
Idris Elba
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 6, 1972 (age 54)
- Birthplace
- Hackney, London, England, UK
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.
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Filmography
Infernus
Movie · as Donovan Kamara
Bang!
Movie
Stay Frosty
Movie
Hammer Down
Movie · as Mac
This Is How It Goes
Movie
Untitled Luther Sequel
Movie · as John Luther

Extraction 3
Movie · as Alcott
In Laws
Movie · as Carson Hughes

Zootopia 3
Movie · as Chief Bogo (voice)

Children of Blood and Bone
Movie · as Lekan

High in the Clouds
Movie · as Barrel (voice)

Sonic the Hedgehog 4
Movie · as Knuckles (voice)

Above the Below
Movie · as Jackson

Masters of the Universe
Movie · as Duncan

Road to Glory
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Fixed
Movie · as Rocco (voice)

Heads of State
Movie · as Sam Clarke

A House of Dynamite
Movie · as POTUS

Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis
Movie · as Self - Presenter

Victory
Movie · as Idris Elba

Zootopia 2
Movie · as Chief Bogo (voice)

Number One on the Call Sheet
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Good Hang with Amy Poehler
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Movie · as Knuckles (voice)

Knuckles
TV · as Knuckles the Echidna (voice) · 6 eps

Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 4 eps

Luther: The Fallen Sun
Movie · as John Luther

Extraction 2
Movie · as Alcott

Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba
Movie

Hijack
TV · as Sam Nelson · 15 eps

Thor: Love and Thunder
Movie · as Heimdall

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Movie · as The Fox (voice)

Three Thousand Years of Longing
Movie · as The Djinn

Beast
Movie · as Dr. Nate Daniels

Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Movie · as Knuckles (voice)

Idris Elba's Fight School
TV · as Self · 5 eps

Human Playground
TV · as Self - Host · 6 eps

Zootopia+
TV · as Chief Bogo (voice) · 1 ep

The Evolution of Black British Music
TV · as Self · 1 ep

An Audience with Adele
Movie · as Self

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie · as Self

The Suicide Squad
Movie · as Bloodsport

The Harder They Fall
Movie · as Rufus Buck

Passion Project
Movie · as Self

What If...?
TV · as Heimdall (voice) · 1 ep

Concrete Cowboy
Movie · as Harp

Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney
Movie · as Self

One World: Together at Home
Movie · as Self
Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort
Movie · as Self

Oprah Talks COVID-19
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Elba vs. Block
TV · as Self · 8 eps

Coronavirus, Explained
TV · as Self - Narrator · 1 ep

A World of Calm
TV · as Narrator · 1 ep

Kroos
Movie · as Self

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
Movie · as Brixton

Cats
Movie · as Macavity

The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Guest - Self · 1 ep

Turn Up Charlie
TV · as Charlie · 8 eps

Avengers: Infinity War
Movie · as Heimdall

In the Long Run
TV · as Walter Easmon · 19 eps

The Shop
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Thor: Ragnarok
Movie · as Heimdall

The Dark Tower
Movie · as Roland Deschain

Molly's Game
Movie · as Charlie Jaffey

The Mountain Between Us
Movie · as Dr. Ben Bass

Guerrilla
TV · as Kent · 6 eps

five by five
TV · as Alpha Ash · 5 eps

Idris Elba: Fighter
TV · as Self · 3 eps

Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
Movie · as Self

The Jungle Book
Movie · as Shere Khan (voice)

100 Streets
Movie · as Max

Bastille Day
Movie · as Sean Briar

Star Trek Beyond
Movie · as Krall

Zootopia
Movie · as Chief Bogo (voice)

Finding Dory
Movie · as Fluke (voice)

Marine Life Interviews
Movie · as Fluke (voice)

Beasts of No Nation
Movie · as Commandant

Avengers: Age of Ultron
Movie · as Heimdall

The Gunman
Movie · as Barnes
King for a Term
Movie · as Akuna's father

Mandela, My Dad and Me
Movie · as Self
Cut from a Different Cloth
Movie

Idris Elba: No Limits
TV · as Self · 4 eps

Hot Ones
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

No Good Deed
Movie · as Colin

Second Coming
Movie · as Mark

Enchanted Kingdom
Movie · as narrator

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep

Chicken Shop Date
TV · as Self - Guest, Self - Guest (archive footage) · 1 ep

Pacific Rim
Movie · as Stacker Pentecost

Thor: The Dark World
Movie · as Heimdall

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Movie · as Nelson Mandela

Idris Elba: King of Speed
TV · as Self · 3 eps

The Frame
TV · as Stacker Pentecost · 1 ep

The Last Leg
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Prometheus
Movie · as Janek
How Clubbing Changed the World
Movie · as Self

The Path to Vengeance: Making 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance'
Movie · as Self

The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
Movie · as Self

Playhouse Presents
TV · as Akuna's Father / Narrator · 1 ep

Thor
Movie · as Heimdall

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Movie · as Moreau

Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC
Movie · as Self
How Hip Hop Changed the World
Movie · as Self

Executing the Heist: The Making of 'Takers'
Movie · as Self

Takers
Movie · as Gordon Jennings

The Losers
Movie · as Roque

Legacy
Movie · as Malcolm Gray

Luther
TV · as John Luther · 20 eps

The Big C
TV · as Lenny · 4 eps

The Unborn
Movie · as Arthur Wyndham

Obsessed
Movie · as Derek Charles

The Human Contract
Movie · as Larry

Prom Night
Movie · as Detective Winn

RocknRolla
Movie · as Mumbles

28 Weeks Later
Movie · as General Stone

The Reaping
Movie · as Ben

American Gangster
Movie · as Tango

This Christmas
Movie · as Quentin "Junior" Whitfield

Daddy's Little Girls
Movie · as Monty James

Tapping the Wire
Movie · as Self

Code Red: The Making of '28 Weeks Later'
Movie · as Self

The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 4 eps

All In The Game
Movie · as Paul

The Gospel
Movie · as Reverend Charles Frank

Sometimes in April
Movie · as Augustin

The Office
TV · as Charles Miner · 7 eps

The Tyra Banks Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Made in Hollywood
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Jonny Zero
TV · as Hodge · 1 ep

One Love
Movie · as Aaron
Scarface: Origins of a Hip Hop Classic
Movie

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

Queens Supreme
TV · as Carla · 1 ep

Buffalo Soldiers
Movie · as Kimborough

The Wire
TV · as Stringer Bell · 37 eps

CSI: Miami
TV · as Angelo Sedaris · 1 ep

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
TV · as Robert Gabriel · 1 ep

Hack
TV · as Mac Boone · 1 ep

Sorted
Movie · as Jam

Girlfriends
TV · as Paul Raymond · 1 ep

Soul Food
TV · as Smitty · 1 ep

Aqua Teen Hunger Force
TV · as Police Officer (voice) · 1 ep
In Defence
TV · as PC Paul Fraser · 1 ep

Belle Maman
Movie · as Grégoire

Ultraviolet
TV · as Vaughan Rice · 6 eps
Verdict
TV · as PC Brian Rawlinson · 1 ep

The View
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Insiders
TV · as Robinson Bennett · 6 eps

Family Affairs
TV · as Tim Webster · 10 eps
Spiders and Flies
Movie · as Benton

Silent Witness
TV · as Charlie · 2 eps

The Daily Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Crucial Tales
TV · as Benton · 1 ep

Dangerfield
TV · as Matt Gregory · 12 eps

Bramwell
TV · as Charlie Carter · 1 ep

The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep

The Governor
TV · as Officer Donny Chiswick · 6 eps
Degrees of Error
TV · as Walter Jones · 4 eps

Space Precinct
TV · as Pizza Delivery Man · 1 ep

Crocodile Shoes
TV · as Jo Jo · 1 ep

MTV Europe Music Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
The Boot Street Band
TV · as Spike · 6 eps

Absolutely Fabulous
TV · as Hilton · 1 ep

2Point4 Children
TV · as Parachute Instructor · 1 ep

Law & Order
TV · as Lonnie Liston · 1 ep

The Simpsons
TV · as Devil (voice) · 1 ep

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
TV · as Raffy · 3 eps

London's Burning
TV · as L Cpl Frost · 2 eps

The Bill
TV · as Alex Mason, Earl Lee · 1 ep

Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep

The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep







