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.
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Movies (35)
High in the Clouds
as Barrel (voice)
2027
Sonic the Hedgehog 4
as Knuckles (voice)
2027
Children of Blood and Bone
as Lekan
2027
Masters of the Universe
as Duncan / Man-At-Arms
2026
Zootopia 2
as Chief Bogo (voice)
2025
Zootopia: Better Zoogether
as Chief Bogo
2025
A House of Dynamite
as POTUS
2025
Dust to Dreams
Director (Directing)
2025
Fixed
as Rocco (voice)
2025
Heads of State
as Sam Clarke
2025
Victory
as Idris Elba
2025
Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis
as Self - Presenter
2025
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
as Knuckles (voice)
2024
The Brown Dog
Executive Producer (Production)
2024
Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba
2023
Extraction 2
as Alcott
2023
Luther: The Fallen Sun
as John Luther
2023
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
as The Fox (voice)
2022
A New Diva's Christmas Carol
Producer (Production)
2022
Food 2050
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2022
Three Thousand Years of Longing
as The Djinn
2022
Beast
as Dr. Nate Daniels
2022
Thor: Love and Thunder
as Heimdall
2022
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
as Knuckles (voice)
2022
An Audience with Adele
as Self
2021
Edicius
Executive Producer (Production)
2021
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
2021
The Harder They Fall
as Rufus Buck
2021
Passion Project
as Self
2021
The Suicide Squad
as Bloodsport
2021
Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney
2020
Concrete Cowboy
as Harp
2020
Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort
as Self
2020
One World: Together at Home
as Self
2020
Cats
as Macavity
2019
TV Shows (15)
Number One on the Call Sheet
as Self
2025
The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full
Executive Producer (Production)
2024
Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color
as Narrator
2024
Knuckles
as Knuckles the Echidna (voice)
2024
Hijack
as Sam Nelson
2023
Zootopia+
as Chief Bogo (voice)
2022
Human Playground
as Self - Host
2022
Idris Elba's Fight School
as Self
2022
TBC
Thanks (Crew)
2022
What If...?
as Heimdall (voice)
2021
A World of Calm
as Narrator
2020
Elba vs. Block
as Self
2020
Coronavirus, Explained
as Self - Narrator
2020
Oprah Talks COVID-19
as Self
2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019