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

7.4

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Known For

Avengers: Infinity War

2018

as Heimdall

Zootopia 2

2025

as Chief Bogo (voice)

Avengers: Age of Ultron

2015

as Heimdall

Masters of the Universe

2026

as Duncan

Zootopia

2016

as Chief Bogo (voice)

The Suicide Squad

2021

as Bloodsport

Thor: Ragnarok

2017

as Heimdall

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

2024

as Knuckles (voice)

Thor: The Dark World

2013

as Heimdall

Thor

2011

as Heimdall

Avengers: Infinity War

2018 • as Heimdall

★ 8.2

Zootopia 2

2025 • as Chief Bogo (voice)

★ 7.7

Avengers: Age of Ultron

2015 • as Heimdall

★ 7.3

Masters of the Universe

2026 • as Duncan

★ 7.1

Zootopia

2016 • as Chief Bogo (voice)

★ 7.8

The Suicide Squad

2021 • as Bloodsport

★ 7.4

Thor: Ragnarok

2017 • as Heimdall

★ 7.6

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

2024 • as Knuckles (voice)

★ 7.6

Thor: The Dark World

2013 • as Heimdall

★ 6.5

Thor

2011 • as Heimdall

★ 6.8

Thor: Love and Thunder

2022 • as Heimdall

★ 6.4

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

2019 • as Brixton

★ 6.8

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

2022 • as Knuckles (voice)

★ 7.4

Prometheus

2012 • as Janek

★ 6.6

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

Heads of State

2025 • as Sam Clarke

★ 6.8

American Gangster

2007 • as Tango

★ 7.6

The Dark Tower

2017 • as Roland Deschain

★ 5.8

Pacific Rim

2013 • as Stacker Pentecost

★ 7.0

Extraction 2

2023 • as Alcott

★ 7.4

A House of Dynamite

2025 • as POTUS

★ 6.4

Finding Dory

2016 • as Fluke (voice)

★ 7.0

28 Weeks Later

2007 • as General Stone

★ 6.6

Star Trek Beyond

2016 • as Krall

★ 6.8

The Jungle Book

2016 • as Shere Khan (voice)

★ 6.9

The Losers

2010 • as Roque

★ 6.3

Molly's Game

2017 • as Charlie Jaffey

★ 7.2

Beast

2022 • as Dr. Nate Daniels

★ 6.5

RocknRolla

2008 • as Mumbles

★ 7.0

Cats

2019 • as Macavity

★ 4.1

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

2011 • as Moreau

★ 5.0

Luther: The Fallen Sun

2023 • as John Luther

★ 6.6

Three Thousand Years of Longing

2022 • as The Djinn

★ 6.9

Sonic the Hedgehog 4

2027 • as Knuckles (voice)

Bastille Day

2016 • as Sean Briar

★ 6.3

The Gunman

2015 • as Barnes

★ 5.8

No Good Deed

2014 • as Colin

★ 5.9

Prom Night

2008 • as Detective Winn

★ 5.1

The Mountain Between Us

2017 • as Dr. Ben Bass

★ 6.6

Obsessed

2009 • as Derek Charles

★ 5.8

Takers

2010 • as Gordon Jennings

★ 6.3

The Unborn

2009 • as Arthur Wyndham

★ 5.2

The Harder They Fall

2021 • as Rufus Buck

★ 6.6

The Reaping

2007 • as Ben

★ 5.8

Fixed

2025 • as Rocco (voice)

★ 6.2

Beasts of No Nation

2015 • as Commandant

★ 7.6

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

2013 • as Nelson Mandela

★ 6.9

Children of Blood and Bone

2027 • as Lekan

Above the Below

2026 • as Jackson

Buffalo Soldiers

2002 • as Kimborough

★ 6.3

One World: Together at Home

2020 • as Self

★ 7.1

Daddy's Little Girls

2007 • as Monty James

★ 6.9

This Christmas

2007 • as Quentin "Junior" Whitfield

★ 6.6

Extraction 3

• as Alcott

Sometimes in April

2005 • as Augustin

★ 7.1

The Human Contract

2008 • as Larry

★ 4.4

High in the Clouds

2027 • as Barrel (voice)

Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour

2016 • as Self

★ 7.3

Sorted

2000 • as Jam

★ 5.5

Belle Maman

1999 • as Grégoire

★ 5.1

Victory

2025 • as Idris Elba

Concrete Cowboy

2020 • as Harp

★ 6.1

100 Streets

2016 • as Max

★ 6.0

An Audience with Adele

2021 • as Self

★ 8.4

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2021 • as Self

★ 4.0

Enchanted Kingdom

2014 • as narrator

★ 6.3

Kroos

2019 • as Self

★ 6.1

Code Red: The Making of '28 Weeks Later'

Code Red: The Making of '28 Weeks Later'

2007 • as Self

Marine Life Interviews

2016 • as Fluke (voice)

★ 6.2

All In The Game

2006 • as Paul

★ 6.1

movie

Bang!

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

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

2012 • as Self

The Gospel

2005 • as Reverend Charles Frank

★ 5.6

movie

King for a Term

2015 • as Akuna's father

★ 1.0

Legacy

2010 • as Malcolm Gray

★ 4.7

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

Tapping the Wire

2007 • as Self

★ 8.0

Second Coming

2014 • as Mark

★ 5.0

One Love

2003 • as Aaron

★ 5.4

Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney

2020 • as Self

★ 9.0

movie

Spiders and Flies

1996 • as Benton

★ 7.0

movie

Untitled Luther Sequel

• as John Luther

Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis

2025 • as Self - Presenter

★ 3.4

Mandela, My Dad and Me

2015 • as Self

★ 6.0

Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC

2011 • as Self

movie

Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort

2020 • as Self

Passion Project

2021 • as Self

movie

This Is How It Goes

movie

How Clubbing Changed the World

2012 • as Self

★ 6.0

movie

Infernus

• as Donovan Kamara

Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba

2023

★ 7.5

movie

Scarface: Origins of a Hip Hop Classic

2003

movie

Cut from a Different Cloth

2015

★ 7.8

movie

How Hip Hop Changed the World

2011 • as Self

★ 7.0

movie

Stay Frosty

movie

Hammer Down

• as Mac

Sonic Speed Simulator: The Movie

2026 • as Knuckles the Echidna (voice)

★ 10.0