Personal Info
- Known For
- Acting
- Gender
- Male
- Birthday
- September 6, 1972
- Place of Birth
- Hackney, London, England, UK
- Career
- 1953 – 2027
- Credits
- 107 movies·78 TV shows
- Also Known As
- Idrissa Akuna ElbaSir Idris ElbaSir Idrissa Akuna Elba
Idris Elba
Acting
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
Filmography
Movies
Children of Blood and Bone
as Lekan
High in the Clouds
as Barrel (voice)
Sonic the Hedgehog 4
as Knuckles (voice)
Above the Below
as Jackson · Director · Executive Producer
Masters of the Universe
as Duncan
How To Hide It
Executive Producer
Fixed
as Rocco (voice)
Heads of State
as Sam Clarke · Executive Producer
A House of Dynamite
as POTUS
Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis
as Self - Presenter
TV Shows
Road to Glory
as Self · 1 ep.
Number One on the Call Sheet
as Self · 1 ep.
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
as Self - Guest · 1 ep.
Knuckles
as Knuckles the Echidna (voice) · Executive Producer · 6 ep.
Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color
as Self - Narrator (voice) · Executive Producer · 4 ep.
The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full
Executive Producer · 3 ep.
Hijack
as Sam Nelson · Executive Producer · 15 ep.
Idris Elba's Fight School
as Self · 5 ep.
Human Playground
as Self - Host · 6 ep.
Zootopia+
as Chief Bogo (voice) · 1 ep.