Actor profile

Idris Elba

6th September 1972 Hackney, London, England, UK Acting

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.

78 Movies 70 TV Shows 3 In Production 169 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Masters of the Universe poster

Masters of the Universe 3rd June 2026 as Duncan

Zootopia 2 poster

Zootopia 2 26th November 2025 as Chief Bogo (voice)

A House of Dynamite poster

A House of Dynamite 2nd October 2025 as POTUS

Fixed poster

Fixed 13th August 2025 as Rocco (voice)

Heads of State poster

Heads of State 24th June 2025 as Sam Clarke

Victory poster

Victory 6th June 2025 as Idris Elba

Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis poster

Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis 29th January 2025 as Self - Presenter

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 poster

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 19th December 2024 as Knuckles (voice)

Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba poster

Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba 5th October 2023

Extraction 2 poster

Extraction 2 9th June 2023 as Alcott

Luther: The Fallen Sun poster

Luther: The Fallen Sun 24th February 2023 as John Luther

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse poster

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse 25th December 2022 as The Fox (voice)

Three Thousand Years of Longing poster

Three Thousand Years of Longing 24th August 2022 as The Djinn

Beast poster

Beast 11th August 2022 as Dr. Nate Daniels

Thor: Love and Thunder poster

Thor: Love and Thunder 6th July 2022 as Heimdall

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 poster

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 30th March 2022 as Knuckles (voice)

An Audience with Adele poster

An Audience with Adele 21st November 2021 as Self

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony poster

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 20th November 2021 as Self

The Harder They Fall poster

The Harder They Fall 22nd October 2021 as Rufus Buck

Passion Project poster

Passion Project 31st August 2021 as Self

The Suicide Squad poster

The Suicide Squad 28th July 2021 as Bloodsport

Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney poster

Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney 19th December 2020 as Self

Concrete Cowboy poster

Concrete Cowboy 13th September 2020 as Harp

One World: Together at Home poster

One World: Together at Home 18th April 2020 as Self

Cats poster

Cats 19th December 2019 as Macavity

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw poster

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw 31st July 2019 as Brixton

Kroos poster

Kroos 4th July 2019 as Self

Avengers: Infinity War poster

Avengers: Infinity War 25th April 2018 as Heimdall

Molly's Game poster

Molly's Game 7th December 2017 as Charlie Jaffey

The Mountain Between Us poster

The Mountain Between Us 5th October 2017 as Dr. Ben Bass

Thor: Ragnarok poster

Thor: Ragnarok 2nd October 2017 as Heimdall

The Dark Tower poster

The Dark Tower 3rd August 2017 as Roland Deschain

Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour poster

Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour 9th December 2016 as Self

Marine Life Interviews poster

Marine Life Interviews 15th November 2016 as Fluke (voice)

100 Streets poster

100 Streets 11th November 2016 as Max

Star Trek Beyond poster

Star Trek Beyond 7th July 2016 as Krall

Finding Dory poster

Finding Dory 16th June 2016 as Fluke (voice)

Bastille Day poster

Bastille Day 22nd April 2016 as Sean Briar

The Jungle Book poster

The Jungle Book 7th April 2016 as Shere Khan (voice)

Zootopia poster

Zootopia 11th February 2016 as Chief Bogo (voice)

Mandela, My Dad and Me poster

Mandela, My Dad and Me 7th December 2015 as Self

Beasts of No Nation poster

Beasts of No Nation 11th September 2015 as Commandant

Avengers: Age of Ultron poster

Avengers: Age of Ultron 22nd April 2015 as Heimdall

The Gunman poster

The Gunman 16th February 2015 as Barnes

No Good Deed poster

No Good Deed 10th September 2014 as Colin

Second Coming poster

Second Coming 2nd September 2014 as Mark

Enchanted Kingdom poster

Enchanted Kingdom 25th March 2014 as narrator

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom poster

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 28th November 2013 as Nelson Mandela

Thor: The Dark World poster

Thor: The Dark World 30th October 2013 as Heimdall

Pacific Rim poster

Pacific Rim 11th July 2013 as Stacker Pentecost

The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus poster

The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus 11th October 2012 as Self

The Path to Vengeance: Making 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance' poster

The Path to Vengeance: Making 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance' 12th June 2012 as Self

Prometheus poster

Prometheus 30th May 2012 as Janek

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance poster

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 10th December 2011 as Moreau

Executing the Heist: The Making of 'Takers' poster

Executing the Heist: The Making of 'Takers' 6th November 2011 as Self

Thor poster

Thor 21st April 2011 as Heimdall

Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC poster

Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC 1st January 2011 as Self

Legacy poster

Legacy 15th October 2010 as Malcolm Gray

Takers poster

Takers 26th August 2010 as Gordon Jennings

The Losers poster

The Losers 23rd April 2010 as Roque

Obsessed poster

Obsessed 26th February 2009 as Derek Charles

The Unborn poster

The Unborn 9th January 2009 as Arthur Wyndham

The Human Contract poster

The Human Contract 12th September 2008 as Larry

RocknRolla poster

RocknRolla 4th September 2008 as Mumbles

Prom Night poster

Prom Night 10th April 2008 as Detective Winn

This Christmas poster

This Christmas 27th November 2007 as Quentin "Junior" Whitfield

American Gangster poster

American Gangster 2nd November 2007 as Tango

Tapping the Wire poster

Tapping the Wire 1st July 2007 as Self

28 Weeks Later poster

28 Weeks Later 26th April 2007 as General Stone

The Reaping poster

The Reaping 4th April 2007 as Ben

Daddy's Little Girls poster

Daddy's Little Girls 14th February 2007 as Monty James

All In The Game poster

All In The Game 11th May 2006 as Paul

The Gospel poster

The Gospel 7th October 2005 as Reverend Charles Frank

Sometimes in April poster

Sometimes in April 17th February 2005 as Augustin

One Love poster

One Love 18th May 2003 as Aaron

Buffalo Soldiers poster

Buffalo Soldiers 31st October 2002 as Kimborough

Sorted poster

Sorted 6th October 2000 as Jam

Belle Maman poster

Belle Maman 10th March 1999 as Grégoire

Road to Glory poster

Road to Glory 20th March 2026 as Self

Number One on the Call Sheet poster

Number One on the Call Sheet 27th March 2025 as Self

Good Hang with Amy Poehler poster

Good Hang with Amy Poehler 18th March 2025 as Self - Guest

Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color poster

Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color 27th May 2024 as Self - Narrator (voice)

Knuckles poster

Knuckles 26th April 2024 as Knuckles the Echidna (voice)

Hijack poster

Hijack 28th June 2023 as Sam Nelson

Zootopia+ poster

Zootopia+ 9th November 2022 as Chief Bogo (voice)

Human Playground poster

Human Playground 30th September 2022 as Self - Host

The Evolution of Black British Music poster

The Evolution of Black British Music 11th August 2022 as Self

Idris Elba's Fight School poster

Idris Elba's Fight School 17th April 2022 as Self

What If...? poster

What If...? 11th August 2021 as Heimdall (voice)

A World of Calm poster

A World of Calm 1st October 2020 as Narrator

Elba vs. Block poster

Elba vs. Block 13th May 2020 as Self

Coronavirus, Explained poster

Coronavirus, Explained 26th April 2020 as Self - Narrator

Oprah Talks COVID-19 poster

Oprah Talks COVID-19 21st March 2020 as Self

The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show 9th September 2019 as Guest - Self

Turn Up Charlie poster

Turn Up Charlie 15th March 2019 as Charlie

The Shop poster

The Shop 28th August 2018 as Self

In the Long Run poster

In the Long Run 29th March 2018 as Walter Easmon

Guerrilla poster

Guerrilla 13th April 2017 as Kent

five by five poster

five by five 27th March 2017 as Alpha Ash

Idris Elba: Fighter poster

Idris Elba: Fighter 17th January 2017 as Self

WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews poster

WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews 1st March 2016 as Self - Guest

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 8th September 2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 8th September 2015 as Self - Guest

Idris Elba: No Limits poster

Idris Elba: No Limits 6th July 2015 as Self

Hot Ones poster

Hot Ones 12th March 2015 as Self

Chicken Shop Date poster

Chicken Shop Date 3rd December 2014 as Self - Guest

Chicken Shop Date poster

Chicken Shop Date 3rd December 2014 as Self - Guest (archive footage)

Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers 25th February 2014 as Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers 25th February 2014 as Self - Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 17th February 2014 as Self - Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 17th February 2014 as Self

Idris Elba: King of Speed poster

Idris Elba: King of Speed 25th December 2013 as Self

The Frame poster

The Frame 9th April 2013 as Stacker Pentecost

The Last Leg poster

The Last Leg 25th January 2013 as Self

Playhouse Presents poster

Playhouse Presents 12th April 2012 as Akuna's Father / Narrator

Luther poster

Luther 4th May 2010 as John Luther

The Graham Norton Show poster

The Graham Norton Show 22nd February 2007 as Self

Made in Hollywood poster

Made in Hollywood 30th September 2005 as Self

The Tyra Banks Show poster

The Tyra Banks Show 12th September 2005 as Self

The Office poster

The Office 24th March 2005 as Charles Miner

Jonny Zero poster

Jonny Zero 14th January 2005 as Hodge

Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live! 26th January 2003 as Self - Guest

Hack poster

Hack 27th September 2002 as Mac Boone

CSI: Miami poster

CSI: Miami 23rd September 2002 as Angelo Sedaris

The Wire poster

The Wire 2nd June 2002 as Stringer Bell

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries poster

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries 8th April 2002 as Robert Gabriel

Aqua Teen Hunger Force poster

Aqua Teen Hunger Force 30th December 2000 as Police Officer (voice)

Girlfriends poster

Girlfriends 11th September 2000 as Paul Raymond

Soul Food poster

Soul Food 28th June 2000 as Smitty

Ultraviolet poster

Ultraviolet 15th September 1998 as Vaughan Rice

The View poster

The View 11th August 1997 as Self

The Daily Show poster

The Daily Show 22nd July 1996 as Self

Silent Witness poster

Silent Witness 21st February 1996 as Charlie

The Governor poster

The Governor 14th May 1995 as Officer Donny Chiswick

Bramwell poster

Bramwell 1st May 1995 as Charlie Carter

The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA poster

The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA 25th February 1995 as Self - Host

Dangerfield poster

Dangerfield 27th January 1995 as Matt Gregory

MTV Europe Music Awards poster

MTV Europe Music Awards 24th November 1994 as Self - Presenter

Crocodile Shoes poster

Crocodile Shoes 10th November 1994 as Jo Jo

Space Precinct poster

Space Precinct 3rd October 1994 as Pizza Delivery Man

Absolutely Fabulous poster

Absolutely Fabulous 12th November 1992 as Hilton

2Point4 Children poster

2Point4 Children 3rd September 1991 as Parachute Instructor

Law & Order poster

Law & Order 13th September 1990 as Lonnie Liston

The Simpsons poster

The Simpsons 17th December 1989 as Devil (voice)

LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5th September 1988 as Self - Guest

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries poster

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries 2nd August 1987 as Raffy

Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live 11th October 1975 as Self - Host

The Oscars poster

The Oscars 19th March 1953 as Self

High in the Clouds poster

Coming soon

High in the Clouds 7th July 2027 as Barrel (voice)

Sonic the Hedgehog 4 poster

Coming soon

Sonic the Hedgehog 4 11th March 2027 as Knuckles (voice)

Children of Blood and Bone poster

Coming soon

Children of Blood and Bone 13th January 2027 as Lekan