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