Idris Elba
Born in Hackney, London, England, UK — Sep 06 1972
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.
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Idris Elba's Credits
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Law & Order
Lonnie Liston
The Simpsons
Devil (voice)
The Office
Charles Miner
CSI: Miami
Angelo Sedaris
Zootopia 2
Chief Bogo (voice)
The Wire
Stringer Bell
Silent Witness
Charlie
Avengers: Infinity War
Heimdall
Girlfriends
Paul Raymond
Hijack
Sam Nelson
Hack
Mac Boone
What If...?
Heimdall (voice)
Zootopia
Chief Bogo (voice)
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Police Officer (voice)
The Oscars
Self
Luther
John Luther
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Knuckles (voice)
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Heimdall
Absolutely Fabulous
Hilton
MTV Europe Music Awards
Self - Presenter
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Raffy
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
Robert Gabriel
Thor: Ragnarok
Heimdall
Thor
Heimdall
Thor: The Dark World
Heimdall
Pacific Rim
Stacker Pentecost
Space Precinct
Pizza Delivery Man
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
Brixton
Thor: Love and Thunder
Heimdall
Heads of State
Sam Clarke
Masters of the Universe
Duncan / Man-At-Arms
The Suicide Squad
Bloodsport
Knuckles
Knuckles the Echidna (voice)
Number One on the Call Sheet
Self
Prometheus
Janek
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Knuckles (voice)
Zootopia+
Chief Bogo (voice)
Playhouse Presents
Akuna's Father / Narrator
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
Self - Host
Extraction 2
Alcott
2Point4 Children
Parachute Instructor
Dangerfield
Matt Gregory
The Jungle Book
Shere Khan (voice)
28 Weeks Later
General Stone
Soul Food
Smitty
Bramwell
Charlie Carter
Star Trek Beyond
Krall
Finding Dory
Fluke (voice)
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Moreau
Sonic the Hedgehog 4
Knuckles (voice)
The Dark Tower
Roland Deschain
A House of Dynamite
POTUS
American Gangster
Tango
Molly's Game
Charlie Jaffey
A World of Calm
Narrator
Crocodile Shoes
Jo Jo
The Harder They Fall
Rufus Buck
Cats
Macavity
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
The Fox (voice)
No Good Deed
Colin
Luther: The Fallen Sun
John Luther
RocknRolla
Mumbles
Bastille Day
Sean Briar
Guerrilla
Kent
Three Thousand Years of Longing
The Djinn
Beast
Dr. Nate Daniels
Takers
Gordon Jennings
Obsessed
Derek Charles
Fixed
Rocco (voice)
Prom Night
Detective Winn
The Unborn
Arthur Wyndham
The Governor
Officer Chiswick
The Losers
Roque
The Reaping
Ben
Coronavirus, Explained
Self - Narrator
Ultraviolet
Vaughan Rice
The Mountain Between Us
Dr. Ben Bass
The Gunman
Barnes
Beasts of No Nation
Commandant
Turn Up Charlie
Charlie
Daddy's Little Girls
Monty James
One World: Together at Home
Self
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
This Christmas
Quentin "Junior" Whitfield
five by five
Alpha Ash
In the Long Run
Walter Easmon
The Human Contract
Larry
Buffalo Soldiers
Kimborough
Belle Maman
Grégoire
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Nelson Mandela
An Audience with Adele
Self
Kroos
Self
High in the Clouds
Barrel (voice)
100 Streets
Max
Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color
Self - Narrator (voice)
Infernus
Donovan Kamara
The Brown Dog
Production
Children of Blood and Bone
Lekan
One Love
Aaron
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
Self
The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full
Production
Legacy
Malcolm Gray
The Chelsea Cowboy
Production
Yardie
Directing
Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort
Self
Sometimes in April
Augustin
Concrete Cowboy
Harp
TBC
Crew
The Path to Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Self
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
Self
The Gospel
Reverend Charles Frank
Sorted
Jam
Second Coming
Mark
Idris Elba's Fight School
Self
Bang!
Marine Life Interviews
Fluke (voice)
Enchanted Kingdom
narrator
All In The Game
Paul
A New Diva's Christmas Carol
Production
Elba vs. Block
Self
Edicius
Production
Human Playground
Self - Host
Untitled Luther Sequel
John Luther
Tapping the Wire
Self
Hammer Down
Mac
King for a Term
Akuna's father
Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC
Self
Idris Elba: Fighter
Self
Above the Below
Jackson
The Peter Weyland Files: 'Prometheus' Transmission
Janek
Idris Elba: King of Speed
Self
Victory
Idris Elba
Passion Project
Self
This Is How It Goes
Idris Elba: No Limits
Self
Cut from a Different Cloth
The Ten Commandments
Dust to Dreams
Directing
Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney
Self
Stay Frosty
How Clubbing Changed the World
Self
How To Hide It
Production
Spiders and Flies
Benton
How Hip Hop Changed the World
Self
Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba
Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis
Self - Presenter
K. Michelle: The Rebellious Soul Musical
Directing
Mandela, My Dad and Me
Self