Idris Elba (born 6 September 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
Thor: Ragnarok
(2017)
Heimdall
Avengers: Infinity War
(2018)
Heimdall
The Suicide Squad
(2021)
Robert DuBois / Bloodsport
Prometheus
(2012)
Janek
Thor: Love and Thunder
(2022)
Heimdall
Star Trek Beyond
(2016)
Krall
Zootopia
(2016)
Chief Bogo (voice)
The Dark Tower
(2017)
Roland Deschain
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
(2022)
Knuckles the Echidna (voice)
Avengers: Age of Ultron
(2015)
Heimdall
Molly's Game
(2017)
Charlie Jaffey
Extraction 2
(2023)
Alcott
Thor: The Dark World
(2013)
Heimdall
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
(2019)
Brixton
The Mountain Between Us
(2017)
Dr. Ben Bass
Thor
(2011)
Heimdall
Full Filmography
Acting
Spiders and Flies
(1996)
Benton
Belle Maman
(1999)
Grégoire
Sorted
(2000)
Jam
Buffalo Soldiers
(2002)
Kimborough
One Love
(2003)
Aaron
Sometimes in April
(2005)
Augustin
The Gospel
(2005)
Reverend Charles Frank
All In The Game
(2006)
Paul
Daddy's Little Girls
(2007)
Monty James
American Gangster
(2007)
Tango
The Reaping
(2007)
Ben
28 Weeks Later
(2007)
General Stone
Tapping the Wire
(2007)
Self
This Christmas
(2007)
Quentin "Junior" Whitfield
Code Red: The Making of '28 Weeks Later'
(2007)
Self / General Stone
RocknRolla
(2008)
Mumbles
Prom Night
(2008)
Detective Winn
The Human Contract
(2008)
Larry
The Unborn
(2009)
Arthur Wyndham
Obsessed
(2009)
Derek Charles
Legacy
(2010)
Malcolm Gray
Takers
(2010)
Gordon Jennings
The Losers
(2010)
Roque
Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC
(2011)
Self
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
(2011)
Moreau
Thor
(2011)
Heimdall
How Hip Hop Changed the World
(2011)
Self
Prometheus
(2012)
Janek
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
(2012)
Self
The Path to Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
(2012)
Self
How Clubbing Changed the World
(2012)
Self
Thor: The Dark World
(2013)
Heimdall
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
(2013)
Nelson Mandela
Pacific Rim
(2013)
Stacker Pentecost
Enchanted Kingdom
(2014)
narrator
Second Coming
(2014)
Mark
No Good Deed
(2014)
Colin Evans
King for a Term
(2015)
Akuna's father
The Gunman
(2015)
Barnes
Beasts of No Nation
(2015)
Commandant
Avengers: Age of Ultron
(2015)
Heimdall
Cut from a Different Cloth
(2015)
Mandela, My Dad and Me
(2015)
Self
100 Streets
(2016)
Max
Bastille Day
(2016)
Sean Briar
Zootopia
(2016)
Chief Bogo (voice)
The Jungle Book
(2016)
Shere Khan (voice)
Finding Dory
(2016)
Fluke (voice)
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
(2016)
Self
Star Trek Beyond
(2016)
Krall
The Mountain Between Us
(2017)
Dr. Ben Bass
Thor: Ragnarok
(2017)
Heimdall
Marine Life Interviews
(2017)
Fluke (voice)
The Dark Tower
(2017)
Roland Deschain
Molly's Game
(2017)
Charlie Jaffey
Avengers: Infinity War
(2018)
Heimdall
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
(2019)
Brixton
Cats
(2019)
Macavity
Kroos
(2019)
Self
Concrete Cowboy
(2020)
Harp
Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney
(2020)
One World: Together at Home
(2020)
Self
Passion Project
(2021)
Self
The Suicide Squad
(2021)
Robert DuBois / Bloodsport
The Harder They Fall
(2021)
Rufus Buck
An Audience with Adele
(2021)
Self
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
(2021)
Self
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
(2022)
Knuckles the Echidna (voice)
Beast
(2022)
Dr. Nate Daniels
Three Thousand Years of Longing
(2022)
The Djinn
Thor: Love and Thunder
(2022)
Heimdall
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
(2022)
The Fox (voice)
Food 2050
(2022)
Narrator
Luther: The Fallen Sun
(2023)
John Luther
Extraction 2
(2023)
Alcott
Gold: A Journey With Idris Elba
(2023)
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
(2024)
Knuckles the Echidna (voice)
Zootopia 2
(2025)
Chief Bogo (voice)
Production
How Clubbing Changed the World
(2012)
Executive Producer
No Good Deed
(2014)
Executive Producer
Beasts of No Nation
(2015)
Producer
100 Streets
(2016)
Producer
Yardie
(2018)
Executive Producer
Concrete Cowboy
(2020)
Producer
A New Diva's Christmas Carol
(2022)
Producer
Luther: The Fallen Sun
(2023)
Producer
Directing
Writing