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Idris Elba

Actor

Idris Elba

Born September 6, 1972 in Hackney, London, England, UK77 films

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.

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Essential films

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Zootopia poster7.8Zootopia2016Thor: Ragnarok poster7.6Thor: Ragnarok2017Avengers: Age of Ultron poster7.3Avengers: Age of Ultron2015The Suicide Squad poster7.4The Suicide Squad2021Thor poster6.8Thor2011American Gangster poster7.6American Gangster2007Pacific Rim poster7.0Pacific Rim2013Finding Dory poster7.0Finding Dory2016

Filmography

77 films as actor
  1. TBAInfernusDonovan Kamara
  2. TBABang!
  3. TBAStay Frosty
  4. TBAHammer DownMac
  5. TBAThis Is How It Goes
  6. TBAUntitled Luther SequelJohn Luther
  7. TBAExtraction 3Alcott
  8. TBAFive nights at sonicKnuckles (voice)
  9. 2027High in the CloudsBarrel (voice)
  10. 2027Sonic the Hedgehog 4Knuckles (voice)
  11. 2027Children of Blood and BoneLekan
  12. 2026Above the BelowJackson
  13. 2026Masters of the UniverseDuncan
  14. 2025Zootopia 2Chief Bogo (voice)
  15. 2025A House of DynamitePOTUS
  16. 2025FixedRocco (voice)
  17. 2025Heads of StateSam Clarke
  18. 2025VictoryIdris Elba
  19. 2024Sonic the Hedgehog 3Knuckles (voice)
  20. 2023Extraction 2Alcott
  21. 2023Luther: The Fallen SunJohn Luther
  22. 2022The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the HorseThe Fox (voice)
  23. 2022Three Thousand Years of LongingThe Djinn
  24. 2022BeastDr. Nate Daniels
  25. 2022Thor: Love and ThunderHeimdall
  26. 2022Sonic the Hedgehog 2Knuckles (voice)
  27. 2021The Harder They FallRufus Buck
  28. 2021The Suicide SquadBloodsport
  29. 2020Concrete CowboyHarp
  30. 2019CatsMacavity
  31. 2019Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & ShawBrixton
  32. 2018Avengers: Infinity WarHeimdall
  33. 2017Molly's GameCharlie Jaffey
  34. 2017The Mountain Between UsDr. Ben Bass
  35. 2017Thor: RagnarokHeimdall
  36. 2017The Dark TowerRoland Deschain
  37. 2016Marine Life InterviewsFluke (voice)
  38. 2016100 StreetsMax
  39. 2016Star Trek BeyondKrall
  40. 2016Finding DoryFluke (voice)
  41. 2016Bastille DaySean Briar
  42. 2016The Jungle BookShere Khan (voice)
  43. 2016ZootopiaChief Bogo (voice)
  44. 2015Beasts of No NationCommandant
  45. 2015King for a TermAkuna's father
  46. 2015Avengers: Age of UltronHeimdall
  47. 2015The GunmanBarnes
  48. 2014No Good DeedColin
  49. 2014Second ComingMark
  50. 2013Mandela: Long Walk to FreedomNelson Mandela
  51. 2013Thor: The Dark WorldHeimdall
  52. 2013Pacific RimStacker Pentecost
  53. 2012PrometheusJanek
  54. 2011Ghost Rider: Spirit of VengeanceMoreau
  55. 2011ThorHeimdall
  56. 2010LegacyMalcolm Gray
  57. 2010TakersGordon Jennings
  58. 2010The LosersRoque
  59. 2009ObsessedDerek Charles
  60. 2009The UnbornArthur Wyndham
  61. 2008The Human ContractLarry
  62. 2008RocknRollaMumbles
  63. 2008Prom NightDetective Winn
  64. 2007This ChristmasQuentin "Junior" Whitfield
  65. 2007American GangsterTango
  66. 200728 Weeks LaterGeneral Stone
  67. 2007The ReapingBen
  68. 2007Daddy's Little GirlsMonty James
  69. 2006All In The GamePaul
  70. 2005The GospelReverend Charles Frank
  71. 2005Fat Load O NothinGoggy The Gritish Gully
  72. 2005Sometimes in AprilAugustin
  73. 2003One LoveAaron
  74. 2002Buffalo SoldiersKimborough
  75. 2000SortedJam
  76. 1999Belle MamanGrégoire
  77. 1996Spiders and FliesBenton