Idris Elba
September 6, 1972 (53 years old) in Hackney, London, England, UK
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
Credits
- 2025 · Zootopia 2 as Chief Bogo (voice)
- 2025 · Heads of State as Sam Clarke
- 2024 · Sonic the Hedgehog 3 as Knuckles (voice)
- 2023 · Hijack as Sam Nelson
- 2022 · Thor: Love and Thunder as Heimdall
- 2021 · What If...? as Heimdall (voice)
- 2021 · The Suicide Squad as Bloodsport
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw as Brixton
- 2018 · Avengers: Infinity War as Heimdall
- 2017 · Thor: Ragnarok as Heimdall
- 2016 · Zootopia as Chief Bogo (voice)
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
- 2015 · Avengers: Age of Ultron as Heimdall
- 2015 · Hot Ones as Self
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2013 · The Last Leg as Self
- 2010 · Luther as John Luther
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2005 · The Tyra Banks Show as Self
- 2005 · The Office as Charles Miner
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2002 · CSI: Miami as Angelo Sedaris
- 2002 · The Wire as Stringer Bell
- 2002 · The Inspector Lynley Mysteries as Robert Gabriel
- 2000 · Aqua Teen Hunger Force as Police Officer (voice)
- 2000 · Girlfriends as Paul Raymond
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1996 · Silent Witness as Charlie
- 1992 · Absolutely Fabulous as Hilton
- 1990 · Law & Order as Lonnie Liston
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Devil (voice)
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- Future · Zootopia 3 as Chief Bogo (voice)
- 2026 · Masters of the Universe as Duncan / Man-At-Arms
- 2025 · Victory as Idris Elba
- 2024 · Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color as Narrator
- 2023 · Luther: The Fallen Sun as John Luther
- 2022 · The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse as The Fox (voice)
- 2022 · Human Playground as Self - Host
- 2022 · Idris Elba's Fight School as Self
- 2021 · The Harder They Fall as Rufus Buck
- 2021 · Passion Project as Self
- 2020 · A World of Calm as Narrator
- 2020 · Concrete Cowboy as Harp
- 2020 · Coronavirus, Explained as Self - Narrator
- 2019 · Cats as Macavity
- 2019 · Kroos as Self
- 2018 · In the Long Run as Walter Easmon
- 2017 · Guerrilla as Kent
- 2016 · 100 Streets as Max
- 2015 · Beasts of No Nation as Commandant
- 2015 · Idris Elba: No Limits as Self
- 2015 · The Gunman as Barnes
- 2014 · Second Coming as Mark
- 2014 · Enchanted Kingdom as narrator
- 2013 · Idris Elba: King of Speed as Self
- 2013 · Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom as Nelson Mandela
- 2010 · Takers as Gordon Jennings
- 2009 · Obsessed as Derek Charles
- 2009 · The Unborn as Arthur Wyndham
- 2008 · The Human Contract as Larry
- 2008 · RocknRolla as Mumbles
- 2007 · This Christmas as Quentin "Junior" Whitfield
- 2007 · Daddy's Little Girls as Monty James
- 2002 · Buffalo Soldiers as Kimborough
- 2000 · Soul Food as Smitty
- 1999 · Belle Maman as Grégoire
- 1998 · Ultraviolet as Vaughan Rice
- 1995 · The Governor as Officer Chiswick
- 1995 · Bramwell as Charlie Carter
- 1995 · Dangerfield as Matt Gregory
- 1994 · Crocodile Shoes as Jo Jo
- Future · Bang! as
- 2027 · Children of Blood and Bone as Lekan
- Future · Stay Frosty as
- 2027 · High in the Clouds as Barrel (voice)
- 2025 · A House of Dynamite as POTUS
- 2025 · Fixed as Rocco (voice)
- 2025 · Number One on the Call Sheet as Self
- 2025 · Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis as Self - Presenter
- 2024 · Knuckles as Knuckles the Echidna (voice)
- 2023 · Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba as
- 2023 · Extraction 2 as Alcott
- 2022 · Zootopia+ as Chief Bogo (voice)
- 2022 · Three Thousand Years of Longing as The Djinn
- 2022 · Beast as Dr. Nate Daniels
- 2022 · Sonic the Hedgehog 2 as Knuckles (voice)
- 2021 · An Audience with Adele as Self
- 2021 · 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
- 2020 · Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney as
- 2020 · Elba vs. Block as Self
- 2020 · Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort as Self
- 2020 · One World: Together at Home as Self
- 2020 · Oprah Talks COVID-19 as Self
- 2019 · Turn Up Charlie as Charlie
- 2018 · The Shop as Self
- 2017 · Molly's Game as Charlie Jaffey
- 2017 · The Mountain Between Us as Dr. Ben Bass
- 2017 · The Dark Tower as Roland Deschain
- 2017 · five by five as Alpha Ash
- 2017 · Idris Elba: Fighter as Self
- 2016 · Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour as Self
- 2016 · Marine Life Interviews as Fluke (voice)
- 2016 · Star Trek Beyond as Krall
- 2016 · Finding Dory as Fluke (voice)
- 2016 · Bastille Day as Sean Briar
- 2016 · The Jungle Book as Shere Khan (voice)
- 2015 · Mandela, My Dad and Me as Self
- 2015 · King for a Term as Akuna's father
- 2015 · Cut from a Different Cloth as
- 2014 · Chicken Shop Date as Self - Guest
- 2014 · No Good Deed as Colin Evans
- 2013 · Thor: The Dark World as Heimdall
- 2013 · Pacific Rim as Stacker Pentecost
- 2013 · The Frame as Stacker Pentecost
- 2012 · The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus as Self
- 2012 · The Peter Weyland Files: 'Prometheus' Transmission as Janek
- 2012 · How Clubbing Changed the World as Self
- 2012 · The Path to Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance as Self
- 2012 · Prometheus as Janek
- 2011 · Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance as Moreau
- 2011 · How Hip Hop Changed the World as Self
- 2011 · Thor as Heimdall
- 2011 · Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC as Self
- 2010 · Legacy as Malcolm Gray
- 2010 · The Losers as Roque
- 2008 · Prom Night as Detective Winn
- 2007 · American Gangster as Tango
- 2007 · Tapping the Wire as Self
- 2007 · 28 Weeks Later as General Stone
- 2007 · The Reaping as Ben
- 2006 · All In The Game as Paul
- 2005 · The Gospel as Reverend Charles Frank
- 2005 · Made in Hollywood as Self
- 2005 · Sometimes in April as Augustin
- 2003 · One Love as Aaron
- 2002 · Hack as Mac Boone
- 2000 · Sorted as Jam
- Future · Above the Below as Jackson
- Future · Infernus as Donovan Kamara
- Future · Hammer Down as Mac
- Future · Untitled Luther Sequel as John Luther
- Future · This Is How It Goes as
- 1996 · Spiders and Flies as Benton
- 1994 · MTV Europe Music Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1994 · Space Precinct as Pizza Delivery Man
- 1991 · 2Point4 Children as Parachute Instructor
- 1987 · The Ruth Rendell Mysteries as Raffy
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- Future · Untitled Idris Elba/Simon Kinberg Spy Romance Film as