Idris Elba

ActorProducerDirectorWriterCrew Sep 6 (age 53) Hackney, London, England, UK 1975–2027 (52 year career)

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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.

Known For

Film

Avengers: Infinity War

Heimdall

Film

Zootopia

Chief Bogo (voice)

Film

Thor: Ragnarok

Heimdall

Film

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Heimdall

Film

The Suicide Squad

Bloodsport

Film

Thor

Heimdall

Film

The Wire

Stringer Bell

Film

Finding Dory

Fluke (voice)

Filmography

Acting (159)

Movies (97)

Sonic the Hedgehog 4

2027 Upcoming

as Knuckles (voice)

Mar 11

Children of Blood and Bone

2027 Upcoming

as Lekan

Jan 14

High in the Clouds

2027 Upcoming

as Barrel (voice)

Jul 7

Masters of the Universe

2026 Upcoming

as Duncan / Man-At-Arms

Jun 3

Zootopia 2

2025

as Chief Bogo (voice)

Heads of State

as Sam Clarke

A House of Dynamite

as POTUS

Fixed

as Rocco (voice)

Victory

as Idris Elba

Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis

2025

as Self - Presenter

5.5

War Of The Worlds 2: Guess Who's Back!

2025

as Ben Quadinaros

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

as Knuckles (voice)

Extraction 2

as Alcott

Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba

2023

Luther: The Fallen Sun

2023

as John Luther

6.6

Thor: Love and Thunder

as Heimdall

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

as Knuckles (voice)

Beast

as Dr. Nate Daniels

Three Thousand Years of Longing

2022

as The Djinn

6.9

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

as The Fox (voice)

The Suicide Squad

as Bloodsport

The Harder They Fall

as Rufus Buck

An Audience with Adele

2021

as Self

8.4

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2021

as Self

7.0

Passion Project

2021

as Self

Concrete Cowboy

2020

as Harp

6.0

Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney

2020

as Self

One World: Together at Home

2020

as Self

7.0

Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort

2020

as Self

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

as Brixton

Cats

as Macavity

Kroos

as Self

Avengers: Infinity War

as Heimdall

Thor: Ragnarok

as Heimdall

The Dark Tower

as Roland Deschain

Molly's Game

as Charlie Jaffey

The Mountain Between Us

2017

as Dr. Ben Bass

6.6

Zootopia

2016

as Chief Bogo (voice)

7.8

The Jungle Book

2016

as Shere Khan (voice)

Star Trek Beyond

as Krall

Finding Dory

as Fluke (voice)

Bastille Day

as Sean Briar

100 Streets

as Max

Marine Life Interviews

2016

as Fluke (voice)

6.2

Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour

2016

as Self

7.3

Avengers: Age of Ultron

as Heimdall

The Gunman

as Barnes

Cut from a Different Cloth

King for a Term

as Akuna's father

Beasts of No Nation

as Commandant

Mandela, My Dad and Me

as Self

No Good Deed

as Colin

Enchanted Kingdom

as narrator

Second Coming

as Mark

Pacific Rim

as Stacker Pentecost

Thor: The Dark World

as Heimdall

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

as Nelson Mandela

Prometheus

as Janek

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

2012

as Self

The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus

2012

as Self

7.2

The Peter Weyland Files: 'Prometheus' Transmission

2012

as Janek

6.7

How Clubbing Changed the World

2012

as Self

6.0

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

as Moreau

Thor

as Heimdall

How Hip Hop Changed the World

2011

as Self

7.0

Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC

2011

as Self

Takers

as Gordon Jennings

The Losers

as Roque

Legacy

as Malcolm Gray

The Unborn

as Arthur Wyndham

Obsessed

as Derek Charles

RocknRolla

as Mumbles

Prom Night

as Detective Winn

The Human Contract

as Larry

28 Weeks Later

as General Stone

American Gangster

as Tango

The Reaping

as Ben

This Christmas

as Quentin "Junior" Whitfield

Daddy's Little Girls

as Monty James

Tapping the Wire

as Self

All In The Game

as Paul

Sometimes in April

as Augustin

The Gospel

as Reverend Charles Frank

One Love

as Aaron

Buffalo Soldiers

as Kimborough

Sorted

as Jam

Belle Maman

as Grégoire

Spiders and Flies

as Benton

Zootopia 3

as Chief Bogo

Bang!

Untitled Luther Sequel

as John Luther

Stay Frosty

Above the Below

as Jackson

Hammer Down

as Mac

This Is How It Goes

Infernus

as Donovan Kamara

The Ten Commandments

Television (62)

Number One on the Call Sheet

2025

as Self

4.3

Knuckles

2024

as Knuckles the Echidna (voice)

7.3

Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color

as Narrator

Hijack

as Sam Nelson

Zootopia+

as Chief Bogo (voice)

7.2

Human Playground

2022

as Self - Host

6.9

Idris Elba's Fight School

as Self

What If...?

as Heimdall (voice)

A World of Calm

as Narrator

Coronavirus, Explained

2020

as Self - Narrator

6.9

Elba vs. Block

2020

as Self

Oprah Talks COVID-19

2020

as Self

6.0

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Guest - Self

Turn Up Charlie

as Charlie

The Shop

as Self

In the Long Run

as Walter Easmon

Guerrilla

as Kent

Idris Elba: Fighter

as Self

five by five

as Alpha Ash

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Hot Ones

as Self

Idris Elba: No Limits

2015

as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

as Self - Guest

5.9

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Chicken Shop Date

as Self - Guest

The Last Leg

as Self

The Frame

as Stacker Pentecost

Idris Elba: King of Speed

2013

as Self

7.0

Playhouse Presents

2012

as Akuna's Father / Narrator

6.0

Luther

2010

as John Luther

7.9

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

2009

as Charlie Gotso

6.7

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

The Office

as Charles Miner

The Tyra Banks Show

as Self

Made in Hollywood

as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

The Wire

as Stringer Bell

CSI: Miami

as Angelo Sedaris

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

as Robert Gabriel

Hack

as Mac Boone

Girlfriends

as Paul Raymond

Aqua Teen Hunger Force

2000

as Police Officer (voice)

Soul Food

as Smitty

Ultraviolet

as Vaughan Rice

The View

as Self

The Daily Show

as Self

Silent Witness

as Charlie

The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA

as Self - Host

Dangerfield

as Matt Gregory

Bramwell

as Charlie Carter

The Governor

as Officer Chiswick

Space Precinct

as Pizza Delivery Man

6.2

MTV Europe Music Awards

as Self - Presenter

Crocodile Shoes

as Jo Jo

Absolutely Fabulous

as Hilton

2Point4 Children

as Parachute Instructor

Law & Order

as Lonnie Liston

The Simpsons

as Devil (voice)

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

as Self - Guest

5.4

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

as Raffy

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

The Oscars

as Self

Crew (37)

Movies (27)

How To Hide It

2026

Executive Producer

Heads of State

2025

Executive Producer

6.8

Dust to Dreams

2025

Director

Dust to Dreams

2025

Writer

Victory

2025

Executive Producer

The Brown Dog

2024

Executive Producer

Luther: The Fallen Sun

2023

Producer

6.6

A New Diva's Christmas Carol

2022

Producer

6.2

Edicius

2021

Executive Producer

Concrete Cowboy

Producer

Yardie

Director

Yardie

Executive Producer

100 Streets

Producer

King for a Term

Director

King for a Term

Writer

Beasts of No Nation

Producer

K. Michelle: The Rebellious Soul Musical

2014

Director

No Good Deed

2014

Executive Producer

5.9

How Clubbing Changed the World

2012

Executive Producer

6.0

The Chelsea Cowboy

Executive Producer

Untitled Luther Sequel

Producer

Above the Below

Director

Hammer Down

Producer

This Is How It Goes

Director

This Is How It Goes

Executive Producer

Infernus

Director

Infernus

Producer

Television (10)

Knuckles

2024

Executive Producer

7.3

The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full

Executive Producer

Hijack

Executive Producer

TBC

Thanks

Turn Up Charlie

Executive Producer

Guerrilla

Executive Producer

five by five

Executive Producer

Playhouse Presents

Director

Playhouse Presents

Writer

Luther

Associate Producer