Idris Elba

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Idris Elba

Acting 54 September 6, 1972

Hackney, London, England, UK

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…

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Avengers: Infinity War

Avengers: Infinity War

8.2 2018 Movie
Avengers: Age of Ultron

Avengers: Age of Ultron

7.3 2015 Movie
Thor

Thor

6.8 2011 Movie
Thor: Ragnarok

Thor: Ragnarok

7.6 2017 Movie
Thor: The Dark World

Thor: The Dark World

6.5 2013 Movie
Zootopia

Zootopia

7.8 2016 Movie
The Simpsons

The Simpsons

8.0 1989 TV Show
Pacific Rim

Pacific Rim

6.9 2013 Movie
Prometheus

Prometheus

6.6 2012 Movie
Finding Dory

Finding Dory

7.0 2016 Movie
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.1 2015 TV Show
The Suicide Squad

The Suicide Squad

7.4 2021 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2027
    High in the Clouds

    Movie Barrel (voice)

  2. 2027
    Sonic the Hedgehog 4

    Movie Knuckles (voice)

  3. 2027
    Children of Blood and Bone

    Movie Lekan

  4. 2026
    Above the Below

    Movie Jackson

  5. 2026
    Masters of the Universe

    Movie Duncan

  6. 2026
    Road to Glory

    TV show Self

  7. 2026
    How To Hide It

    Movie Executive Producer

  8. 2025
    Zootopia 2

    Movie Chief Bogo (voice)

  9. 2025
    A House of Dynamite

    Movie POTUS

  10. 2025
    Dust to Dreams

    Movie Writer

  11. 2025
    Fixed

    Movie Rocco (voice)

  12. 2025
    Heads of State

    Movie Sam Clarke

  13. 2025
    Victory

    Movie Idris Elba

  14. 2025
    Number One on the Call Sheet

    TV show Self

  15. 2025
    Good Hang with Amy Poehler

    TV show Self - Guest

  16. 2025
    Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis

    Movie Self - Presenter

More credits
  1. 2024
    Sonic the Hedgehog 3

    Movie Knuckles (voice)

  2. 2024
    The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full

    TV show Executive Producer

  3. 2024
    The Brown Dog

    Movie Executive Producer

  4. 2024
    Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color

    TV show Self - Narrator (voice)

  5. 2024
    Knuckles

    TV show Knuckles the Echidna (voice)

  6. 2023
    Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba

    Movie

  7. 2023
    Hijack

    TV show Sam Nelson

  8. 2023
    Extraction 2

    Movie Alcott

  9. 2023
    Luther: The Fallen Sun

    Movie John Luther

  10. 2022
    The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

    Movie The Fox (voice)

  11. 2022
    A New Diva's Christmas Carol

    Movie Producer

  12. 2022
    Zootopia+

    TV show Chief Bogo (voice)

  13. 2022
    Human Playground

    TV show Self - Host

  14. 2022
    Three Thousand Years of Longing

    Movie The Djinn

  15. 2022
    Beast

    Movie Dr. Nate Daniels

  16. 2022
    The Evolution of Black British Music

    TV show Self

  17. 2022
    Thor: Love and Thunder

    Movie Heimdall

  18. 2022
    Idris Elba's Fight School

    TV show Self

  19. 2022
    Sonic the Hedgehog 2

    Movie Knuckles (voice)

  20. 2022
    TBC

    TV show Thanks

  21. 2021
    An Audience with Adele

    Movie Self

  22. 2021
    Edicius

    Movie Executive Producer

  23. 2021
    2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

    Movie Self

  24. 2021
    The Harder They Fall

    Movie Rufus Buck