Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
6 settembre 1972 (54)
Place of birth
Hackney, London, England, UK
Also known as
Idrissa Akuna Elba · Sir Idris Elba · Sir Idrissa Akuna 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.
Conosciuto per
7.7
Film
Zootopia 2
Chief Bogo (voice)
2025
8.2
Film
Avengers: Infinity War
Heimdall
2018
7.1
Film
Masters of the Universe
Duncan
2026
7.3
Film
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Heimdall
2015
7.6
Film
Thor: Ragnarok
Heimdall
2017
7.8
Film
Zootopia
Chief Bogo (voice)
2016
7.4
Film
The Suicide Squad
Bloodsport
2021
7.6
Film
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Knuckles (voice)
2024
6.8
Film
Thor
Heimdall
2011
6.4
Film
Thor: Love and Thunder
Heimdall
2022
7.5
Series
Hijack
Sam Nelson
2023–
7.4
Film
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Knuckles (voice)
2022
6.5
Film
Thor: The Dark World
Heimdall
2013
6.8
Film
Heads of State
Sam Clarke
2025
6.9
Film
Pacific Rim
Stacker Pentecost
2013
6.8
Film
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
Brixton
2019
6.6
Film
28 Weeks Later
General Stone
2007
7.4
Film
Extraction 2
Alcott
2023
6.6
Film
Prometheus
Janek
2012
7.6
Film
American Gangster
Tango
2007
7.0
Film
Finding Dory
Fluke (voice)
2016
6.6
Film
The Harder They Fall
Rufus Buck
2021
6.9
Film
The Jungle Book
Shere Khan (voice)
2016
7.9
Series
Luther
John Luther
2010–2019
6.8
Film
Star Trek Beyond
Krall
2016
8.2
Film
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
The Fox (voice)
2022
5.0
Film
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Moreau
2011
5.8
Film
The Dark Tower
Roland Deschain
2017
7.3
Series
Knuckles
Knuckles the Echidna (voice)
2024
6.4
Film
A House of Dynamite
POTUS
2025
7.2
Film
Molly's Game
Charlie Jaffey
2017
6.5
Film
Beast
Dr. Nate Daniels
2022
0.0
Film
Sonic the Hedgehog 4
Knuckles (voice)
2027
6.3
Film
The Losers
Roque
2010
7.0
Series
Dangerfield
Matt Gregory
1995–1999
6.6
Film
This Christmas
Quentin "Junior" Whitfield
2007
6.3
Film
Bastille Day
Sean Briar
2016
6.9
Film
Three Thousand Years of Longing
The Djinn
2022
5.8
Film
Obsessed
Derek Charles
2009
0.0
Film
Children of Blood and Bone
Lekan
2027
0.0
Film
Extraction 3
Alcott
6.3
Film
Takers
Gordon Jennings
2010
6.6
Film
Luther: The Fallen Sun
John Luther
2023
5.8
Film
The Gunman
Barnes
2015
7.0
Film
RocknRolla
Mumbles
2008
6.0
Film
No Good Deed
Colin
2014
5.2
Film
The Unborn
Arthur Wyndham
2009
6.6
Series
Turn Up Charlie
Charlie
2019
0.0
Film
High in the Clouds
Barrel (voice)
2027
6.7
Film
The Mountain Between Us
Dr. Ben Bass
2017
4.6
Series
Guerrilla
Kent
2017
5.8
Film
The Reaping
Ben
2007
7.3
Series
In the Long Run
Walter Easmon
2018–2020
5.1
Film
Prom Night
Detective Winn
2008
6.2
Film
Fixed
Rocco (voice)
2025
7.6
Film
Beasts of No Nation
Commandant
2015
7.2
Series
Ultraviolet
Vaughan Rice
1998
4.1
Film
Cats
Macavity
2019
6.0
Film
100 Streets
Max
2016
7.2
Series
Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color
Self - Narrator (voice)
2024
6.9
Series
Human Playground
Self - Host
2022
7.0
Series
Idris Elba: King of Speed
Self
2013
4.5
Series
Idris Elba's Fight School
Self
2022–
6.1
Film
Concrete Cowboy
Harp
2020
8.4
Film
An Audience with Adele
Self
2021
7.3
Series
Idris Elba: Fighter
Self
2017
6.2
Film
Marine Life Interviews
Fluke (voice)
2016
7.3
Film
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
Self
2016
3.3
Film
Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis
Self - Presenter
2025
Acting credits 69 titles
Sonic the Hedgehog 4
as Knuckles (voice)
0.0
2027
High in the Clouds
as Barrel (voice)
0.0
2027
Children of Blood and Bone
as Lekan
0.0
2027
Masters of the Universe
as Duncan
7.1
2026
Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis
as Self - Presenter
3.3
2025
A House of Dynamite
as POTUS
6.4
2025
Fixed
as Rocco (voice)
6.2
2025
Heads of State
as Sam Clarke
6.8
2025
Zootopia 2
as Chief Bogo (voice)
7.7
2025
Knuckles
as Knuckles the Echidna (voice)
7.3
2024
Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color
as Self - Narrator (voice)
7.2
2024
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
as Knuckles (voice)
7.6
2024
Hijack
as Sam Nelson
7.5
2023–
Luther: The Fallen Sun
as John Luther
6.6
2023
Extraction 2
as Alcott
7.4
2023
Beast
as Dr. Nate Daniels
6.5
2022
Idris Elba's Fight School
as Self
4.5
2022–
Human Playground
as Self - Host
6.9
2022
Three Thousand Years of Longing
as The Djinn
6.9
2022
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
as The Fox (voice)
8.2
2022
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
as Knuckles (voice)
7.4
2022
Thor: Love and Thunder
as Heimdall
6.4
2022
The Suicide Squad
as Bloodsport
7.4
2021
The Harder They Fall
as Rufus Buck
6.6
2021
An Audience with Adele
as Self
8.4
2021
Concrete Cowboy
as Harp
6.1
2020
Turn Up Charlie
as Charlie
6.6
2019
Cats
as Macavity
4.1
2019
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
as Brixton
6.8
2019
In the Long Run
as Walter Easmon
7.3
2018–2020
Avengers: Infinity War
as Heimdall
8.2
2018
The Mountain Between Us
as Dr. Ben Bass
6.7
2017
The Dark Tower
as Roland Deschain
5.8
2017
Idris Elba: Fighter
as Self
7.3
2017
Molly's Game
as Charlie Jaffey
7.2
2017
Guerrilla
as Kent
4.6
2017
Thor: Ragnarok
as Heimdall
7.6
2017
100 Streets
as Max
6.0
2016
Bastille Day
as Sean Briar
6.3
2016
Marine Life Interviews
as Fluke (voice)
6.2
2016
Zootopia
as Chief Bogo (voice)
7.8
2016
The Jungle Book
as Shere Khan (voice)
6.9
2016
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
as Self
7.3
2016
Star Trek Beyond
as Krall
6.8
2016
Finding Dory
as Fluke (voice)
7.0
2016
Beasts of No Nation
as Commandant
7.6
2015
The Gunman
as Barnes
5.8
2015
Avengers: Age of Ultron
as Heimdall
7.3
2015
No Good Deed
as Colin
6.0
2014
Idris Elba: King of Speed
as Self
7.0
2013
Pacific Rim
as Stacker Pentecost
6.9
2013
Thor: The Dark World
as Heimdall
6.5
2013
Prometheus
as Janek
6.6
2012
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
as Moreau
5.0
2011
Thor
as Heimdall
6.8
2011
Luther
as John Luther
7.9
2010–2019
Takers
as Gordon Jennings
6.3
2010
The Losers
as Roque
6.3
2010
Obsessed
as Derek Charles
5.8
2009
The Unborn
as Arthur Wyndham
5.2
2009
RocknRolla
as Mumbles
7.0
2008
Prom Night
as Detective Winn
5.1
2008
This Christmas
as Quentin "Junior" Whitfield
6.6
2007
The Reaping
as Ben
5.8
2007
28 Weeks Later
as General Stone
6.6
2007
American Gangster
as Tango
7.6
2007
Ultraviolet
as Vaughan Rice
7.2
1998
Dangerfield
as Matt Gregory
7.0
1995–1999
Extraction 3
as Alcott
0.0