Idris Elba

Idris Elba

Acting

Born September 6, 1972 · Hackney, London, England, UK

10 films as director · Active 2012–2026

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 Famil…

Known for

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996

The Office

The Office

2005

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

Directed(10)

2026Above the Below

Dust to Dreams

2025Dust to Dreams

Yardie

2018Yardie★ 5.8

2015King for a Term★ 1.0

2014K. Michelle: The Rebellious Soul Musical

—This Is How It Goes

Acting(164)

2027High in the CloudsBarrel (voice)

2027Sonic the Hedgehog 4Knuckles (voice)

2027Children of Blood and BoneLekan

2026Above the BelowJackson

2026Masters of the UniverseDuncan

2026Road to GlorySelf

2025Zootopia 2Chief Bogo (voice)

2025A House of DynamitePOTUS

2025FixedRocco (voice)

2025Heads of StateSam Clarke

2025VictoryIdris Elba

2025Number One on the Call SheetSelf

2025Good Hang with Amy PoehlerSelf - Guest

2025Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime CrisisSelf - Presenter

2024Sonic the Hedgehog 3Knuckles (voice)

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)

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)

2021An Audience with AdeleSelf

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

2019Turn Up CharlieCharlie

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

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

2007Code Red: The Making of '28 Weeks Later'Self

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 - Guest

2002Buffalo SoldiersKimborough

2002HackMac Boone

2002CSI: MiamiAngelo Sedaris

2002The WireStringer Bell

2002The Inspector Lynley MysteriesRobert Gabriel

2000Aqua Teen Hunger ForcePolice Officer (voice)

2000GirlfriendsPaul Raymond

2000Soul FoodSmitty

1999Belle MamanGrégoire

1998UltravioletVaughan Rice

1998VerdictPC Brian Rawlinson

1997The ViewSelf

1996Spiders and FliesBenton

1996Crucial TalesBenton

1996The Daily ShowSelf

1996Silent WitnessCharlie

1995Degrees of ErrorWalter Jones

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

This Is How It Goes

Untitled Luther SequelJohn Luther

Extraction 3Alcott