Idris 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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
28 Weeks Later
as General Stone
2007
Thor
as Heimdall
2011
The Reaping
as Ben
2007
Luther: The Fallen Sun
as John Luther
2023
Kroos
as Self
2019
American Gangster
as Tango
2007
Takers
as Gordon Jennings
2010
The Human Contract
as Larry
2008
Prom Night
as Detective Winn
2008
The Gospel
as Reverend Charles Frank
2005
The Losers
as Roque
2010
RocknRolla
as Mumbles
2008
The Unborn
as Arthur Wyndham
2009
An Audience with Adele
as Self
2021
This Christmas
as Quentin "Junior" Whitfield
2007
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
2021
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
as Self
2016
Legacy
as Malcolm Gray
2010
Sometimes in April
as Augustin
2005
Daddy's Little Girls
as Monty James
2007
TV Appearances
Ultraviolet
as Vaughan Rice
1998
Luther
as John Luther
2010
The Wire
as Stringer Bell
2002
CSI: Miami
as Angelo Sedaris
2002
The Office
as Charles Miner
2005
The Tyra Banks Show
as Self
2005
Girlfriends
as Paul Raymond
2000
Silent Witness
as Charlie
1996
Soul Food
as Smitty
2000
Space Precinct
as Pizza Delivery Man
1994
Crocodile Shoes
as Jo Jo
1994
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
as Raffy
1987