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