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