Idris Elba

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

Law & Order

The Simpsons

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Masters of the Universe

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

All Movies (96)

• High in the Clouds2027 · as Barrel (voice)
• Sonic the Hedgehog 42027 · as Knuckles (voice)
• Children of Blood and Bone2027 · as Lekan
• Masters of the Universe2026 · as Duncan / Man-At-Arms
• Zootopia 22025 · as Chief Bogo (voice)
• A House of Dynamite2025 · as POTUS
• Fixed2025 · as Rocco (voice)
• Heads of State2025 · as Sam Clarke
• Victory2025 · as Idris Elba
• Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis2025 · as Self - Presenter
• Sonic the Hedgehog 32024 · as Knuckles (voice)
• Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba2023
• Extraction 22023 · as Alcott
• Luther: The Fallen Sun2023 · as John Luther
• The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse2022 · as The Fox (voice)
• Three Thousand Years of Longing2022 · as The Djinn
• Beast2022 · as Dr. Nate Daniels
• Thor: Love and Thunder2022 · as Heimdall
• Sonic the Hedgehog 22022 · as Knuckles (voice)
• An Audience with Adele2021 · as Self
• 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony2021 · as Self
• The Harder They Fall2021 · as Rufus Buck
• Passion Project2021 · as Self
• The Suicide Squad2021 · as Bloodsport
• Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney2020 · as Self
• Concrete Cowboy2020 · as Harp
• Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort2020 · as Self
• One World: Together at Home2020 · as Self
• Cats2019 · as Macavity
• Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw2019 · as Brixton
• Kroos2019 · as Self
• Avengers: Infinity War2018 · as Heimdall
• Molly's Game2017 · as Charlie Jaffey
• The Mountain Between Us2017 · as Dr. Ben Bass
• Thor: Ragnarok2017 · as Heimdall
• The Dark Tower2017 · as Roland Deschain
• Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour2016 · as Self
• Marine Life Interviews2016 · as Fluke (voice)
• 100 Streets2016 · as Max
• Star Trek Beyond2016 · as Krall
• Finding Dory2016 · as Fluke (voice)
• Bastille Day2016 · as Sean Briar
• The Jungle Book2016 · as Shere Khan (voice)
• Zootopia2016 · as Chief Bogo (voice)
• Mandela, My Dad and Me2015 · as Self
• Beasts of No Nation2015 · as Commandant
• King for a Term2015 · as Akuna's father
• Avengers: Age of Ultron2015 · as Heimdall
• The Gunman2015 · as Barnes
• Cut from a Different Cloth2015
• No Good Deed2014 · as Colin
• Second Coming2014 · as Mark
• Enchanted Kingdom2014 · as narrator
• Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom2013 · as Nelson Mandela
• Thor: The Dark World2013 · as Heimdall
• Pacific Rim2013 · as Stacker Pentecost
• The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus2012 · as Self
• How Clubbing Changed the World2012 · as Self
• The Path to Vengeance: Making 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance'2012 · as Self
• Prometheus2012 · as Janek
• Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance2011 · as Moreau
• Executing the Heist: The Making of 'Takers'2011 · as Self
• How Hip Hop Changed the World2011 · as Self
• Thor2011 · as Heimdall
• Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC2011 · as Self
• Legacy2010 · as Malcolm Gray
• Takers2010 · as Gordon Jennings
• The Losers2010 · as Roque
• Obsessed2009 · as Derek Charles
• The Unborn2009 · as Arthur Wyndham
• The Human Contract2008 · as Larry
• RocknRolla2008 · as Mumbles
• Prom Night2008 · as Detective Winn
• This Christmas2007 · as Quentin "Junior" Whitfield
• American Gangster2007 · as Tango
• Tapping the Wire2007 · as Self
• 28 Weeks Later2007 · as General Stone
• The Reaping2007 · as Ben
• Daddy's Little Girls2007 · as Monty James
• All In The Game2006 · as Paul
• The Gospel2005 · as Reverend Charles Frank
• Sometimes in April2005 · as Augustin
• One Love2003 · as Aaron
• Buffalo Soldiers2002 · as Kimborough
• Sorted2000 · as Jam
• Belle Maman1999 · as Grégoire
• Spiders and Flies1996 · as Benton
• Infernus— · as Donovan Kamara
• Bang!—
• Above the Below— · as Jackson
• Stay Frosty—
• Hammer Down— · as Mac
• This Is How It Goes—
• Untitled Luther Sequel— · as John Luther
• Extraction 3— · as Alcott
• Zootopia 3— · as Chief Bogo (voice)

All TV Shows (70)

• Road to Glory2026 · as Self
• Number One on the Call Sheet2025 · as Self
• Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color2024 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Knuckles2024 · as Knuckles the Echidna (voice)
• Hijack2023 · as Sam Nelson
• Zootopia+2022 · as Chief Bogo (voice)
• Human Playground2022 · as Self - Host
• The Evolution of Black British Music2022 · as Self
• Idris Elba's Fight School2022 · as Self
• What If...?2021 · as Heimdall (voice)
• A World of Calm2020 · as Narrator
• Elba vs. Block2020 · as Self
• Coronavirus, Explained2020 · as Self - Narrator
• Oprah Talks COVID-192020 · as Self
• The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Guest - Self
• The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self - Guest
• Turn Up Charlie2019 · as Charlie
• The Shop2018 · as Self
• In the Long Run2018 · as Walter Easmon
• Guerrilla2017 · as Kent
• five by five2017 · as Alpha Ash
• Idris Elba: Fighter2017 · as Self
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Guest
• Idris Elba: No Limits2015 · as Self
• Hot Ones2015 · as Self
• Chicken Shop Date2014 · as Self - Guest
• Chicken Shop Date2014 · as Self - Guest (archive footage)
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
• Idris Elba: King of Speed2013 · as Self
• The Frame2013 · as Stacker Pentecost
• The Last Leg2013 · as Self
• Playhouse Presents2012 · as Akuna's Father / Narrator
• Luther2010 · as John Luther
• The Graham Norton Show2007 · as Self
• Made in Hollywood2005 · as Self
• The Tyra Banks Show2005 · as Self
• The Office2005 · as Charles Miner
• Jonny Zero2005 · as Hodge
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• Hack2002 · as Mac Boone
• CSI: Miami2002 · as Angelo Sedaris
• The Wire2002 · as Stringer Bell
• The Inspector Lynley Mysteries2002 · as Robert Gabriel
• Aqua Teen Hunger Force2000 · as Police Officer (voice)
• Girlfriends2000 · as Paul Raymond
• Soul Food2000 · as Smitty
• Ultraviolet1998 · as Vaughan Rice
• The View1997 · as Self
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self
• Silent Witness1996 · as Charlie
• The Governor1995 · as Officer Donny Chiswick
• Bramwell1995 · as Charlie Carter
• The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA1995 · as Self - Host
• Dangerfield1995 · as Matt Gregory
• MTV Europe Music Awards1994 · as Self - Presenter
• Crocodile Shoes1994 · as Jo Jo
• Space Precinct1994 · as Pizza Delivery Man
• Absolutely Fabulous1992 · as Hilton
• 2Point4 Children1991 · as Parachute Instructor
• Law & Order1990 · as Lonnie Liston
• The Simpsons1989 · as Devil (voice)
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
• The Ruth Rendell Mysteries1987 · as Raffy
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host
• The Oscars1953 · as Self