Idris Elba
Acting1972Hackney, London, England, UK
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
Acting History
Future
2028
Untitled Sonic Event Movie
as Knuckles (voice)
2027
Sonic the Hedgehog 4
as Knuckles (voice)
Children of Blood and Bone
as Lekan
High in the Clouds
as Barrel (voice)
2026
Masters of the Universe
as Duncan / Man-At-Arms
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TVas Guest - Self / Self - Guest• 1 eps
2025
A House of Dynamite
as POTUS
Zootopia 2
as Chief Bogo (voice)
Victory
as Idris Elba
Fixed
as Rocco (voice)
Heads of State
as Sam Clarke
Chicken Shop Date
TVas Self - Guest• 1 eps
Number One on the Call Sheet
TVas Self• 1 eps
The Simpsons
TVas Devil (voice)• 1 eps
Dust to Dreams
Director
Dust to Dreams
Writer
Heads of State
Executive Producer
Victory
Executive Producer
2024
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
as Knuckles (voice)
Knuckles
TVas Knuckles the Echidna (voice)• 6 eps
Knuckles
TVExecutive Producer
The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full
TVExecutive Producer• 3 eps
2023
Extraction 2
as Alcott
Luther: The Fallen Sun
as John Luther
What If...?
TVas Heimdall (voice)• 1 eps
Hijack
TVas Sam Nelson• 15 eps
The Oscars
TVas Self• 1 eps
Luther: The Fallen Sun
Producer
Hijack
TVExecutive Producer
2022
Thor: Love and Thunder
as Heimdall
Three Thousand Years of Longing
as The Djinn
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
as Knuckles (voice)
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
as The Fox (voice)
Beast
as Dr. Nate Daniels
Made in Hollywood
TVas Self• 1 eps
The Shop
TVas Self• 1 eps
Zootopia+
TVas Chief Bogo (voice)• 1 eps
2021
The Harder They Fall
as Rufus Buck
The Suicide Squad
as Bloodsport
Passion Project
as Self
An Audience with Adele
as Self
2020
One World: Together at Home
as Self
2019
Cats
as Macavity
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
as Brixton
Kroos
as Self
Turn Up Charlie
TVas Charlie
Hot Ones
TVas Self• 1 eps
Turn Up Charlie
TVExecutive Producer
2018
2017
Molly's Game
as Charlie Jaffey
Thor: Ragnarok
as Heimdall
The Dark Tower
as Roland Deschain
The Mountain Between Us
as Dr. Ben Bass
Guerrilla
TVas Kent
Guerrilla
TVExecutive Producer
2016
Finding Dory
as Fluke (voice)
Bastille Day
as Sean Briar
Madonna Rebel Heart Tour
as Self
Zootopia
as Chief Bogo (voice)
Marine Life Interviews
as Fluke (voice)
Star Trek Beyond
as Krall
100 Streets
as Max
The Jungle Book
as Shere Khan (voice)
MTV Europe Music Awards
TVas Self - Presenter• 1 eps
100 Streets
Producer
2015
Avengers: Age of Ultron
as Heimdall
Beasts of No Nation
as Commandant
The Gunman
as Barnes
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TVas Self - Guest
Beasts of No Nation
Producer
Luther
TVAssociate Producer• 2 eps
2014
No Good Deed
as Colin Evans
Second Coming
as Mark
Enchanted Kingdom
as narrator
The Graham Norton Show
TVas Self• 4 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TVas Self / Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TVas Self - Guest / Self
No Good Deed
Executive Producer
2013
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
as Nelson Mandela
Thor: The Dark World
as Heimdall
Pacific Rim
as Stacker Pentecost
The Frame
TVas Stacker Pentecost• 1 eps
Idris Elba: King of Speed
TVas Self• 3 eps
The Last Leg
TVas Self• 1 eps
2012
Prometheus
as Janek
How Clubbing Changed the World
Executive Producer
Playhouse Presents
TVDirector
Playhouse Presents
TVWriter
2011
Thor
as Heimdall
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
as Moreau
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
TVas Police Officer (voice)• 1 eps
2010
2009
2008
RocknRolla
as Mumbles
Prom Night
as Detective Winn
The Human Contract
as Larry
The Tyra Banks Show
TVas Self• 1 eps
2007
28 Weeks Later
as General Stone
The Reaping
as Ben
This Christmas
as Quentin "Junior" Whitfield
Daddy's Little Girls
as Monty James
American Gangster
as Tango
2006
All In The Game
as Paul
2005
2003
2002
Buffalo Soldiers
as Kimborough
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
TVas Robert Gabriel• 1 eps
The Wire
TVas Stringer Bell• 37 eps
Hack
TVas Mac Boone• 1 eps
2001
Law & Order
TVas Lonnie Liston• 1 eps
1999
Belle Maman
as Grégoire
1998
Ultraviolet
TVas Vaughan Rice• 6 eps
1997
Silent Witness
TVas Charlie• 2 eps
The View
TVas Self
1996
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
TVas Raffy• 3 eps
The Daily Show
TVas Self
1995
1994
Space Precinct
TVas Pizza Delivery Man• 1 eps
Crocodile Shoes
TVas Jo Jo
1991
2Point4 Children
TVas Parachute Instructor
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TVas Self - Guest
1975
Saturday Night Live
TVas Self - Host