Acting
Idris Elba
Born 6 September 1972 in Hackney, London, England, UK
191 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
Acting 151
- TBAFive nights at sonicFilmKnuckles (voice)
- TBAUntitled Luther SequelFilmJohn Luther
- TBABang!Film
- TBAExtraction 3FilmAlcott
- TBAInfernusFilmDonovan Kamara
- TBAHammer DownFilmMac
- TBAThis Is How It GoesFilm
- TBAStay FrostyFilm
- 2027Sonic the Hedgehog 4FilmKnuckles (voice)
- 2027High in the CloudsFilmBarrel (voice)
- 2027Children of Blood and BoneFilmLekan
- 2026Masters of the UniverseFilmDuncan
- 2026Road to GlorySeriesSelf
- 2026Above the BelowFilmJackson
- 2025Zootopia 2FilmChief Bogo (voice)
- 2025Heads of StateFilmSam Clarke
- 2025A House of DynamiteFilmPOTUS
- 2025FixedFilmRocco (voice)
- 2025Number One on the Call SheetSeriesSelf
- 2025Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime CrisisFilmSelf - Presenter
- 2025VictoryFilmIdris Elba
- 2024Sonic the Hedgehog 3FilmKnuckles (voice)
- 2024KnucklesSeriesKnuckles the Echidna (voice)
- 2024Erased: WW2's Heroes of ColorSeriesSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2023HijackSeriesSam Nelson
- 2023Extraction 2FilmAlcott
- 2023Luther: The Fallen SunFilmJohn Luther
- 2023Gold: A Journey with Idris ElbaFilm
- 2022Thor: Love and ThunderFilmHeimdall
- 2022Sonic the Hedgehog 2FilmKnuckles (voice)
- 2022Zootopia+SeriesChief Bogo (voice)
- 2022The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the HorseFilmThe Fox (voice)
- 2022BeastFilmDr. Nate Daniels
- 2022Three Thousand Years of LongingFilmThe Djinn
- 2022Human PlaygroundSeriesSelf - Host
- 2022Idris Elba's Fight SchoolSeriesSelf
- 2022The Evolution of Black British MusicSeriesSelf
- 2021What If...?SeriesHeimdall (voice)
- 2021The Suicide SquadFilmBloodsport
- 2021The Harder They FallFilmRufus Buck
- 2021An Audience with AdeleFilmSelf
- 20212021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonyFilmSelf
- 2021Passion ProjectFilmSelf
- 2020Concrete CowboyFilmHarp
- 2020Coronavirus, ExplainedSeriesSelf - Narrator
- 2020One World: Together at HomeFilmSelf
- 2020A World of CalmSeriesNarrator
- 2020Elba vs. BlockSeriesSelf
- 2020Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartneyFilmSelf
- 2020Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief EffortFilmSelf
- 2019Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & ShawFilmBrixton
- 2019CatsFilmMacavity
- 2019Turn Up CharlieSeriesCharlie
- 2019KroosFilmSelf
- 2018Avengers: Infinity WarFilmHeimdall
- 2018In the Long RunSeriesWalter Easmon
- 2017Thor: RagnarokFilmHeimdall
- 2017The Dark TowerFilmRoland Deschain
- 2017Molly's GameFilmCharlie Jaffey
- 2017The Mountain Between UsFilmDr. Ben Bass
- 2017GuerrillaSeriesKent
- 2017Idris Elba: FighterSeriesSelf
- 2017five by fiveSeriesAlpha Ash
- 2016ZootopiaFilmChief Bogo (voice)
- 2016The Jungle BookFilmShere Khan (voice)
- 2016Finding DoryFilmFluke (voice)
- 2016Star Trek BeyondFilmKrall
- 2016Bastille DayFilmSean Briar
- 2016100 StreetsFilmMax
- 2016Marine Life InterviewsFilmFluke (voice)
- 2016Madonna: Rebel Heart TourFilmSelf
- 2015Avengers: Age of UltronFilmHeimdall
- 2015The GunmanFilmBarnes
- 2015Beasts of No NationFilmCommandant
- 2015Cut from a Different ClothFilm
- 2015Mandela, My Dad and MeFilmSelf
- 2015Idris Elba: No LimitsSeriesSelf
- 2015King for a TermFilmAkuna's father
- 2014No Good DeedFilmColin
- 2014Enchanted KingdomFilmnarrator
- 2014Second ComingFilmMark
- 2013Thor: The Dark WorldFilmHeimdall
- 2013Pacific RimFilmStacker Pentecost
- 2013Mandela: Long Walk to FreedomFilmNelson Mandela
- 2013Idris Elba: King of SpeedSeriesSelf
- 2012PrometheusFilmJanek
- 2012The Furious Gods: Making PrometheusFilmSelf
- 2012Playhouse PresentsSeriesAkuna's Father / Narrator
- 2012How Clubbing Changed the WorldFilmSelf
- 2012The Path to Vengeance: Making 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance'FilmSelf
- 2011ThorFilmHeimdall
- 2011Ghost Rider: Spirit of VengeanceFilmMoreau
- 2011How Hip Hop Changed the WorldFilmSelf
- 2011Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYCFilmSelf
- 2011Executing the Heist: The Making of 'Takers'FilmSelf
- 2010LutherSeriesJohn Luther
- 2010The LosersFilmRoque
- 2010The Big CSeriesLenny
- 2010TakersFilmGordon Jennings
- 2010LegacyFilmMalcolm Gray
- 2009The UnbornFilmArthur Wyndham
- 2009ObsessedFilmDerek Charles
- 2008RocknRollaFilmMumbles
- 2008Prom NightFilmDetective Winn
- 2008The Human ContractFilmLarry
- 2007American GangsterFilmTango
- 200728 Weeks LaterFilmGeneral Stone
- 2007The ReapingFilmBen
- 2007Daddy's Little GirlsFilmMonty James
- 2007This ChristmasFilmQuentin "Junior" Whitfield
- 2007Tapping the WireFilmSelf
- 2007Code Red: The Making of '28 Weeks Later'FilmSelf
- 2006All In The GameFilmPaul
- 2005The OfficeSeriesCharles Miner
- 2005Sometimes in AprilFilmAugustin
- 2005Jonny ZeroSeriesHodge
- 2005The GospelFilmReverend Charles Frank
- 2003Queens SupremeSeriesCarla
- 2003One LoveFilmAaron
- 2002CSI: MiamiSeriesAngelo Sedaris
- 2002The WireSeriesStringer Bell
- 2002Buffalo SoldiersFilmKimborough
- 2002The Inspector Lynley MysteriesSeriesRobert Gabriel
- 2002HackSeriesMac Boone
- 2000Aqua Teen Hunger ForceSeriesPolice Officer (voice)
- 2000GirlfriendsSeriesPaul Raymond
- 2000Soul FoodSeriesSmitty
- 2000SortedFilmJam
- 2000In DefenceSeriesPC Paul Fraser
- 1999Belle MamanFilmGrégoire
- 1998UltravioletSeriesVaughan Rice
- 1998VerdictSeriesPC Brian Rawlinson
- 1997InsidersSeriesRobinson Bennett
- 1996Silent WitnessSeriesCharlie
- 1996Spiders and FliesFilmBenton
- 1996Crucial TalesSeriesBenton
- 1995BramwellSeriesCharlie Carter
- 1995DangerfieldSeriesMatt Gregory
- 1995The GovernorSeriesOfficer Donny Chiswick
- 1995Degrees of ErrorSeriesWalter Jones
- 1994Space PrecinctSeriesPizza Delivery Man
- 1994Crocodile ShoesSeriesJo Jo
- 1993The Boot Street BandSeriesSpike
- 1992Absolutely FabulousSeriesHilton
- 19912Point4 ChildrenSeriesParachute Instructor
- 1990Law & OrderSeriesLonnie Liston
- 1989The SimpsonsSeriesDevil (voice)
- 1987The Ruth Rendell MysteriesSeriesRaffy
- 1986London's BurningSeriesL Cpl Frost
- 1984The BillSeriesAlex Mason, Earl Lee
- 1953The OscarsSeriesSelf
Directing 8
Writing 3
Created 2
Production 26
- TBAUntitled Luther SequelFilmProducer
- TBAInfernusFilmProducer
- TBAThe Chelsea CowboyFilmExecutive Producer
- TBAHammer DownFilmProducer
- TBAThis Is How It GoesFilmExecutive Producer
- 2026How To Hide ItFilmExecutive Producer
- 2025Heads of StateFilmExecutive Producer
- 2025VictoryFilmExecutive Producer
- 2024KnucklesSeriesExecutive Producer
- 2024Erased: WW2's Heroes of ColorSeriesExecutive Producer
- 2024The Battle for Black Music: Paid in FullSeriesExecutive Producer
- 2024The Brown DogFilmExecutive Producer
- 2023HijackSeriesExecutive Producer
- 2023Luther: The Fallen SunFilmProducer
- 2022A New Diva's Christmas CarolFilmProducer
- 2021EdiciusFilmExecutive Producer
- 2020Concrete CowboyFilmProducer
- 2019Turn Up CharlieSeriesExecutive Producer
- 2018YardieFilmExecutive Producer
- 2017GuerrillaSeriesExecutive Producer
- 2017five by fiveSeriesExecutive Producer
- 2016100 StreetsFilmProducer
- 2015Beasts of No NationFilmProducer
- 2014No Good DeedFilmExecutive Producer
- 2012How Clubbing Changed the WorldFilmExecutive Producer
- 2010LutherSeriesAssociate Producer
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Filmography from TMDB.