Idris Elba

Idris Elba

Acting
Born 1972-09-06Hackney, London, England, UK

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.

Movies (96)

Avengers: Infinity War
8.2

Avengers: Infinity War

2018Movie8.2
Masters of the Universe
7.2

Masters of the Universe

2026Movie7.2
Zootopia 2
7.7

Zootopia 2

2025Movie7.7
Avengers: Age of Ultron
7.3

Avengers: Age of Ultron

2015Movie7.3
Zootopia
7.8

Zootopia

2016Movie7.8
Thor: Ragnarok
7.6

Thor: Ragnarok

2017Movie7.6
Thor
6.8

Thor

2011Movie6.8
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
7.6

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

2024Movie7.6
Thor: Love and Thunder
6.4

Thor: Love and Thunder

2022Movie6.4
The Suicide Squad
7.4

The Suicide Squad

2021Movie7.4
Thor: The Dark World
6.5

Thor: The Dark World

2013Movie6.5
Pacific Rim
6.9

Pacific Rim

2013Movie6.9
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
6.8

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

2019Movie6.8
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
7.4

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

2022Movie7.4
The Jungle Book
6.9

The Jungle Book

2016Movie6.9
28 Weeks Later
6.6

28 Weeks Later

2007Movie6.6
American Gangster
7.6

American Gangster

2007Movie7.6
Heads of State
6.8

Heads of State

2025Movie6.8
Finding Dory
7.0

Finding Dory

2016Movie7.0
Prometheus
6.6

Prometheus

2012Movie6.6
Extraction 2
7.4

Extraction 2

2023Movie7.4
A House of Dynamite
6.4

A House of Dynamite

2025Movie6.4
The Harder They Fall
6.6

The Harder They Fall

2021Movie6.6
The Dark Tower
5.8

The Dark Tower

2017Movie5.8
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
5.0

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

2011Movie5.0
The Losers
6.3

The Losers

2010Movie6.3
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
8.2

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

2022Movie8.2
No Good Deed
5.9

No Good Deed

2014Movie5.9
Star Trek Beyond
6.8

Star Trek Beyond

2016Movie6.8
Bastille Day
6.3

Bastille Day

2016Movie6.3
Molly's Game
7.2

Molly's Game

2017Movie7.2
Sonic the Hedgehog 4

Sonic the Hedgehog 4

2027Movie
Three Thousand Years of Longing
6.9

Three Thousand Years of Longing

2022Movie6.9
The Mountain Between Us
6.6

The Mountain Between Us

2017Movie6.6
Beast
6.5

Beast

2022Movie6.5
Fixed
6.1

Fixed

2025Movie6.1
Luther: The Fallen Sun
6.6

Luther: The Fallen Sun

2023Movie6.6
The Reaping
5.8

The Reaping

2007Movie5.8
Takers
6.3

Takers

2010Movie6.3
The Unborn
5.2

The Unborn

2009Movie5.2
RocknRolla
7.0

RocknRolla

2008Movie7.0
Beasts of No Nation
7.6

Beasts of No Nation

2015Movie7.6
Cats
4.1

Cats

2019Movie4.1
Obsessed
5.7

Obsessed

2009Movie5.7
The Gunman
5.8

The Gunman

2015Movie5.8
This Christmas
6.6

This Christmas

2007Movie6.6
Prom Night
5.1

Prom Night

2008Movie5.1
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
6.9

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

2013Movie6.9
High in the Clouds

High in the Clouds

2027Movie
Children of Blood and Bone

Children of Blood and Bone

2027Movie
Extraction 3

Extraction 3

Movie
Daddy's Little Girls
6.9

Daddy's Little Girls

2007Movie6.9
Buffalo Soldiers
6.3

Buffalo Soldiers

2002Movie6.3
100 Streets
6.0

100 Streets

2016Movie6.0
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
4.0

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2021Movie4.0
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
7.0

The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus

2012Movie7.0
One World: Together at Home
7.1

One World: Together at Home

2020Movie7.1
Code Red: The Making of '28 Weeks Later'

Code Red: The Making of '28 Weeks Later'

2007Movie
Second Coming
5.0

Second Coming

2014Movie5.0
Sorted
5.5

Sorted

2000Movie5.5
An Audience with Adele
8.4

An Audience with Adele

2021Movie8.4
Sometimes in April
7.1

Sometimes in April

2005Movie7.1
Victory

Victory

2025Movie
Bang!

Bang!

Movie
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
7.3

Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour

2016Movie7.3
Kroos
6.1

Kroos

2019Movie6.1
The Human Contract
4.4

The Human Contract

2008Movie4.4
Infernus

Infernus

Movie
Belle Maman
5.1

Belle Maman

1999Movie5.1
Mandela, My Dad and Me
6.0

Mandela, My Dad and Me

2015Movie6.0
Above the Below

Above the Below

2026Movie
King for a Term
1.0

King for a Term

2015Movie1.0
Marine Life Interviews
6.2

Marine Life Interviews

2016Movie6.2
Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort

Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort

2020Movie
Concrete Cowboy
6.1

Concrete Cowboy

2020Movie6.1
Tapping the Wire
8.0

Tapping the Wire

2007Movie8.0
Enchanted Kingdom
6.3

Enchanted Kingdom

2014Movie6.3
All In The Game
6.1

All In The Game

2006Movie6.1
Legacy
4.7

Legacy

2010Movie4.7
The Gospel
5.6

The Gospel

2005Movie5.6
Executing the Heist: The Making of 'Takers'

Executing the Heist: The Making of 'Takers'

2011Movie
One Love
5.4

One Love

2003Movie5.4
Untitled Luther Sequel

Untitled Luther Sequel

Movie
Passion Project

Passion Project

2021Movie
Spiders and Flies
7.0

Spiders and Flies

1996Movie7.0
How Hip Hop Changed the World
7.0

How Hip Hop Changed the World

2011Movie7.0
Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC

Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC

2011Movie
Stay Frosty

Stay Frosty

Movie
This Is How It Goes

This Is How It Goes

Movie
Hammer Down

Hammer Down

Movie
Cut from a Different Cloth
7.8

Cut from a Different Cloth

2015Movie7.8
The Path to Vengeance: Making 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance'

The Path to Vengeance: Making 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance'

2012Movie
Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba
7.5

Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba

2023Movie7.5
Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney
9.0

Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney

2020Movie9.0
Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis
3.0

Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis

2025Movie3.0
How Clubbing Changed the World
6.0

How Clubbing Changed the World

2012Movie6.0

TV Shows (68)

The Simpsons
8.0

The Simpsons

1989Series8.0
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014Series5.8
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015Series6.1
Law & Order
7.3

Law & Order

1990Series7.3
The Office
8.6

The Office

2005Series8.6
The Daily Show
6.4

The Daily Show

1996Series6.4
The Kelly Clarkson Show
6.3

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019Series6.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014Series5.1
Saturday Night Live
6.9

Saturday Night Live

1975Series6.9
The Graham Norton Show
7.2

The Graham Norton Show

2007Series7.2
CSI: Miami
7.7

CSI: Miami

2002Series7.7
The Wire
8.6

The Wire

2002Series8.6
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003Series5.3
The View
4.3

The View

1997Series4.3
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988Series5.6
Silent Witness
7.6

Silent Witness

1996Series7.6
Hot Ones
7.1

Hot Ones

2015Series7.1
What If...?
8.0

What If...?

2021Series8.0
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
7.5

Aqua Teen Hunger Force

2000Series7.5
Girlfriends
7.3

Girlfriends

2000Series7.3
Hijack
7.5

Hijack

2023Series7.5
The Last Leg
5.7

The Last Leg

2013Series5.7
Number One on the Call Sheet
3.9

Number One on the Call Sheet

2025Series3.9
The Tyra Banks Show
5.0

The Tyra Banks Show

2005Series5.0
Absolutely Fabulous
7.6

Absolutely Fabulous

1992Series7.6
The Oscars
7.0

The Oscars

1953Series7.0
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
6.6

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

1987Series6.6
Luther
7.9

Luther

2010Series7.9
Playhouse Presents
6.0

Playhouse Presents

2012Series6.0
Hack
7.7

Hack

2002Series7.7
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
10.0

Good Hang with Amy Poehler

2025Series10.0
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
7.4

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

2002Series7.4
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
6.0

The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA

1995Series6.0
Made in Hollywood
4.6

Made in Hollywood

2005Series4.6
Knuckles
7.3

Knuckles

2024Series7.3
Chicken Shop Date
8.3

Chicken Shop Date

2014Series8.3
Zootopia+
7.1

Zootopia+

2022Series7.1
Space Precinct
6.2

Space Precinct

1994Series6.2
MTV Europe Music Awards
10.0

MTV Europe Music Awards

1994Series10.0
The Shop
5.3

The Shop

2018Series5.3
Bramwell
4.2

Bramwell

1995Series4.2
2Point4 Children
7.3

2Point4 Children

1991Series7.3
Dangerfield
7.0

Dangerfield

1995Series7.0
The Frame
10.0

The Frame

2013Series10.0
Soul Food
7.2

Soul Food

2000Series7.2
Coronavirus, Explained
7.0

Coronavirus, Explained

2020Series7.0
Oprah Talks COVID-19
6.0

Oprah Talks COVID-19

2020Series6.0
Ultraviolet
7.2

Ultraviolet

1998Series7.2
A World of Calm
6.7

A World of Calm

2020Series6.7
The Governor
7.5

The Governor

1995Series7.5
Jonny Zero
5.3

Jonny Zero

2005Series5.3
In the Long Run
7.4

In the Long Run

2018Series7.4
Guerrilla
4.6

Guerrilla

2017Series4.6
Crucial Tales

Crucial Tales

1996Series
Turn Up Charlie
6.5

Turn Up Charlie

2019Series6.5
Idris Elba: No Limits
6.0

Idris Elba: No Limits

2015Series6.0
Crocodile Shoes
7.3

Crocodile Shoes

1994Series7.3
five by five

five by five

2017Series
Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color
7.0

Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color

2024Series7.0
Verdict

Verdict

1998Series
Degrees of Error

Degrees of Error

1995Series
The Evolution of Black British Music
1.0

The Evolution of Black British Music

2022Series1.0
Road to Glory
9.0

Road to Glory

2026Series9.0
Elba vs. Block
4.0

Elba vs. Block

2020Series4.0
Idris Elba: Fighter
7.5

Idris Elba: Fighter

2017Series7.5
Idris Elba's Fight School
5.0

Idris Elba's Fight School

2022Series5.0
Human Playground
6.9

Human Playground

2022Series6.9
Idris Elba: King of Speed
6.5

Idris Elba: King of Speed

2013Series6.5