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

  • Zootopia 2

    Zootopia 2

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • The Office

    The Office

  • 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

  • CSI: Miami

    CSI: Miami

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Wire

    The Wire

  • Zootopia

    Zootopia

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The View

    The View

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Hijack

    Hijack

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • Avengers: Infinity War

    Avengers: Infinity War

  • Silent Witness

    Silent Witness

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • What If...?

    What If...?

  • Sonic the Hedgehog 3

    Sonic the Hedgehog 3

  • Girlfriends

    Girlfriends

  • The Suicide Squad

    The Suicide Squad

  • Avengers: Age of Ultron

    Avengers: Age of Ultron

  • Thor

    Thor

  • Thor: Love and Thunder

    Thor: Love and Thunder

  • Heads of State

    Heads of State

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

    The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

  • Thor: Ragnarok

    Thor: Ragnarok

  • Sonic the Hedgehog 2

    Sonic the Hedgehog 2

  • Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

    Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

  • Absolutely Fabulous

    Absolutely Fabulous

  • The Tyra Banks Show

    The Tyra Banks Show

  • Pacific Rim

    Pacific Rim

  • Second Coming

    Second Coming

  • Luther

    Luther

  • 28 Weeks Later

    28 Weeks Later

  • Masters of the Universe

    Masters of the Universe

  • Prometheus

    Prometheus

  • This Christmas

    This Christmas

  • The Last Leg

    The Last Leg

  • Aqua Teen Hunger Force

    Aqua Teen Hunger Force

  • Thor: The Dark World

    Thor: The Dark World

  • Chicken Shop Date

    Chicken Shop Date

  • Zootopia+

    Zootopia+

  • The Jungle Book

    The Jungle Book

  • Extraction 2

    Extraction 2

  • MTV Europe Music Awards

    MTV Europe Music Awards

  • Zootopia 3

    Zootopia 3

  • Knuckles

    Knuckles

  • A House of Dynamite

    A House of Dynamite

  • Number One on the Call Sheet

    Number One on the Call Sheet

  • Hack

    Hack

  • Made in Hollywood

    Made in Hollywood

  • American Gangster

    American Gangster

  • Finding Dory

    Finding Dory

  • Belle Maman

    Belle Maman

  • Three Thousand Years of Longing

    Three Thousand Years of Longing

  • Star Trek Beyond

    Star Trek Beyond

  • Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

    Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

  • Victory

    Victory

  • Kroos

    Kroos

  • The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

    The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

  • The Dark Tower

    The Dark Tower

  • One Love

    One Love

  • Prom Night

    Prom Night

  • Bastille Day

    Bastille Day

  • The Shop

    The Shop

  • Sorted

    Sorted

  • Turn Up Charlie

    Turn Up Charlie

  • The Frame

    The Frame

  • The Human Contract

    The Human Contract

  • One World: Together at Home

    One World: Together at Home

  • Fixed

    Fixed

  • RocknRolla

    RocknRolla

  • Molly's Game

    Molly's Game

  • Beast

    Beast

  • The Gunman

    The Gunman

  • High in the Clouds

    High in the Clouds

  • No Good Deed

    No Good Deed

  • The Losers

    The Losers

  • Buffalo Soldiers

    Buffalo Soldiers

  • The Unborn

    The Unborn

  • Enchanted Kingdom

    Enchanted Kingdom

  • Coronavirus, Explained

    Coronavirus, Explained

  • 2Point4 Children

    2Point4 Children

  • Takers

    Takers

  • Bang!

    Bang!

  • Passion Project

    Passion Project

  • Space Precinct

    Space Precinct

  • The Mountain Between Us

    The Mountain Between Us

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

    The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

  • Beasts of No Nation

    Beasts of No Nation

  • Cats

    Cats

  • Soul Food

    Soul Food

  • The Harder They Fall

    The Harder They Fall

  • Above the Below

    Above the Below

  • Obsessed

    Obsessed

  • Bramwell

    Bramwell

  • Guerrilla

    Guerrilla

  • Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color

    Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color

  • Untitled Luther Sequel

    Untitled Luther Sequel

  • Luther: The Fallen Sun

    Luther: The Fallen Sun

  • Crocodile Shoes

    Crocodile Shoes

  • The Reaping

    The Reaping

  • Dangerfield

    Dangerfield

  • A World of Calm

    A World of Calm

  • Daddy's Little Girls

    Daddy's Little Girls

  • Human Playground

    Human Playground

  • Sometimes in April

    Sometimes in April

  • Ultraviolet

    Ultraviolet

  • Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

    Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

  • Stay Frosty

    Stay Frosty

  • In the Long Run

    In the Long Run

  • Idris Elba: No Limits

    Idris Elba: No Limits

  • The Governor

    The Governor

  • five by five

    five by five

  • 100 Streets

    100 Streets

  • Spiders and Flies

    Spiders and Flies

  • Concrete Cowboy

    Concrete Cowboy

  • The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus

    The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus

  • Elba vs. Block

    Elba vs. Block

  • An Audience with Adele

    An Audience with Adele

  • Idris Elba's Fight School

    Idris Elba's Fight School

  • Marine Life Interviews

    Marine Life Interviews

  • The Peter Weyland Files: 'Prometheus' Transmission

    The Peter Weyland Files: 'Prometheus' Transmission

  • Legacy

    Legacy

  • Idris Elba: King of Speed

    Idris Elba: King of Speed

  • Children of Blood and Bone

    Children of Blood and Bone

  • The Gospel

    The Gospel

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

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

  • 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

    2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

  • Untitled Idris Elba/Simon Kinberg Spy Romance Film

    Untitled Idris Elba/Simon Kinberg Spy Romance Film

  • Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort

    Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort

  • Oprah Talks COVID-19

    Oprah Talks COVID-19

  • Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour

    Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour

  • Untitled Sonic Event Movie

    Untitled Sonic Event Movie

  • This Is How It Goes

    This Is How It Goes

  • Idris Elba: Fighter

    Idris Elba: Fighter

  • Tapping the Wire

    Tapping the Wire

  • Infernus

    Infernus

  • Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis

    Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis

  • King for a Term

    King for a Term

  • Mandela, My Dad and Me

    Mandela, My Dad and Me

  • Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba

    Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba

  • Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC

    Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC

  • Cut from a Different Cloth

    Cut from a Different Cloth

  • Hammer Down

    Hammer Down

  • Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney

    Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney

  • How Clubbing Changed the World

    How Clubbing Changed the World

  • All In The Game

    All In The Game

  • How Hip Hop Changed the World

    How Hip Hop Changed the World