Idris Elba movies and series

September 6, 1972 (age 54) 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: October 26, 2026

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Zootopia

2016February 2016 by Byron Howard

Starring as Chief Bogo (voice)

Starring as Chief Bogo (voice)

7.42 Excellent-- 18.7k ratings
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Thor: Ragnarok

2017October 2017 by Taika Waititi

Supporting as Heimdall

Supporting as Heimdall

7.22 Good++ 22.7k ratings
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Pacific Rim

2013July 2013 by Guillermo del Toro

Starring as Stacker Pentecost

Starring as Stacker Pentecost

6.52 Good- 13.9k ratings
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Avengers: Infinity War

2018April 2018 by Joe Russo

Minor role as Heimdall

Minor role as Heimdall

7.97 Excellent+ 33.3k ratings
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Thor

2011April 2011 by Kenneth Branagh

Minor role as Heimdall

Minor role as Heimdall

6.33 Good- 23.0k ratings
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The Suicide Squad

2021July 2021 by James Gunn

Starring as Bloodsport

Starring as Bloodsport

7.05 Good++ 10.0k ratings
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Prometheus

2012May 2012 by Ridley Scott

Supporting as Janek

Supporting as Janek

6.16 Good-- 13.8k ratings
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Avengers: Age of Ultron

2015April 2015 by Joss Whedon

Minor role as Heimdall

Minor role as Heimdall

6.89 Good+ 25.3k ratings
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Thor: The Dark World

2013October 2013 by Alan Taylor

Minor role as Heimdall

Minor role as Heimdall

6.05 Okay++ 18.9k ratings
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The Dark Tower

2017August 2017 by Nikolaj Arcel

Lead role as Roland Deschain

Lead role as Roland Deschain

5.32 Okay- 5,725 ratings
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Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

2019July 2019 by David Leitch

Starring as Brixton

Starring as Brixton

6.36 Good- 8,002 ratings
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The Jungle Book

2016April 2016 by Jon Favreau

Supporting as Shere Khan (voice)

Supporting as Shere Khan (voice)

6.44 Good- 8,641 ratings
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Finding Dory

2016June 2016 by Andrew Stanton

Minor role as Fluke (voice)

Minor role as Fluke (voice)

6.63 Good 12.9k ratings
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Thor: Love and Thunder

2022July 2022 by Taika Waititi

Supporting as Heimdall

Supporting as Heimdall

5.88 Okay+ 9,092 ratings
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Molly's Game

2017December 2017 by Aaron Sorkin

Starring as Charlie Jaffey

Starring as Charlie Jaffey

6.77 Good 4,170 ratings
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Sonic the Hedgehog 2

2022March 2022 by Jeff Fowler

Supporting as Knuckles (voice)

Supporting as Knuckles (voice)

7.00 Good++ 6,067 ratings
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The Mountain Between Us

2017October 2017 by Hany Abu-Assad

Lead role as Dr. Ben Bass

Lead role as Dr. Ben Bass

6.14 Good-- 2,591 ratings
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Star Trek Beyond

2016July 2016 by Justin Lin

Supporting as Krall

Supporting as Krall

6.35 Good- 7,312 ratings
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28 Weeks Later

2007April 2007 by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo

Supporting as General Stone

Supporting as General Stone

6.14 Good-- 5,940 ratings
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Beast

2022August 2022 by Baltasar Kormákur

Lead role as Dr. Nate Daniels

Lead role as Dr. Nate Daniels

6.07 Okay++ 1,811 ratings
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Sonic the Hedgehog 3

2024December 2024 by Jeff Fowler

Supporting as Knuckles (voice)

Supporting as Knuckles (voice)

7.17 Good++ 3,513 ratings
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Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

2011December 2011 by Mark Neveldine

Supporting as Moreau

Supporting as Moreau

4.56 Mediocre+ 4,230 ratings
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American Gangster

2007November 2007 by Ridley Scott

Minor role as Tango

Minor role as Tango

7.21 Good++ 6,316 ratings
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Bastille Day

2016April 2016 by James Watkins

Lead role as Sean Briar

Lead role as Sean Briar

5.86 Okay+ 1,581 ratings
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RocknRolla

2008September 2008 by Guy Ritchie

Supporting as Mumbles

Supporting as Mumbles

6.55 Good- 3,443 ratings
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A House of Dynamite

2025October 2025 by Kathryn Bigelow

Lead role as POTUS

Lead role as POTUS

5.96 Okay++ 1,397 ratings
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Beasts of No Nation

2015September 2015 by Cary Joji Fukunaga

Starring as Commandant

Starring as Commandant

7.10 Good++ 1,935 ratings
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Zootopia 2

2025November 2025 by Jared Bush

Supporting as Chief Bogo (voice)

Supporting as Chief Bogo (voice)

7.25 Excellent-- 3,606 ratings
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Masters of the Universe

2026June 2026 by Travis Knight

Starring as Duncan

Starring as Duncan

6.59 Good 1,224 ratings
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Luther

2010–2019 by Neil Cross

Lead role as John Luther

Lead role as John Luther

7.09 Good++ 1,252 ratings
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Three Thousand Years of Longing

2022August 2022 by George Miller

Starring as The Djinn

Starring as The Djinn

6.40 Good- 1,769 ratings
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Luther: The Fallen Sun

2023February 2023 by Jamie Payne

Lead role as John Luther

Lead role as John Luther

6.16 Good-- 1,159 ratings
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Extraction 2

2023June 2023 by Sam Hargrave

Minor role as Alcott

Minor role as Alcott

6.96 Good+ 3,120 ratings
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The Losers

2010April 2010 by Sylvain White

Supporting as Roque

Supporting as Roque

5.85 Okay+ 2,076 ratings
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Hijack

Airing since 2023 by George Kay

Lead role as Sam Nelson

Lead role as Sam Nelson

6.65 Good 887 ratings
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The Harder They Fall

2021October 2021 by Jeymes Samuel

Starring as Rufus Buck

Starring as Rufus Buck

6.15 Good-- 1,246 ratings
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Heads of State

2025June 2025 by Ilya Naishuller

Starring as Sam Clarke

Starring as Sam Clarke

6.31 Good-- 1,177 ratings
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Takers

2010August 2010 by John Luessenhop

Starring as Gordon Jennings

Starring as Gordon Jennings

5.86 Okay+ 1,422 ratings
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The Unborn

2009January 2009 by David S. Goyer

Supporting as Arthur Wyndham

Supporting as Arthur Wyndham

4.89 Mediocre++ 1,495 ratings
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Obsessed

2009February 2009 by Steve Shill

Lead role as Derek Charles

Lead role as Derek Charles

5.49 Okay 724 ratings
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No Good Deed

2014September 2014 by Sam Miller

Lead role as Colin

Lead role as Colin

5.57 Okay 709 ratings
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Cats

2019December 2019 by Tom Hooper

Starring as Macavity

Starring as Macavity

3.98 Mediocre-- 1,067 ratings
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Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

2013November 2013 by Justin Chadwick

Lead role as Nelson Mandela

Lead role as Nelson Mandela

6.36 Good- 597 ratings
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The Reaping

2007April 2007 by Stephen Hopkins

Starring as Ben

Starring as Ben

5.43 Okay- 911 ratings
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Knuckles

2024 by John Whittington

Lead role as Knuckles the Echidna (voice)

Lead role as Knuckles the Echidna (voice)

6.43 Good- 471 ratings
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The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

2022December 2022 by Charlie Mackesy

Starring as The Fox (voice)

Starring as The Fox (voice)

7.47 Excellent- 775 ratings
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The Gunman

2015February 2015 by Pierre Morel

Supporting as Barnes

Supporting as Barnes

5.44 Okay- 1,065 ratings
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Prom Night

2008April 2008 by Nelson McCormick

Minor role as Detective Winn

Minor role as Detective Winn

4.90 Mediocre++ 816 ratings
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100 Streets

2016November 2016 by Jim O'Hanlon

Lead role as Max

Lead role as Max

5.82 Okay+ 184 ratings
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Concrete Cowboy

2020September 2020 by Ricky Staub

Starring as Harp

Starring as Harp

5.85 Okay+ 216 ratings
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Fixed

2025August 2025 by Genndy Tartakovsky

Starring as Rocco (voice)

Starring as Rocco (voice)

5.93 Okay++ 183 ratings
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Daddy's Little Girls

2007February 2007 by Tyler Perry

Starring as Monty James

Starring as Monty James

6.22 Good-- 149 ratings
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This Christmas

2007November 2007 by Preston A. Whitmore II

Starring as Quentin "Junior" Whitfield

Starring as Quentin "Junior" Whitfield

6.09 Okay++ 147 ratings
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Sometimes in April

2005February 2005 by Raoul Peck

Lead role as Augustin

Lead role as Augustin

6.24 Good-- <100 ratings
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Buffalo Soldiers

2002October 2002 by Gregor Jordan

Minor role as Kimborough

Minor role as Kimborough

5.92 Okay++ 363 ratings
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Turn Up Charlie

2019 by Idris Elba

Lead role as Charlie

Lead role as Charlie

6.00 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Marine Life Interviews

2016November 2016 by Ross Stevenson

Starring as Fluke (voice)

Starring as Fluke (voice)

5.97 Okay++ <100 ratings
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The Human Contract

2008September 2008 by Jada Pinkett Smith

Starring as Larry

Starring as Larry

5.60 Okay <100 ratings
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Enchanted Kingdom

2014March 2014 by Patrick Morris

Lead role as narrator

Lead role as narrator

6.04 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Legacy

2010October 2010 by Eromose

Lead role as Malcolm Gray

Lead role as Malcolm Gray

5.86 Okay+ <100 ratings
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Ultraviolet

1998 by Joe Ahearne

Starring as Vaughan Rice

Starring as Vaughan Rice

6.12 Good-- <100 ratings
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An Audience with Adele

2021November 2021 by Liz Clare

Supporting as Self

Supporting as Self

6.38 Good- <100 ratings
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Belle Maman

1999March 1999 by Gabriel Aghion

Minor role as Grégoire

Minor role as Grégoire

5.82 Okay+ <100 ratings
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Second Coming

2014September 2014 by Debbie Tucker Green

Starring as Mark

Starring as Mark

5.94 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Human Playground

2022

Lead role as Self - Host

Lead role as Self - Host

6.07 Okay++ <100 ratings
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In the Long Run

2018–2020 by Idris Elba

Starring as Walter Easmon

Starring as Walter Easmon

6.11 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour

2016December 2016 by Nathan Rissman

Supporting as Self

Supporting as Self

6.15 Good-- <100 ratings
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Guerrilla

2017 by John Ridley

Starring as Kent

Starring as Kent

5.90 Okay++ <100 ratings
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One Love

2003May 2003 by Don Letts

Starring as Aaron

Starring as Aaron

5.99 Okay++ <100 ratings
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The Gospel

2005October 2005 by Rob Hardy

Starring as Reverend Charles Frank

Starring as Reverend Charles Frank

5.99 Okay++ <100 ratings
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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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Kroos

2019July 2019 by Manfred Oldenburg

Minor role as Self

Minor role as Self

6.01 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Cut from a Different Cloth

2015February 2015 by Richard Terry

Lead role

Lead role

Needs more reviews
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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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Sorted

2000October 2000 by Alexander Jovy

Minor role as Jam

Minor role as Jam

5.99 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Idris Elba: Fighter

2017

Lead role as Self

Lead role as Self

Needs more reviews
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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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Idris Elba's Fight School

Airing since 2022

Lead role as Self

Lead role as Self

Needs more reviews
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The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus

2012October 2012 by Charles de Lauzirika

Minor role as Self

Minor role as Self

6.10 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Idris Elba: King of Speed

2013

Lead role as Self

Lead role as Self

Needs more reviews
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All In The Game

2006May 2006 by Jim O'Hanlon

Supporting as Paul

Supporting as Paul

Needs more reviews
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Tapping the Wire

2007July 2007 by Steven Hore

Supporting as Self

Supporting as Self

Needs more reviews
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Idris Elba: No Limits

Airing since 2015

Lead role as Self

Lead role as Self

Needs more reviews
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Elba vs. Block

2020

Starring as Self

Starring as Self

Needs more reviews
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Dangerfield

1995–1999 by Don Shaw

Supporting as Matt Gregory

Supporting as Matt Gregory

Needs more reviews
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The Boot Street Band

1993–1994

Supporting as Spike

Supporting as Spike

Needs more reviews
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Above the Below

2026December 2026 by Martin Owen

Lead role as Jackson

Lead role as Jackson

Needs more reviews
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Sonic the Hedgehog 4

2027March 2027 by Jeff Fowler

Supporting as Knuckles (voice)

Supporting as Knuckles (voice)

Needs more reviews
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High in the Clouds

2027August 2027 by Toby Genkel

Supporting as Barrel (voice)

Supporting as Barrel (voice)

Needs more reviews
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Children of Blood and Bone

2027January 2027 by Gina Prince-Bythewood

Supporting as Lekan

Supporting as Lekan

Needs more reviews