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Idris Elba

Idris Elba

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.

Born

Sep 06, 1972

Hackney, London, England, UK

Known For

Acting

Movies

97 acting

28 crew

Popularity

5.7

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Known For

Avengers: Infinity War

Avengers: Infinity War

2018

as Heimdall
Zootopia 2

Zootopia 2

2025

as Chief Bogo (voice)
Avengers: Age of Ultron

Avengers: Age of Ultron

2015

as Heimdall
Zootopia

Zootopia

2016

as Chief Bogo (voice)
Masters of the Universe

Masters of the Universe

2026

as Duncan
Thor: Ragnarok

Thor: Ragnarok

2017

as Heimdall
Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

2024

as Knuckles (voice)
The Suicide Squad

The Suicide Squad

2021

as Bloodsport
Thor

Thor

2011

as Heimdall
Thor: The Dark World

Thor: The Dark World

2013

as Heimdall
Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Infinity War
2018 • as Heimdall
★ 8.2
Zootopia 2
Zootopia 2
2025 • as Chief Bogo (voice)
★ 7.7
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015 • as Heimdall
★ 7.3
Zootopia
Zootopia
2016 • as Chief Bogo (voice)
★ 7.8
Masters of the Universe
Masters of the Universe
2026 • as Duncan
★ 7.1
Thor: Ragnarok
Thor: Ragnarok
2017 • as Heimdall
★ 7.6
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
2024 • as Knuckles (voice)
★ 7.6
The Suicide Squad
The Suicide Squad
2021 • as Bloodsport
★ 7.4
Thor
Thor
2011 • as Heimdall
★ 6.8
Thor: The Dark World
Thor: The Dark World
2013 • as Heimdall
★ 6.5
Thor: Love and Thunder
Thor: Love and Thunder
2022 • as Heimdall
★ 6.3
Prometheus
Prometheus
2012 • as Janek
★ 6.6
American Gangster
American Gangster
2007 • as Tango
★ 7.6
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
2019 • as Brixton
★ 6.8
Pacific Rim
Pacific Rim
2013 • as Stacker Pentecost
★ 6.9
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
2022 • as Knuckles (voice)
★ 7.4
Extraction 2
Extraction 2
2023 • as Alcott
★ 7.4
Heads of State
Heads of State
2025 • as Sam Clarke
★ 6.8
Star Trek Beyond
Star Trek Beyond
2016 • as Krall
★ 6.8
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
2022 • as The Fox (voice)
★ 8.2
The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book
2016 • as Shere Khan (voice)
★ 6.9
The Dark Tower
The Dark Tower
2017 • as Roland Deschain
★ 5.8
A House of Dynamite
A House of Dynamite
2025 • as POTUS
★ 6.4
28 Weeks Later
28 Weeks Later
2007 • as General Stone
★ 6.6
Finding Dory
Finding Dory
2016 • as Fluke (voice)
★ 7.0
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
2011 • as Moreau
★ 5.0
Three Thousand Years of Longing
Three Thousand Years of Longing
2022 • as The Djinn
★ 6.9
RocknRolla
RocknRolla
2008 • as Mumbles
★ 7.0
Sonic the Hedgehog 4
Sonic the Hedgehog 4
2027 • as Knuckles (voice)
Prom Night
Prom Night
2008 • as Detective Winn
★ 5.1
Cats
Cats
2019 • as Macavity
★ 4.1
The Losers
The Losers
2010 • as Roque
★ 6.3
Beast
Beast
2022 • as Dr. Nate Daniels
★ 6.5
Molly's Game
Molly's Game
2017 • as Charlie Jaffey
★ 7.2
No Good Deed
No Good Deed
2014 • as Colin
★ 5.9
Luther: The Fallen Sun
Luther: The Fallen Sun
2023 • as John Luther
★ 6.6
The Harder They Fall
The Harder They Fall
2021 • as Rufus Buck
★ 6.6
Takers
Takers
2010 • as Gordon Jennings
★ 6.3
The Mountain Between Us
The Mountain Between Us
2017 • as Dr. Ben Bass
★ 6.6
The Gunman
The Gunman
2015 • as Barnes
★ 5.8
Bastille Day
Bastille Day
2016 • as Sean Briar
★ 6.3
The Unborn
The Unborn
2009 • as Arthur Wyndham
★ 5.2
Sorted
Sorted
2000 • as Jam
★ 5.5
Fixed
Fixed
2025 • as Rocco (voice)
★ 6.2
Obsessed
Obsessed
2009 • as Derek Charles
★ 5.8
Above the Below
Above the Below
2026 • as Jackson
Beasts of No Nation
Beasts of No Nation
2015 • as Commandant
★ 7.6
The Human Contract
The Human Contract
2008 • as Larry
★ 4.4
Children of Blood and Bone
Children of Blood and Bone
2027 • as Lekan
The Reaping
The Reaping
2007 • as Ben
★ 5.8
One World: Together at Home
One World: Together at Home
2020 • as Self
★ 7.1
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
2013 • as Nelson Mandela
★ 6.9
Executing the Heist: The Making of 'Takers'
Executing the Heist: The Making of 'Takers'
2011 • as Self
movie
Scarface: Origins of a Hip Hop Classic
2003
Kroos
Kroos
2019 • as Self
★ 6.1
Buffalo Soldiers
Buffalo Soldiers
2002 • as Kimborough
★ 6.3
Enchanted Kingdom
Enchanted Kingdom
2014 • as narrator
★ 6.3
Daddy's Little Girls
Daddy's Little Girls
2007 • as Monty James
★ 6.9
Extraction 3
Extraction 3
• as Alcott
Sometimes in April
Sometimes in April
2005 • as Augustin
★ 7.1
This Christmas
This Christmas
2007 • as Quentin "Junior" Whitfield
★ 6.6
Code Red: The Making of '28 Weeks Later'
Code Red: The Making of '28 Weeks Later'
2007 • as Self
movie
Untitled Luther Sequel
• as John Luther
High in the Clouds
High in the Clouds
2027 • as Barrel (voice)
Victory
Victory
2025 • as Idris Elba
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021 • as Self
★ 4.0
Concrete Cowboy
Concrete Cowboy
2020 • as Harp
★ 6.1
An Audience with Adele
An Audience with Adele
2021 • as Self
★ 8.4
All In The Game
All In The Game
2006 • as Paul
★ 6.1
100 Streets
100 Streets
2016 • as Max
★ 6.0
Belle Maman
Belle Maman
1999 • as Grégoire
★ 5.1
movie
Bang!
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
2016 • as Self
★ 7.3
Marine Life Interviews
Marine Life Interviews
2016 • as Fluke (voice)
★ 6.2
Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba
Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba
2023
★ 7.5
The Path to Vengeance: Making 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance'
The Path to Vengeance: Making 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance'
2012 • as Self
The Gospel
The Gospel
2005 • as Reverend Charles Frank
★ 5.6
movie
King for a Term
2015 • as Akuna's father
★ 1.0
Second Coming
Second Coming
2014 • as Mark
★ 5.0
movie
This Is How It Goes
Tapping the Wire
Tapping the Wire
2007 • as Self
★ 8.0
movie
Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort
2020 • as Self
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
2012 • as Self
★ 7.0
Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis
Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis
2025 • as Self - Presenter
★ 3.4
Legacy
Legacy
2010 • as Malcolm Gray
★ 4.7
One Love
One Love
2003 • as Aaron
★ 5.4
Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC
Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC
2011 • as Self
Passion Project
Passion Project
2021 • as Self
Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney
Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney
2020 • as Self
★ 9.0
Mandela, My Dad and Me
Mandela, My Dad and Me
2015 • as Self
★ 6.0
movie
Cut from a Different Cloth
2015
★ 7.8
movie
How Hip Hop Changed the World
2011 • as Self
★ 7.0
movie
Stay Frosty
movie
Infernus
• as Donovan Kamara
movie
Hammer Down
• as Mac
movie
Spiders and Flies
1996 • as Benton
★ 7.0
movie
How Clubbing Changed the World
2012 • as Self
★ 6.0