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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1972-09-06 (52 years old)

Place of Birth

Hackney, London, England, UK

Idris Elba

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

Acting

2027

2026

Masters of the Universe as Duncan / Man-At-Arms

2025

Fixed as Rocco (voice)
Zootopia 2 as Chief Bogo (voice)
F1 75 Live at The O2 as Idris Elba

2024

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 as Knuckles (voice)
A very Sonic Christmas as Knuckles (voice)
Knuckles as Knuckles the Echidna (voice)

2023

Luther: The Fallen Sun as John Luther
Extraction 2 as Alcott
Hijack as Sam Nelson

2022

Food 2050 as Narrator
Beast as Dr. Nate Daniels
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 as Knuckles (voice)
Zootopia+ as Chief Bogo (voice)

2021

The Suicide Squad as Bloodsport
The Harder They Fall as Rufus Buck
What If...? as Heimdall (voice)

2020

Coronavirus, Explained as Self - Narrator
A World of Calm as Narrator

2019

Kroos as Self
Cats as Macavity
Turn Up Charlie as Charlie

2018

In the Long Run as Walter Easmon
The Shop as Self
Lie Detector as Self

2017

Thor: Ragnarok as Heimdall
The Dark Tower as Roland Deschain
Molly's Game as Charlie Jaffey
The Mountain Between Us as Dr. Ben Bass
Guerrilla as Kent
five by five as Alpha Ash

2016

The Jungle Book as Shere Khan (voice)
Bastille Day as Sean Briar
Zootopia as Chief Bogo (voice)
Finding Dory as Fluke (voice)
Marine Life Interviews as Fluke (voice)

2015

Beasts of No Nation as Commandant
The Gunman as Barnes
King for a Term as Akuna's father
Hot Ones as Self

2014

No Good Deed as Colin Evans
Enchanted Kingdom as narrator

2013

Pacific Rim as Stacker Pentecost
The Frame as Stacker Pentecost
The Last Leg as Self

2012

Prometheus as Janek

2011

Thor as Heimdall

2010

Takers as Gordon Jennings
The Losers as Roque
Legacy as Malcolm Gray
Luther as DCI John Luther

2009

The Unborn as Arthur Wyndham
Obsessed as Derek Charles

2008

Prom Night as Detective Winn
RocknRolla as Mumbles

2007

28 Weeks Later as General Stone
This Christmas as Quentin "Junior" Whitfield
Daddy's Little Girls as Monty James
The Graham Norton Show as Self - Guest

2006

The One Show as Self - Guest

2005

The Gospel as Reverend Charles Frank
Sometimes in April as Augustin
The Office as Charles Miner

2003

One Love as Aaron

2002

Buffalo Soldiers as Kimborough
The Wire as Stringer Bell
CSI: Miami as Angelo Sedaris
Hack as Mac Boone

2000

Sorted as Jam
Girlfriends as Paul Raymond
Soul Food as Smitty

1999

Belle Maman as Grégoire

1998

Ultraviolet as Vaughan Rice

1997

The View as Self

1996

Silent Witness as Charlie

1995

Dangerfield as Matt Gregory
The Governor as Officer Chiswick
Bramwell as Charlie Carter

1994

Space Precinct as Pizza Delivery Man
MTV Europe Music Awards as Self - Presenter

1992

1991

2Point4 Children as Parachute Instructor

1990

Law & Order as Lonnie Liston

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest

1987

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Host

1953

The Oscars as Self

-

Infernus as Donovan Kamara
Above the Below as Jackson

Production

2024

The Brown Dog as Executive Producer
Knuckles as Executive Producer

2023

Hijack as Executive Producer

2021

Edicius as Executive Producer

2020

Concrete Cowboy as Producer

2019

Turn Up Charlie as Executive Producer

2018

Yardie as Executive Producer

2017

five by five as Executive Producer
Guerrilla as Executive Producer

2016

100 Streets as Producer

2015

2014

No Good Deed as Executive Producer

2012

How Clubbing Changed the World as Executive Producer

2010

Luther as Associate Producer

-

The Chelsea Cowboy as Executive Producer
Heads of State as Executive Producer
Infernus as Producer
Hammer Down as Producer
Things Fall Apart as Executive Producer

Directing

2018

Yardie as Director

2015

King for a Term as Director

-

Above the Below as Director
Dust to Dreams as Director
Infernus as Director

Writing

2015

King for a Term as Writer

-

Dust to Dreams as Writer

Crew

2022

TBC as Thanks

Creator

2019

Turn Up Charlie as Creator

2018

In the Long Run as Creator