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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Popularity102
Credits6.7
Rating104M
Budget375M
RevenueActing
Primarily2027 Children of Blood and Bone as Lekan
2026 Masters of the Universe as Duncan / Man-At-Arms
2025 Zootopia 2 as Chief Bogo (voice)
2025 A House of Dynamite
2025 Fixed as Rocco (voice)
2025 Heads of State as Sam Clarke Executive Producer
2025 Hammer Down as Mac Producer
2025 The Chelsea Cowboy Executive Producer
2025 Infernus as Donovan Kamara Producer, Director
2025 Dust to Dreams Writer, Director
2025 We All Die Young
2025 Bang!
2025 Above the Below as Jackson Director
2025 Untitled Idris Elba/Simon Kinberg Spy Romance Film Producer
2025 Stay Frosty
2025 F1 75 Live at The O2 as Idris Elba
2025 Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis as Self - Presenter
2024 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 as Knuckles (voice)
2024 A Very Sonic Christmas as Knuckles (voice)
2024 The Casting of Frank Stone as Robert Green
2024 The Brown Dog Executive Producer
2024 Knuckles as Knuckles the Echidna (voice) Executive Producer
2023 Gold: A Journey With Idris Elba
2023 Extraction 2 as Alcott
2023 Luther: The Fallen Sun as John Luther Producer
2022 The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse as The Fox (voice)
2022 A New Diva's Christmas Carol Producer
2022 Food 2050 as Narrator
2022 Three Thousand Years of Longing as The Djinn
2022 Beast as Dr. Nate Daniels
2022 Thor: Love and Thunder as Heimdall
2022 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 as Knuckles (voice)
2021 Edicius Executive Producer
2021 An Audience with Adele as Self
2021 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
2021 The Harder They Fall as Rufus Buck
2021 Passion Project as Self
2021 The Suicide Squad as Bloodsport
2020 Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney
2020 Concrete Cowboy as Harp Producer
2020 One World: Together at Home as Self
2019 Cats as Macavity
2019 Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw as Brixton
2019 Kroos as Self
2018 Yardie Director, Executive Producer
2018 Avengers: Infinity War as Heimdall
2017 Molly's Game as Charlie Jaffey
2017 The Mountain Between Us as Dr. Ben Bass
2017 Thor: Ragnarok as Heimdall
2017 The Dark Tower as Roland Deschain
2016 Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour as Self
2016 Marine Life Interviews as Fluke (voice)
2016 100 Streets as Max Producer
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)
2016 Zootopia as Chief Bogo (voice)
2015 Mandela, My Dad and Me as Self
2015 Beasts of No Nation as Commandant Producer
2015 King for a Term as Akuna's father Writer, Director
2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron as Heimdall
2015 The Gunman as Barnes
2015 Cut from a Different Cloth
2014 No Good Deed as Colin Evans Executive Producer
2014 Second Coming as Mark
2014 K. Michelle: The Rebellious Soul Musical Director
2014 Enchanted Kingdom as narrator
2013 Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom as Nelson Mandela
2013 Thor: The Dark World as Heimdall
2013 Pacific Rim as Stacker Pentecost
2012 The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus as Self
2012 How Clubbing Changed the World as Self Executive Producer
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 Takers as Gordon Jennings
2010 The Losers as Roque
2009 Obsessed as Derek Charles
2009 The Unborn as Arthur Wyndham
2008 The Human Contract as Larry
2008 RocknRolla as Mumbles
2008 Prom Night as Detective Winn
2007 This Christmas as Quentin "Junior" Whitfield
2007 Code Red: The Making of '28 Weeks Later' as Self / General Stone
2007 American Gangster as Tango
2007 Tapping the Wire as Self
2007 28 Weeks Later as General Stone
2007 The Reaping as Ben
2007 Daddy's Little Girls as Monty James
2006 All In The Game as Paul
2005 The Gospel as Reverend Charles Frank
2005 Sometimes in April as Augustin
2003 One Love as Aaron
2002 Buffalo Soldiers as Kimborough
2000 Sorted as Jam
1999 Belle Maman as Grégoire
1996 Spiders and Flies as Benton
7.36 Unknown 1
7.33 Family 8
7.19 Documentary 15
7.14 Adventure 20
7.05 Science Fiction 9
7.05 Animation 7
6.99 War 3
6.99 History 2
6.93 Music 7
6.84 Crime 12
6.83 Action 23
6.43 TV Movie 3
6.35 Comedy 18
6.32 Western 2
6.29 Romance 6
6.27 Fantasy 10
6.17 Horror 7
6.14 Thriller 15
6.03 Drama 28
5.90 Mystery 6