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