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Idris Elba
Born · September 6, 1972 (52 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Hackney, London, England, UK
Bio
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.
Extraction 2
Alcott
7.4
2023
Luther: The Fallen Sun
John Luther
6.7
2023
Thor: Love and Thunder
Heimdall
6.4
2022
An Audience with Adele
Self
8.3
2021
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
7.0
2021
The Suicide Squad
Bloodsport
7.5
2021
Kroos
Self
6.1
2019
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
Self
7.1
2016
The Jungle Book
Shere Khan (voice)
6.9
2016
Beasts of No Nation
Commandant
7.6
2015
No Good Deed
Colin Evans
5.9
2014
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Nelson Mandela
6.9
2013
Thor: The Dark World
Heimdall
6.5
2013
Pacific Rim
Stacker Pentecost
6.9
2013
Prometheus
Janek
6.6
2012
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Moreau
5.0
2011
How Hip Hop Changed the World
Self
7.0
2011
Thor
Heimdall
6.8
2011
Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC
Self
0.0
2011
Legacy
Malcolm Gray
4.6
2010
Takers
Gordon Jennings
6.2
2010
The Losers
Roque
6.3
2010
Obsessed
Derek Charles
5.7
2009
The Unborn
Arthur Wyndham
5.2
2009
The Human Contract
Larry
4.5
2008
RocknRolla
Mumbles
7.0
2008
Prom Night
Detective Winn
5.0
2008
This Christmas
Quentin "Junior" Whitfield
6.5
2007
Code Red: The Making of '28 Weeks Later'
Self / General Stone
7.0
2007
American Gangster
Tango
7.6
2007
28 Weeks Later
General Stone
6.6
2007
The Reaping
Ben
5.8
2007
We All Die Young
0.0
Daddy's Little Girls
Monty James
6.8
2007
The Gospel
Reverend Charles Frank
5.7
2005
Sometimes in April
Augustin
7.1
2005
Infernus
Donovan Kamara
0.0
Fixed
Rocco (voice)
0.0
Extraction 3
Alcott
0.0
Sorted
Jam
5.7
2000
Bang!
0.0
Above the Below
Jackson
0.0
Zootopia 2
Chief Bogo (voice)
0.0
2025
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Knuckles (voice)
7.8
2024
Gold: A Journey With Idris Elba
0.0
2023
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
The Fox (voice)
8.3
2022
Food 2050
Narrator
0.0
2022
Three Thousand Years of Longing
The Djinn
6.9
2022
Cats
Macavity
4.1
2019
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
Brixton
6.9
2019
Avengers: Infinity War
Heimdall
8.2
2018
Molly's Game
Charlie Jaffey
7.1
2017
The Mountain Between Us
Dr. Ben Bass
6.7
2017
Thor: Ragnarok
Heimdall
7.6
2017
The Dark Tower
Roland Deschain
5.7
2017
Marine Life Interviews
Fluke (voice)
6.2
2016
100 Streets
Max
6.2
2016
Star Trek Beyond
Krall
6.8
2016
Finding Dory
Fluke (voice)
7.0
2016
Bastille Day
Sean Briar
6.3
2016
Zootopia
Chief Bogo (voice)
7.8
2016
Mandela, My Dad and Me
Self
6.0
2015
King for a Term
Akuna's father
1.0
2015
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Heimdall
7.3
2015
The Gunman
Barnes
5.7
2015
Cut from a Different Cloth
7.8
2015
Second Coming
Mark
5.5
2014
Enchanted Kingdom
narrator
6.3
2014
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
Self
7.0
2012
How Clubbing Changed the World
Self
6.0
2012
One Love
Aaron
5.6
2003
Belle Maman
Grégoire
5.2
1999
Street Dogs
John Luther
0.0
Untitled Idris Elba/Simon Kinberg Spy Romance Film
0.0
Masters of the Universe
Duncan / Man-At-Arms
0.0
2026
A Very Sonic Christmas
Knuckles (voice)
7.8
2024
The Casting of Frank Stone
Robert Green
8.0
2024
Beast
Dr. Nate Daniels
6.6
2022
The Harder They Fall
Rufus Buck
6.6
2021
Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney
0.0
2020
Concrete Cowboy
Harp
6.1
2020
Heads of State
0.0
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Knuckles (voice)
7.5
2022
Passion Project
Self
0.0
2021
One World: Together at Home
Self
7.0
2020
Idris Elba: No Limits
Self · (4 episodes)
0.0
2015
Idris Elba: King of Speed
Self · (3 episodes)
7.0
2013
Tapping the Wire
Self
7.0
2007
Stay Frosty
0.0
Untitled Kathryn Bigelow Political Thriller
0.0
Hammer Down
Mac
0.0
Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color
narrator · (4 episodes)
5.5
2024
Knuckles
Knuckles the Echidna (voice) · (6 episodes)
7.4
2024
Hijack
Sam Nelson · (7 episodes)
7.8
2023
Zootopia+
Chief Bogo (voice) · (1 episode)
7.2
2022
Human Playground
Host · (6 episodes)
7.2
2022
Idris Elba's Fight School
Self · (5 episodes)
4.5
2022
What If...?
Heimdall (voice) · (1 episode)
8.1
2021
A World of Calm
Narrator · (1 episode)
6.8
2020
Elba vs. Block
Self · (8 episodes)
0.0
2020
Coronavirus, Explained
Self - Narrator · (1 episode)
6.9
2020
Oprah Talks COVID-19
Self · (1 episode)
6.0
2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · (1 episode)
6.2
2019
Turn Up Charlie
Charlie · (8 episodes)
6.6
2019
The Shop
Self · (1 episode)
5.3
2018
In the Long Run
Walter Easmon · (19 episodes)
7.7
2018
Lie Detector
Self · (1 episode)
0.0
2018
Guerrilla
Kent · (6 episodes)
5.0
2017
five by five
Alpha Ash · (5 episodes)
0.0
2017
Idris Elba: Fighter
Self · (3 episodes)
7.3
2017
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
(1 episode)
6.6
2015
Hot Ones
Self · (1 episode)
7.4
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (1 episode)
5.5
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
5.8
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (2 episodes)
5.8
2014
The Frame
Stacker Pentecost · (1 episode)
10.0
2013
The Last Leg
Self · (1 episode)
5.3
2013
The Path to Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Self
0.0
2012
Luther
DCI John Luther · (20 episodes)
7.9
2010
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Charlie Gotso · (1 episode)
7.0
2009
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (2 episodes)
7.2
2007
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
7.2
2007
The One Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
4.6
2006
All In The Game
Paul
7.1
2006
Made in Hollywood
Self · (1 episode)
4.0
2005
The Tyra Banks Show
(1 episode)
4.1
2005
The Office
Charles Miner · (8 episodes)
8.6
2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · (1 episode)
5.5
2003
Buffalo Soldiers
Kimborough
6.2
2002
Hack
Mac Boone · (1 episode)
7.9
2002
CSI: Miami
Angelo Sedaris · (1 episode)
7.7
2002
The Wire
Stringer Bell · (37 episodes)
8.6
2002
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
Robert Gabriel · (1 episode)
7.1
2002
Girlfriends
Paul Raymond · (1 episode)
7.6
2000
Soul Food
Smitty · (1 episode)
6.2
2000
Ultraviolet
Vaughan Rice · (6 episodes)
7.2
1998
The View
Self · (1 episode)
4.4
1997
Spiders and Flies
Benton
0.0
1996
The Daily Show
Self · (2 episodes)
6.4
1996
Silent Witness
Charlie · (2 episodes)
7.5
1996
The Governor
Officer Chiswick · (2 episodes)
0.0
1995
Bramwell
Charlie Carter · (1 episode)
4.2
1995
Dangerfield
Matt Gregory · (12 episodes)
6.0
1995
MTV Europe Music Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
10.0
1994
Crocodile Shoes
Jo Jo · (1 episode)
7.2
1994
Space Precinct
Pizza Delivery Man · (1 episode)
5.7
1994
Absolutely Fabulous
Hilton · (1 episode)
7.5
1992
2Point4 Children
Parachute Instructor · (1 episode)
7.2
1991
Law & Order
Lonnie Liston · (1 episode)
7.4
1990
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
5.2
1988
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Raffy · (4 episodes)
6.2
1987
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (1 episode)
6.9
1975
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
7.0
1953
Things Fall Apart
Okonkwo · (1 episode)
0.0