Actor
Idris Elba
- Born: 6 September 1972, Hackney, London, England
- Estimated net worth: $30 million
Idris Elba is a British actor known for his versatile roles across film and television. He gained fame for his performances in 'The Wire' and 'Luther,' showcasing his ability to portray complex characters. Elba is recognized for his commanding voice and…
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About Idris Elba
Idris Elba is a British actor known for his versatile roles across film and television. He gained fame for his performances in 'The Wire' and 'Luther,' showcasing his ability to portray complex characters. Elba is recognized for his commanding voice and presence, often taking on roles in drama and action genres, making him a respected figure in the entertainment industry.
- Born
- 6 September 1972, Hackney, London, England
- Height
- 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
- Spouses
- Sabrina Dhowre (2019-present)
- Children
- 2, Isan Elba, Winston Elba
- Parents
- Eva Elba, Winston Elba
- Estimated net worth
- $30 million
Fun facts about Idris Elba
- Idris Elba is also a talented DJ and has performed under the name DJ Big Driis.
- He was named one of TIME magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2016.
Famous Idris Elba quotes
“I am not a hero. I am a villain.”
“I have a lot of respect for the craft of acting.”
“You can’t be afraid to fail. It’s the only way to succeed.”
Idris Elba filmography
Cast (179)
| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | High in the Clouds Movie | Barrel (voice) | |
| 2027 | Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Movie | Knuckles (voice) | |
| 2027 | Children of Blood and Bone Movie | Lekan | |
| 2026 | Above the Below Movie | Jackson | |
| 2026 | Mane Six Movie | Knuckles (voice) | 10.0 |
| 2026 | Masters of the Universe Movie | Duncan | 7.1 |
| 2026 | Road to Glory TV | Self | 9.0 |
| 2025 | Zootopia 2 Movie | Chief Bogo (voice) | 7.7 |
| 2025 | A House of Dynamite Movie | POTUS | 6.4 |
| 2025 | Fixed Movie | Rocco (voice) | 6.2 |
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Heads of State Movie | Sam Clarke | 6.8 |
| 2025 | Victory Movie | Idris Elba | |
| 2025 | Number One on the Call Sheet TV | Self | 3.9 |
| 2025 | Good Hang with Amy Poehler TV | Self - Guest | 5.5 |
| 2025 | Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis Movie | Self - Presenter | 3.4 |
| 2024 | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Movie | Knuckles (voice) | 7.6 |
| 2024 | Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color TV | Self - Narrator (voice) | 7.0 |
| 2024 | Knuckles TV | Knuckles the Echidna (voice) | 7.3 |
| 2023 | Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba Movie | Unknown character | 7.5 |
| 2023 | Hijack TV | Sam Nelson | 7.5 |
| 2023 | Extraction 2 Movie | Alcott | 7.4 |
| 2023 | Luther: The Fallen Sun Movie | John Luther | 6.6 |
| 2022 | The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Movie | The Fox (voice) | 8.2 |
| 2022 | Zootopia+ TV | Chief Bogo (voice) | 7.1 |
| 2022 | Human Playground TV | Self - Host | 6.9 |
| 2022 | Three Thousand Years of Longing Movie | The Djinn | 6.9 |
| 2022 | Beast Movie | Dr. Nate Daniels | 6.5 |
| 2022 | The Evolution of Black British Music TV | Self | 1.0 |
| 2022 | Thor: Love and Thunder Movie | Heimdall | 6.4 |
| 2022 | Idris Elba's Fight School TV | Self | 5.0 |
| 2022 | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Movie | Knuckles (voice) | 7.4 |
| 2021 | An Audience with Adele Movie | Self | 8.4 |
| 2021 | 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Movie | Self | 4.0 |
| 2021 | The Harder They Fall Movie | Rufus Buck | 6.6 |
| 2021 | Passion Project Movie | Self | |
| 2021 | What If...? TV | Heimdall (voice) | 8.0 |
| 2021 | The Suicide Squad Movie | Bloodsport | 7.4 |
| 2020 | Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney Movie | Self | 9.0 |
| 2020 | A World of Calm TV | Narrator | 6.8 |
| 2020 | Concrete Cowboy Movie | Harp | 6.1 |
| 2020 | Elba vs. Block TV | Self | 4.0 |
| 2020 | Coronavirus, Explained TV | Self - Narrator | 7.0 |
| 2020 | Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort Movie | Self | |
| 2020 | One World: Together at Home Movie | Self | 7.1 |
| 2020 | Oprah Talks COVID-19 TV | Self | 6.0 |
| 2019 | Cats Movie | Macavity | 4.1 |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show TV | Guest - Self | 6.2 |
| 2019 | Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw Movie | Brixton | 6.8 |
| 2019 | Kroos Movie | Self | 6.1 |
| 2019 | Turn Up Charlie TV | Charlie | 6.5 |
| 2018 | The Shop TV | Self | 5.3 |
| 2018 | Avengers: Infinity War Movie | Heimdall | 8.2 |
| 2018 | In the Long Run TV | Walter Easmon | 7.4 |
| 2017 | Molly's Game Movie | Charlie Jaffey | 7.2 |
| 2017 | Thor: Ragnarok Movie | Heimdall | 7.6 |
| 2017 | The Mountain Between Us Movie | Dr. Ben Bass | 6.6 |
| 2017 | The Dark Tower Movie | Roland Deschain | 5.8 |
| 2017 | Guerrilla TV | Kent | 4.6 |
| 2017 | five by five TV | Alpha Ash | |
| 2017 | Idris Elba: Fighter TV | Self | 7.5 |
| 2016 | Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour Movie | Self | 7.3 |
| 2016 | Marine Life Interviews Movie | Fluke (voice) | 6.2 |
| 2016 | 100 Streets Movie | Max | 6.0 |
| 2016 | Star Trek Beyond Movie | Krall | 6.8 |
| 2016 | Finding Dory Movie | Fluke (voice) | 7.0 |
| 2016 | Bastille Day Movie | Sean Briar | 6.3 |
| 2016 | The Jungle Book Movie | Shere Khan (voice) | 6.9 |
| 2016 | Zootopia Movie | Chief Bogo (voice) | 7.8 |
| 2015 | Mandela, My Dad and Me Movie | Self | 6.0 |
| 2015 | Beasts of No Nation Movie | Commandant | 7.6 |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV | Unknown character | 6.1 |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV | Self - Guest | 6.1 |
| 2015 | King for a Term Movie | Akuna's father | 1.0 |
| 2015 | Idris Elba: No Limits TV | Self | 6.0 |
| 2015 | Avengers: Age of Ultron Movie | Heimdall | 7.3 |
| 2015 | Hot Ones TV | Self | 7.1 |
| 2015 | The Gunman Movie | Barnes | 5.8 |
| 2015 | Cut from a Different Cloth Movie | Unknown character | 7.8 |
| 2014 | Chicken Shop Date TV | Self - Guest (archive footage) | 8.3 |
| 2014 | Chicken Shop Date TV | Self - Guest | 8.3 |
| 2014 | No Good Deed Movie | Colin | 5.9 |
| 2014 | Second Coming Movie | Mark | 5.0 |
| 2014 | Enchanted Kingdom Movie | narrator | 6.3 |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers TV | Self - Guest | 5.1 |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers TV | Self | 5.1 |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV | Self - Guest | 5.8 |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV | Self | 5.8 |
| 2013 | Idris Elba: King of Speed TV | Self | 6.5 |
| 2013 | Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Movie | Nelson Mandela | 6.9 |
| 2013 | Thor: The Dark World Movie | Heimdall | 6.5 |
| 2013 | Pacific Rim Movie | Stacker Pentecost | 7.0 |
| 2013 | The Frame TV | Stacker Pentecost | 10.0 |
| 2013 | The Last Leg TV | Self | 5.7 |
| 2012 | The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus Movie | Self | 7.0 |
| 2012 | How Clubbing Changed the World Movie | Self | 6.0 |
| 2012 | The Path to Vengeance: Making 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance' Movie | Self | |
| 2012 | Prometheus Movie | Janek | 6.6 |
| 2012 | Playhouse Presents TV | Akuna's Father / Narrator | 6.0 |
| 2011 | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance Movie | Moreau | 5.0 |
| 2011 | Executing the Heist: The Making of 'Takers' Movie | Self | |
| 2011 | How Hip Hop Changed the World Movie | Self | 7.0 |
| 2011 | Thor Movie | Heimdall | 6.8 |
| 2011 | Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC Movie | Self | |
| 2010 | Legacy Movie | Malcolm Gray | 4.7 |
| 2010 | Takers Movie | Gordon Jennings | 6.3 |
| 2010 | The Big C TV | Lenny | 7.4 |
| 2010 | Luther TV | John Luther | 7.9 |
| 2010 | The Losers Movie | Roque | 6.3 |
| 2009 | Obsessed Movie | Derek Charles | 5.8 |
| 2009 | The Unborn Movie | Arthur Wyndham | 5.2 |
| 2008 | The Human Contract Movie | Larry | 4.4 |
| 2008 | RocknRolla Movie | Mumbles | 7.0 |
| 2008 | Prom Night Movie | Detective Winn | 5.1 |
| 2007 | This Christmas Movie | Quentin "Junior" Whitfield | 6.6 |
| 2007 | American Gangster Movie | Tango | 7.6 |
| 2007 | Code Red: The Making of '28 Weeks Later' Movie | Self | |
| 2007 | Tapping the Wire Movie | Self | 8.0 |
| 2007 | 28 Weeks Later Movie | General Stone | 6.6 |
| 2007 | The Reaping Movie | Ben | 5.8 |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show TV | Self | 7.2 |
| 2007 | Daddy's Little Girls Movie | Monty James | 6.9 |
| 2006 | All In The Game Movie | Paul | 6.1 |
| 2005 | The Gospel Movie | Reverend Charles Frank | 5.6 |
| 2005 | Made in Hollywood TV | Self | 4.6 |
| 2005 | The Tyra Banks Show TV | Self | 5.0 |
| 2005 | The Office TV | Charles Miner | 8.6 |
| 2005 | Sometimes in April Movie | Augustin | 7.1 |
| 2005 | Jonny Zero TV | Hodge | 5.2 |
| 2003 | One Love Movie | Aaron | 5.4 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV | Self - Guest | 5.3 |
| 2003 | Queens Supreme TV | Carla | 6.1 |
| 2002 | Buffalo Soldiers Movie | Kimborough | 6.3 |
| 2002 | Hack TV | Mac Boone | 7.7 |
| 2002 | CSI: Miami TV | Angelo Sedaris | 7.7 |
| 2002 | The Wire TV | Stringer Bell | 8.6 |
| 2002 | The Inspector Lynley Mysteries TV | Robert Gabriel | 7.4 |
| 2000 | Aqua Teen Hunger Force TV | Police Officer (voice) | 7.5 |
| 2000 | Sorted Movie | Jam | 5.5 |
| 2000 | Girlfriends TV | Paul Raymond | 7.3 |
| 2000 | Soul Food TV | Smitty | 7.2 |
| 2000 | In Defence TV | PC Paul Fraser | 5.5 |
| 1999 | Belle Maman Movie | Grégoire | 5.1 |
| 1998 | Ultraviolet TV | Vaughan Rice | 7.2 |
| 1998 | Verdict TV | PC Brian Rawlinson | |
| 1997 | The View TV | Self | 4.3 |
| 1997 | Family Affairs TV | Tim Webster | 3.7 |
| 1997 | Insiders TV | Robinson Bennett | |
| 1996 | Spiders and Flies Movie | Benton | 7.0 |
| 1996 | Crucial Tales TV | Benton | |
| 1996 | The Daily Show TV | Self | 6.4 |
| 1996 | Silent Witness TV | Charlie | 7.6 |
| 1995 | Degrees of Error TV | Walter Jones | |
| 1995 | The Governor TV | Officer Donny Chiswick | 7.5 |
| 1995 | Bramwell TV | Charlie Carter | 4.2 |
| 1995 | The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA TV | Self - Host | 6.0 |
| 1995 | Dangerfield TV | Matt Gregory | 7.0 |
| 1994 | MTV Europe Music Awards TV | Self - Presenter | 10.0 |
| 1994 | Crocodile Shoes TV | Jo Jo | 7.3 |
| 1994 | Space Precinct TV | Pizza Delivery Man | 6.3 |
| 1993 | The Boot Street Band TV | Spike | 6.5 |
| 1992 | Absolutely Fabulous TV | Hilton | 7.6 |
| 1991 | 2Point4 Children TV | Parachute Instructor | 7.4 |
| 1990 | Law & Order TV | Lonnie Liston | 7.3 |
| 1989 | The Simpsons TV | Devil (voice) | 8.0 |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark TV | Self - Guest | 5.6 |
| 1987 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries TV | Raffy | 6.6 |
| 1986 | London's Burning TV | L Cpl Frost | 7.7 |
| 1984 | The Bill TV | Alex Mason | 6.8 |
| 1984 | The Bill TV | Earl Lee | 6.8 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live TV | Self - Host | 6.9 |
| 1953 | The Oscars TV | Self | 7.1 |
| TBA | Extraction 3 Movie | Alcott | |
| TBA | Five nights at sonic Movie | Knuckles (voice) | 10.0 |
| TBA | Bang! Movie | Unknown character | |
| TBA | This Is How It Goes Movie | Unknown character | |
| TBA | Untitled Luther Sequel Movie | John Luther | |
| TBA | Infernus Movie | Donovan Kamara | |
| TBA | Stay Frosty Movie | Unknown character | |
| TBA | Hammer Down Movie | Mac |
Crew (40)
| Year | Title | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Above the Below Movie | Director · Directing | |
| 2026 | How To Hide It Movie | Executive Producer · Production | |
| 2025 | Dust to Dreams Movie | Director · Directing | |
| 2025 | Dust to Dreams Movie | Writer · Writing | |
| 2025 | Heads of State Movie | Executive Producer · Production | 6.8 |
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| Year | Title | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Victory Movie | Executive Producer · Production | |
| 2024 | The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full TV | Executive Producer · Production | 8.0 |
| 2024 | The Brown Dog Movie | Executive Producer · Production | 8.0 |
| 2024 | Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color TV | Executive Producer · Production | 7.0 |
| 2024 | Knuckles TV | Executive Producer · Production | 7.3 |
| 2023 | Hijack TV | Executive Producer · Production | 7.5 |
| 2023 | Luther: The Fallen Sun Movie | Producer · Production | 6.6 |
| 2022 | A New Diva's Christmas Carol Movie | Producer · Production | 6.2 |
| 2022 | TBC TV | Thanks · Crew | 1.0 |
| 2021 | Edicius Movie | Executive Producer · Production | |
| 2020 | Concrete Cowboy Movie | Producer · Production | 6.1 |
| 2019 | Turn Up Charlie TV | Creator · Creator | 6.5 |
| 2019 | Turn Up Charlie TV | Executive Producer · Production | 6.5 |
| 2018 | Yardie Movie | Director · Directing | 5.8 |
| 2018 | Yardie Movie | Executive Producer · Production | 5.8 |
| 2018 | In the Long Run TV | Creator · Creator | 7.4 |
| 2017 | Guerrilla TV | Executive Producer · Production | 4.6 |
| 2017 | five by five TV | Executive Producer · Production | |
| 2016 | 100 Streets Movie | Producer · Production | 6.0 |
| 2015 | Beasts of No Nation Movie | Producer · Production | 7.6 |
| 2015 | King for a Term Movie | Writer · Writing | 1.0 |
| 2015 | King for a Term Movie | Director · Directing | 1.0 |
| 2014 | No Good Deed Movie | Executive Producer · Production | 5.9 |
| 2014 | K. Michelle: The Rebellious Soul Musical Movie | Director · Directing | |
| 2012 | How Clubbing Changed the World Movie | Executive Producer · Production | 6.0 |
| 2012 | Playhouse Presents TV | Writer · Writing | 6.0 |
| 2012 | Playhouse Presents TV | Director · Directing | 6.0 |
| 2010 | Luther TV | Associate Producer · Production | 7.9 |
| TBA | This Is How It Goes Movie | Director · Directing | |
| TBA | This Is How It Goes Movie | Executive Producer · Production | |
| TBA | The Chelsea Cowboy Movie | Executive Producer · Production | |
| TBA | Untitled Luther Sequel Movie | Producer · Production | |
| TBA | Infernus Movie | Director · Directing | |
| TBA | Infernus Movie | Producer · Production | |
| TBA | Hammer Down Movie | Producer · Production |
Latest releases
- Masters of the Universe2026 / TMDB 7.1
- Zootopia 22025 / TMDB 7.7
- A House of Dynamite2025 / TMDB 6.4
- Fixed2025 / TMDB 6.2
- Heads of State2025 / TMDB 6.8
- Victory2025
Questions about Idris Elba
What are some of Idris Elba's career highlights?
Idris Elba's career highlights include his iconic roles in 'The Wire' as Stringer Bell and 'Luther' as John Luther, both of which earned him critical acclaim and a strong fan following.
Has Idris Elba won any awards?
Idris Elba has won several awards, including a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture for 'Luther' and multiple NAACP Image Awards for his performances.
What was Idris Elba's first film?
Idris Elba's first film role was in 'Buffalo Soldiers' (2001), where he played the character of a soldier in a comedic drama set in the military.
What are Idris Elba's most successful films?
Some of Idris Elba's most successful films include 'Pacific Rim,' 'Thor,' and 'The Suicide Squad,' all of which performed well at the box office and showcased his action star capabilities.
What is known about Idris Elba's personal life?
Idris Elba has been open about his personal life, including his marriage to Sabrina Dhowre and his role as a father to two children. He often shares insights into his family life through social media.
What is Idris Elba's estimated net worth?
Idris Elba's estimated net worth is around $30 million, attributed to his successful acting career, music ventures, and various endorsements.
What are some milestones in Idris Elba's filmography?
Milestones in Idris Elba's filmography include his breakout role in 'The Wire,' his lead role in 'Luther,' and his appearances in major blockbuster films like 'Avengers: Infinity War' and 'Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw.'
What can be said about Idris Elba's acting style?
Idris Elba's acting style is characterized by his intense emotional range and strong presence, allowing him to portray both heroic and villainous characters with depth and authenticity.