Acting • AGE 53
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 Famil...


High in the Clouds
Barrel (voice)
2027

Sonic the Hedgehog 4
Knuckles (voice)
2027

Children of Blood and Bone
Lekan
2027

Masters of the Universe
Duncan / Man-At-Arms
2026

Road to Glory
Self
2026

How To Hide It
Executive Producer
2026

Zootopia 2
Chief Bogo (voice)
2025

A House of Dynamite
POTUS
2025

Dust to Dreams
Director
2025

Fixed
Rocco (voice)
2025

Heads of State
Sam Clarke
2025

Victory
Idris Elba
2025

Number One on the Call Sheet
Self
2025

Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis
Self - Presenter
2025

Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Knuckles (voice)
2024

The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full
Executive Producer
2024

The Brown Dog
Executive Producer
2024

Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color
Self - Narrator (voice)
2024

Knuckles
Knuckles the Echidna (voice)
2024

Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba
2023

Hijack
Sam Nelson
2023

Extraction 2
Alcott
2023

Luther: The Fallen Sun
John Luther
2023

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
The Fox (voice)
2022

A New Diva's Christmas Carol
Producer
2022

Zootopia+
Chief Bogo (voice)
2022

Human Playground
Self - Host
2022

Three Thousand Years of Longing
The Djinn
2022

Beast
Dr. Nate Daniels
2022

The Evolution of Black British Music
Self
2022

Thor: Love and Thunder
Heimdall
2022

Idris Elba's Fight School
Self
2022

Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Knuckles (voice)
2022

An Audience with Adele
Self
2021

Edicius
Executive Producer
2021

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
2021

The Harder They Fall
Rufus Buck
2021

Passion Project
Self
2021

What If...?
Heimdall (voice)
2021

The Suicide Squad
Bloodsport
2021

Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney
Self
2020

A World of Calm
Narrator
2020

Concrete Cowboy
Harp
2020

Elba vs. Block
Self
2020

Coronavirus, Explained
Self - Narrator
2020

One World: Together at Home
Self
2020

Oprah Talks COVID-19
Self
2020

Cats
Macavity
2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show
Guest - Self
2019

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
Brixton
2019

Kroos
Self
2019

Turn Up Charlie
Charlie
2019

Yardie
Director
2018

The Shop
Self
2018

Avengers: Infinity War
Heimdall
2018

In the Long Run
Walter Easmon
2018

Molly's Game
Charlie Jaffey
2017

The Mountain Between Us
Dr. Ben Bass
2017

Thor: Ragnarok
Heimdall
2017

The Dark Tower
Roland Deschain
2017

Guerrilla
Kent
2017

five by five
Alpha Ash
2017

Idris Elba: Fighter
Self
2017

Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
Self
2016

Marine Life Interviews
Fluke (voice)
2016

100 Streets
Max
2016

Star Trek Beyond
Krall
2016

Finding Dory
Fluke (voice)
2016

Bastille Day
Sean Briar
2016

The Jungle Book
Shere Khan (voice)
2016

Zootopia
Chief Bogo (voice)
2016

Mandela, My Dad and Me
Self
2015

Beasts of No Nation
Commandant
2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015

Idris Elba: No Limits
Self
2015

Avengers: Age of Ultron
Heimdall
2015

Hot Ones
Self
2015

The Gunman
Barnes
2015

Chicken Shop Date
Self - Guest
2014

No Good Deed
Colin
2014

Second Coming
Mark
2014

Enchanted Kingdom
narrator
2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014

Idris Elba: King of Speed
Self
2013

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Nelson Mandela
2013

Thor: The Dark World
Heimdall
2013

Pacific Rim
Stacker Pentecost
2013

The Frame
Stacker Pentecost
2013

The Last Leg
Self
2013

The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
Self
2012

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

Prometheus
Janek
2012

Playhouse Presents
Akuna's Father / Narrator
2012

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Moreau
2011

Executing the Heist: The Making of 'Takers'
Self
2011

Thor
Heimdall
2011

Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC
Self
2011

Legacy
Malcolm Gray
2010

Takers
Gordon Jennings
2010

Luther
John Luther
2010

The Losers
Roque
2010

Obsessed
Derek Charles
2009

The Unborn
Arthur Wyndham
2009

The Human Contract
Larry
2008

RocknRolla
Mumbles
2008

Prom Night
Detective Winn
2008

This Christmas
Quentin "Junior" Whitfield
2007

American Gangster
Tango
2007

Tapping the Wire
Self
2007

28 Weeks Later
General Stone
2007

The Reaping
Ben
2007

The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007

Daddy's Little Girls
Monty James
2007

All In The Game
Paul
2006

The Gospel
Reverend Charles Frank
2005

Made in Hollywood
Self
2005

The Tyra Banks Show
Self
2005

The Office
Charles Miner
2005

Sometimes in April
Augustin
2005

Jonny Zero
Hodge
2005

One Love
Aaron
2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003

Buffalo Soldiers
Kimborough
2002

Hack
Mac Boone
2002

CSI: Miami
Angelo Sedaris
2002

The Wire
Stringer Bell
2002

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
Robert Gabriel
2002

Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Police Officer (voice)
2000

Sorted
Jam
2000

Girlfriends
Paul Raymond
2000

Soul Food
Smitty
2000

Belle Maman
Grégoire
1999

Ultraviolet
Vaughan Rice
1998

The View
Self
1997

The Daily Show
Self
1996

Silent Witness
Charlie
1996

The Governor
Officer Donny Chiswick
1995

Bramwell
Charlie Carter
1995

The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
Self - Host
1995

Dangerfield
Matt Gregory
1995

MTV Europe Music Awards
Self - Presenter
1994

Crocodile Shoes
Jo Jo
1994

Space Precinct
Pizza Delivery Man
1994

Absolutely Fabulous
Hilton
1992

2Point4 Children
Parachute Instructor
1991

Law & Order
Lonnie Liston
1990

The Simpsons
Devil (voice)
1989

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Raffy
1987

Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975

The Oscars
Self
1953

Extraction 3
Alcott

The Chelsea Cowboy
Executive Producer