Idris Elba

September 6, 1972 (age 53) Hackney, London, England, UK

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.

His titles like Zootopia, Thor: Ragnarok, and Pacific Rim - his biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 15, 2026

Watched: 0/87

Weighted avg: 6.69 /10

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Zootopia

2016February 2016 by Byron Howard

Starring as Chief Bogo (voice)

Starring as Chief Bogo (voice)

7.43 Excellent--
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2

Thor: Ragnarok

2017October 2017 by Taika Waititi

Supporting as Heimdall

Supporting as Heimdall

7.23 Excellent--
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3

Pacific Rim

2013July 2013 by Guillermo del Toro

Starring as Stacker Pentecost

Starring as Stacker Pentecost

6.52 Good-
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4

Avengers: Infinity War

2018April 2018 by Anthony Russo

Minor role as Heimdall

Minor role as Heimdall

7.97 Excellent+
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5

Thor

2011April 2011 by Kenneth Branagh

Minor role as Heimdall

Minor role as Heimdall

6.34 Good-
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6

The Suicide Squad

2021July 2021 by James Gunn

Starring as Bloodsport

Starring as Bloodsport

7.08 Good++
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7

Prometheus

2012May 2012 by Ridley Scott

Supporting as Janek

Supporting as Janek

6.15 Good--
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8

Avengers: Age of Ultron

2015April 2015 by Joss Whedon

Minor role as Heimdall

Minor role as Heimdall

6.89 Good+
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9

Thor: The Dark World

2013October 2013 by Alan Taylor

Minor role as Heimdall

Minor role as Heimdall

6.05 Okay++
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10

The Dark Tower

2017August 2017 by Nikolaj Arcel

Lead role as Roland Deschain

Lead role as Roland Deschain

5.30 Okay-
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11

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

2019July 2019 by David Leitch

Starring as Brixton

Starring as Brixton

6.39 Good-
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12

The Jungle Book

2016April 2016 by Jon Favreau

Supporting as Shere Khan (voice)

Supporting as Shere Khan (voice)

6.45 Good-
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13

Finding Dory

2016June 2016 by Andrew Stanton

Minor role as Fluke (voice)

Minor role as Fluke (voice)

6.63 Good
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14

Thor: Love and Thunder

2022July 2022 by Taika Waititi

Supporting as Heimdall

Supporting as Heimdall

5.89 Okay++
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15

Molly's Game

2017December 2017 by Aaron Sorkin

Starring as Charlie Jaffey

Starring as Charlie Jaffey

6.75 Good
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16

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

2022March 2022 by Jeff Fowler

Supporting as Knuckles (voice)

Supporting as Knuckles (voice)

7.05 Good++
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17

The Mountain Between Us

2017October 2017 by Hany Abu-Assad

Lead role as Dr. Ben Bass

Lead role as Dr. Ben Bass

6.20 Good--
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18

Star Trek Beyond

2016July 2016 by Justin Lin

Supporting as Krall

Supporting as Krall

6.36 Good-
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19

28 Weeks Later

2007April 2007 by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo

Supporting as General Stone

Supporting as General Stone

6.14 Good--
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20

Beast

2022August 2022 by Baltasar Kormákur

Lead role as Dr. Nate Daniels

Lead role as Dr. Nate Daniels

6.07 Okay++
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21

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

2024December 2024 by Jeff Fowler

Supporting as Knuckles (voice)

Supporting as Knuckles (voice)

7.24 Excellent--
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22

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

2011December 2011 by Brian Taylor

Supporting as Moreau

Supporting as Moreau

4.49 Mediocre
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23

American Gangster

2007November 2007 by Ridley Scott

Minor role as Tango

Minor role as Tango

7.23 Excellent--
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24

Bastille Day

2016April 2016 by James Watkins

Lead role as Sean Briar

Lead role as Sean Briar

5.85 Okay+
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25

RocknRolla

2008September 2008 by Guy Ritchie

Supporting as Mumbles

Supporting as Mumbles

6.52 Good-
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26

Beasts of No Nation

2015September 2015 by Cary Joji Fukunaga

Starring as Commandant

Starring as Commandant

7.21 Good++
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27

A House of Dynamite

2025October 2025 by Kathryn Bigelow

Lead role as POTUS

Lead role as POTUS

5.94 Okay++
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28

Zootopia 2

2025November 2025 by Jared Bush

Supporting as Chief Bogo (voice)

Supporting as Chief Bogo (voice)

7.32 Excellent--
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29

Luther

2010–2019 by Neil Cross

Lead role as John Luther

Lead role as John Luther

7.05 Good++
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30

Three Thousand Years of Longing

2022August 2022 by George Miller

Starring as The Djinn

Starring as The Djinn

6.44 Good-
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31

Luther: The Fallen Sun

2023February 2023 by Jamie Payne

Lead role as John Luther

Lead role as John Luther

6.18 Good--
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32

Masters of the Universe

2026June 2026 by Travis Knight

Starring as Duncan

Starring as Duncan

6.71 Good
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33

The Losers

2010April 2010 by Sylvain White

Supporting as Roque

Supporting as Roque

5.83 Okay+
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34

Extraction 2

2023June 2023 by Sam Hargrave

Minor role as Alcott

Minor role as Alcott

7.00 Good+
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35

The Harder They Fall

2021October 2021 by Jeymes Samuel

Starring as Rufus Buck

Starring as Rufus Buck

6.16 Good--
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36

Hijack

Airing since 2023 by George Kay

Lead role as Sam Nelson

Lead role as Sam Nelson

6.61 Good
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37

Takers

2010August 2010 by John Luessenhop

Starring as Gordon Jennings

Starring as Gordon Jennings

5.83 Okay+
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38

Heads of State

2025June 2025 by Ilya Naishuller

Starring as Sam Clarke

Starring as Sam Clarke

6.36 Good-
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39

The Unborn

2009January 2009 by David S. Goyer

Supporting as Arthur Wyndham

Supporting as Arthur Wyndham

4.67 Mediocre+
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40

Obsessed

2009February 2009 by Steve Shill

Lead role as Derek Charles

Lead role as Derek Charles

5.28 Okay-
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41

No Good Deed

2014September 2014 by Sam Miller

Lead role as Colin

Lead role as Colin

5.48 Okay
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42

Cats

2019December 2019 by Tom Hooper

Starring as Macavity

Starring as Macavity

3.62 Weak+
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43

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

2013November 2013 by Justin Chadwick

Lead role as Nelson Mandela

Lead role as Nelson Mandela

6.44 Good-
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44

The Reaping

2007April 2007 by Stephen Hopkins

Starring as Ben

Starring as Ben

5.32 Okay-
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45

Knuckles

2024 by John Whittington

Lead role as Knuckles the Echidna (voice)

Lead role as Knuckles the Echidna (voice)

6.36 Good-
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46

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

2022December 2022 by Peter Baynton

Starring as The Fox (voice)

Starring as The Fox (voice)

7.83 Excellent
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47

The Gunman

2015February 2015 by Pierre Morel

Supporting as Barnes

Supporting as Barnes

5.28 Okay-
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48

Prom Night

2008April 2008 by Nelson McCormick

Minor role as Detective Winn

Minor role as Detective Winn

4.61 Mediocre+
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49

100 Streets

2016November 2016 by Jim O'Hanlon

Lead role as Max

Lead role as Max

5.59 Okay
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50

Concrete Cowboy

2020September 2020 by Ricky Staub

Starring as Harp

Starring as Harp

5.68 Okay+
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51

Fixed

2025August 2025 by Genndy Tartakovsky

Starring as Rocco (voice)

Starring as Rocco (voice)

5.75 Okay+
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52

This Christmas

2007November 2007 by Preston A. Whitmore II

Starring as Quentin "Junior" Whitfield

Starring as Quentin "Junior" Whitfield

6.10 Okay++
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53

Daddy's Little Girls

2007February 2007 by Tyler Perry

Starring as Monty James

Starring as Monty James

6.36 Good-
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54

Buffalo Soldiers

2002October 2002 by Gregor Jordan

Minor role as Kimborough

Minor role as Kimborough

5.85 Okay+
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55

Sometimes in April

2005February 2005 by Raoul Peck

Lead role as Augustin

Lead role as Augustin

6.45 Good-
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56

Turn Up Charlie

2019 by Idris Elba

Lead role as Charlie

Lead role as Charlie

5.70 Okay+
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57

Marine Life Interviews

2016November 2016 by Ross Stevenson

Starring as Fluke (voice)

Starring as Fluke (voice)

5.81 Okay+
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58

The Human Contract

2008September 2008 by Jada Pinkett Smith

Starring as Larry

Starring as Larry

4.80 Mediocre++
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59

Enchanted Kingdom

2014March 2014 by Patrick Morris

Lead role as narrator

Lead role as narrator

5.94 Okay++
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60

Legacy

2010October 2010 by Eromose

Lead role as Malcolm Gray

Lead role as Malcolm Gray

5.30 Okay-
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61

Ultraviolet

1998 by Joe Ahearne

Starring as Vaughan Rice

Starring as Vaughan Rice

6.12 Good--
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62

An Audience with Adele

2021November 2021 by Liz Clare

Supporting as Self

Supporting as Self

7.00 Good+
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63

Belle Maman

1999March 1999 by Gabriel Aghion

Minor role as Grégoire

Minor role as Grégoire

5.29 Okay-
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64

Human Playground

2022

Lead role as Self - Host

Lead role as Self - Host

5.98 Okay++
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65

Second Coming

2014September 2014 by Debbie Tucker Green

Starring as Mark

Starring as Mark

5.62 Okay
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66

Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour

2016December 2016 by Nathan Rissman

Supporting as Self

Supporting as Self

6.33 Good-
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67

Guerrilla

2017 by John Ridley

Starring as Kent

Starring as Kent

5.28 Okay-
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68

In the Long Run

2018–2020 by Idris Elba

Starring as Walter Easmon

Starring as Walter Easmon

6.14 Good--
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69

One Love

2003May 2003 by Rick Elgood

Starring as Aaron

Starring as Aaron

5.72 Okay+
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70

The Gospel

2005October 2005 by Rob Hardy

Starring as Reverend Charles Frank

Starring as Reverend Charles Frank

5.76 Okay+
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71

Kroos

2019July 2019 by Manfred Oldenburg

Minor role as Self

Minor role as Self

5.85 Okay+
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72

Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis

2025January 2025 by Ben Steele

Lead role as Self - Presenter

Lead role as Self - Presenter

Needs more reviews
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73

Cut from a Different Cloth

2015February 2015 by Richard Terry

Lead role

Lead role

Needs more reviews
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74

Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color

2024

Lead role as Self - Narrator (voice)

Lead role as Self - Narrator (voice)

Needs more reviews
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75

Mandela, My Dad and Me

2015December 2015 by Daniel Vernon

Lead role as Self

Lead role as Self

Needs more reviews
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76

Sorted

2000October 2000 by Alexander Jovy

Minor role as Jam

Minor role as Jam

5.72 Okay+
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77

Idris Elba: Fighter

2017

Lead role as Self

Lead role as Self

Needs more reviews
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78

The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus

2012October 2012 by Charles de Lauzirika

Minor role as Self

Minor role as Self

6.14 Good--
79

79

Idris Elba's Fight School

Airing since 2022

Lead role as Self

Lead role as Self

Needs more reviews
80

80

All In The Game

2006May 2006 by Jim O'Hanlon

Supporting as Paul

Supporting as Paul

Needs more reviews
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81

Idris Elba: King of Speed

2013

Lead role as Self

Lead role as Self

Needs more reviews
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82

Tapping the Wire

2007July 2007 by Steven Hore

Supporting as Self

Supporting as Self

Needs more reviews
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83

Dangerfield

1995–1999 by Don Shaw

Supporting as Matt Gregory

Supporting as Matt Gregory

Needs more reviews
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84

Above the Below

2026December 2026 by Martin Owen

Lead role as Jackson

Lead role as Jackson

Needs more reviews
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85

Sonic the Hedgehog 4

2027March 2027 by Jeff Fowler

Supporting as Knuckles (voice)

Supporting as Knuckles (voice)

Needs more reviews
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86

High in the Clouds

2027July 2027 by Toby Genkel

Supporting as Barrel (voice)

Supporting as Barrel (voice)

Needs more reviews
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87

Children of Blood and Bone

2027January 2027 by Gina Prince-Bythewood

Supporting as Lekan

Supporting as Lekan

Needs more reviews