Person
Idris Elba
Acting · Born 1972-09-06 · Hackney, London, England, UK
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
Lonnie Liston
The Daily Show
Self
The Simpsons
Devil (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
The Office
Charles Miner
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Guest - Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
CSI: Miami
Angelo Sedaris
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Filmography
- 2027High in the CloudsBarrel (voice)
- 2027Sonic the Hedgehog 4Knuckles (voice)
- 2027Children of Blood and BoneLekan
- 2026Above the BelowJackson
- 2026Masters of the UniverseDuncan / Man-At-Arms
- 2026Road to GlorySelf
- 2026How To Hide ItExecutive Producer
- 2025Zootopia 2Chief Bogo (voice)
- 2025A House of DynamitePOTUS
- 2025Dust to DreamsDirector
- 2025FixedRocco (voice)
- 2025Heads of StateSam Clarke
- 2025VictoryIdris Elba
- 2025Number One on the Call SheetSelf
- 2025Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime CrisisSelf - Presenter
- 2024Sonic the Hedgehog 3Knuckles (voice)
- 2024The Battle for Black Music: Paid in FullExecutive Producer
- 2024The Brown DogExecutive Producer
- 2024Erased: WW2's Heroes of ColorSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2024KnucklesKnuckles the Echidna (voice)
- 2023Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba
- 2023HijackSam Nelson
- 2023Extraction 2Alcott
- 2023Luther: The Fallen SunJohn Luther
- 2022The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the HorseThe Fox (voice)
- 2022A New Diva's Christmas CarolProducer
- 2022Zootopia+Chief Bogo (voice)
- 2022Human PlaygroundSelf - Host
- 2022Three Thousand Years of LongingThe Djinn
- 2022BeastDr. Nate Daniels
- 2022The Evolution of Black British MusicSelf
- 2022Thor: Love and ThunderHeimdall
- 2022Idris Elba's Fight SchoolSelf
- 2022Sonic the Hedgehog 2Knuckles (voice)
- 2022TBCThanks
- 2021An Audience with AdeleSelf
- 2021EdiciusExecutive Producer
- 20212021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonySelf
- 2021The Harder They FallRufus Buck
- 2021Passion ProjectSelf
- 2021What If...?Heimdall (voice)
- 2021The Suicide SquadBloodsport
- 2020Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartneySelf
- 2020A World of CalmNarrator
- 2020Concrete CowboyHarp
- 2020Elba vs. BlockSelf
- 2020Coronavirus, ExplainedSelf - Narrator
- 2020Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief EffortSelf
- 2020One World: Together at HomeSelf
- 2020Oprah Talks COVID-19Self
- 2019CatsMacavity
- 2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowGuest - Self
- 2019Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & ShawBrixton
- 2019KroosSelf
- 2019Turn Up CharlieCharlie
- 2018YardieDirector
- 2018The ShopSelf
- 2018Avengers: Infinity WarHeimdall
- 2018In the Long RunWalter Easmon
- 2017Molly's GameCharlie Jaffey
- 2017The Mountain Between UsDr. Ben Bass
- 2017Thor: RagnarokHeimdall
- 2017The Dark TowerRoland Deschain
- 2017GuerrillaKent
- 2017five by fiveAlpha Ash
- 2017Idris Elba: FighterSelf
- 2016Madonna: Rebel Heart TourSelf
- 2016Marine Life InterviewsFluke (voice)
- 2016100 StreetsMax
- 2016Star Trek BeyondKrall
- 2016Finding DoryFluke (voice)
- 2016Bastille DaySean Briar
- 2016The Jungle BookShere Khan (voice)
- 2016ZootopiaChief Bogo (voice)
- 2015Mandela, My Dad and MeSelf
- 2015Beasts of No NationCommandant
- 2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
- 2015King for a TermAkuna's father
- 2015Idris Elba: No LimitsSelf
- 2015Avengers: Age of UltronHeimdall
- 2015Hot OnesSelf
- 2015The GunmanBarnes
- 2015Cut from a Different Cloth
- 2014Chicken Shop DateSelf - Guest
- 2014No Good DeedColin
- 2014Second ComingMark
- 2014K. Michelle: The Rebellious Soul MusicalDirector
- 2014Enchanted Kingdomnarrator
- 2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf
- 2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf - Guest
- 2013Idris Elba: King of SpeedSelf
- 2013Mandela: Long Walk to FreedomNelson Mandela
- 2013Thor: The Dark WorldHeimdall
- 2013Pacific RimStacker Pentecost
- 2013The FrameStacker Pentecost
- 2013The Last LegSelf
- 2012The Furious Gods: Making PrometheusSelf
- 2012How Clubbing Changed the WorldSelf
- 2012The Path to Vengeance: Making 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance'Self
- 2012PrometheusJanek
- 2012Playhouse PresentsAkuna's Father / Narrator
- 2011Ghost Rider: Spirit of VengeanceMoreau
- 2011Executing the Heist: The Making of 'Takers'Self
- 2011How Hip Hop Changed the WorldSelf
- 2011ThorHeimdall
- 2011Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYCSelf
- 2010LegacyMalcolm Gray
- 2010TakersGordon Jennings
- 2010LutherJohn Luther
- 2010The LosersRoque
- 2009ObsessedDerek Charles
- 2009The UnbornArthur Wyndham
- 2008The Human ContractLarry
- 2008RocknRollaMumbles
- 2008Prom NightDetective Winn
- 2007This ChristmasQuentin "Junior" Whitfield
- 2007American GangsterTango
- 2007Tapping the WireSelf
- 200728 Weeks LaterGeneral Stone
- 2007The ReapingBen
- 2007The Graham Norton ShowSelf
- 2007Daddy's Little GirlsMonty James
- 2006All In The GamePaul
- 2005The GospelReverend Charles Frank
- 2005Made in HollywoodSelf
- 2005The Tyra Banks ShowSelf
- 2005The OfficeCharles Miner
- 2005Sometimes in AprilAugustin
- 2005Jonny ZeroHodge
- 2003One LoveAaron
- 2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self
- 2002Buffalo SoldiersKimborough
- 2002HackMac Boone
- 2002CSI: MiamiAngelo Sedaris
- 2002The WireStringer Bell
- 2002The Inspector Lynley MysteriesRobert Gabriel
- 2000Aqua Teen Hunger ForcePolice Officer (voice)
- 2000SortedJam
- 2000GirlfriendsPaul Raymond
- 2000Soul FoodSmitty
- 1999Belle MamanGrégoire
- 1998UltravioletVaughan Rice
- 1997The ViewSelf
- 1996Spiders and FliesBenton
- 1996The Daily ShowSelf
- 1996Silent WitnessCharlie
- 1995The GovernorOfficer Donny Chiswick
- 1995BramwellCharlie Carter
- 1995The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRASelf - Host
- 1995DangerfieldMatt Gregory
- 1994MTV Europe Music AwardsSelf - Presenter
- 1994Crocodile ShoesJo Jo
- 1994Space PrecinctPizza Delivery Man
- 1992Absolutely FabulousHilton
- 19912Point4 ChildrenParachute Instructor
- 1990Law & OrderLonnie Liston
- 1989The SimpsonsDevil (voice)
- 1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest
- 1987The Ruth Rendell MysteriesRaffy
- 1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host
- 1953The OscarsSelf
- —InfernusDonovan Kamara
- —Bang!
- —Stay Frosty
- —Hammer DownMac
- —This Is How It Goes
- —Untitled Luther SequelJohn Luther
- —Extraction 3Alcott
- —The Chelsea CowboyExecutive Producer
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