Idris Elba
Acting
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Idris Elba
Filmography
Acting (97)
2027
High in the Cloudsas Barrel (voice)
2027
Sonic the Hedgehog 4as Knuckles (voice)
2027
Children of Blood and Boneas Lekan
2026
Above the Belowas Jackson
2026
Masters of the Universeas Duncan
7.1
2025
Zootopia 2as Chief Bogo (voice)
7.7
2025
A House of Dynamiteas POTUS
6.4
2025
Fixedas Rocco (voice)
6.1
2025
Heads of Stateas Sam Clarke
6.8
2025
Victoryas Idris Elba
2025
Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisisas Self - Presenter
3.4
2024
Sonic the Hedgehog 3as Knuckles (voice)
7.6
2023
Extraction 2as Alcott
7.4
2023
Luther: The Fallen Sunas John Luther
6.6
2022
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horseas The Fox (voice)
8.2
2022
Three Thousand Years of Longingas The Djinn
6.9
2022
Beastas Dr. Nate Daniels
6.5
2022
Thor: Love and Thunderas Heimdall
6.4
2022
Sonic the Hedgehog 2as Knuckles (voice)
7.4
2021
An Audience with Adeleas Self
8.4
4.0
2021
The Harder They Fallas Rufus Buck
6.6
2021
Passion Projectas Self
2021
The Suicide Squadas Bloodsport
7.4
2020
9.0
2020
Concrete Cowboyas Harp
6.1
2020
2020
One World: Together at Homeas Self
7.1
2019
Catsas Macavity
4.1
2019
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shawas Brixton
6.8
2019
Kroosas Self
6.1
2018
Avengers: Infinity Waras Heimdall
8.2
2017
Molly's Gameas Charlie Jaffey
7.2
2017
The Mountain Between Usas Dr. Ben Bass
6.6
2017
Thor: Ragnarokas Heimdall
7.6
2017
The Dark Toweras Roland Deschain
5.8
2016
Madonna: Rebel Heart Touras Self
7.3
2016
Marine Life Interviewsas Fluke (voice)
6.2
2016
100 Streetsas Max
6.0
2016
Star Trek Beyondas Krall
6.8
2016
Finding Doryas Fluke (voice)
7.0
2016
Bastille Dayas Sean Briar
6.3
2016
The Jungle Bookas Shere Khan (voice)
6.9
2016
Zootopiaas Chief Bogo (voice)
7.8
2015
Mandela, My Dad and Meas Self
6.0
2015
Beasts of No Nationas Commandant
7.6
2015
King for a Termas Akuna's father
1.0
2015
Avengers: Age of Ultronas Heimdall
7.3
2015
The Gunmanas Barnes
5.8
7.8
2014
No Good Deedas Colin
5.9
2014
Second Comingas Mark
5.0
2014
Enchanted Kingdomas narrator
6.3
2013
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedomas Nelson Mandela
6.9
2013
Thor: The Dark Worldas Heimdall
6.5
2013
Pacific Rimas Stacker Pentecost
6.9
2012
7.0
2012
6.0
2012
Prometheusas Janek
6.6
2011
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeanceas Moreau
5.0
2011
2011
7.0
2011
Thoras Heimdall
6.8
2011
Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYCas Self
2010
Legacyas Malcolm Gray
4.7
2010
Takersas Gordon Jennings
6.3
2010
The Losersas Roque
6.3
2009
Obsessedas Derek Charles
5.8
2009
The Unbornas Arthur Wyndham
5.2
2008
The Human Contractas Larry
4.4
2008
RocknRollaas Mumbles
7.0
2008
Prom Nightas Detective Winn
5.1
2007
This Christmasas Quentin "Junior" Whitfield
6.6
2007
American Gangsteras Tango
7.6
2007
2007
Tapping the Wireas Self
8.0
2007
28 Weeks Lateras General Stone
6.6
2007
The Reapingas Ben
5.8
2007
Daddy's Little Girlsas Monty James
6.9
2006
All In The Gameas Paul
6.1
2005
The Gospelas Reverend Charles Frank
5.6
2005
Fat Load O Nothinas Goggy The Gritish Gully
4.0
2005
Sometimes in Aprilas Augustin
7.1
2003
One Loveas Aaron
5.4
2002
Buffalo Soldiersas Kimborough
6.3
2000
Sortedas Jam
5.5
1999
Belle Mamanas Grégoire
5.1
1996
Spiders and Fliesas Benton
7.0
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Infernusas Donovan Kamara
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Hammer Downas Mac
—
Untitled Luther Sequelas John Luther
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Extraction 3as Alcott
Production & Directing (27)
2026
Above the BelowDirector
2026
How To Hide ItExecutive Producer
2025
Dust to DreamsDirector
2025
Dust to DreamsWriter
2025
Heads of StateExecutive Producer
6.8
2025
VictoryExecutive Producer
2024
The Brown DogExecutive Producer
8.0
2023
Luther: The Fallen SunProducer
6.6
2022
A New Diva's Christmas CarolProducer
6.2
2021
EdiciusExecutive Producer
2020
Concrete CowboyProducer
6.1
2018
YardieDirector
5.8
2018
YardieExecutive Producer
5.8
2016
100 StreetsProducer
6.0
2015
Beasts of No NationProducer
7.6
2015
King for a TermDirector
1.0
2015
King for a TermWriter
1.0
2014
No Good DeedExecutive Producer
5.9
2014
2012
How Clubbing Changed the WorldExecutive Producer
6.0
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The Chelsea CowboyExecutive Producer
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InfernusProducer
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InfernusDirector
—
Hammer DownProducer
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This Is How It GoesDirector
—
This Is How It GoesExecutive Producer
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Untitled Luther SequelProducer