Idris Elba
Known for Acting
- Born
- September 6, 1972 (age 54)
- Birthplace
- Hackney, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Idrissa Akuna Elba , Sir 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.
Upcoming
Above the BelowJacksonDec 3, 2026
Children of Blood and BoneLekanJan 13, 2027
Sonic the Hedgehog 4Knuckles (voice)Mar 11, 2027
High in the CloudsBarrel (voice)Aug 19, 2027
Extraction 3AlcottAnnounced
Five nights at sonicKnuckles (voice)Announced- Bang!Announced
The Chelsea CowboyExecutive ProducerAnnounced- Untitled Luther SequelJohn LutherAnnounced
- This Is How It GoesAnnounced
- InfernusDonovan KamaraAnnounced
- Stay FrostyAnnounced
- Hammer DownMacAnnounced
Latest
Masters of the UniverseDuncan2026Rating: 7.1 out of 10
How To Hide ItExecutive Producer2026
Zootopia 2Chief Bogo (voice)2025Rating: 7.7 out of 10
A House of DynamitePOTUS2025Rating: 6.4 out of 10
Dust to DreamsDirector2025
FixedRocco (voice)2025Rating: 6.2 out of 10
Heads of StateSam Clarke2025Rating: 6.8 out of 10
VictoryIdris Elba2025
Sonic the Hedgehog 3Knuckles (voice)2024Rating: 7.6 out of 10
The Battle for Black Music: Paid in FullExecutive Producer2024SeriesRating: 8.0 out of 10
The Brown DogExecutive Producer2024Rating: 8.0 out of 10
Erased: WW2's Heroes of ColorExecutive Producer2024SeriesRating: 7.0 out of 10
KnucklesKnuckles the Echidna (voice)2024SeriesRating: 7.3 out of 10
Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba2023Rating: 7.5 out of 10
HijackSam Nelson2023SeriesRating: 7.5 out of 10
Extraction 2Alcott2023Rating: 7.4 out of 10
Luther: The Fallen SunJohn Luther2023Rating: 6.6 out of 10
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the HorseThe Fox (voice)2022Rating: 8.2 out of 10
A New Diva's Christmas CarolProducer2022Rating: 6.2 out of 10
Zootopia+Chief Bogo (voice)2022SeriesRating: 7.1 out of 10
Known for
Thor: RagnarokHeimdall2017Rating: 7.6 out of 10
ZootopiaChief Bogo (voice)2016Rating: 7.8 out of 10
Avengers: Age of UltronHeimdall2015Rating: 7.3 out of 10
Avengers: Infinity WarHeimdall2018Rating: 8.2 out of 10
ThorHeimdall2011Rating: 6.8 out of 10
PrometheusJanek2012Rating: 6.6 out of 10
Pacific RimStacker Pentecost2013Rating: 7.0 out of 10
Thor: The Dark WorldHeimdall2013Rating: 6.5 out of 10
The Suicide SquadBloodsport2021Rating: 7.4 out of 10
The Jungle BookShere Khan (voice)2016Rating: 6.9 out of 10
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & ShawBrixton2019Rating: 6.8 out of 10
Finding DoryFluke (voice)2016Rating: 7.0 out of 10
Filmography
184 titles
Upcoming
Above the BelowMovieJacksonDec 3, 2026
Children of Blood and BoneMovieLekanJan 13, 2027
Sonic the Hedgehog 4MovieKnuckles (voice)Mar 11, 2027
High in the CloudsMovieBarrel (voice)Aug 19, 2027
Extraction 3MovieAlcottAnnounced
Five nights at sonicMovieKnuckles (voice)Announced- Bang!MovieAnnounced
- Untitled Luther SequelMovieJohn LutherAnnounced
- This Is How It GoesMovieAnnounced
- InfernusMovieDonovan KamaraAnnounced
- Stay FrostyMovieAnnounced
- Hammer DownMovieMacAnnounced
2025
2024
2023
2022
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the HorseMovieThe Fox (voice)
Zootopia+SeriesChief Bogo (voice)1 episode
Human PlaygroundSeriesSelf - Host6 episodes
Three Thousand Years of LongingMovieThe Djinn
BeastMovieDr. Nate Daniels
The Evolution of Black British MusicSeriesSelf1 episode
Thor: Love and ThunderMovieHeimdall
Idris Elba's Fight SchoolSeriesSelf5 episodes
Sonic the Hedgehog 2MovieKnuckles (voice)
