Idris Elba
Acting
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.
Born: September 6, 1972 · Hackney, London, England, UK
Filmography (122)
Sonic the Hedgehog 4
2027
Actor: Knuckles (voice)
Masters of the Universe
2026
Actor: Duncan / Man-At-Ar…
Zootopia 2
2025
Actor: Chief Bogo (voice)
A House of Dynamite
2025
Actor: POTUS
Fixed
2025
Actor: Rocco (voice)
Heads of State
2025
Actor: Sam ClarkeExecutive Producer
TV
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025
Actor
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
2024
Actor: Knuckles (voice)
TV
Knuckles
2024
Actor: Knuckles the Echid…Executive Producer
TV
Hijack
2023
Actor: Sam NelsonExecutive Producer
Extraction 2
2023
Actor: Alcott
Luther: The Fallen Sun
2023
Actor: John LutherProducer
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
2022
Actor: The Fox (voice)
A New Diva's Christmas Carol
2022
Producer
TV
Zootopia+
2022
Actor: Chief Bogo (voice)
TV
Human Playground
2022
Actor: Self - Host
Three Thousand Years of Longing
2022
Actor: The Djinn
Beast
2022
Actor: Dr. Nate Daniels
Thor: Love and Thunder
2022
Actor: Heimdall
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
2022
Actor: Knuckles (voice)
An Audience with Adele
2021
Actor
The Harder They Fall
2021
Actor: Rufus Buck
TV
What If...?
2021
Actor: Heimdall (voice)
The Suicide Squad
2021
Actor: Bloodsport
TV
A World of Calm
2020
Actor: Narrator
Concrete Cowboy
2020
Actor: HarpProducer
TV
Coronavirus, Explained
2020
Actor: Self - Narrator
One World: Together at Home
2020
Actor
Cats
2019
Actor: Macavity
TV
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Actor: Guest - SelfActor: Self - Guest
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
2019
Actor: Brixton
Kroos
2019
Actor
TV
Turn Up Charlie
2019
Actor: CharlieExecutive Producer+1
Yardie
2018
DirectorExecutive Producer
TV
The Shop
2018
Actor
Avengers: Infinity War
2018
Actor: Heimdall
TV
In the Long Run
2018
Actor: Walter EasmonCreator
Molly's Game
2017
Actor: Charlie Jaffey
The Mountain Between Us
2017
Actor: Dr. Ben Bass
Thor: Ragnarok
2017
Actor: Heimdall
The Dark Tower
2017
Actor: Roland Deschain
TV
Guerrilla
2017
Actor: KentExecutive Producer
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
2016
Actor
Marine Life Interviews
2016
Actor: Fluke (voice)
100 Streets
2016
Actor: MaxProducer
Star Trek Beyond
2016
Actor: Krall
Finding Dory
2016
Actor: Fluke (voice)
Bastille Day
2016
Actor: Sean Briar
The Jungle Book
2016
Actor: Shere Khan (voice)
Zootopia
2016
Actor: Chief Bogo (voice)
Beasts of No Nation
2015
Actor: CommandantProducer
TV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
ActorActor: Self - Guest
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015
Actor: Heimdall
TV
Hot Ones
2015
Actor
The Gunman
2015
Actor: Barnes
TV
Chicken Shop Date
2014
Actor: Self - Guest
No Good Deed
2014
Actor: ColinExecutive Producer
Second Coming
2014
Actor: Mark
Enchanted Kingdom
2014
Actor: narrator
TV
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
ActorActor: Self - Guest
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Actor: Self - GuestActor
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
2013
Actor: Nelson Mandela
Thor: The Dark World
2013
Actor: Heimdall
Pacific Rim
2013
Actor: Stacker Pentecost
TV
The Frame
2013
Actor: Stacker Pentecost
TV
The Last Leg
2013
Actor
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
2012
Actor
The Peter Weyland Files: 'Prometheus' Transmission
2012
Actor: Janek
Prometheus
2012
Actor: Janek
TV
Playhouse Presents
2012
Actor: Akuna's Father / N…Writer+1
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
2011
Actor: Moreau
Thor
2011
Actor: Heimdall
Legacy
2010
Actor: Malcolm Gray
Takers
2010
Actor: Gordon Jennings
TV
Luther
2010
Actor: John LutherAssociate Producer
The Losers
2010
Actor: Roque
Obsessed
2009
Actor: Derek Charles
The Unborn
2009
Actor: Arthur Wyndham
The Human Contract
2008
Actor: Larry
RocknRolla
2008
Actor: Mumbles
Prom Night
2008
Actor: Detective Winn
This Christmas
2007
Actor: Quentin "Junior" W…
American Gangster
2007
Actor: Tango
28 Weeks Later
2007
Actor: General Stone
The Reaping
2007
Actor: Ben
TV
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Actor
Daddy's Little Girls
2007
Actor: Monty James
All In The Game
2006
Actor: Paul
The Gospel
2005
Actor: Reverend Charles F…
TV
Made in Hollywood
2005
Actor
TV
The Tyra Banks Show
2005
Actor
TV
The Office
2005
Actor: Charles Miner
Sometimes in April
2005
Actor: Augustin
One Love
2003
Actor: Aaron
TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
ActorActor: Self - Guest
Buffalo Soldiers
2002
Actor: Kimborough
TV
Hack
2002
Actor: Mac Boone
TV
CSI: Miami
2002
Actor: Angelo Sedaris
TV
The Wire
2002
Actor: Stringer Bell
TV
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002
Actor: Robert Gabriel
TV
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
2000
Actor: Police Officer (vo…
Sorted
2000
Actor: Jam
TV
Girlfriends
2000
Actor: Paul Raymond
TV
Soul Food
2000
Actor: Smitty
Belle Maman
1999
Actor: Grégoire
TV
Ultraviolet
1998
Actor: Vaughan Rice
TV
The View
1997
Actor
TV
The Daily Show
1996
Actor
TV
Silent Witness
1996
Actor: Charlie
TV
Bramwell
1995
Actor: Charlie Carter
TV
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
1995
Actor: Self - Host
TV
MTV Europe Music Awards
1994
Actor: Self - Presenter
TV
Crocodile Shoes
1994
Actor: Jo Jo
TV
Space Precinct
1994
Actor: Pizza Delivery Man
TV
Absolutely Fabulous
1992
Actor: Hilton
TV
2Point4 Children
1991
Actor: Parachute Instruct…
TV
Law & Order
1990
Actor: Lonnie Liston
TV
The Simpsons
1989
Actor: Devil (voice)
TV
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Actor: Self - Guest
TV
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
Actor: Raffy
TV
Saturday Night Live
1975
Actor: Self - Host
TV
The Oscars
1953
Actor