Idris Elba
Known for Acting · 160 credits
- Born
- 1972-09-06 (age 53)
- Place of birth
- Hackney, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Idrissa Akuna Elba · Sir Idris Elba · Sir Idrissa Akuna Elba
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
TV Shows (65)
Law & Order
1990
as Lonnie Liston
The Simpsons
1989
as Devil (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self / Self - Guest
The Office
2005
as Charles Miner
CSI: Miami
2002
as Angelo Sedaris
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Guest - Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
The View
1997
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self / Self - Guest
Silent Witness
1996
as Charlie
The Wire
2002
as Stringer Bell
Hot Ones
2015
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
The Last Leg
2013
as Self
What If...?
2021
as Heimdall (voice)
Girlfriends
2000
as Paul Raymond
The Tyra Banks Show
2005
as Self
Hijack
2023
as Sam Nelson
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
2000
as Police Officer (voice)
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
as Raffy
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Chicken Shop Date
2014
as Self - Guest / Self - Guest (archive footage)
Absolutely Fabulous
1992
as Hilton
Made in Hollywood
2005
as Self
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025
as Self
Luther
2010
as John Luther
Playhouse Presents
2012
as Akuna's Father / Narrator
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002
as Robert Gabriel
Hack
2002
as Mac Boone
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
1995
as Self - Host
MTV Europe Music Awards
1994
as Self - Presenter
Knuckles
2024
as Knuckles the Echidna (voice)
Zootopia+
2022
as Chief Bogo (voice)
The Shop
2018
as Self
2Point4 Children
1991
as Parachute Instructor
Space Precinct
1994
as Pizza Delivery Man
The Frame
2013
as Stacker Pentecost
Bramwell
1995
as Charlie Carter
Soul Food
2000
as Smitty
Dangerfield
1995
as Matt Gregory
Coronavirus, Explained
2020
as Self - Narrator
In the Long Run
2018
as Walter Easmon
Crocodile Shoes
1994
as Jo Jo
Jonny Zero
2005
as Hodge
Ultraviolet
1998
as Vaughan Rice
Guerrilla
2017
as Kent
A World of Calm
2020
as Narrator
Road to Glory
2026
as Self
Turn Up Charlie
2019
as Charlie
Elba vs. Block
2020
as Self
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
2025
The Governor
1995
as Officer Donny Chiswick
The Evolution of Black British Music
2022
as Self
Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color
2024
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Idris Elba: No Limits
2015
as Self
five by five
2017
as Alpha Ash
Movies (95)
Zootopia 2
2025
as Chief Bogo (voice)
Avengers: Infinity War
2018
as Heimdall
Masters of the Universe
2026
as Duncan
Pacific Rim
2013
as Stacker Pentecost
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015
as Heimdall
Zootopia
2016
as Chief Bogo (voice)
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
2024
as Knuckles (voice)
Thor: Ragnarok
2017
as Heimdall
The Suicide Squad
2021
as Bloodsport
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
2022
as Knuckles (voice)
Thor
2011
as Heimdall
Thor: The Dark World
2013
as Heimdall
Thor: Love and Thunder
2022
as Heimdall
Prometheus
2012
as Janek
The Dark Tower
2017
as Roland Deschain
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
2019
as Brixton
Finding Dory
2016
as Fluke (voice)
The Jungle Book
2016
as Shere Khan (voice)
Extraction 2
2023
as Alcott
Heads of State
2025
as Sam Clarke
Sonic the Hedgehog 4
2027
as Knuckles (voice)
A House of Dynamite
2025
as POTUS
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
2011
as Moreau
28 Weeks Later
2007
as General Stone
American Gangster
2007
as Tango
Star Trek Beyond
2016
as Krall
Extraction 3
as Alcott
Three Thousand Years of Longing
2022
as The Djinn
The Losers
2010
as Roque
Molly's Game
2017
as Charlie Jaffey
Luther: The Fallen Sun
2023
as John Luther
Beast
2022
as Dr. Nate Daniels
Bastille Day
2016
as Sean Briar
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
2022
as The Fox (voice)
The Mountain Between Us
2017
as Dr. Ben Bass
RocknRolla
2008
as Mumbles
Obsessed
2009
as Derek Charles
No Good Deed
2014
as Colin
Prom Night
2008
as Detective Winn
Takers
2010
as Gordon Jennings
High in the Clouds
2027
as Barrel (voice)
Beasts of No Nation
2015
as Commandant
The Gunman
2015
as Barnes
Cats
2019
as Macavity
The Reaping
2007
as Ben
The Unborn
2009
as Arthur Wyndham
Fixed
2025
as Rocco (voice)
The Harder They Fall
2021
as Rufus Buck
Kroos
2019
as Self
Children of Blood and Bone
2027
as Lekan
Victory
2025
as Idris Elba
Mandela, My Dad and Me
2015
as Self
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
2013
as Nelson Mandela
Daddy's Little Girls
2007
as Monty James
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
2016
as Self
One World: Together at Home
2020
as Self
The Human Contract
2008
as Larry
Buffalo Soldiers
2002
as Kimborough
Marine Life Interviews
2016
as Fluke (voice)
An Audience with Adele
2021
as Self
This Christmas
2007
as Quentin "Junior" Whitfield
Belle Maman
1999
as Grégoire
Sorted
2000
as Jam
Concrete Cowboy
2020
as Harp
Above the Below
2026
as Jackson
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021
as Self
100 Streets
2016
as Max
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
2012
as Self
Tapping the Wire
2007
as Self
Bang!
Executing the Heist: The Making of 'Takers'
2011
as Self
Untitled Luther Sequel
as John Luther
Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC
2011
as Self
Enchanted Kingdom
2014
as narrator
Second Coming
2014
as Mark
Sometimes in April
2005
as Augustin
King for a Term
2015
as Akuna's father
Stay Frosty
This Is How It Goes
Spiders and Flies
1996
as Benton
Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney
2020
as Self
One Love
2003
as Aaron
All In The Game
2006
as Paul
The Gospel
2005
as Reverend Charles Frank
Passion Project
2021
as Self
Hammer Down
as Mac
Legacy
2010
as Malcolm Gray
Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort
2020
as Self
Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis
2025
as Self - Presenter
How Hip Hop Changed the World
2011
as Self
Cut from a Different Cloth
2015
Infernus
as Donovan Kamara
Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba
2023
How Clubbing Changed the World
2012
as Self
The Path to Vengeance: Making 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance'
2012
as Self
About Idris Elba
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. With 160 credits spanning from 1953 to 2027, Idris Elba has appeared in 95 films and 65 TV shows.
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Most Popular Idris Elba Movies
- Zootopia 2 (2025) — as Chief Bogo (voice)
- Avengers: Infinity War (2018) — as Heimdall
- Masters of the Universe (2026) — as Duncan
- Pacific Rim (2013) — as Stacker Pentecost
- Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) — as Heimdall
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