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