Idris Elba

Q: 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.

Q: 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.

Q: 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.

Q: 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.

Q: 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.

Q: 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.'

Q: 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.

Known for

Zootopia (2016)

IMDb 8.0 / 10

2016 / Adventure, Animation / 108 min

Determined to prove herself, Officer Judy Hopps, the first bunny on Zootopia's police force, jumps at the chance to crack her first case -...

The Dark Tower (2017)

IMDb 5.6 / 10

2017 / Action, Adventure / 95 min

A boy haunted by visions of a parallel world aids its disillusioned guardian in preventing the destruction of the nexus of universes known as...

The Suicide Squad (2021)

IMDb 7.2 / 10

2021 / Action, Adventure / 132 min

Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X as they...

Name

Idris Elba

Height

6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Born

6 September 1972, Hackney, London, England

Spouses

Sabrina Dhowre (2019–present)

Children

2, Isan Elba, Winston Elba

Parents

Eva Elba, Winston Elba

Estimated Net Worth

$30 million

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2027	Movie High in the Clouds After he accidentally sparked a revolution against Gretsch, the bossy diva-owl who has banned all music from his town, a...	Barrel (voice)	Not rated
2027	Movie Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Sonic the Hedgehog, joined by a new hero named Amy, faces a new technological nemesis known as Metal Sonic.	Knuckles (voice)	Not rated
2027	Movie Children of Blood and Bone Zelie and her older brother Tzain form an alliance with the king’s daughter, Princess Amari, and son, Prince Inan, to...	Lekan	Not rated
2026	Movie Masters of the Universe After being separated for 15 years, the Sword of Power leads Prince Adam back to Eternia, where he discovers his...	Duncan / Man-At-Arms	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2026	TV Road to Glory KSI follows his team competing in the Baller League UK, capturing their journey over a full season. The series documents...	Self	TMDB 9.0 / 10
2025	Movie Zootopia 2 After cracking the biggest case in Zootopia's history, rookie cops Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde find themselves on the twisting...	Chief Bogo (voice)	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2025	Movie A House of Dynamite When a single, unattributed missile is launched at the United States, a race begins to determine who is responsible and...	POTUS	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2025	Movie Fixed After learning he's getting neutered, a dog has 24 hours to squeeze in one last balls-to-the-wall adventure with the boys.	Rocco (voice)	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2025	Movie Heads of State The UK Prime Minister and US President have a public rivalry that risks their countries' alliance. But when they become...	Sam Clarke	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2025	Movie Victory Slick Rick's "Victory" is a thrilling visual album that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Set in...	Idris Elba	Not rated
2025	TV Number One on the Call Sheet Some of Hollywood's biggest stars reveal their journeys to game-changing leading roles. In candid interviews, they shine a light on...	Self	TMDB 3.6 / 10
2025	Movie Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis Idris Elba confronts the reality of knife crime, speaking to those most affected - from the streets to the system...	Self - Presenter	TMDB 3.3 / 10
2024	Movie Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have...	Knuckles (voice)	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2024	TV Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color From Idris Elba, whose grandfather fought in WW2, this landmark series reveals the untold stories of soldiers of color in...	Self - Narrator (voice)	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2024	TV Knuckles Knuckles embarks on a hilarious and action-packed journey of self-discovery as he agrees to train Wade as his protégé and...	Knuckles the Echidna (voice)	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2023	Movie Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba This documentary film explores the varied and often surprising ways in which gold and the societies it is part of...	Unknown character	Not rated
2023	TV Hijack Expert negotiator Sam Nelson is in for the ride of his life—and so is everyone on board with him—after a...	Sam Nelson	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2023	Movie Extraction 2 Back from the brink of death, highly skilled commando Tyler Rake takes on another dangerous mission: saving the imprisoned family...	Alcott	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2023	Movie Luther: The Fallen Sun A gruesome serial killer is terrorizing London while brilliant but disgraced detective John Luther sits behind bars. Haunted by his...	John Luther	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2022	Movie The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse The unlikely friendship of a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse traveling together in the boy's search for...	The Fox (voice)	TMDB 8.2 / 10
2022	TV Zootopia+ Head back to the mammal metropolis to dive deeper into the lives of a slew of intriguing residents.	Chief Bogo (voice)	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2022	TV Human Playground Narrated by Idris Elba, this docuseries explores the origins and evolution of play across the globe, from age-old rituals to...	Self - Host	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2022	Movie Three Thousand Years of Longing A solitary scholar discovers an ancient bottle while on a trip to Istanbul and unleashes a djinn who offers her...	The Djinn	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2022	Movie Beast A recently widowed man and his two teenage daughters travel to a game reserve in South Africa. However, their journey...	Dr. Nate Daniels	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2022	TV The Evolution of Black British Music Following the extraordinary rise of British Black Music in the past thirty years. Charting all the music genres that emerged...	Self	TMDB 1.0 / 10
2022	Movie Thor: Love and Thunder After his retirement is interrupted by Gorr the God Butcher, a galactic killer who seeks the extinction of the gods,...	Heimdall	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2022	TV Idris Elba's Fight School Idris will provide seven disadvantaged young people with lessons in discipline, focus and determination by putting them through an experimental...	Self	TMDB 4.5 / 10
2022	Movie Sonic the Hedgehog 2 After settling in Green Hills, Sonic is eager to prove he has what it takes to be a true hero....	Knuckles (voice)	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2021	Movie An Audience with Adele Joining multi-Grammy Award winning and one of the biggest UK artists of all time, Adele, for a unique and special...	Self	TMDB 8.4 / 10
2021	Movie 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Filmed at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio, the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony honors...	Self	TMDB 4.0 / 10
2021	Movie The Harder They Fall Gunning for revenge, outlaw Nat Love saddles up with his gang to take down enemy Rufus Buck, a ruthless crime...	Rufus Buck	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2021	Movie Passion Project Explores the ten-year journey of adapting Uzodinma Iweala's 2005 novel "Beasts of No Nation" into the 2015 film.	Self	Not rated
2021	TV What If...? Taking inspiration from the comic books of the same name, each episode of this animated anthology series questions, revisits and...	Heimdall (voice)	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2021	Movie The Suicide Squad Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task...	Bloodsport	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2020	Movie Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney In a world exclusive, two of the biggest names in entertainment come together for a very special one-off show: music...	Self	Not rated
2020	TV A World of Calm A timely antidote for our modern lives, this revolutionary series takes audiences on an immersive audiovisual journey designed to help...	Narrator	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2020	Movie Concrete Cowboy Sent to live with his estranged father for the summer, a rebellious teen finds kinship in a tight-knit Philadelphia community...	Harp	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2020	TV Elba vs. Block Idris Elba and renowned rally driver Ken Block compete against each other to see who can outperform in London's Docklands...	Self	Not rated
2020	TV Coronavirus, Explained In 2020, the world changed. This topical series examines the coronavirus pandemic, the efforts to combat it and ways to...	Self - Narrator	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2020	Movie Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort "Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort" is a fundraiser event co-hosted by Anthony Anderson, Terrence Jenkins, Regina Hall and Kelly...	Self	Not rated
2020	Movie One World: Together at Home A global broadcast & digital special organized by Global Citizen and the World Health Organization featuring comedians, musicians, and actors...	Self	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2020	TV Oprah Talks COVID-19 How can we mindfully move through a crisis while holding on to ourselves and our humanity? In this series, Oprah...	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2019	Movie Cats A tribe of cats called the Jellicles must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come...	Macavity	TMDB 4.1 / 10
2019	TV The Kelly Clarkson Show Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well as emerging new talent and...	Guest - Self	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2019	TV The Kelly Clarkson Show Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well as emerging new talent and...	Self - Guest	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2019	Movie Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw Ever since US Diplomatic Security Service Agent Hobbs and lawless outcast Shaw first faced off, they just have traded smack...	Brixton	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2019	Movie Kroos Documentary about German football player Toni Kroos. Features a review of his recent career including his time at FC Bayern...	Self	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2019	TV Turn Up Charlie A down-and-out DJ plots to rebuild his music career while working as a nanny for his famous best friend's wild...	Charlie	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2018	TV The Shop A one-of-a-kind barbershop experience with unfiltered conversation and debate from the biggest names in sports and entertainment.	Self	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2018	Movie Avengers: Infinity War As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero...	Heimdall	TMDB 8.2 / 10
2018	TV In the Long Run Set in 1980s London, this comedy series follows the Easmon family, which has settled in England after having arrived from...	Walter Easmon	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2017	Movie Molly's Game Molly Bloom, a young skier and former Olympic hopeful becomes a successful entrepreneur (and a target of an FBI investigation)...	Charlie Jaffey	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2017	Movie The Mountain Between Us Stranded on a mountain after a tragic plane crash, two strangers must work together to endure the extreme elements of...	Dr. Ben Bass	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2017	Movie Thor: Ragnarok Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe and finds himself in a race against time to get...	Heimdall	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2017	Movie The Dark Tower A boy haunted by visions of a parallel world aids its disillusioned guardian in preventing the destruction of the nexus...	Roland Deschain	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2017	TV Guerrilla Set against the backdrop of one of the most explosive times in U.K. history, discover the story of a politically...	Kent	TMDB 4.6 / 10
2017	TV five by five In London, a city of millions, teenager Ash is lost. He wants to be the big man, but reality doesn’t...	Alpha Ash	Not rated
2017	TV Idris Elba: Fighter As a Hollywood star, Golden-Globe winning, Emmy Award- nominated actor and producer Idris Elba has made a career of playing...	Self	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2016	Movie Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour Concert special featuring the iconic superstar as she performs in packed arenas around the globe. Featuring new hits and beloved...	Self	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2016	Movie Marine Life Interviews Interviews with the animals at the Marine Life Institute about their experiences with Dory.	Fluke (voice)	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2016	Movie 100 Streets Three extraordinary stories covering infidelity, adoption, and a drug dealer turned actor intertwine as characters meet in the streets of...	Max	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2016	Movie Star Trek Beyond The USS Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a mysterious new enemy who puts...	Krall	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2016	Movie Finding Dory Dory is reunited with her friends Nemo and Marlin in the search for answers about her past. What can she...	Fluke (voice)	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2016	Movie Bastille Day Michael Mason is an American pickpocket living in Paris who finds himself hunted by the CIA when he steals a...	Sean Briar	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2016	Movie The Jungle Book After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan, Mowgli, a man-cub fostered by wolves, is forced to flee the jungle,...	Shere Khan (voice)	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2016	Movie Zootopia Determined to prove herself, Officer Judy Hopps, the first bunny on Zootopia's police force, jumps at the chance to crack...	Chief Bogo (voice)	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2015	Movie Mandela, My Dad and Me While in the middle of preparing to play Nelson Mandela, Hollywood star Idris Elba embarks on a South African odyssey...	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2015	Movie Beasts of No Nation Based on the experiences of Agu, a child fighting in the civil war of a West African country. Follows Agu's...	Commandant	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2015	TV The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late...	Self - Guest	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2015	TV The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late...	Unknown character	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2015	Movie King for a Term Intimate drama, written and directed by Idris Elba, and based on his own life experiences. An asthmatic boy is suddenly...	Akuna's father	TMDB 1.0 / 10
2015	TV Idris Elba: No Limits Follow Idris as he pushes himself to the max to master some of the toughest speed disciplines in the world,...	Self	Not rated
2015	Movie Avengers: Age of Ultron When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are put to...	Heimdall	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2015	TV Hot Ones The show with hot questions and even hotter wings invites a famous guest over to eat and then interviews them...	Self	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2015	Movie The Gunman Eight years after fleeing the Congo following his assassination of that country's minister of mining, former assassin Jim Terrier is...	Barnes	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2015	Movie Cut from a Different Cloth Idris Elba, via his Green Door Pictures, has teamed up with UK production company Woodcut Media, and fashion brand Superdry...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2014	TV Chicken Shop Date Amelia Dimoldenberg meets a celebrity guest at a local chicken shop for a date, engaging in casual, awkward, and sometimes...	Self - Guest (archive footage)	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2014	TV Chicken Shop Date Amelia Dimoldenberg meets a celebrity guest at a local chicken shop for a date, engaging in casual, awkward, and sometimes...	Self - Guest	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2014	Movie No Good Deed Terri is a devoted wife and mother of two, living an ideal suburban life in Atlanta when Colin, a charming...	Colin	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2014	Movie Second Coming A married, middle-class London couple are shocked when they seem to have been blessed — or cursed — with an...	Mark	TMDB 5.1 / 10
2014	Movie Enchanted Kingdom An extraordinary, spell-binding journey through the realms of nature to discover that the natural world is stranger, more magical, more...	narrator	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2014	TV Late Night with Seth Meyers Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live's" longest serving anchor on the show's wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as...	Self	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2014	TV Late Night with Seth Meyers Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live's" longest serving anchor on the show's wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as...	Self - Guest	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2014	TV The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in...	Self	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2014	TV The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in...	Self - Guest	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2013	TV Idris Elba: King of Speed Idris Elba travels from his childhood home in east London to 'Motor City' - Detroit - and then on to...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2013	Movie Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom A chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the...	Nelson Mandela	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2013	Movie Thor: The Dark World Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos… but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge...	Heimdall	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2013	Movie Pacific Rim Using massive piloted robots to combat the alien threat, earth's survivors take the fight to the invading alien force lurking...	Stacker Pentecost	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2013	TV The Frame A journey through the world of classic and contemporary cinema.	Stacker Pentecost	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2013	TV The Last Leg Adam Hills and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker provide some offbeat commentary on the significant moments of the past...	Self	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2012	Movie The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus An in-depth documentary on the making of Ridley Scott's "Prometheus," featuring cast and crew interviews, outtakes and behind-the-scenes footage. Released...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2012	Movie How Clubbing Changed the World Twenty-five years since the birth of Rave, a new generation of British DJs and producers are at the forefront of...	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2012	Movie The Path to Vengeance: Making 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance' A six-part documentary on the making of the film.	Self	Not rated
2012	Movie Prometheus A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to...	Janek	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2012	TV Playhouse Presents Playhouse Presents is a series of self-contained TV plays, made by British broadcaster Sky Arts. The series started airing on...	Akuna's Father / Narrator	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2011	Movie Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance When the devil resurfaces with aims to take over the world in human form, Johnny Blaze reluctantly comes out of...	Moreau	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2011	Movie Executing the Heist: The Making of 'Takers'	Self	Not rated
2011	Movie How Hip Hop Changed the World Presented by actor, DJ, MC and lifelong hip hop fan Idris Elba (The Wire, Luther) and featuring stars from both...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2011	Movie Thor Against his father Odin's will, The Mighty Thor - a powerful but arrogant warrior god - recklessly reignites an ancient...	Heimdall	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2011	Movie Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC Celebrities including Eve, Tony Hawk, Xzibit, Bun B and Idris Elba take on the challenge of the famous Gumball 3000...	Self	Not rated
2010	Movie Legacy Taking refuge in a shabby Brooklyn motel after narrowly surviving a failed mission in Eastern Europe, Black Ops soldier Malcolm...	Malcolm Gray	TMDB 4.7 / 10
2010	Movie Takers A seasoned team of bank robbers, including Gordon Jennings, John Rahway, A.J., and brothers Jake and Jesse Attica successfully complete...	Gordon Jennings	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2010	TV Luther A dark psychological crime drama starring Idris Elba as Luther, a man struggling with his own terrible demons, who might...	John Luther	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2010	Movie The Losers On a mission deep in the Bolivian jungle, a team of elite commandos finds itself on the receiving end of...	Roque	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2009	Movie Obsessed Things couldn't be better for Derek Charles. He's just received a big promotion at work, and has a wonderful marriage...	Derek Charles	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2009	Movie The Unborn A young woman fights the spirit that is slowly taking possession of her.	Arthur Wyndham	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2008	Movie The Human Contract A free-spirited woman leads a businessman down a path of reckless abandon.	Larry	TMDB 4.4 / 10
2008	Movie RocknRolla When a Russian mobster sets up a real estate scam that generates millions of pounds, various members of London's criminal...	Mumbles	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2008	Movie Prom Night Donna's senior prom is supposed to be the best night of her life, though a sadistic killer from her past...	Detective Winn	TMDB 5.1 / 10
2007	Movie This Christmas This year Christmas with the Whitfields promises to be one they will never forget. All the siblings have come home...	Quentin "Junior" Whitfield	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2007	Movie American Gangster Loosely based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas, a gangster from La Grange, North Carolina, who smuggled heroin into...	Tango	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2007	Movie Tapping the Wire Long-time Wire fan Charlie Brooker takes a journey to the mean streets of Baltimore to meet the cast and crew...	Self	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2007	Movie 28 Weeks Later Twenty-eight weeks after the spread of a deadly rage virus, the inhabitants of the British Isles have lost their battle...	General Stone	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2007	Movie The Reaping Katherine Morrissey, a former Christian missionary, lost her faith after the tragic deaths of her family. Now she applies her...	Ben	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2007	TV The Graham Norton Show Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The...	Self	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2007	Movie Daddy's Little Girls Monty is a mechanic struggling to make ends meet as he raises his three young daughters. When the court awards...	Monty James	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2006	Movie All In The Game A passionate manager is torn apart between loyalty to his son, a dodgy football agent, and his hometown club. This...	Paul	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2005	Movie The Gospel A young singer turns his back on God and his father's church when tragedy strikes. He returns years later to...	Reverend Charles Frank	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2005	TV Made in Hollywood Made in Hollywood is a talk show hosted by Kylie Erica Mar and Julie L. Harkness airing in syndication since...	Self	TMDB 4.7 / 10
2005	TV The Tyra Banks Show The Tyra Banks Show, also known as and shortened to Tyra or The Tyra Show, is an American talk show...	Self	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2005	TV The Office The everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.	Charles Miner	TMDB 8.6 / 10
2005	Movie Sometimes in April Two brothers are divided by marriage and fate during the 100 horrifying days of the 1994 Rwandan genocide.	Augustin	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2003	Movie One Love Kassa a free-wheelin rasta man, falls for a straight laced gospel singer Serena, when they both meet as they enter...	Aaron	TMDB 5.4 / 10
2003	TV Jimmy Kimmel Live! Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.	Self	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2003	TV Jimmy Kimmel Live! Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.	Self - Guest	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2002	Movie Buffalo Soldiers A criminal subculture operates among U.S. soldiers stationed in West Germany just before the fall of the Berlin wall.	Kimborough	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2002	TV Hack When corruption charges strip him of his job, his family and his pride, former cop Mike Olshansky forges a new...	Mac Boone	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2002	TV CSI: Miami The show follows Crime Scene Investigators working for the Miami-Dade Police Department as they use physical evidence, similar to their...	Angelo Sedaris	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2002	TV The Wire Told from the points of view of both the Baltimore homicide and narcotics detectives and their targets, the series captures...	Stringer Bell	TMDB 8.6 / 10
2002	TV The Inspector Lynley Mysteries DS Barbara Havers is assigned to work with the upper-crust DI Thomas Lynley to solve murders.	Robert Gabriel	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2000	TV Aqua Teen Hunger Force The surreal adventures of three anthropomorphic fast food items: Master Shake, Frylock and Meatwad, and their human nextdoor neighbor, Carl...	Police Officer (voice)	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2000	Movie Sorted A young lawyer gets more than he bargains for while investigating his brother's mysterious death.	Jam	TMDB 5.4 / 10
2000	TV Girlfriends A friend group of black women face life's tests and triumphs together. From dating to divorce, and friends to family...	Paul Raymond	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2000	TV Soul Food Soul Food: The Series is a television drama that aired Wednesday nights on Showtime from June 28, 2000 to May...	Smitty	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1999	Movie Belle Maman At the altar where he is marrying Séverine, the groom, Antoine, gets his first glimpse of her mother, Léa, and...	Grégoire	TMDB 5.1 / 10
1998	TV Ultraviolet With the growing threat of viral epidemic and the possibility of worldwide environmental catastrophe, humanity has an unprecedented ability to...	Vaughan Rice	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1997	TV The View ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro...	Self	TMDB 4.4 / 10
1996	Movie Spiders and Flies “When Lena meets Robert, she believes that she has found the perfect partner. But when she encounters Lillian, one of...	Benton	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1996	TV The Daily Show The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.	Self	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1996	TV Silent Witness A team of exceptional forensic pathologists and scientists investigate heinous crimes and use their skills to catch the people responsible.	Charlie	TMDB 7.6 / 10
1995	TV The Governor Maximum security prison Barfield has recently nearly been destroyed by a riot. Helen Hewitt, the first woman put in charge...	Officer Donny Chiswick	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1995	TV Bramwell The story of Eleanor Bramwell , a pioneering female doctor in the late nineteenth century, and the struggles she has...	Charlie Carter	TMDB 4.2 / 10
1995	TV The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA One of awards season's premier events, the Actor Awards annually celebrates the outstanding motion picture and television performances of the...	Self - Host	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1995	TV Dangerfield Dangerfield is a British drama series about a small town doctor / police surgeon, which ran for 6 series, between...	Matt Gregory	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1994	TV MTV Europe Music Awards The MTV Europe Music Awards "(EMA)" were established in 1994 by MTV Networks Europe to celebrate the most popular music...	Self - Presenter	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1994	TV Crocodile Shoes Crocodile Shoes is a British 7-part television series made by the BBC and screened on BBC One in 1994. The...	Jo Jo	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1994	TV Space Precinct An NYPD officer transfers his family to a space station.	Pizza Delivery Man	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1992	TV Absolutely Fabulous Set in the world of fashion and PR, immature fun-loving mother Edina Monsoon and her best friend Patsy drive Eddie's...	Hilton	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1991	TV 2Point4 Children They're just your average family. Stressed mum Bill, daft dad Ben, and two troublesome teens. Plus just a few crazy...	Parachute Instructor	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1990	TV Law & Order In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects...	Lonnie Liston	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1989	TV The Simpsons Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family;...	Devil (voice)	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1988	TV LIVE with Kelly and Mark A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television, plus...	Self - Guest	TMDB 5.6 / 10
1987	TV The Ruth Rendell Mysteries The Ruth Rendell mysteries is a British television series made by TVS and Meridian Television for ITV between 2 August...	Raffy	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1975	TV Saturday Night Live A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary...	Self - Host	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1953	TV The Oscars An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
TBA	Movie Extraction 3 The third installment in the franchise. Plot TBA.	Alcott	Not rated
TBA	Movie Zootopia 3 The third installment in the franchise. Plot TBA.	Chief Bogo (voice)	Not rated
TBA	Movie Hammer Down Trucker Mac takes his daughter on a haul where they're pursued by merciless criminals after the valuable cargo. Staying one...	Mac	Not rated
TBA	Movie Above the Below A trio of astronauts survives a destructive re-entry to Earth and found that they are cut off from the world	Jackson	Not rated
TBA	Movie This Is How It Goes A couple reconnect with an old school acquaintance – apparently randomly – and offer to take him in.	Unknown character	Not rated
TBA	Movie Stay Frosty After miraculously surviving a bullet to the head, a man has to figure out who wants him dead and why....	Unknown character	Not rated
TBA	Movie Infernus U.N. human rights activist Donovan Kamara is sent to investigate reports of refugees being illegally detained inside a U.S. black...	Donovan Kamara	Not rated
TBA	Movie Bang! A terrorist cult that sets out to start the apocalypse with a series of novels meant to brainwash their readers,...	Unknown character	Not rated
TBA	Movie Untitled Luther Sequel When a new wave of brutal, seemingly random murders hits London, DCI John Luther is secretly called back into service....	John Luther	Not rated

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2026	Movie How To Hide It A moment of weakness after a humiliating breakup leads Zahra, a young Muslim woman to play a forbidden lottery ticket....	Executive Producer Production	Not rated
2025	Movie Dust to Dreams Set against the backdrop of Lagos, Nigeria, the plot examines the relationship between a mother and her teenage daughter as...	Director Directing	Not rated
2025	Movie Dust to Dreams Set against the backdrop of Lagos, Nigeria, the plot examines the relationship between a mother and her teenage daughter as...	Writer Writing	Not rated
2025	Movie Heads of State The UK Prime Minister and US President have a public rivalry that risks their countries' alliance. But when they become...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2025	Movie Victory Slick Rick's "Victory" is a thrilling visual album that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Set in...	Executive Producer Production	Not rated
2024	TV The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full Charting the shocking story of how some of music’s most loved artists - from Louis Armstrong to Prince - were...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2024	Movie The Brown Dog Night after night, a watchman clocks into his lonely booth and spends hours composing endless security logs to stay awake,...	Executive Producer Production	Not rated
2024	TV Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color From Idris Elba, whose grandfather fought in WW2, this landmark series reveals the untold stories of soldiers of color in...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2024	TV Knuckles Knuckles embarks on a hilarious and action-packed journey of self-discovery as he agrees to train Wade as his protégé and...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2023	TV Hijack Expert negotiator Sam Nelson is in for the ride of his life—and so is everyone on board with him—after a...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2023	Movie Luther: The Fallen Sun A gruesome serial killer is terrorizing London while brilliant but disgraced detective John Luther sits behind bars. Haunted by his...	Producer Production	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2022	Movie A New Diva's Christmas Carol Aphrodite was made famous back in the day for performing THE timeless love song of the era. The song that...	Producer Production	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2022	TV TBC Production unknown.	Thanks Crew	TMDB 1.0 / 10
2021	Movie Edicius Your intuition doesn't trust you.	Executive Producer Production	Not rated
2020	Movie Concrete Cowboy Sent to live with his estranged father for the summer, a rebellious teen finds kinship in a tight-knit Philadelphia community...	Producer Production	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2019	TV Turn Up Charlie A down-and-out DJ plots to rebuild his music career while working as a nanny for his famous best friend's wild...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2019	TV Turn Up Charlie A down-and-out DJ plots to rebuild his music career while working as a nanny for his famous best friend's wild...	Creator Creator	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2018	Movie Yardie Jamaica, 1973. When a young boy witnesses his brother’s assassination, a powerful Don gives him a home. But 10 years...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2018	Movie Yardie Jamaica, 1973. When a young boy witnesses his brother’s assassination, a powerful Don gives him a home. But 10 years...	Director Directing	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2018	TV In the Long Run Set in 1980s London, this comedy series follows the Easmon family, which has settled in England after having arrived from...	Creator Creator	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2017	TV Guerrilla Set against the backdrop of one of the most explosive times in U.K. history, discover the story of a politically...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 4.6 / 10
2017	TV five by five In London, a city of millions, teenager Ash is lost. He wants to be the big man, but reality doesn’t...	Executive Producer Production	Not rated
2016	Movie 100 Streets Three extraordinary stories covering infidelity, adoption, and a drug dealer turned actor intertwine as characters meet in the streets of...	Producer Production	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2015	Movie Beasts of No Nation Based on the experiences of Agu, a child fighting in the civil war of a West African country. Follows Agu's...	Producer Production	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2015	Movie King for a Term Intimate drama, written and directed by Idris Elba, and based on his own life experiences. An asthmatic boy is suddenly...	Writer Writing	TMDB 1.0 / 10
2015	Movie King for a Term Intimate drama, written and directed by Idris Elba, and based on his own life experiences. An asthmatic boy is suddenly...	Director Directing	TMDB 1.0 / 10
2014	Movie No Good Deed Terri is a devoted wife and mother of two, living an ideal suburban life in Atlanta when Colin, a charming...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2014	Movie K. Michelle: The Rebellious Soul Musical Recording artist K. Michelle takes center stage in this R&B Opera, directed by Idris Elba. K. Michelle's powerful ballads capture...	Director Directing	Not rated
2012	Movie How Clubbing Changed the World Twenty-five years since the birth of Rave, a new generation of British DJs and producers are at the forefront of...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2012	TV Playhouse Presents Playhouse Presents is a series of self-contained TV plays, made by British broadcaster Sky Arts. The series started airing on...	Writer Writing	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2012	TV Playhouse Presents Playhouse Presents is a series of self-contained TV plays, made by British broadcaster Sky Arts. The series started airing on...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2010	TV Luther A dark psychological crime drama starring Idris Elba as Luther, a man struggling with his own terrible demons, who might...	Associate Producer Production	TMDB 7.9 / 10
TBA	Movie Hammer Down Trucker Mac takes his daughter on a haul where they're pursued by merciless criminals after the valuable cargo. Staying one...	Producer Production	Not rated
TBA	Movie Above the Below A trio of astronauts survives a destructive re-entry to Earth and found that they are cut off from the world	Director Directing	Not rated
TBA	Movie This Is How It Goes A couple reconnect with an old school acquaintance – apparently randomly – and offer to take him in.	Executive Producer Production	Not rated
TBA	Movie This Is How It Goes A couple reconnect with an old school acquaintance – apparently randomly – and offer to take him in.	Director Directing	Not rated
TBA	Movie The Chelsea Cowboy The rise and fall of underworld hard-man turned actor Bindon, who despite a successful acting career and passionate romantic liaisons...	Executive Producer Production	Not rated
TBA	Movie Infernus U.N. human rights activist Donovan Kamara is sent to investigate reports of refugees being illegally detained inside a U.S. black...	Director Directing	Not rated
TBA	Movie Infernus U.N. human rights activist Donovan Kamara is sent to investigate reports of refugees being illegally detained inside a U.S. black...	Producer Production	Not rated
TBA	Movie Untitled Luther Sequel When a new wave of brutal, seemingly random murders hits London, DCI John Luther is secretly called back into service....	Producer Production	Not rated

Masters of the Universe

2026 / TMDB 7.3

Zootopia 2

2025 / TMDB 7.7

A House of Dynamite

2025 / TMDB 6.4

Fixed

2025 / TMDB 6.2

Heads of State

2025 / TMDB 6.8

Victory

2025

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Zootopia (2016)

The Dark Tower (2017)

The Suicide Squad (2021)

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