SelfSeries
2019Turn Up CharlieCharlie · 8 episodesSeries
2019KroosSelfFilm
2018Avengers: Infinity WarHeimdallFilm
2018In the Long RunWalter Easmon · 19 episodesSeries
2018The ShopSelfSeries
2017Thor: RagnarokHeimdallFilm
2017The Dark TowerRoland DeschainFilm
2017Molly's GameCharlie JaffeyFilm
2017The Mountain Between UsDr. Ben BassFilm
2017GuerrillaKent · 6 episodesSeries
2017Idris Elba: FighterSelf · 3 episodesSeries
2017five by fiveAlpha Ash · 5 episodesSeries
2016ZootopiaChief Bogo (voice)Film
2016Finding DoryFluke (voice)Film
2016The Jungle BookShere Khan (voice)Film
2016Star Trek BeyondKrallFilm
2016Bastille DaySean BriarFilm
2016100 StreetsMaxFilm
2016Marine Life InterviewsFluke (voice)Film
2016Madonna: Rebel Heart TourSelfFilm
2015Avengers: Age of UltronHeimdallFilm
2015Beasts of No NationCommandantFilm
2015The GunmanBarnesFilm
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Self - Guest · 2 episodesSeries
2015Hot OnesSelfSeries
2015Cut from a Different ClothFilm
2015Mandela, My Dad and MeSelfFilm
2015King for a TermAkuna's fatherFilm
2015Idris Elba: No LimitsSelf · 4 episodesSeries
2014No Good DeedColinFilm
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf - Guest, Self · 2 episodesSeries
2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf, Self - GuestSeries
2014Enchanted KingdomnarratorFilm
2014Second ComingMarkFilm
2014Chicken Shop DateSelf - Guest, Self - Guest (archive footage)Series
2013Thor: The Dark WorldHeimdallFilm
2013Pacific RimStacker PentecostFilm
2013Mandela: Long Walk to FreedomNelson MandelaFilm
2013The Last LegSelfSeries
2013Idris Elba: King of SpeedSelf · 3 episodesSeries
2013The FrameStacker PentecostSeries
2012PrometheusJanekFilm
2012The Furious Gods: Making PrometheusSelfFilm
2012How Clubbing Changed the WorldSelfFilm
2012Playhouse PresentsAkuna's Father / NarratorSeries
2012The Path to Vengeance: Making 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance'SelfFilm
2012The Peter Weyland Files: Prometheus TransmissionJanekFilm
2011ThorHeimdallFilm
2011Ghost Rider: Spirit of VengeanceMoreauFilm
2011How Hip Hop Changed the WorldSelfFilm
2011Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYCSelfFilm
2011Executing the Heist: The Making of 'Takers'SelfFilm
2010The LosersRoqueFilm
2010TakersGordon JenningsFilm
2010LutherJohn Luther · 20 episodesSeries
2010LegacyMalcolm GrayFilm
2009The UnbornArthur WyndhamFilm
2009ObsessedDerek CharlesFilm
2008RocknRollaMumblesFilm
2008Prom NightDetective WinnFilm
2008The Human ContractLarryFilm
2007American GangsterTangoFilm
200728 Weeks LaterGeneral StoneFilm
2007The ReapingBenFilm
2007The Graham Norton ShowSelf · 4 episodesSeries
2007This ChristmasQuentin "Junior" WhitfieldFilm
2007Daddy's Little GirlsMonty JamesFilm
2007Tapping the WireSelfFilm
2007Code Red: The Making of '28 Weeks Later'SelfFilm
2006All In The GamePaulFilm
2005The OfficeCharles Miner · 7 episodesSeries
2005Sometimes in AprilAugustinFilm
2005The Tyra Banks ShowSelfSeries
2005The GospelReverend Charles FrankFilm
2005Made in HollywoodSelfSeries
2005Jonny ZeroHodgeSeries
2005Fat Load O NothinGoggy The Gritish GullyFilm
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest · 2 episodesSeries
2003One LoveAaronFilm
2002The WireStringer Bell · 37 episodesSeries
2002CSI: MiamiAngelo SedarisSeries
2002Buffalo SoldiersKimboroughFilm
2002The Inspector Lynley MysteriesRobert GabrielSeries
2002HackMac BooneSeries
2000Aqua Teen Hunger ForcePolice Officer (voice)Series
2000GirlfriendsPaul RaymondSeries
2000SortedJamFilm
2000Soul FoodSmittySeries
1999Belle MamanGrégoireFilm
1998UltravioletVaughan Rice · 6 episodesSeries
1998VerdictPC Brian RawlinsonSeries
1997The ViewSelfSeries
1996The Daily ShowSelf · 2 episodesSeries
1996Silent WitnessCharlie · 2 episodesSeries
1996Spiders and FliesBentonFilm
1996Crucial TalesBentonSeries
1995The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRASelf - HostSeries
1995BramwellCharlie CarterSeries
1995DangerfieldMatt Gregory · 12 episodesSeries
1995The GovernorOfficer Donny Chiswick · 6 episodesSeries
1995Degrees of ErrorWalter Jones · 4 episodesSeries
1994Space PrecinctPizza Delivery ManSeries
1994Crocodile ShoesJo JoSeries
1994MTV Europe Music AwardsSelf - PresenterSeries
1992Absolutely FabulousHiltonSeries
19912Point4 ChildrenParachute InstructorSeries
1990Law & OrderLonnie ListonSeries
1989The SimpsonsDevil (voice)Series
1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest · 2 episodesSeries
1987The Ruth Rendell MysteriesRaffy · 3 episodesSeries
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - HostSeries
1953The OscarsSelfSeries
—Five nights at sonicKnuckles (voice)Film
—InfernusDonovan KamaraFilm
—Bang!Film
—Stay FrostyFilm
—Hammer DownMacFilm
—This Is How It GoesFilm
—Untitled Luther SequelJohn LutherFilm
—Extraction 3AlcottFilm
Creator (1)
2018In the Long RunCreatorSeries
Crew (1)
2022TBCThanksSeries
Directing (4)
2026Above the BelowDirectorFilm
2018YardieDirector, Executive ProducerFilm
2014K. Michelle: The Rebellious Soul MusicalDirectorFilm
—This Is How It GoesDirector, Executive ProducerFilm
Production (24)
2026How To Hide ItExecutive ProducerFilm
2025Heads of StateExecutive ProducerFilm
2025VictoryExecutive ProducerFilm
2024KnucklesExecutive ProducerSeries
2024Erased: WW2's Heroes of ColorExecutive ProducerSeries
2024The Battle for Black Music: Paid in FullExecutive ProducerSeries
2024The Brown DogExecutive ProducerFilm
2023Luther: The Fallen SunProducerFilm
2023HijackExecutive ProducerSeries
2022A New Diva's Christmas CarolProducerFilm
2021EdiciusExecutive ProducerFilm
2020Concrete CowboyProducerFilm
2019Turn Up CharlieExecutive Producer, CreatorSeries
2017GuerrillaExecutive ProducerSeries
2017five by fiveExecutive ProducerSeries
2016100 StreetsProducerFilm
2015Beasts of No NationProducerFilm
2014No Good DeedExecutive ProducerFilm
2012How Clubbing Changed the WorldExecutive ProducerFilm
2010LutherAssociate ProducerSeries
—The Chelsea CowboyExecutive ProducerFilm
—InfernusProducer, DirectorFilm
—Hammer DownProducerFilm
—Untitled Luther SequelProducerFilm
Writing (3)
2025Dust to DreamsWriter, DirectorFilm
2015King for a TermWriter, DirectorFilm
2012Playhouse PresentsWriter, DirectorSeries