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