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Idris Elba

Idris Elba

Acting

Born: September 6, 1972Hackney, London, England, UK

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
Filmography
High in the Clouds

High in the Clouds

Barrel (voice)

2027
Sonic the Hedgehog 4

Sonic the Hedgehog 4

Knuckles (voice)

2027
Children of Blood and Bone

Children of Blood and Bone

Lekan

2027
Masters of the Universe

Masters of the Universe

Duncan / Man-At-Arms

2026
Zootopia 2

Zootopia 2

Chief Bogo (voice)

2025
A House of Dynamite

A House of Dynamite

POTUS

2025
Fixed

Fixed

Rocco (voice)

2025
Heads of State

Heads of State

Sam Clarke

2025
Victory

Victory

Idris Elba

2025
Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis

Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis

Self - Presenter

2025
Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Knuckles (voice)

2024
Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba

Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba

2023
Extraction 2

Extraction 2

Alcott

2023
Luther: The Fallen Sun

Luther: The Fallen Sun

John Luther

2023
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

The Fox (voice)

2022
Three Thousand Years of Longing

Three Thousand Years of Longing

The Djinn

2022
Beast

Beast

Dr. Nate Daniels

2022
Thor: Love and Thunder

Thor: Love and Thunder

Heimdall

2022
Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Knuckles (voice)

2022
An Audience with Adele

An Audience with Adele

Self

2021
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Self

2021
The Harder They Fall

The Harder They Fall

Rufus Buck

2021
Passion Project

Passion Project

Self

2021
The Suicide Squad

The Suicide Squad

Bloodsport

2021
Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney

Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney

Self

2020
Concrete Cowboy

Concrete Cowboy

Harp

2020

Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort

Self

2020
One World: Together at Home

One World: Together at Home

Self

2020
Cats

Cats

Macavity

2019
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

Brixton

2019
Kroos

Kroos

Self

2019
Avengers: Infinity War

Avengers: Infinity War

Heimdall

2018
Molly's Game

Molly's Game

Charlie Jaffey

2017
The Mountain Between Us

The Mountain Between Us

Dr. Ben Bass

2017
Thor: Ragnarok

Thor: Ragnarok

Heimdall

2017
The Dark Tower

The Dark Tower

Roland Deschain

2017
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour

Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour

Self

2016
Marine Life Interviews

Marine Life Interviews

Fluke (voice)

2016
100 Streets

100 Streets

Max

2016
Star Trek Beyond

Star Trek Beyond

Krall

2016
Finding Dory

Finding Dory

Fluke (voice)

2016
Bastille Day

Bastille Day

Sean Briar

2016
The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book

Shere Khan (voice)

2016
Zootopia

Zootopia

Chief Bogo (voice)

2016
Mandela, My Dad and Me

Mandela, My Dad and Me

Self

2015
Beasts of No Nation

Beasts of No Nation

Commandant

2015

King for a Term

Akuna's father

2015
Avengers: Age of Ultron

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Heimdall

2015
The Gunman

The Gunman

Barnes

2015

Cut from a Different Cloth

2015
No Good Deed

No Good Deed

Colin

2014
Second Coming

Second Coming

Mark

2014
Enchanted Kingdom

Enchanted Kingdom

narrator

2014
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Nelson Mandela

2013
Thor: The Dark World

Thor: The Dark World

Heimdall

2013
Pacific Rim

Pacific Rim

Stacker Pentecost

2013
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus

The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus

Self

2012
The Peter Weyland Files: 'Prometheus' Transmission

The Peter Weyland Files: 'Prometheus' Transmission

Janek

2012

How Clubbing Changed the World

Self

2012
The Path to Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

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

Self

2012
Prometheus

Prometheus

Janek

2012
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

Moreau

2011

How Hip Hop Changed the World

Self

2011
Thor

Thor

Heimdall

2011
Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC

Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC

Self

2011
Legacy

Legacy

Malcolm Gray

2010
Takers

Takers

Gordon Jennings

2010
The Losers

The Losers

Roque

2010
Obsessed

Obsessed

Derek Charles

2009
The Unborn

The Unborn

Arthur Wyndham

2009
The Human Contract

The Human Contract

Larry

2008
RocknRolla

RocknRolla

Mumbles

2008
Prom Night

Prom Night

Detective Winn

2008
This Christmas

This Christmas

Quentin "Junior" Whitfield

2007
American Gangster

American Gangster

Tango

2007
Tapping the Wire

Tapping the Wire

Self

2007
28 Weeks Later

28 Weeks Later

General Stone

2007
The Reaping

The Reaping

Ben

2007
Daddy's Little Girls

Daddy's Little Girls

Monty James

2007
All In The Game

All In The Game

Paul

2006
The Gospel

The Gospel

Reverend Charles Frank

2005
Sometimes in April

Sometimes in April

Augustin

2005
One Love

One Love

Aaron

2003
Buffalo Soldiers

Buffalo Soldiers

Kimborough

2002
Sorted

Sorted

Jam

2000
Belle Maman

Belle Maman

Grégoire

1999

Spiders and Flies

Benton

1996