Idris Elba

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

159

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

  • Zootopia

    Zootopia

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Office

    The Office

  • 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

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Zootopia 3

    Zootopia 3

  • The Wire

    The Wire

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Avengers: Infinity War

    Avengers: Infinity War

  • Sonic the Hedgehog 3

    Sonic the Hedgehog 3

  • Silent Witness

    Silent Witness

  • Heads of State

    Heads of State

  • Zootopia+

    Zootopia+

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • The View

    The View

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Girlfriends

    Girlfriends

  • A House of Dynamite

    A House of Dynamite

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • What If...?

    What If...?

  • The Suicide Squad

    The Suicide Squad

  • The Tyra Banks Show

    The Tyra Banks Show

  • Avengers: Age of Ultron

    Avengers: Age of Ultron

  • The Last Leg

    The Last Leg

  • Pacific Rim

    Pacific Rim

  • Luther

    Luther

  • Hijack

    Hijack

  • Sonic the Hedgehog 2

    Sonic the Hedgehog 2

  • The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

    The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

  • Aqua Teen Hunger Force

    Aqua Teen Hunger Force

  • Thor: Love and Thunder

    Thor: Love and Thunder

  • Thor

    Thor

  • Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

    Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

  • Thor: Ragnarok

    Thor: Ragnarok

  • Thor: The Dark World

    Thor: The Dark World

  • Extraction 2

    Extraction 2

  • Prometheus

    Prometheus

  • This Christmas

    This Christmas

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • 28 Weeks Later

    28 Weeks Later

  • American Gangster

    American Gangster

  • Absolutely Fabulous

    Absolutely Fabulous

  • Bastille Day

    Bastille Day

  • The Jungle Book

    The Jungle Book

  • Made in Hollywood

    Made in Hollywood

  • Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

    Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

  • The Dark Tower

    The Dark Tower

  • Finding Dory

    Finding Dory

  • Obsessed

    Obsessed

  • MTV Europe Music Awards

    MTV Europe Music Awards

  • Knuckles

    Knuckles

  • Lie Detector

    Lie Detector

  • The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

    The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

  • Fixed

    Fixed

  • Star Trek Beyond

    Star Trek Beyond

  • Hack

    Hack

  • Three Thousand Years of Longing

    Three Thousand Years of Longing

  • The Shop

    The Shop

  • Molly's Game

    Molly's Game

  • Cats

    Cats

  • Kroos

    Kroos

  • The Gospel

    The Gospel

  • The Unborn

    The Unborn

  • Second Coming

    Second Coming

  • Concrete Cowboy

    Concrete Cowboy

  • Beast

    Beast

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

    The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

  • Chicken Shop Date

    Chicken Shop Date

  • The Losers

    The Losers

  • Buffalo Soldiers

    Buffalo Soldiers

  • Luther: The Fallen Sun

    Luther: The Fallen Sun

  • One Love

    One Love

  • Legacy

    Legacy

  • How Clubbing Changed the World

    How Clubbing Changed the World

  • Belle Maman

    Belle Maman

  • The Frame

    The Frame

  • 2Point4 Children

    2Point4 Children

  • Food 2050

    Food 2050

  • RocknRolla

    RocknRolla

  • No Good Deed

    No Good Deed

  • Number One on the Call Sheet

    Number One on the Call Sheet

  • Passion Project

    Passion Project

  • Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis

    Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis

  • Prom Night

    Prom Night

  • The Harder They Fall

    The Harder They Fall

  • The Reaping

    The Reaping

  • Victory

    Victory

  • Takers

    Takers

  • Masters of the Universe

    Masters of the Universe

  • Bramwell

    Bramwell

  • Sorted

    Sorted

  • Soul Food

    Soul Food

  • Space Precinct

    Space Precinct

  • The Gunman

    The Gunman

  • The Mountain Between Us

    The Mountain Between Us

  • The Human Contract

    The Human Contract

  • Dangerfield

    Dangerfield

  • The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus

    The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus

  • 100 Streets

    100 Streets

  • Enchanted Kingdom

    Enchanted Kingdom

  • Hammer Down

    Hammer Down

  • Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour

    Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour

  • Beasts of No Nation

    Beasts of No Nation

  • Daddy's Little Girls

    Daddy's Little Girls

  • In the Long Run

    In the Long Run

  • High in the Clouds

    High in the Clouds

  • Guerrilla

    Guerrilla

  • Turn Up Charlie

    Turn Up Charlie

  • Untitled Luther Sequel

    Untitled Luther Sequel

  • An Audience with Adele

    An Audience with Adele

  • Sometimes in April

    Sometimes in April

  • All In The Game

    All In The Game

  • Oprah Talks COVID-19

    Oprah Talks COVID-19

  • Children of Blood and Bone

    Children of Blood and Bone

  • One World: Together at Home

    One World: Together at Home

  • A World of Calm

    A World of Calm

  • Above the Below

    Above the Below

  • Crocodile Shoes

    Crocodile Shoes

  • Bang!

    Bang!

  • Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC

    Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC

  • Ultraviolet

    Ultraviolet

  • Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

    Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

  • Coronavirus, Explained

    Coronavirus, Explained

  • The Governor

    The Governor

  • Infernus

    Infernus

  • Human Playground

    Human Playground

  • Idris Elba: No Limits

    Idris Elba: No Limits

  • 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

    2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

  • Spiders and Flies

    Spiders and Flies

  • Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba

    Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba

  • Marine Life Interviews

    Marine Life Interviews

  • Things Fall Apart

    Things Fall Apart

  • five by five

    five by five

  • Idris Elba: Fighter

    Idris Elba: Fighter

  • Tapping the Wire

    Tapping the Wire

  • Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color

    Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color

  • Elba vs. Block

    Elba vs. Block

  • Cut from a Different Cloth

    Cut from a Different Cloth

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

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

  • Mandela, My Dad and Me

    Mandela, My Dad and Me

  • Idris Elba: King of Speed

    Idris Elba: King of Speed

  • The Peter Weyland Files: 'Prometheus' Transmission

    The Peter Weyland Files: 'Prometheus' Transmission

  • Idris Elba's Fight School

    Idris Elba's Fight School

  • Stay Frosty

    Stay Frosty

  • King for a Term

    King for a Term

  • This Is How It Goes

    This Is How It Goes

  • Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney

    Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney

  • Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort

    Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort

  • How Hip Hop Changed the World

    How Hip Hop Changed the World

  • Untitled Idris Elba/Simon Kinberg Spy Romance Film

    Untitled Idris Elba/Simon Kinberg Spy Romance Film