Idris Elba
Acting
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.
TV Shows(63)
Road to Glory
Self
2026
Number One on the Call Sheet
Self
2025
Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color
Self - Narrator (voice)
2024
Knuckles
Knuckles the Echidna (voice)
2024
Hijack
Sam Nelson
2023
Zootopia+
Chief Bogo (voice)
2022
Human Playground
Self - Host
2022
The Evolution of Black British Music
Self
2022
Idris Elba's Fight School
Self
2022
What If...?
Heimdall (voice)
2021
A World of Calm
Narrator
2020
Elba vs. Block
Self
2020
Coronavirus, Explained
Self - Narrator
2020
Oprah Talks COVID-19
Self
2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Guest - Self
2019
Turn Up Charlie
Charlie
2019
The Shop
Self
2018
In the Long Run
Walter Easmon
2018
Guerrilla
Kent
2017
five by five
Alpha Ash
2017
Idris Elba: Fighter
Self
2017
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Idris Elba: No Limits
Self
2015
Hot Ones
Self
2015
Chicken Shop Date
Self - Guest
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Idris Elba: King of Speed
Self
2013
The Frame
Stacker Pentecost
2013
The Last Leg
Self
2013
Playhouse Presents
Akuna's Father / Narrator
2012
Luther
John Luther
2010
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Made in Hollywood
Self
2005
The Tyra Banks Show
Self
2005
The Office
Charles Miner
2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Hack
Mac Boone
2002
CSI: Miami
Angelo Sedaris
2002
The Wire
Stringer Bell
2002
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
Robert Gabriel
2002
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Police Officer (voice)
2000
Girlfriends
Paul Raymond
2000
Soul Food
Smitty
2000
Ultraviolet
Vaughan Rice
1998
The View
Self
1997
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Silent Witness
Charlie
1996
The Governor
Officer Chiswick
1995
Bramwell
Charlie Carter
1995
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
Self - Host
1995
Dangerfield
Matt Gregory
1995
MTV Europe Music Awards
Self - Presenter
1994
Crocodile Shoes
Jo Jo
1994
Space Precinct
Pizza Delivery Man
1994
Absolutely Fabulous
Hilton
1992
2Point4 Children
Parachute Instructor
1991
Law & Order
Lonnie Liston
1990
The Simpsons
Devil (voice)
1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Raffy
1987
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
The Oscars
Self
1953
Movies(96)
High in the Clouds
Barrel (voice)
2027
Sonic the Hedgehog 4
Knuckles (voice)
2027
Children of Blood and Bone
Lekan
2027
Masters of the Universe
Duncan / Man-At-Arms
2026
Zootopia 2
Chief Bogo (voice)
2025
A House of Dynamite
POTUS
2025
Fixed
Rocco (voice)
2025
Heads of State
Sam Clarke
2025
Victory
Idris Elba
2025
Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis
Self - Presenter
2025
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Knuckles (voice)
2024
Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba
2023
Extraction 2
Alcott
2023
Luther: The Fallen Sun
John Luther
2023
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
The Fox (voice)
2022
Three Thousand Years of Longing
The Djinn
2022
Beast
Dr. Nate Daniels
2022
Thor: Love and Thunder
Heimdall
2022
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Knuckles (voice)
2022
An Audience with Adele
Self
2021
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
2021
The Harder They Fall
Rufus Buck
2021
Passion Project
Self
2021
The Suicide Squad
Bloodsport
2021
Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney
Self
2020
Concrete Cowboy
Harp
2020
Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort
Self
2020
One World: Together at Home
Self
2020
Cats
Macavity
2019
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
Brixton
2019
Kroos
Self
2019
Avengers: Infinity War
Heimdall
2018
Molly's Game
Charlie Jaffey
2017
The Mountain Between Us
Dr. Ben Bass
2017
Thor: Ragnarok
Heimdall
2017
The Dark Tower
Roland Deschain
2017
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
Self
2016
Marine Life Interviews
Fluke (voice)
2016
100 Streets
Max
2016
Star Trek Beyond
Krall
2016
Finding Dory
Fluke (voice)
2016
Bastille Day
Sean Briar
2016
The Jungle Book
Shere Khan (voice)
2016
Zootopia
Chief Bogo (voice)
2016
Mandela, My Dad and Me
Self
2015
Beasts of No Nation
Commandant
2015
King for a Term
Akuna's father
2015
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Heimdall
2015
The Gunman
Barnes
2015
Cut from a Different Cloth
2015
No Good Deed
Colin
2014
Second Coming
Mark
2014
Enchanted Kingdom
narrator
2014
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Nelson Mandela
2013
Thor: The Dark World
Heimdall
2013
Pacific Rim
Stacker Pentecost
2013
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
Self
2012
The Peter Weyland Files: 'Prometheus' Transmission
Janek
2012
How Clubbing Changed the World
Self
2012
The Path to Vengeance: Making 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance'
Self
2012
Prometheus
Janek
2012
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Moreau
2011
How Hip Hop Changed the World
Self
2011
Thor
Heimdall
2011
Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC
Self
2011
Legacy
Malcolm Gray
2010
Takers
Gordon Jennings
2010
The Losers
Roque
2010
Obsessed
Derek Charles
2009
The Unborn
Arthur Wyndham
2009
The Human Contract
Larry
2008
RocknRolla
Mumbles
2008
Prom Night
Detective Winn
2008
This Christmas
Quentin "Junior" Whitfield
2007
American Gangster
Tango
2007
Tapping the Wire
Self
2007
28 Weeks Later
General Stone
2007
The Reaping
Ben
2007
Daddy's Little Girls
Monty James
2007
All In The Game
Paul
2006
The Gospel
Reverend Charles Frank
2005
Sometimes in April
Augustin
2005
One Love
Aaron
2003
Buffalo Soldiers
Kimborough
2002
Sorted
Jam
2000
Belle Maman
Grégoire
1999
Spiders and Flies
Benton
1996
Infernus
Donovan Kamara
Bang!
Above the Below
Jackson
Stay Frosty
Hammer Down
Mac
This Is How It Goes
Untitled Luther Sequel
John Luther
Extraction 3
Alcott
Zootopia 3
Chief Bogo (voice)