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
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Simpsons
1989
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Office
2005
Law & Order
1990
The Daily Show
1996
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Saturday Night Live
1975
Filmography
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest · 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self · 2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
· 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest · 2015
The Simpsons
as Devil (voice) · 1989
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest · 2014
The Office
as Charles Miner · 2005
Law & Order
as Lonnie Liston · 1990
The Daily Show
as Self · 1996
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Guest - Self · 2019
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host · 1975
The Graham Norton Show
as Self · 2007
The View
as Self · 1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest · 2003
CSI: Miami
as Angelo Sedaris · 2002
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest · 1988
Family Affairs
as Tim Webster · 1997
Avengers: Infinity War
as Heimdall · 2018
Silent Witness
as Charlie · 1996
The Wire
as Stringer Bell · 2002
Zootopia 2
as Chief Bogo (voice) · 2025
Hot Ones
as Self · 2015
What If...?
as Heimdall (voice) · 2021
The Bill
as Alex Mason · 1984
The Bill
as Earl Lee · 1984
The Tyra Banks Show
as Self · 2005
The Last Leg
as Self · 2013
Avengers: Age of Ultron
as Heimdall · 2015
Girlfriends
as Paul Raymond · 2000
Masters of the Universe
as Duncan · 2026
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
as Knuckles (voice) · 2024
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
as Police Officer (voice) · 2000
Thor: Ragnarok
as Heimdall · 2017
Zootopia
as Chief Bogo (voice) · 2016
The Suicide Squad
as Bloodsport · 2021
Thor: The Dark World
as Heimdall · 2013
Thor
as Heimdall · 2011
Hijack
as Sam Nelson · 2023
Thor: Love and Thunder
as Heimdall · 2022
The Oscars
as Self · 1953
Absolutely Fabulous
as Hilton · 1992
Pacific Rim
as Stacker Pentecost · 2013
Heads of State
as Sam Clarke · 2025
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
as Brixton · 2019
The Dark Tower
as Roland Deschain · 2017
Luther
as John Luther · 2010
Playhouse Presents
as Akuna's Father / Narrator · 2012
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
as Knuckles (voice) · 2022
Chicken Shop Date
as Self - Guest · 2014
Chicken Shop Date
as Self - Guest (archive footage) · 2014
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
as Raffy · 1987
The Big C
as Lenny · 2010
Extraction 2
as Alcott · 2023
Number One on the Call Sheet
as Self · 2025
The Jungle Book
as Shere Khan (voice) · 2016
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
as Robert Gabriel · 2002
Made in Hollywood
as Self · 2005
American Gangster
as Tango · 2007
Hack
as Mac Boone · 2002
Finding Dory
as Fluke (voice) · 2016
MTV Europe Music Awards
as Self - Presenter · 1994
28 Weeks Later
as General Stone · 2007
Prometheus
as Janek · 2012
Star Trek Beyond
as Krall · 2016
Knuckles
as Knuckles the Echidna (voice) · 2024
Zootopia+
as Chief Bogo (voice) · 2022
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
as The Fox (voice) · 2022
Space Precinct
as Pizza Delivery Man · 1994
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
as Moreau · 2011
The Shop
as Self · 2018
A House of Dynamite
as POTUS · 2025
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
as Self - Guest · 2025
Molly's Game
as Charlie Jaffey · 2017
London's Burning
as L Cpl Frost · 1986
2Point4 Children
as Parachute Instructor · 1991
Sonic the Hedgehog 4
as Knuckles (voice) · 2027
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
as Self - Host · 1995
The Losers
as Roque · 2010
Bramwell
as Charlie Carter · 1995
Luther: The Fallen Sun
as John Luther · 2023
Bastille Day
as Sean Briar · 2016
Three Thousand Years of Longing
as The Djinn · 2022
Dangerfield
as Matt Gregory · 1995
Soul Food
as Smitty · 2000
The Harder They Fall
as Rufus Buck · 2021
Beast
as Dr. Nate Daniels · 2022
Jonny Zero
as Hodge · 2005
The Mountain Between Us
as Dr. Ben Bass · 2017
The Gunman
as Barnes · 2015
The Frame
as Stacker Pentecost · 2013
The Unborn
as Arthur Wyndham · 2009
Queens Supreme
as Carla · 2003
The Reaping
as Ben · 2007
RocknRolla
as Mumbles · 2008
No Good Deed
as Colin · 2014
Obsessed
as Derek Charles · 2009
Takers
as Gordon Jennings · 2010
Cats
as Macavity · 2019
Crocodile Shoes
as Jo Jo · 1994
Prom Night
as Detective Winn · 2008
Guerrilla
as Kent · 2017
In the Long Run
as Walter Easmon · 2018
Children of Blood and Bone
as Lekan · 2027
Coronavirus, Explained
as Self - Narrator · 2020
Fixed
as Rocco (voice) · 2025
Oprah Talks COVID-19
as Self · 2020
Beasts of No Nation
as Commandant · 2015
A World of Calm
as Narrator · 2020
Ultraviolet
as Vaughan Rice · 1998
Extraction 3
as Alcott
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
as Nelson Mandela · 2013
This Christmas
as Quentin "Junior" Whitfield · 2007
Turn Up Charlie
as Charlie · 2019
Verdict
as PC Brian Rawlinson · 1998
Buffalo Soldiers
as Kimborough · 2002
High in the Clouds
as Barrel (voice) · 2027
Concrete Cowboy
as Harp · 2020
Daddy's Little Girls
as Monty James · 2007
The Governor
as Officer Donny Chiswick · 1995
The Evolution of Black British Music
as Self · 2022
Belle Maman
as Grégoire · 1999
The Human Contract
as Larry · 2008
Sometimes in April
as Augustin · 2005
Crucial Tales
as Benton · 1996
five by five
as Alpha Ash · 2017
Road to Glory
as Self · 2026
Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color
as Self - Narrator (voice) · 2024
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
as Self · 2016
An Audience with Adele
as Self · 2021
One World: Together at Home
as Self · 2020
Sorted
as Jam · 2000
Kroos
as Self · 2019
The Boot Street Band
as Spike · 1993
100 Streets
as Max · 2016
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self · 2021
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
as Self · 2012
In Defence
as PC Paul Fraser · 2000
Code Red: The Making of '28 Weeks Later'
as Self · 2007
Degrees of Error
as Walter Jones · 1995
Idris Elba's Fight School
as Self · 2022
Enchanted Kingdom
as narrator · 2014
The Path to Vengeance: Making 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance'
as Self · 2012
Idris Elba: King of Speed
as Self · 2013
Marine Life Interviews
as Fluke (voice) · 2016
Victory
as Idris Elba · 2025
Idris Elba: No Limits
as Self · 2015
Legacy
as Malcolm Gray · 2010
Elba vs. Block
as Self · 2020
Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC
as Self · 2011
Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort
as Self · 2020
Executing the Heist: The Making of 'Takers'
as Self · 2011
All In The Game
as Paul · 2006
Five nights at sonic
as Knuckles (voice)
Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis
as Self - Presenter · 2025
Human Playground
as Self - Host · 2022
King for a Term
as Akuna's father · 2015
Idris Elba: Fighter
as Self · 2017
Second Coming
as Mark · 2014
The Gospel
as Reverend Charles Frank · 2005
Bang!
Above the Below
as Jackson · 2026
Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney
as Self · 2020
One Love
as Aaron · 2003
Untitled Luther Sequel
as John Luther
This Is How It Goes
Tapping the Wire
as Self · 2007
Mandela, My Dad and Me
as Self · 2015
Stay Frosty
How Hip Hop Changed the World
as Self · 2011
Spiders and Flies
as Benton · 1996
Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba
· 2023
How Clubbing Changed the World
as Self · 2012
Infernus
as Donovan Kamara
Passion Project
as Self · 2021
Cut from a Different Cloth
· 2015
Hammer Down
as Mac
Insiders
as Robinson Bennett · 1997