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.
2027High in the CloudsMovieas Barrel (voice)
2027Sonic the Hedgehog 4Movieas Knuckles (voice)
2027Children of Blood and BoneMovieas Lekan
2026Above the BelowMovieas Jackson · Director · Executive Producer
2026Masters of the UniverseMovieas Duncan
2026Road to GloryTV showas Self · 1 episodes
2026How To Hide ItMovieExecutive Producer
2025Zootopia 2Movieas Chief Bogo (voice)
2025A House of DynamiteMovieas POTUS
2025Dust to DreamsMovieWriter · Director
2025FixedMovieas Rocco (voice)
2025Heads of StateMovieas Sam Clarke · Executive Producer
2025VictoryMovieas Idris Elba · Executive Producer
2025Number One on the Call SheetTV showas Self · 1 episodes
2025Good Hang with Amy PoehlerTV showas Self - Guest · 1 episodes
2025Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime CrisisMovieas Self - Presenter
2024Sonic the Hedgehog 3Movieas Knuckles (voice)
2024The Battle for Black Music: Paid in FullTV showExecutive Producer · 3 episodes
2024The Brown DogMovieExecutive Producer
2024Erased: WW2's Heroes of ColorTV showas Self - Narrator (voice) · Executive Producer · 4 episodes
2024KnucklesTV showas Knuckles the Echidna (voice) · Executive Producer · 6 episodes
2023Gold: A Journey with Idris ElbaMovie
2023HijackTV showas Sam Nelson · Executive Producer · 15 episodes
2023Extraction 2Movieas Alcott
2023Luther: The Fallen SunMovieas John Luther · Producer
2022The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the HorseMovieas The Fox (voice)
2022A New Diva's Christmas CarolMovieProducer
2022Zootopia+TV showas Chief Bogo (voice) · 1 episodes
2022Human PlaygroundTV showas Self - Host · 6 episodes
2022Three Thousand Years of LongingMovieas The Djinn
2022BeastMovieas Dr. Nate Daniels
2022The Evolution of Black British MusicTV showas Self · 1 episodes2022Thor: Love and ThunderMovieas Heimdall
2022Idris Elba's Fight SchoolTV showas Self · 5 episodes2022Sonic the Hedgehog 2Movieas Knuckles (voice)
2021An Audience with AdeleMovieas Self
2021EdiciusMovieExecutive Producer
20212021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonyMovieas Self
2021The Harder They FallMovieas Rufus Buck
2021Passion ProjectMovieas Self
2021What If...?TV showas Heimdall (voice) · 1 episodes2021The Suicide SquadMovieas Bloodsport
2020Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartneyMovieas Self
2020A World of CalmTV showas Narrator · 1 episodes
2020Concrete CowboyMovieas Harp · Producer
2020Elba vs. BlockTV showas Self · 8 episodes
2020Coronavirus, ExplainedTV showas Self - Narrator · 1 episodes
2020One World: Together at HomeMovieas Self
2020Oprah Talks COVID-19TV showas Self · 1 episodes
2019CatsMovieas Macavity
2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowTV showas Guest - Self · 1 episodes2019Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & ShawMovieas Brixton
2019KroosMovieas Self
2019Turn Up CharlieTV showas Charlie · Executive Producer · Creator · 8 episodes
2018YardieMovieDirector · Executive Producer
2018The ShopTV showas Self · 1 episodes2018Avengers: Infinity WarMovieas Heimdall
2018In the Long RunTV showas Walter Easmon · Creator · 19 episodes
2017Molly's GameMovieas Charlie Jaffey2017Thor: RagnarokMovieas Heimdall
2017The Mountain Between UsMovieas Dr. Ben Bass2017The Dark TowerMovieas Roland Deschain
2017GuerrillaTV showas Kent · Executive Producer · 6 episodes
2017five by fiveTV showas Alpha Ash · Executive Producer · 5 episodes
2017Idris Elba: FighterTV showas Self · 3 episodes
2016Madonna: Rebel Heart TourMovieas Self
2016Marine Life InterviewsMovieas Fluke (voice)
2016100 StreetsMovieas Max · Producer2016Star Trek BeyondMovieas Krall2016Finding DoryMovieas Fluke (voice)
2016Bastille DayMovieas Sean Briar2016The Jungle BookMovieas Shere Khan (voice)2016ZootopiaMovieas Chief Bogo (voice)
2015Mandela, My Dad and MeMovieas Self
2015Beasts of No NationMovieas Commandant · Producer
2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertTV showas Self - Guest · 2 episodes
2015Idris Elba: No LimitsTV showas Self · 4 episodes2015Avengers: Age of UltronMovieas Heimdall
2015Hot OnesTV showas Self · 1 episodes
2015The GunmanMovieas Barnes
2014Chicken Shop DateTV showas Self - Guest · as Self - Guest (archive footage) · 1 episodes
2014No Good DeedMovieas Colin · Executive Producer
2014Second ComingMovieas Mark
2014Enchanted KingdomMovieas narrator
2014Late Night with Seth MeyersTV showas Self · as Self - Guest · 1 episodes
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonTV showas Self - Guest · as Self · 2 episodes
2013Idris Elba: King of SpeedTV showas Self · 3 episodes
2013Mandela: Long Walk to FreedomMovieas Nelson Mandela2013Thor: The Dark WorldMovieas Heimdall2013Pacific RimMovieas Stacker Pentecost
2013The FrameTV showas Stacker Pentecost · 1 episodes
2013The Last LegTV showas Self · 1 episodes
2012The Furious Gods: Making PrometheusMovieas Self
2012The Path to Vengeance: Making 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance'Movieas Self2012PrometheusMovieas Janek
2012Playhouse PresentsTV showas Akuna's Father / Narrator · Writer · Director · 2 episodes
2011Ghost Rider: Spirit of VengeanceMovieas Moreau
2011Executing the Heist: The Making of 'Takers'Movieas Self2011ThorMovieas Heimdall
2011Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYCMovieas Self
2010LegacyMovieas Malcolm Gray
2010TakersMovieas Gordon Jennings
2010The Big CTV showas Lenny · 4 episodes
2010LutherTV showas John Luther · Associate Producer · 20 episodes
2010The LosersMovieas Roque
2009ObsessedMovieas Derek Charles
2009The UnbornMovieas Arthur Wyndham
2008The Human ContractMovieas Larry
2008RocknRollaMovieas Mumbles
2008Prom NightMovieas Detective Winn
2007This ChristmasMovieas Quentin "Junior" Whitfield2007American GangsterMovieas Tango
2007Code Red: The Making of '28 Weeks Later'Movieas Self
2007Tapping the WireMovieas Self200728 Weeks LaterMovieas General Stone
2007The ReapingMovieas Ben
2007The Graham Norton ShowTV showas Self · 4 episodes
2007Daddy's Little GirlsMovieas Monty James
2006All In The GameMovieas Paul
2005The GospelMovieas Reverend Charles Frank
2005Made in HollywoodTV showas Self · 1 episodes
2005The Tyra Banks ShowTV showas Self · 1 episodes2005The OfficeTV showas Charles Miner · 7 episodes
2005Sometimes in AprilMovieas Augustin
2005Jonny ZeroTV showas Hodge · 1 episodes
2003One LoveMovieas Aaron
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!TV showas Self - Guest · 2 episodes
2003Queens SupremeTV showas Carla · 1 episodes
2002Buffalo SoldiersMovieas Kimborough
2002HackTV showas Mac Boone · 1 episodes
2002CSI: MiamiTV showas Angelo Sedaris · 1 episodes
2002The WireTV showas Stringer Bell · 37 episodes
2002The Inspector Lynley MysteriesTV showas Robert Gabriel · 1 episodes
2000Aqua Teen Hunger ForceTV showas Police Officer (voice) · 1 episodes
2000SortedMovieas Jam
2000GirlfriendsTV showas Paul Raymond · 1 episodes
2000Soul FoodTV showas Smitty · 1 episodes
1999Belle MamanMovieas Grégoire
1998UltravioletTV showas Vaughan Rice · 6 episodes
1997The ViewTV showas Self · 1 episodes
1997Family AffairsTV showas Tim Webster · 10 episodes
1996The Daily ShowTV showas Self · 2 episodes
1996Silent WitnessTV showas Charlie · 2 episodes
1995The GovernorTV showas Officer Donny Chiswick · 6 episodes
1995BramwellTV showas Charlie Carter · 1 episodes
1995The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRATV showas Self - Host · 1 episodes
1995DangerfieldTV showas Matt Gregory · 12 episodes
1994MTV Europe Music AwardsTV showas Self - Presenter · 1 episodes
1994Crocodile ShoesTV showas Jo Jo · 1 episodes
1994Space PrecinctTV showas Pizza Delivery Man · 1 episodes
1992Absolutely FabulousTV showas Hilton · 1 episodes
19912Point4 ChildrenTV showas Parachute Instructor · 1 episodes
1990Law & OrderTV showas Lonnie Liston · 1 episodes1989The SimpsonsTV showas Devil (voice) · 1 episodes
1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkTV showas Self - Guest · 2 episodes
1987The Ruth Rendell MysteriesTV showas Raffy · 3 episodes
1986London's BurningTV showas L Cpl Frost · 2 episodes
1984The BillTV showas Alex Mason · as Earl Lee · 1 episodes
1975Saturday Night LiveTV showas Self - Host · 1 episodes
1953The OscarsTV showas Self · 1 episodes
—Extraction 3Movieas Alcott
—The Chelsea CowboyMovieExecutive Producer