Idris Elba

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

160

Gender

Male

Birthday

1972-09-06 (53 years old)

Place of Birth

Hackney, London, England, UK

Idris Elba

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.

Known For

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • The Office

    The Office

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • CSI: Miami

    CSI: Miami

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The Wire

    The Wire

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • Avengers: Infinity War

    Avengers: Infinity War

  • Sonic the Hedgehog 3

    Sonic the Hedgehog 3

  • Heads of State

    Heads of State

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • The View

    The View

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • Zootopia

    Zootopia

  • Zootopia 2

    Zootopia 2

  • What If...?

    What If...?

  • The Suicide Squad

    The Suicide Squad

  • Silent Witness

    Silent Witness

  • Girlfriends

    Girlfriends

  • The Tyra Banks Show

    The Tyra Banks Show

  • Aqua Teen Hunger Force

    Aqua Teen Hunger Force

  • Avengers: Age of Ultron

    Avengers: Age of Ultron

  • The Last Leg

    The Last Leg

  • Thor

    Thor

  • A House of Dynamite

    A House of Dynamite

  • Hijack

    Hijack

  • Sonic the Hedgehog 2

    Sonic the Hedgehog 2

  • Thor: Love and Thunder

    Thor: Love and Thunder

  • Pacific Rim

    Pacific Rim

  • Luther

    Luther

  • 28 Weeks Later

    28 Weeks Later

  • The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

    The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

  • Hack

    Hack

  • Thor: Ragnarok

    Thor: Ragnarok

  • Absolutely Fabulous

    Absolutely Fabulous

  • Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

    Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Finding Dory

    Finding Dory

  • Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

    Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

  • Prometheus

    Prometheus

  • Extraction 2

    Extraction 2

  • Thor: The Dark World

    Thor: The Dark World

  • The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

    The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

  • Lie Detector

    Lie Detector

  • The Dark Tower

    The Dark Tower

  • Made in Hollywood

    Made in Hollywood

  • The Jungle Book

    The Jungle Book

  • The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

    The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

  • American Gangster

    American Gangster

  • MTV Europe Music Awards

    MTV Europe Music Awards

  • Beasts of No Nation

    Beasts of No Nation

  • Beast

    Beast

  • Chicken Shop Date

    Chicken Shop Date

  • Knuckles

    Knuckles

  • 2Point4 Children

    2Point4 Children

  • Sonic the Hedgehog 4

    Sonic the Hedgehog 4

  • Obsessed

    Obsessed

  • Star Trek Beyond

    Star Trek Beyond

  • Three Thousand Years of Longing

    Three Thousand Years of Longing

  • Concrete Cowboy

    Concrete Cowboy

  • Number One on the Call Sheet

    Number One on the Call Sheet

  • Zootopia+

    Zootopia+

  • Bastille Day

    Bastille Day

  • The Shop

    The Shop

  • Good Hang with Amy Poehler

    Good Hang with Amy Poehler

  • Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour

    Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour

  • Space Precinct

    Space Precinct

  • The Human Contract

    The Human Contract

  • Molly's Game

    Molly's Game

  • Sometimes in April

    Sometimes in April

  • The Gunman

    The Gunman

  • The Unborn

    The Unborn

  • Fixed

    Fixed

  • RocknRolla

    RocknRolla

  • The Losers

    The Losers

  • The Frame

    The Frame

  • Luther: The Fallen Sun

    Luther: The Fallen Sun

  • No Good Deed

    No Good Deed

  • Bramwell

    Bramwell

  • Second Coming

    Second Coming

  • An Audience with Adele

    An Audience with Adele

  • Soul Food

    Soul Food

  • High in the Clouds

    High in the Clouds

  • A World of Calm

    A World of Calm

  • Buffalo Soldiers

    Buffalo Soldiers

  • This Christmas

    This Christmas

  • Masters of the Universe

    Masters of the Universe

  • How Clubbing Changed the World

    How Clubbing Changed the World

  • Infernus

    Infernus

  • The Mountain Between Us

    The Mountain Between Us

  • Takers

    Takers

  • The Reaping

    The Reaping

  • The Harder They Fall

    The Harder They Fall

  • Food 2050

    Food 2050

  • Oprah Talks COVID-19

    Oprah Talks COVID-19

  • The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus

    The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus

  • Dangerfield

    Dangerfield

  • Children of Blood and Bone

    Children of Blood and Bone

  • Belle Maman

    Belle Maman

  • Passion Project

    Passion Project

  • Prom Night

    Prom Night

  • Kroos

    Kroos

  • Coronavirus, Explained

    Coronavirus, Explained

  • Guerrilla

    Guerrilla

  • Ultraviolet

    Ultraviolet

  • Crocodile Shoes

    Crocodile Shoes

  • Turn Up Charlie

    Turn Up Charlie

  • Daddy's Little Girls

    Daddy's Little Girls

  • In the Long Run

    In the Long Run

  • Cats

    Cats

  • Above the Below

    Above the Below

  • Hammer Down

    Hammer Down

  • Victory

    Victory

  • One Love

    One Love

  • Legacy

    Legacy

  • The Governor

    The Governor

  • Sorted

    Sorted

  • The Gospel

    The Gospel

  • One World: Together at Home

    One World: Together at Home

  • All In The Game

    All In The Game

  • 100 Streets

    100 Streets

  • Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

    Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

  • Enchanted Kingdom

    Enchanted Kingdom

  • five by five

    five by five

  • Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba

    Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba

  • Elba vs. Block

    Elba vs. Block

  • Idris Elba: King of Speed

    Idris Elba: King of Speed

  • Human Playground

    Human Playground

  • Things Fall Apart

    Things Fall Apart

  • Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color

    Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color

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

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

  • Idris Elba's Fight School

    Idris Elba's Fight School

  • Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC

    Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC

  • Idris Elba: No Limits

    Idris Elba: No Limits

  • Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis

    Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis

  • Marine Life Interviews

    Marine Life Interviews

  • Idris Elba: Fighter

    Idris Elba: Fighter

  • The Peter Weyland Files: 'Prometheus' Transmission

    The Peter Weyland Files: 'Prometheus' Transmission

  • King for a Term

    King for a Term

  • This Is How It Goes

    This Is How It Goes

  • 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

    2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

  • Bang!

    Bang!

  • Spiders and Flies

    Spiders and Flies

  • Tapping the Wire

    Tapping the Wire

  • Mandela, My Dad and Me

    Mandela, My Dad and Me

  • Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort

    Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort

  • Untitled Idris Elba/Simon Kinberg Spy Romance Film

    Untitled Idris Elba/Simon Kinberg Spy Romance Film

  • Cut from a Different Cloth

    Cut from a Different Cloth

  • How Hip Hop Changed the World

    How Hip Hop Changed the World

  • Stay Frosty

    Stay Frosty

  • Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney

    Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney