Idris Elba

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

Their titles like Zootopia, Thor: Ragnarok, and Pacific Rim - their biggest roles first.
Last updated: June 14, 2026

82 titles
Community avg: 8.02 /10
  • 1
    1
    Zootopia
    2016February 2016 by Byron Howard
    Animation, Adventure, Family
    Animation, Adventure, Family
    8.69 Masterpiece--
  • 2
    2
    Thor: Ragnarok
    2017October 2017 by Taika Waititi
    Action, Science Fiction, Comedy
    Action, Science Fiction, Comedy
    8.51 Masterpiece--
  • 3
    3
    Pacific Rim
    2013July 2013 by Guillermo del Toro
    Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
    Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
    7.86 Excellent-
  • 4
    4
    Avengers: Infinity War
    2018April 2018 by Anthony Russo
    Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
    Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
    9.17 Masterpiece+
  • 5
    5
    Thor
    2011April 2011 by Kenneth Branagh
    Adventure, Fantasy, Action
    Adventure, Fantasy, Action
    7.70 Excellent-
  • 6
    6
    The Suicide Squad
    2021July 2021 by James Gunn
    Action, Comedy, Adventure
    Action, Comedy, Adventure
    8.39 Excellent++
  • 7
    7
    Prometheus
    2012May 2012 by Ridley Scott
    Science Fiction, Mystery, Horror
    Science Fiction, Mystery, Horror
    7.53 Excellent--
  • 8
    8
    Avengers: Age of Ultron
    2015April 2015 by Joss Whedon
    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
    8.20 Excellent+
  • 9
    9
    Thor: The Dark World
    2013October 2013 by Alan Taylor
    Action, Adventure, Fantasy
    Action, Adventure, Fantasy
    7.44 Good++
  • 10
    10
    The Dark Tower
    2017August 2017 by Nikolaj Arcel
    Fantasy, Action, Science Fiction
    Fantasy, Action, Science Fiction
    6.76 Good-
  • 11
    11
    Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
    2019July 2019 by David Leitch
    Action, Adventure, Comedy
    Action, Adventure, Comedy
    7.76 Excellent-
  • 12
    12
    The Jungle Book
    2016April 2016 by Jon Favreau
    Adventure, Family, Fantasy
    Adventure, Family, Fantasy
    7.80 Excellent-
  • 13
    13
    Finding Dory
    2016June 2016 by Andrew Stanton
    Adventure, Animation, Family
    Adventure, Animation, Family
    7.97 Excellent
  • 14
    14
    Thor: Love and Thunder
    2022July 2022 by Taika Waititi
    Fantasy, Action, Comedy
    Fantasy, Action, Comedy
    7.31 Good++
  • 15
    15
    Molly's Game
    2017December 2017 by Aaron Sorkin
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    8.12 Excellent+
  • 16
    16
    Sonic the Hedgehog 2
    2022March 2022 by Jeff Fowler
    Action, Adventure, Family
    Action, Adventure, Family
    8.35 Excellent++
  • 17
    17
    The Mountain Between Us
    2017October 2017 by Hany Abu-Assad
    Drama, Adventure, Romance
    Drama, Adventure, Romance
    7.59 Excellent--
  • 18
    18
    Star Trek Beyond
    2016July 2016 by Justin Lin
    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
    7.72 Excellent-
  • 19
    19
    28 Weeks Later
    2007April 2007 by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
    Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction
    Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction
    7.54 Excellent--
  • 20
    20
    Beast
    2022August 2022 by Baltasar Kormákur
    Action, Adventure, Horror
    Action, Adventure, Horror
    7.50 Good++
  • 21
    21
    Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
    2011December 2011 by Brian Taylor
    Action, Fantasy, Thriller
    Action, Fantasy, Thriller
    6.04 Decent
  • 22
    22
    Sonic the Hedgehog 3
    2024December 2024 by Jeff Fowler
    Action, Science Fiction, Comedy
    Action, Science Fiction, Comedy
    8.54 Masterpiece--
  • 23
    23
    American Gangster
    2007November 2007 by Ridley Scott
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    8.52 Masterpiece--
  • 24
    24
    Bastille Day
    2016April 2016 by James Watkins
    Action
    Action
    7.28 Good+
  • 25
    25
    RocknRolla
    2008September 2008 by Guy Ritchie
    Action, Crime, Thriller
    Action, Crime, Thriller
    7.88 Excellent-
  • 26
    26
    Beasts of No Nation
    2015September 2015 by Cary Joji Fukunaga
    Drama, War
    Drama, War
    8.50 Excellent++
  • 27
    27
    A House of Dynamite
    2025October 2025 by Kathryn Bigelow
    Thriller, Drama
    Thriller, Drama
    7.37 Good++
  • 28
    28
    Luther
    2010–2019 by Neil Cross
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    8.79 Masterpiece-
  • 29
    29
    Three Thousand Years of Longing
    2022August 2022 by George Miller
    Drama, Fantasy, Romance
    Drama, Fantasy, Romance
    7.82 Excellent-
  • 30
    30
    Luther: The Fallen Sun
    2023February 2023 by Jamie Payne
    Crime, Mystery, Thriller
    Crime, Mystery, Thriller
    7.55 Excellent--
  • 31
    31
    Zootopia 2
    2025November 2025 by Jared Bush
    Adventure, Animation, Comedy
    Adventure, Animation, Comedy
    8.57 Masterpiece--
  • 32
    32
    The Losers
    2010April 2010 by Sylvain White
    Action, Adventure, Crime
    Action, Adventure, Crime
    7.22 Good+
  • 33
    33
    Extraction 2
    2023June 2023 by Sam Hargrave
    Action, Thriller, Crime
    Action, Thriller, Crime
    8.31 Excellent++
  • 34
    34
    The Harder They Fall
    2021October 2021 by Jeymes Samuel
    Western
    Western
    7.58 Excellent--
  • 35
    35
    Takers
    2010August 2010 by John Luessenhop
    Action, Crime, Drama
    Action, Crime, Drama
    7.21 Good+
  • 36
    36
    Hijack
    Airing since 2023 by George Kay
    Drama
    Drama
    8.43 Excellent++
  • 37
    37
    Heads of State
    2025June 2025 by Ilya Naishuller
    Action, Thriller, Comedy
    Action, Thriller, Comedy
    7.75 Excellent-
  • 38
    38
    The Unborn
    2009January 2009 by David S. Goyer
    Horror, Thriller, Mystery
    Horror, Thriller, Mystery
    6.24 Decent+
  • 39
    39
    Obsessed
    2009February 2009 by Steve Shill
    Drama, Thriller
    Drama, Thriller
    6.79 Good-
  • 40
    40
    No Good Deed
    2014September 2014 by Sam Miller
    Crime, Thriller
    Crime, Thriller
    6.97 Good
  • 41
    41
    Cats
    2019December 2019 by Tom Hooper
    Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
    Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
    5.29 Mediocre+
  • 42
    42
    Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
    2013November 2013 by Justin Chadwick
    Drama, History
    Drama, History
    7.81 Excellent-
  • 43
    43
    The Reaping
    2007April 2007 by Stephen Hopkins
    Horror
    Horror
    6.79 Good-
  • 44
    44
    Knuckles
    2024 by John Whittington
    Action & Adventure, Family, Comedy
    Action & Adventure, Family, Comedy
    8.19 Excellent+
  • 45
    45
    The Gunman
    2015February 2015 by Pierre Morel
    Action, Drama, Crime
    Action, Drama, Crime
    6.77 Good-
  • 46
    46
    The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
    2022December 2022 by Charlie Mackesy
    Animation, Family, Drama
    Animation, Family, Drama
    9.07 Masterpiece
  • 47
    47
    Prom Night
    2008April 2008 by Nelson McCormick
    Horror, Drama, Mystery
    Horror, Drama, Mystery
    6.18 Decent+
  • 48
    48
    100 Streets
    2016November 2016 by Jim O'Hanlon
    Drama
    Drama
    7.13 Good+
  • 49
    49
    Fixed
    2025August 2025 by Genndy Tartakovsky
    Animation, Comedy
    Animation, Comedy
    7.31 Good++
  • 50
    50
    This Christmas
    2007November 2007 by Preston A. Whitmore II
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    7.60 Excellent--
  • 51
    51
    Daddy's Little Girls
    2007February 2007 by Tyler Perry
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    7.84 Excellent-
  • 52
    52
    Sometimes in April
    2005February 2005 by Raoul Peck
    Drama, History, War
    Drama, History, War
    7.98 Excellent
  • 53
    53
    Buffalo Soldiers
    2002October 2002 by Gregor Jordan
    Drama, Comedy, War
    Drama, Comedy, War
    7.31 Good++
  • 54
    54
    Turn Up Charlie
    2019 by Idris Elba
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.65 Excellent--
  • 55
    55
    Masters of the Universe
    2026June 2026 by Travis Knight
    Action, Fantasy, Science Fiction
    Action, Fantasy, Science Fiction
    8.19 Excellent+
  • 56
    56
    Marine Life Interviews
    2016November 2016 by Ross Stevenson
    Animation, Family, Comedy
    Animation, Family, Comedy
    7.43 Good++
  • 57
    57
    The Human Contract
    2008September 2008 by Jada Pinkett Smith
    Drama
    Drama
    6.52 Good--
  • 58
    58
    Enchanted Kingdom
    2014March 2014 by Neil Nightingale
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.64 Excellent--
  • 59
    59
    Legacy
    2010October 2010 by Eromose
    Drama, Thriller
    Drama, Thriller
    7.07 Good
  • 60
    60
    Ultraviolet
    1998 by Joe Ahearne
    Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
    Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
    7.96 Excellent
  • 61
    61
    An Audience with Adele
    2021November 2021 by Liz Clare
    Music, Documentary
    Music, Documentary
    8.54 Masterpiece--
  • 62
    62
    Belle Maman French
    1999March 1999 by Gabriel Aghion
    Comedy, Romance, French
    Comedy, Romance, French
    7.00 Good
  • 63
    63
    Human Playground Dutch
    2022
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.86 Excellent-
  • 64
    64
    Second Coming
    2014September 2014 by Debbie Tucker Green
    Drama
    Drama
    7.39 Good++
  • 65
    65
    Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
    2016December 2016 by Nathan Rissman
    Documentary, Music
    Documentary, Music
    8.00 Excellent
  • 66
    66
    Guerrilla
    2017 by John Ridley
    Drama
    Drama
    7.26 Good+
  • 67
    67
    In the Long Run
    2018–2020 by Idris Elba
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.95 Excellent
  • 68
    68
    One Love
    2003May 2003 by Rick Elgood
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.49 Good++
  • 69
    69
    The Gospel
    2005October 2005 by Rob Hardy
    Drama, Music
    Drama, Music
    7.53 Excellent--
  • 70
    70
    Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis
    2025January 2025 by Ben Steele
    Crime, Documentary
    Crime, Documentary
    7.51 Excellent--
  • 71
    71
    Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color
    2024
    Documentary, War & Politics
    Documentary, War & Politics
    7.89 Excellent-
  • 72
    72
    Sorted
    2000October 2000 by Alexander Jovy
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller
    7.50 Good++
  • 73
    73
    Idris Elba: Fighter
    2017
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.89 Excellent-
  • 74
    74
    The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
    2012October 2012 by Charles de Lauzirika
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.89 Excellent-
  • 75
    75
    Idris Elba's Fight School
    Airing since 2022
    Documentary, Reality
    Documentary, Reality
    Needs more reviews
  • 76
    76
    Idris Elba: King of Speed
    2013
    Documentary
    Documentary
    Needs more reviews
  • 77
    77
    Dangerfield
    1995–1999 by Don Shaw
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    Needs more reviews
  • 78
    78
    five by five
    2017
    Drama
    Drama
    Needs more reviews
  • 79
    79
    Elba vs. Block
    2020
    no additional tags
    no additional tags
    Needs more reviews
  • 80
    80
    Sonic the Hedgehog 4
    2027March 2027 by Jeff Fowler
    Comedy, Action, Family
    Comedy, Action, Family
    Not released yet
  • 81
    81
    High in the Clouds
    2027July 2027 by Toby Genkel
    Adventure, Animation, Comedy
    Adventure, Animation, Comedy
    Not released yet
  • 82
    82
    Children of Blood and Bone
    2027January 2027 by Gina Prince-Bythewood
    Action, Fantasy
    Action, Fantasy
    Not released yet