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Idris Elba

Idris Elba

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.

Born

Sep 06, 1972

Hackney, London, England, UK

Known For

Acting

Movies

98 acting

27 crew

Popularity

7.3

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Known For

Avengers: Infinity War

Avengers: Infinity War

2018

as Heimdall
Zootopia 2

Zootopia 2

2025

as Chief Bogo (voice)
Avengers: Age of Ultron

Avengers: Age of Ultron

2015

as Heimdall
Masters of the Universe

Masters of the Universe

2026

as Duncan
Zootopia

Zootopia

2016

as Chief Bogo (voice)
The Suicide Squad

The Suicide Squad

2021

as Bloodsport
Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

2024

as Knuckles (voice)
Thor: Ragnarok

Thor: Ragnarok

2017

as Heimdall
Thor: The Dark World

Thor: The Dark World

2013

as Heimdall
Thor: Love and Thunder

Thor: Love and Thunder

2022

as Heimdall
Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Infinity War
2018 • as Heimdall
★ 8.2
Zootopia 2
Zootopia 2
2025 • as Chief Bogo (voice)
★ 7.7
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015 • as Heimdall
★ 7.3
Masters of the Universe
Masters of the Universe
2026 • as Duncan
★ 7.1
Zootopia
Zootopia
2016 • as Chief Bogo (voice)
★ 7.8
The Suicide Squad
The Suicide Squad
2021 • as Bloodsport
★ 7.4
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
2024 • as Knuckles (voice)
★ 7.6
Thor: Ragnarok
Thor: Ragnarok
2017 • as Heimdall
★ 7.6
Thor: The Dark World
Thor: The Dark World
2013 • as Heimdall
★ 6.5
Thor: Love and Thunder
Thor: Love and Thunder
2022 • as Heimdall
★ 6.4
Thor
Thor
2011 • as Heimdall
★ 6.8
Prometheus
Prometheus
2012 • as Janek
★ 6.6
Heads of State
Heads of State
2025 • as Sam Clarke
★ 6.8
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
2022 • as Knuckles (voice)
★ 7.4
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
2022 • as The Fox (voice)
★ 8.2
The Dark Tower
The Dark Tower
2017 • as Roland Deschain
★ 5.8
American Gangster
American Gangster
2007 • as Tango
★ 7.6
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
2019 • as Brixton
★ 6.8
Pacific Rim
Pacific Rim
2013 • as Stacker Pentecost
★ 7.0
Extraction 2
Extraction 2
2023 • as Alcott
★ 7.4
A House of Dynamite
A House of Dynamite
2025 • as POTUS
★ 6.4
Finding Dory
Finding Dory
2016 • as Fluke (voice)
★ 7.0
Star Trek Beyond
Star Trek Beyond
2016 • as Krall
★ 6.8
28 Weeks Later
28 Weeks Later
2007 • as General Stone
★ 6.6
The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book
2016 • as Shere Khan (voice)
★ 6.9
Beast
Beast
2022 • as Dr. Nate Daniels
★ 6.5
Molly's Game
Molly's Game
2017 • as Charlie Jaffey
★ 7.2
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
2011 • as Moreau
★ 5.0
Bastille Day
Bastille Day
2016 • as Sean Briar
★ 6.3
Cats
Cats
2019 • as Macavity
★ 4.1
Sonic the Hedgehog 4
Sonic the Hedgehog 4
2027 • as Knuckles (voice)
The Losers
The Losers
2010 • as Roque
★ 6.3
Luther: The Fallen Sun
Luther: The Fallen Sun
2023 • as John Luther
★ 6.6
Three Thousand Years of Longing
Three Thousand Years of Longing
2022 • as The Djinn
★ 6.9
The Gunman
The Gunman
2015 • as Barnes
★ 5.8
No Good Deed
No Good Deed
2014 • as Colin
★ 5.9
Prom Night
Prom Night
2008 • as Detective Winn
★ 5.1
The Unborn
The Unborn
2009 • as Arthur Wyndham
★ 5.2
The Reaping
The Reaping
2007 • as Ben
★ 5.8
The Mountain Between Us
The Mountain Between Us
2017 • as Dr. Ben Bass
★ 6.6
Obsessed
Obsessed
2009 • as Derek Charles
★ 5.8
Takers
Takers
2010 • as Gordon Jennings
★ 6.3
The Harder They Fall
The Harder They Fall
2021 • as Rufus Buck
★ 6.6
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
2013 • as Nelson Mandela
★ 6.9
RocknRolla
RocknRolla
2008 • as Mumbles
★ 7.0
Fixed
Fixed
2025 • as Rocco (voice)
★ 6.2
Children of Blood and Bone
Children of Blood and Bone
2027 • as Lekan
Beasts of No Nation
Beasts of No Nation
2015 • as Commandant
★ 7.6
This Christmas
This Christmas
2007 • as Quentin "Junior" Whitfield
★ 6.6
Daddy's Little Girls
Daddy's Little Girls
2007 • as Monty James
★ 6.9
One World: Together at Home
One World: Together at Home
2020 • as Self
★ 7.1
Buffalo Soldiers
Buffalo Soldiers
2002 • as Kimborough
★ 6.3
Sometimes in April
Sometimes in April
2005 • as Augustin
★ 7.1
High in the Clouds
High in the Clouds
2027 • as Barrel (voice)
The Human Contract
The Human Contract
2008 • as Larry
★ 4.4
Extraction 3
Extraction 3
• as Alcott
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
2016 • as Self
★ 7.3
Sorted
Sorted
2000 • as Jam
★ 5.5
100 Streets
100 Streets
2016 • as Max
★ 6.0
Concrete Cowboy
Concrete Cowboy
2020 • as Harp
★ 6.1
Victory
Victory
2025 • as Idris Elba
Belle Maman
Belle Maman
1999 • as Grégoire
★ 5.1
An Audience with Adele
An Audience with Adele
2021 • as Self
★ 8.4
Five nights at sonic
Five nights at sonic
• as Knuckles (voice)
★ 10.0
Above the Below
Above the Below
2026 • as Jackson
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021 • as Self
★ 4.0
Enchanted Kingdom
Enchanted Kingdom
2014 • as narrator
★ 6.3
Kroos
Kroos
2019 • as Self
★ 6.1
Marine Life Interviews
Marine Life Interviews
2016 • as Fluke (voice)
★ 6.2
movie
Bang!
Code Red: The Making of '28 Weeks Later'
Code Red: The Making of '28 Weeks Later'
2007 • as Self
The Gospel
The Gospel
2005 • as Reverend Charles Frank
★ 5.6
movie
King for a Term
2015 • as Akuna's father
★ 1.0
Tapping the Wire
Tapping the Wire
2007 • as Self
★ 8.0
The Path to Vengeance: Making 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance'
The Path to Vengeance: Making 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance'
2012 • as Self
Legacy
Legacy
2010 • as Malcolm Gray
★ 4.7
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
2012 • as Self
★ 7.0
Executing the Heist: The Making of 'Takers'
Executing the Heist: The Making of 'Takers'
2011 • as Self
Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney
Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney
2020 • as Self
★ 9.0
Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC
Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC
2011 • as Self
Second Coming
Second Coming
2014 • as Mark
★ 5.0
One Love
One Love
2003 • as Aaron
★ 5.4
All In The Game
All In The Game
2006 • as Paul
★ 6.1
movie
Untitled Luther Sequel
• as John Luther
Mandela, My Dad and Me
Mandela, My Dad and Me
2015 • as Self
★ 6.0
movie
How Clubbing Changed the World
2012 • as Self
★ 6.0
movie
Spiders and Flies
1996 • as Benton
★ 7.0
movie
Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort
2020 • as Self
movie
This Is How It Goes
movie
Stay Frosty
movie
Cut from a Different Cloth
2015
★ 7.8
movie
Infernus
• as Donovan Kamara
Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis
Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis
2025 • as Self - Presenter
★ 3.4
Passion Project
Passion Project
2021 • as Self
Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba
Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba
2023
★ 7.5
movie
How Hip Hop Changed the World
2011 • as Self
★ 7.0
movie
Scarface: Origins of a Hip Hop Classic
2003
movie
Hammer Down
• as Mac