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Idris Elba

Acting

Born: 1972-09-06
From: Hackney, London, England, UK
Gender: Male
Height: 1.89 m
Popularity: 5

Also Known As

Idrissa Akuna Elba Sir Idris ElbaSir Idrissa Akuna 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.

Photos8

Awards & Nominations4 won · 2 nominated

🏆 Won

Knight Bachelor

2026
Nominated

The Game Awards − Best Performance

Q113826614

2023
🏆 Won

honorary doctorate

2022
🏆 Won

Officer of the Order of the British Empire

2016
Nominated

British Academy Television Award for Best Actor

Luther

2016
🏆 Won

The King's Trust

1988

Acting146 titles

The Frame
10.0
Series

The Frame

2013Documentary
MTV Europe Music Awards
10.0
Series

MTV Europe Music Awards

1994 - ...Documentary
Road to Glory
New9.0
Series

Road to Glory

2026Documentary
The Wire
8.6
Series

The Wire

2002-2008Thriller
The Office
8.6
Series

The Office

2005-2013Comedy
An Audience with Adele
8.4
Movie

An Audience with Adele

2021Drama
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
8.2
Cartoon

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

2022Animation
Avengers: Infinity War
8.2
Movie

Avengers: Infinity War

2018Action
What If...?
8.0
Cartoon

What If...?

2021-2024Animation
The Simpsons
8.0
Cartoon

The Simpsons

1989 - ...Drama
Luther
7.9
Series

Luther

2010-2019Thriller
Hack
7.9
Series

Hack

2002-2004Thriller
Zootopia
7.8
Cartoon

Zootopia

2016Animation
Tapping the Wire
7.8
Movie

Tapping the Wire

2007Documentary
Zootopia 2
7.7
Cartoon

Zootopia 2

2025Animation
CSI: Miami
7.7
Series

CSI: Miami

2002-2012Drama
American Gangster
7.6
Movie

American Gangster

2007Drama
Beasts of No Nation
7.6
Movie

Beasts of No Nation

2015Drama
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
7.6
Movie

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

2024Action
Thor: Ragnarok
7.6
Movie

Thor: Ragnarok

2017Action
Silent Witness
7.6
Series

Silent Witness

1996 - ...Thriller
The Suicide Squad
7.5
Movie

The Suicide Squad

2021Action
Hijack
7.5
Series

Hijack

2023 - ...Drama
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
7.5
Cartoon

Aqua Teen Hunger Force

2000-2023Animation
Absolutely Fabulous
7.5
Series

Absolutely Fabulous

1992-2012Comedy
The Governor
7.5
Series

The Governor

1995-1996Thriller
Extraction 2
7.4
Movie

Extraction 2

2023Action
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
7.4
Movie

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

2022Action
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
7.3
Movie

Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour

2016Documentary
Avengers: Age of Ultron
7.3
Movie

Avengers: Age of Ultron

2015Action
Masters of the Universe
New7.3
Movie

Masters of the Universe

2026Action
Girlfriends
7.3
Series

Girlfriends

2000-2008Drama
Crocodile Shoes
7.3
Series

Crocodile Shoes

1994-1996Drama
2Point4 Children
7.3
Series

2Point4 Children

1991-1999Comedy
In the Long Run
7.3
Series

In the Long Run

2018-2020Comedy
Knuckles
7.3
Series

Knuckles

2024Action
Law & Order
7.3
Series

Law & Order

1990 - ...Thriller
Idris Elba: Fighter
7.3
Series

Idris Elba: Fighter

2017Documentary
Molly's Game
7.2
Movie

Molly's Game

2017Drama
Soul Food
7.2
Series

Soul Food

2000-2004Drama
The Graham Norton Show
7.2
Series

The Graham Norton Show

2007 - ...Comedy
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
7.2
Series

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

2002-2007Thriller
Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color
7.2
Series

Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color

2024Documentary
Sometimes in April
7.1
Movie

Sometimes in April

2005Drama
One World: Together at Home
7.1
Movie

One World: Together at Home

2020Drama
Ultraviolet
7.1
Series

Ultraviolet

1998Drama
Zootopia+
7.1
Cartoon

Zootopia+

2022Animation
Hot Ones
7.1
Series

Hot Ones

2015 - ...Documentary
RocknRolla
7.0
Movie

RocknRolla

2008Action
Finding Dory
7.0
Cartoon

Finding Dory

2016Action
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
7.0
Movie

The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus

2012Documentary
Dangerfield
7.0
Series

Dangerfield

1995-1999Thriller
Idris Elba: King of Speed
7.0
Series

Idris Elba: King of Speed

2013Documentary
The Oscars
7.0
Series

The Oscars

1953 - ...Drama
Daddy's Little Girls
6.9
Movie

Daddy's Little Girls

2007Comedy
Pacific Rim
6.9
Movie

Pacific Rim

2013Action
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
6.9
Movie

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

2013Drama
The Jungle Book
6.9
Movie

The Jungle Book

2016Action
Three Thousand Years of Longing
6.9
Movie

Three Thousand Years of Longing

2022Drama
Saturday Night Live
6.9
Series

Saturday Night Live

1975 - ...Comedy
Human Playground
6.9
Series

Human Playground

2022Documentary
Coronavirus, Explained
6.9
Series

Coronavirus, Explained

2020Documentary
Thor
6.8
Movie

Thor

2011Action
Star Trek Beyond
6.8
Movie

Star Trek Beyond

2016Action
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
6.8
Movie

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

2019Action
Heads of State
6.8
Movie

Heads of State

2025Action
The Mountain Between Us
6.7
Movie

The Mountain Between Us

2017Drama
A World of Calm
6.7
Series

A World of Calm

2020Documentary
28 Weeks Later
6.6
Movie

28 Weeks Later

2007Horror
Luther: The Fallen Sun
6.6
Movie

Luther: The Fallen Sun

2023Thriller
This Christmas
6.6
Movie

This Christmas

2007Comedy
Prometheus
6.6
Movie

Prometheus

2012Sci-Fi
The Harder They Fall
6.6
Movie

The Harder They Fall

2021Action
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
6.6
Series

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

1987-2000Drama
Thor: The Dark World
6.5
Movie

Thor: The Dark World

2013Action
Beast
6.5
Movie

Beast

2022Action
Turn Up Charlie
6.5
Series

Turn Up Charlie

2019Comedy
Thor: Love and Thunder
6.4
Movie

Thor: Love and Thunder

2022Sci-Fi
A House of Dynamite
6.4
Movie

A House of Dynamite

2025Thriller
Space Precinct
6.4
Series

Space Precinct

1994-1995Sci-Fi
The Daily Show
6.4
Series

The Daily Show

1996 - ...Documentary
The Kelly Clarkson Show
6.4
Series

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019-2026Documentary
The Losers
6.3
Movie

The Losers

2010Action
Enchanted Kingdom
6.3
Movie

Enchanted Kingdom

2014Documentary
Bastille Day
6.3
Movie

Bastille Day

2016Action
Buffalo Soldiers
6.3
Movie

Buffalo Soldiers

2002Drama
Takers
6.2
Movie

Takers

2010Action
Fixed
6.2
Cartoon

Fixed

2025Animation
Marine Life Interviews
6.2
Cartoon

Marine Life Interviews

2016Animation
Kroos
6.1
Movie

Kroos

2019Documentary
All In The Game
6.1
Movie

All In The Game

2006Drama
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.1
Series

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015-2026Comedy
No Good Deed
6.0
Movie

No Good Deed

2014Thriller
100 Streets
6.0
Movie

100 Streets

2016Drama
Mandela, My Dad and Me
6.0
Movie

Mandela, My Dad and Me

2015Documentary
Concrete Cowboy
6.0
Movie

Concrete Cowboy

2020Drama
Oprah Talks COVID-19
6.0
Series

Oprah Talks COVID-19

2020Documentary
Chicken Shop Date
6.0
Series

Chicken Shop Date

2014 - ...Documentary
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
6.0
Series

The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA

1995 - ...Drama
Playhouse Presents
6.0
Series

Playhouse Presents

2012-2015Drama
The Reaping
5.8
Movie

The Reaping

2007Horror
The Gunman
5.8
Movie

The Gunman

2015Action
The Dark Tower
5.8
Movie

The Dark Tower

2017Sci-Fi
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.8
Series

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014 - ...Comedy
Obsessed
5.7
Movie

Obsessed

2009Drama
The Last Leg
5.7
Series

The Last Leg

2013 - ...Documentary
The Gospel
5.6
Movie

The Gospel

2005Drama
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
5.6
Series

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988 - ...Documentary
Sorted
5.4
Movie

Sorted

2000Drama
One Love
5.4
Movie

One Love

2003Drama
The Shop
5.3
Series

The Shop

2018 - ...Documentary
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.3
Series

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003 - ...Documentary
The Unborn
5.2
Movie

The Unborn

2009Horror
Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.2
Series

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014 - ...Documentary
Prom Night
5.1
Movie

Prom Night

2008Horror
Second Coming
5.1
Movie

Second Coming

2014Drama
Belle Maman
5.1
Movie

Belle Maman

1999Comedy
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
5.0
Movie

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

2011Action
The Tyra Banks Show
5.0
Series

The Tyra Banks Show

2005-2009Documentary
Legacy
4.7
Movie

Legacy

2010Drama
Made in Hollywood
4.7
Series

Made in Hollywood

2005 - ...Documentary
Guerrilla
4.6
Series

Guerrilla

2017Drama
Idris Elba's Fight School
4.5
Series

Idris Elba's Fight School

2022 - ...Documentary
The Human Contract
4.4
Movie

The Human Contract

2008Drama
The View
4.4
Series

The View

1997 - ...Documentary
Bramwell
4.2
Series

Bramwell

1995-1998Drama
Cats
4.1
Movie

Cats

2019Sci-Fi
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
4.0
Movie

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2021Drama
Number One on the Call Sheet
3.6
Series

Number One on the Call Sheet

2025Documentary
Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis
3.3
Movie

Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis

2025Thriller
The Evolution of Black British Music
1.0
Series

The Evolution of Black British Music

2022Documentary
Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC
0
Movie

Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC

2011Documentary
Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba
0
Movie

Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba

2023Documentary
The Path to Vengeance: Making 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance'
0
Movie

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

2012Documentary
Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney
0
Movie

Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney

2020Documentary
Passion Project
0
Movie

Passion Project

2021Documentary
Children of Blood and Bone
Pending0
Movie

Children of Blood and Bone

2027Action
High in the Clouds
Pending0
Cartoon

High in the Clouds

2027Action
Victory
0
Movie

Victory

2025Drama
Sonic the Hedgehog 4
Pending0
Movie

Sonic the Hedgehog 4

2027Comedy
Extraction 3
0
Movie

Extraction 3

2024Action
Zootopia 3
0
Cartoon

Zootopia 3

2024Action
Executing the Heist: The Making of 'Takers'
0
Movie

Executing the Heist: The Making of 'Takers'

2011Drama
Idris Elba: No Limits
0
Series

Idris Elba: No Limits

2015 - ...Documentary
five by five
0
Series

five by five

2017Drama
Elba vs. Block
0
Series

Elba vs. Block

2020Drama

Directing3 titles

Playhouse Presents
6.0
Series

Playhouse Presents

2012-2015Drama
Yardie
5.9
Movie

Yardie

2018Thriller
Dust to Dreams
0
Movie

Dust to Dreams

2025Drama

Writing2 titles

Playhouse Presents
6.0
Series

Playhouse Presents

2012-2015Drama
Dust to Dreams
0
Movie

Dust to Dreams

2025Drama

Production21 titles

The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full
8.0
Series

The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full

2024Documentary
Luther
7.9
Series

Luther

2010-2019Thriller
Beasts of No Nation
7.6
Movie

Beasts of No Nation

2015Drama
Hijack
7.5
Series

Hijack

2023 - ...Drama
Knuckles
7.3
Series

Knuckles

2024Action
Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color
7.2
Series

Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color

2024Documentary
Heads of State
6.8
Movie

Heads of State

2025Action
Luther: The Fallen Sun
6.6
Movie

Luther: The Fallen Sun

2023Thriller
Turn Up Charlie
6.5
Series

Turn Up Charlie

2019Comedy
A New Diva's Christmas Carol
6.2
Movie

A New Diva's Christmas Carol

2022Drama
No Good Deed
6.0
Movie

No Good Deed

2014Thriller
100 Streets
6.0
Movie

100 Streets

2016Drama
Concrete Cowboy
6.0
Movie

Concrete Cowboy

2020Drama
Yardie
5.9
Movie

Yardie

2018Thriller
Guerrilla
4.6
Series

Guerrilla

2017Drama
The Chelsea Cowboy
0
Movie

The Chelsea Cowboy

2024Thriller
Edicius
0
Movie

Edicius

2021Thriller
The Brown Dog
0
Cartoon

The Brown Dog

2024Animation
Victory
0
Movie

Victory

2025Drama
How To Hide It
New0
Movie

How To Hide It

2026Comedy
five by five
0
Series

five by five

2017Drama

Creator2 titles

In the Long Run
7.3
Series

In the Long Run

2018-2020Comedy
Turn Up Charlie
6.5
Series

Turn Up Charlie

2019Comedy