Idris Elba

Idris Elba

1972-09-06 Hackney, London, England, UK 115 Credits

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.

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Children of Blood and Bone

2027

as Lekan

Acting

Zelie and her older brother Tzain form an alliance with the king’s daughter, Princess Amari, and son, Prince Inan, to fight back against his brutal ru...

Masters of the Universe

Masters of the Universe

2026

as Duncan / Man-At-Arms

Acting

Almost two decades after crashing down to Earth, Prince Adam is whisked back across space to defend his home planet of Eternia against the evil forces...

Zootopia 2

Zootopia 2

2025

as Chief Bogo (voice)

Acting

Detectives Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde find themselves on the twisting trail of a mysterious reptile who arrives in Zootopia and turns the mammal metrop...

A House of Dynamite

A House of Dynamite

2025

Acting

When a single, unattributed missile is launched at the United States, a race begins to determine who is responsible and how to respond.

Heads of State

Heads of State

2025

as Sam Clarke

7.0
Acting

The UK Prime Minister and US President have a public rivalry that risks their countries' alliance. But when they become targets of a powerful enemy, t...

Heads of State

Heads of State

2025

Executive Producer

7.0
Producing

The UK Prime Minister and US President have a public rivalry that risks their countries' alliance. But when they become targets of a powerful enemy, t...

Fixed

Fixed

2025

as Rocco (voice)

Acting

Bull, an average, all-around good dog, discovers he’s going to be neutered in the morning! As the gravity of this life-altering event sets in, Bull re...

Victory

Victory

2025

as Idris Elba

Acting

Slick Rick's "Victory" is a thrilling visual album that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Set in the heart of London, this gripping 25-minute fi...

Victory

Victory

2025

Executive Producer

Producing

Slick Rick's "Victory" is a thrilling visual album that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Set in the heart of London, this gripping 25-minute fi...

Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis

Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis

2025

as Self - Presenter

10.0
Acting

Idris Elba confronts the reality of knife crime, speaking to those most affected - from the streets to the system - in a quest to uncover how we can b...

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

2024

as Knuckles (voice)

7.7
Acting

Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. ...

A Very Sonic Christmas

A Very Sonic Christmas

2024

as Knuckles (voice)

7.0
Acting

An injured Santa Claus visits Sonic, Tails and Knuckles. As he is unable to deliver presents, he sends Team Sonic out to deliver all the Christmas pre...

The Casting of Frank Stone

The Casting of Frank Stone

2024

as Robert Green

8.0
Acting

The shadow of Frank Stone looms over Cedar Hills, a town forever altered by his violent past. As a group of young friends are about to discover, Stone...

The Brown Dog

The Brown Dog

2024

Executive Producer

Producing

Night after night, a watchman clocks into his lonely booth and spends hours composing endless security logs to stay awake, as he slowly descends into ...

Gold: A Journey With Idris Elba

Gold: A Journey With Idris Elba

2023

Acting

This documentary film explores the varied and often surprising ways in which gold and the societies it is part of have transformed over time. Join Id...

Extraction 2

Extraction 2

2023

as Alcott

7.4
Acting

Back from the brink of death, highly skilled commando Tyler Rake takes on another dangerous mission: saving the imprisoned family of a ruthless gangst...

Luther: The Fallen Sun

Luther: The Fallen Sun

2023

as John Luther

6.7
Acting

A gruesome serial killer is terrorizing London while brilliant but disgraced detective John Luther sits behind bars. Haunted by his failure to capture...

Luther: The Fallen Sun

Luther: The Fallen Sun

2023

Producer

6.7
Producing

A gruesome serial killer is terrorizing London while brilliant but disgraced detective John Luther sits behind bars. Haunted by his failure to capture...

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

2022

as The Fox (voice)

8.2
Acting

The unlikely friendship of a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse traveling together in the boy's search for home.

A New Diva's Christmas Carol

A New Diva's Christmas Carol

2022

Producer

6.2
Producing

Aphrodite was made famous back in the day for performing THE timeless love song of the era. The song that everyone plays at their weddings, in every s...

Food 2050

Food 2050

2022

as Narrator

Acting

As our profit-driven food systems crumble and our planet rapidly becomes unlivable, a group of global visionaries – activists, farmers, doctors, and s...

Three Thousand Years of Longing

Three Thousand Years of Longing

2022

as The Djinn

6.9
Acting

A solitary scholar discovers an ancient bottle while on a trip to Istanbul and unleashes a djinn who offers her three wishes. Filled with reluctance, ...

Beast

Beast

2022

as Dr. Nate Daniels

6.6
Acting

A recently widowed man and his two teenage daughters travel to a game reserve in South Africa. However, their journey of healing soon turns into a fig...

Thor: Love and Thunder

Thor: Love and Thunder

2022

as Heimdall

6.4
Acting

After his retirement is interrupted by Gorr the God Butcher, a galactic killer who seeks the extinction of the gods, Thor Odinson enlists the help of ...

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

2022

as Knuckles (voice)

7.5
Acting

After settling in Green Hills, Sonic is eager to prove he has what it takes to be a true hero. His test comes when Dr. Robotnik returns, this time wit...

An Audience with Adele

An Audience with Adele

2021

as Self

8.3
Acting

Joining multi-Grammy Award winning and one of the biggest UK artists of all time, Adele, for a unique and special night at the legendary London Pallad...

Edicius

Edicius

2021

Executive Producer

Producing

Your intuition doesn't trust you.

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2021

as Self

7.0
Acting

Filmed at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio, the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony honors inductees: Tina Turner, Carol...

The Harder They Fall

The Harder They Fall

2021

as Rufus Buck

6.6
Acting

Gunning for revenge, outlaw Nat Love saddles up with his gang to take down enemy Rufus Buck, a ruthless crime boss who just got sprung from prison.

Passion Project

Passion Project

2021

as Self

Acting

Explores the ten-year journey of adapting Uzodinma Iweala's 2005 novel "Beasts of No Nation" into the 2015 film.

The Suicide Squad

The Suicide Squad

2021

as Bloodsport

7.5
Acting

Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X...

Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney

Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney

2020

Acting

In a world exclusive, two of the biggest names in entertainment come together for a very special one-off show: music legend Paul McCartney is intervie...

Concrete Cowboy

Concrete Cowboy

2020

as Harp

6.0
Acting

Sent to live with his estranged father for the summer, a rebellious teen finds kinship in a tight-knit Philadelphia community of Black cowboys.

Concrete Cowboy

Concrete Cowboy

2020

Producer

6.0
Producing

Sent to live with his estranged father for the summer, a rebellious teen finds kinship in a tight-knit Philadelphia community of Black cowboys.

One World: Together at Home

One World: Together at Home

2020

as Self

7.0
Acting

A global broadcast & digital special organized by Global Citizen and the World Health Organization featuring comedians, musicians, and actors to raise...

Cats

Cats

2019

as Macavity

4.1
Acting

A tribe of cats called the Jellicles must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new Jellicle life.

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

2019

as Brixton

6.8
Acting

Ever since US Diplomatic Security Service Agent Hobbs and lawless outcast Shaw first faced off, they just have traded smack talk and body blows. But w...

Kroos

Kroos

2019

as Self

6.1
Acting

Documentary about German football player Toni Kroos. Features a review of his recent career including his time at FC Bayern Munich and Real Madrid as ...

Yardie

Yardie

2018

Director, Executive Producer

5.9
Directing Producing

Jamaica, 1973. When a young boy witnesses his brother’s assassination, a powerful Don gives him a home. But 10 years later, when he’s sent to London, ...

Avengers: Infinity War

Avengers: Infinity War

2018

as Heimdall

8.2
Acting

As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from ...

Molly's Game

Molly's Game

2017

as Charlie Jaffey

7.1
Acting

Molly Bloom, a young skier and former Olympic hopeful becomes a successful entrepreneur (and a target of an FBI investigation) when she establishes a ...

The Mountain Between Us

The Mountain Between Us

2017

as Dr. Ben Bass

6.7
Acting

Stranded on a mountain after a tragic plane crash, two strangers must work together to endure the extreme elements of the remote, snow-covered terrain...

Thor: Ragnarok

Thor: Ragnarok

2017

as Heimdall

7.6
Acting

Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok, the destruction ...

The Dark Tower

The Dark Tower

2017

as Roland Deschain

5.8
Acting

A boy haunted by visions of a parallel world aids its disillusioned guardian in preventing the destruction of the nexus of universes known as the Dark...

Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour

Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour

2016

as Self

7.3
Acting

Concert special featuring the iconic superstar as she performs in packed arenas around the globe. Featuring new hits and beloved classics that showcas...

Marine Life Interviews

Marine Life Interviews

2016

as Fluke (voice)

6.2
Acting

Interviews with the animals at the Marine Life Institute about their experiences with Dory.

100 Streets

100 Streets

2016

as Max

6.0
Acting

Three extraordinary stories covering infidelity, adoption, and a drug dealer turned actor intertwine as characters meet in the streets of London.

100 Streets

100 Streets

2016

Producer

6.0
Producing

Three extraordinary stories covering infidelity, adoption, and a drug dealer turned actor intertwine as characters meet in the streets of London.

Star Trek Beyond

Star Trek Beyond

2016

as Krall

6.8
Acting

The USS Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a mysterious new enemy who puts them and everything the...

Finding Dory

Finding Dory

2016

as Fluke (voice)

7.0
Acting

Dory is reunited with her friends Nemo and Marlin in the search for answers about her past. What can she remember? Who are her parents? And where did ...

Bastille Day

Bastille Day

2016

as Sean Briar

6.3
Acting

Michael Mason is an American pickpocket living in Paris who finds himself hunted by the CIA when he steals a bag that contains more than just a wallet...

The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book

2016

as Shere Khan (voice)

6.9
Acting

A man-cub named Mowgli fostered by wolves. After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan, Mowgli is forced to flee the jungle, by which he embarks on a jou...

Zootopia

Zootopia

2016

as Chief Bogo (voice)

7.7
Acting

Determined to prove herself, Officer Judy Hopps, the first bunny on Zootopia's police force, jumps at the chance to crack her first case - even if it ...

Mandela, My Dad and Me

Mandela, My Dad and Me

2015

as Self

6.0
Acting

While in the middle of preparing to play Nelson Mandela, Hollywood star Idris Elba embarks on a South African odyssey to record a studio album, connec...

Beasts of No Nation

Beasts of No Nation

2015

as Commandant

7.6
Acting

Based on the experiences of Agu, a child fighting in the civil war of an unnamed, fictional West African country. Follows Agu's journey as he's forced...

Beasts of No Nation

Beasts of No Nation

2015

Producer

7.6
Producing

Based on the experiences of Agu, a child fighting in the civil war of an unnamed, fictional West African country. Follows Agu's journey as he's forced...

King for a Term

2015

as Akuna's father

1.0
Acting

Intimate drama, written and directed by Idris Elba, and based on his own life experiences. An asthmatic boy is suddenly and unexpectedly moved to a sc...

King for a Term

2015

Director, Writer

1.0
Directing Writing

Intimate drama, written and directed by Idris Elba, and based on his own life experiences. An asthmatic boy is suddenly and unexpectedly moved to a sc...

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Avengers: Age of Ultron

2015

as Heimdall

7.3
Acting

When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are put to the ultimate test as the fat...

The Gunman

The Gunman

2015

as Barnes

5.8
Acting

Eight years after fleeing the Congo following his assassination of that country's minister of mining, former assassin Jim Terrier is back, suffering f...

Cut from a Different Cloth

2015

7.8
Acting

Idris Elba, via his Green Door Pictures, has teamed up with UK production company Woodcut Media, and fashion brand Superdry to co-produce a feature do...

No Good Deed

No Good Deed

2014

as Colin Evans

5.9
Acting

Terri is a devoted wife and mother of two, living an ideal suburban life in Atlanta when Colin, a charming but dangerous escaped convict, shows up at ...

No Good Deed

No Good Deed

2014

Executive Producer

5.9
Producing

Terri is a devoted wife and mother of two, living an ideal suburban life in Atlanta when Colin, a charming but dangerous escaped convict, shows up at ...

Second Coming

Second Coming

2014

as Mark

5.2
Acting

A married, middle-class London couple are shocked when they seem to have been blessed — or cursed — with an immaculate conception.

K. Michelle: The Rebellious Soul Musical

2014

Director

Directing

Recording artist K. Michelle takes center stage in this R&B Opera, directed by Idris Elba. K. Michelle's powerful ballads capture the lust, love, hear...

Enchanted Kingdom

Enchanted Kingdom

2014

as narrator

6.3
Acting

An extraordinary, spell-binding journey through the realms of nature to discover that the natural world is stranger, more magical, more mystical than ...

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

2013

as Nelson Mandela

6.9
Acting

A chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected pre...

Thor: The Dark World

Thor: The Dark World

2013

as Heimdall

6.5
Acting

Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos… but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. Fa...

Pacific Rim

Pacific Rim

2013

as Stacker Pentecost

6.9
Acting

Using massive piloted robots to combat the alien threat, earth's survivors take the fight to the invading alien force lurking in the depths of the Pac...

The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus

The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus

2012

as Self

7.2
Acting

An in-depth documentary on the making of Ridley Scott's "Prometheus," featuring cast and crew interviews, outtakes and behind-the-scenes footage. Rele...

The Peter Weyland Files: 'Prometheus' Transmission

The Peter Weyland Files: 'Prometheus' Transmission

2012

as Janek

7.0
Acting

The transmission consists primarily of examples of human culture and knowledge, including geometric renderings, language data, mathematical formulae, ...

How Clubbing Changed the World

2012

as Self

6.0
Acting

Twenty-five years since the birth of Rave, a new generation of British DJs and producers are at the forefront of a global musical revolution. From Tra...

How Clubbing Changed the World

2012

Executive Producer

6.0
Producing

Twenty-five years since the birth of Rave, a new generation of British DJs and producers are at the forefront of a global musical revolution. From Tra...

The Path to Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

The Path to Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

2012

as Self

Acting

A six-part documentary on the making of the film.

Prometheus

Prometheus

2012

as Janek

6.6
Acting

A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they ...

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

2011

as Moreau

5.0
Acting

When the devil resurfaces with aims to take over the world in human form, Johnny Blaze reluctantly comes out of hiding to transform into the flame-spe...

How Hip Hop Changed the World

2011

as Self

7.0
Acting

Presented by actor, DJ, MC and lifelong hip hop fan Idris Elba (The Wire, Luther) and featuring stars from both sides of the Atlantic (Snoop Dogg, Mar...

Thor

Thor

2011

as Heimdall

6.8
Acting

Against his father Odin's will, The Mighty Thor - a powerful but arrogant warrior god - recklessly reignites an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Eart...

Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC

Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC

2011

as Self

Acting

Celebrities including Eve, Tony Hawk, Xzibit, Bun B and Idris Elba take on the challenge of the famous Gumball 3000 Rally, driving 3000 miles in just ...

Legacy

Legacy

2010

as Malcolm Gray

4.6
Acting

Taking refuge in a shabby Brooklyn motel after narrowly surviving a failed mission in Eastern Europe, Black Ops soldier Malcolm Gray (Idris Elba) begi...

Takers

Takers

2010

as Gordon Jennings

6.2
Acting

A seasoned team of bank robbers, including Gordon Jennings, John Rahway, A.J., and brothers Jake and Jesse Attica successfully complete their latest h...

The Losers

The Losers

2010

as Roque

6.3
Acting

On a mission deep in the Bolivian jungle, a team of elite commandos finds itself on the receiving end of a lethal betrayal. Now presumed dead, the men...

Obsessed

Obsessed

2009

as Derek Charles

5.8
Acting

Things couldn't be better for Derek Charles. He's just received a big promotion at work, and has a wonderful marriage with his beautiful wife, Sharon....

The Unborn

The Unborn

2009

as Arthur Wyndham

5.2
Acting

A young woman fights the spirit that is slowly taking possession of her.

The Human Contract

The Human Contract

2008

as Larry

4.5
Acting

A free-spirited woman leads a businessman down a path of reckless abandon.

RocknRolla

RocknRolla

2008

as Mumbles

7.0
Acting

When a Russian mobster sets up a real estate scam that generates millions of pounds, various members of London's criminal underworld pursue their shar...

Prom Night

Prom Night

2008

as Detective Winn

5.0
Acting

Donna's senior prom is supposed to be the best night of her life, though a sadistic killer from her past has different plans for her and her friends.

This Christmas

This Christmas

2007

as Quentin "Junior" Whitfield

6.5
Acting

This year Christmas with the Whitfields promises to be one they will never forget. All the siblings have come home for the first time in years and the...

American Gangster

American Gangster

2007

as Tango

7.6
Acting

Loosely based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas, a gangster from La Grange, North Carolina, who smuggled heroin into the United States on American...

Tapping the Wire

Tapping the Wire

2007

as Self

7.3
Acting

Long-time Wire fan Charlie Brooker takes a journey to the mean streets of Baltimore to meet the cast and crew of the series, and undertakes a mission ...

28 Weeks Later

28 Weeks Later

2007

as General Stone

6.6
Acting

Twenty-eight weeks after the spread of a deadly rage virus, the inhabitants of the British Isles have lost their battle against the onslaught, as the ...

The Reaping

The Reaping

2007

as Ben

5.7
Acting

Katherine Morrissey, a former Christian missionary, lost her faith after the tragic deaths of her family. Now she applies her expertise to debunking r...

Daddy's Little Girls

Daddy's Little Girls

2007

as Monty James

6.9
Acting

Monty is a mechanic struggling to make ends meet as he raises his three young daughters. When the court awards custody of his daughters to his shady e...

All In The Game

All In The Game

2006

as Paul

6.1
Acting

A passionate manager is torn apart between loyalty to his son, a dodgy football agent, and his hometown club. This football drama gives you insight to...

The Gospel

The Gospel

2005

as Reverend Charles Frank

5.3
Acting

A young singer turns his back on God and his father's church when tragedy strikes. He returns years later to find the once powerful congregation in di...

Sometimes in April

Sometimes in April

2005

as Augustin

7.1
Acting

Two brothers are divided by marriage and fate during the 100 horrifying days of the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

One Love

One Love

2003

as Aaron

5.3
Acting

Kassa a free-wheelin rasta man, falls for a straight laced gospel singer Serena, when they both meet as they enter a music contest. Serena's father th...

Buffalo Soldiers

Buffalo Soldiers

2002

as Kimborough

6.3
Acting

A criminal subculture operates among U.S. soldiers stationed in West Germany just before the fall of the Berlin wall.

Sorted

Sorted

2000

as Jam

5.6
Acting

A young lawyer gets more than he bargains for while investigating his brother's mysterious death.

Belle Maman

Belle Maman

1999

as Grégoire

5.1
Acting

At the altar where he is marrying Séverine, the groom, Antoine, gets his first glimpse of her mother, Léa, and suffers what the French call a coup de ...

Spiders and Flies

1996

as Benton

Acting

“When Lena meets Robert, she believes that she has found the perfect partner. But when she encounters Lillian, one of Robert's old friends from colleg...

We All Die Young

N/A

Acting

A rapper in the midst of breaking big and undertaking the biggest live tour anyone has ever seen.

Infernus

N/A

as Donovan Kamara

Acting

U.N. human rights activist Donovan Kamara is sent to investigate reports of refugees being illegally detained inside a U.S. black site prison. A seemi...

Bang!

N/A

Acting

A terrorist cult that sets out to start the apocalypse with a series of novels meant to brainwash their readers, just as the world’s most celebrated s...

Above the Below

N/A

as Jackson

Acting

A trio of astronauts survives a destructive re-entry to Earth and found that they are cut off from the world

Untitled Idris Elba/Simon Kinberg Spy Romance Film

N/A

Acting

Plot unknown. Described as a spy movie with romance set in Africa.

Stay Frosty

N/A

Acting

After miraculously surviving a bullet to the head, a man has to figure out who wants him dead and why. He needs to stop the assassin while still makin...

Hammer Down

N/A

as Mac

Acting

Trucker Mac takes his daughter on a haul where they're pursued by merciless criminals after the valuable cargo. Staying one step ahead, they must deli...

High in the Clouds

High in the Clouds

N/A

as Barrel (voice)

Acting

After he accidentally sparked a revolution against Gretsch, the bossy diva-owl who has banned all music from his town, a teenage squirrel named Wirral...

The Chelsea Cowboy

The Chelsea Cowboy

N/A

Executive Producer

Producing

The rise and fall of underworld hard-man turned actor Bindon, who despite a successful acting career and passionate romantic liaisons with various soc...

Above the Below

N/A

Director

Directing

A trio of astronauts survives a destructive re-entry to Earth and found that they are cut off from the world

Untitled Idris Elba/Simon Kinberg Spy Romance Film

N/A

Producer

Producing

Plot unknown. Described as a spy movie with romance set in Africa.

Dust to Dreams

N/A

Director, Writer

Directing Writing

Set against the backdrop of Lagos, Nigeria, the plot examines the relationship between a mother and her teenage daughter as she meets her father for ...

Infernus

N/A

Director, Producer

Directing Producing

U.N. human rights activist Donovan Kamara is sent to investigate reports of refugees being illegally detained inside a U.S. black site prison. A seemi...

Hammer Down

N/A

Producer

Producing

Trucker Mac takes his daughter on a haul where they're pursued by merciless criminals after the valuable cargo. Staying one step ahead, they must deli...