Idris Elba is an English actor. He is known for portraying drug trafficker Stringer Bell on the HBO series The Wire, DCI John Luther on the BBC One series Luther and Nelson Mandela in the biographical film (2013). He has been nominated four times for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film, winning one and was nominated five times for a Primetime Emmy Award.
| 1999 | Belle maman | Grégoire | |
| 2000 | Sorted | Jam | |
| 2001 | Buffalo Soldiers | Kimborough | |
| 2003 | One Love | Aaron | |
| 2005 | The Gospel | Charles Frank | |
| Sometimes in April | Augustin | ||
| 2007 | Daddy's Little Girls | Monty James | |
| The Reaping | Ben | ||
| 28 Weeks Later | General Stone | ||
| American Gangster | Tango | ||
| This Christmas | Quentin Whitfield Jr. | ||
| 2008 | Prom Night | Detective Winn | |
| RocknRolla | Mumbles | ||
| The Human Contract | Larry | ||
| 2009 | The Unborn | Arthur Wyndham | |
| Obsessed | Derek Charles | ||
| 2010 | Legacy | Malcolm Gray | Executive producer |
| The Losers | |||
| Takers | Gordon Cozier | ||
| 2011 | Thor | Heimdall | |
| Moreau | |||
| 2012 | Prometheus | Captain Janek | |
| 2013 | Pacific Rim | Stacker Pentecost | |
| Heimdall | |||
| 2014 | No Good Deed | Colin Evans | Executive producer |
| Second Coming | Mark | ||
| 2015 | The Gunman | DuPont | |
| Heimdall | |||
| Beasts of No Nation | Commandant | ||
| 2016 | Zootopia | Chief Bogo | Voice role |
| The Jungle Book | Shere Khan | ||
| Bastille Day | Sean Briar | ||
| Finding Dory | Fluke | Voice role | |
| 100 Streets | Max | ||
| Star Trek Beyond | Krall / Balthazar Edison | ||
| 2017 | The Dark Tower | ||
| Molly's Game | Charlie Jaffey | ||
| The Mountain Between Us | Ben Bass | ||
| Heimdall | |||
| 2018 | |||
| Yardie | Director | ||
| 2019 | Brixton Lore | ||
| Cats | |||
| 2020 | Concrete Cowboy | Harp | Producer |
| 2021 | The Suicide Squad | ||
| The Harder They Fall | |||
| 2022 | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | Voice role | |
| Heimdall | Cameo; Post-credits scene | ||
| Beast | Dr. Nate Samuels | ||
| Three Thousand Years of Longing | Djinn | ||
| The Boy, The Mole, The Fox And The Horse | The Fox | Voice role; short film | |
| 2023 | Producer | ||
| Extraction 2 | Alcott | Cameo role | |
| Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba | Himself (presenter) | Documentary[1] [2] | |
| 2024 | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | Knuckles the Echidna | Voice role; Post-Production |
| Heads of State | Executive producer; Post-production[3] | ||
| Fixed | Rocco | Voice role[4] | |
| Above the Below | Jackson |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 2point4 Children | Parachute Instructor | Episode: "Fortuosity" | |
| Space Precinct | Pizza Delivery Man | Episode: "Double Duty" | ||
| 1994, 1995 | The Bill | Earl Lee, Alex Mason | 2 episodes | |
| 1995 | Absolutely Fabulous | Hilton | Episode: "Sex" | |
| Bramwell | Charlie Carter | Episode: "The Outcast's Baby" | ||
| 1996 | The Governor | Officer Chiswick | 6 episodes | |
| Crocodile Shoes II | Jo-Jo | Episode: "Troubled Man" | ||
| The Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Raffy, Pest Controller | 4 episodes | ||
| Crucial Tales | Benton | Episode: "Spiders and Flies" | ||
| 1997 | Insiders | Robinson Bennett | 6 episodes | |
| Family Affairs | Tim Webster | 7 episodes | ||
| Silent Witness | Charlie | Episode: "Blood, Sweat & Tears" | ||
| 1998 | Verdict | PC Brian Rawlinson | Episode: "Neighbours from Hell" | |
| Ultraviolet | Vaughan Rice | 6 episodes | ||
| 1999 | Dangerfield | Matt Gregory | 12 episodes | |
| 2000 | In Defence | PC Paul Fraser | Episode #1.3 | |
| 2001 | London's Burning | Cpl. Richard Frost | 2 episodes | |
| Law & Order | Lonnie Liston | Episode: "3 Dawg Night" | ||
| 2002 | The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | Robert Gabriel | Episode: "Payment in Blood" | |
| Hack | Mac Boone | Episode: "My Alibi" | ||
| 2002–2004 | The Wire | 37 episodes | ||
| 2003 | CSI: Miami | Angelo Sedaris | Episode: "The Best Defense" | |
| Queens Supreme | Carla | Episode: "Mad About You" | ||
| Soul Food | Smitty | Episode: "Sacrifice Fly" | ||
| 2005 | Girlfriends | Paul | Episode: "All in a Panic" | |
| Sometimes in April | Augustin Muganza | Television film | ||
| Jonny Zero | Hodge | Episode: "To Serve and to Protect" | ||
| 2006 | All in the Game | Paul | Television film | |
| 2008 | The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency | Charles Gotso | Episode: "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" | |
| 2009 | The Office | 7 episodes | ||
| 2010 | The Big C | Lenny | 4 episodes | |
| Walk Like a Panther | Executive producer | |||
| 2010–2019 | Luther | John Luther | 20 episodes; also associate producer | |
| 2011 | Aqua Teen Hunger Force | Police Officer | Voice role; episode: "Intervention" | |
| How Hip Hop Changed the World | Executive producer | |||
| Demons Never Die | ||||
| 2012 | Idris Elba's How Clubbing Changed the World | Himself (host) | Television documentary | |
| 2013 | Idris Elba: King of Speed | 2 episodes | ||
| 2013, 2015 | Playhouse Presents | Akuna's Father, Narrator | Also wrote and directed "The Pavement Psychologist" | |
| 2015 | Idris Elba: No Limits | Himself (host) | 4 episodes | |
| 2017 | Guerrilla | Kentoro "Kent" Abbasi | 4 episodes; also executive producer | |
| Five by Five | Alpha Ash | 2 episodes; also executive producer | ||
| Idris Elba: Fighter | Himself (host) | Miniseries; also executive producer | ||
| The Best FIFA Football Awards 2017 | Television special | |||
| 2018–2020 | In the Long Run | Walter Easmon | 19 episodes; also creator | |
| 2018 | The Best FIFA Football Awards 2018 | Himself (host) | Television special | |
| 2019 | Saturday Night Live | Episode: "Idris Elba/Khalid" | ||
| Turn Up Charlie | Charlie Ayo | 8 episodes; also creator and executive producer | ||
| 2020 | Coronavirus, Explained | Narrator | Episode: "How to Cope" | |
| Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney | Paul McCartney | 60-minute BBC special | ||
| 2022 | Idris Elba's Fight School | Himself (Presenter) | Five-part series[5] | |
| Zootopia+ | Chief Bogo | Voice role, episode: "So You Think You Can Prance?" | ||
| 2023 | Hijack | Sam Nelson | Miniseries | |
| What If...? | Heimdall | Voice role, episode: "What if... Hela Found the Ten Rings?" | ||
| 2024 | Knuckles | Knuckles the Echidna | Voice role, miniseries; also executive producer | |
| The Greatest of All Time | Filming | |||
| 2025 | Idris Elba: A Year of Knife Crime (w/t) | Himself (Presenter) | Filming[6] |
| Year | Title | Voice role | class=unsortable | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | SFC "Truck" | [7] | ||
| 2014 | FIFA 15 | Voice | E3 trailer | |
| 2016 | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege | Team Leader | Televised advertisements | |
| 2019 | NBA 2K20 | Coach Ernie Ames | MyCareer mode | |
| 2023 | Solomon Reed | Also likeness |
| Year | Artist | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Fat Joe featuring Armageddon and Tony Sunshine | "All I Need" | ||
| 2004 | Angie Stone featuring Snoop Dogg | "I Wanna Thank Ya" | ||
| 2010 | Giggs | "Hustle On" | Driver | Also producer |
| 2012 | Mumford and Sons | "Lover of the Light" | Blind Man | Also co-director and producer |
| 2014 | K Michelle | "Damn" | Director | |
| Various | "Imagine" | Himself | Cameo | |
| 2016 | Macklemore | "Dance Off" | Featured artist | |
| 2019 | Wiley, Sean Paul, & Stefflon Don | "Boasty" | ||
| Stormzy | "Vossi Bop" | Cameo |