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.
Awards & recognition
- Knight Bachelor · 2026
- honorary doctorate · 2022
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2016
- The King's Trust · 1988
- The Game Awards − Best Performance · 2023 · nominated
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- British Academy Television Award — Best Actor · 2016 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
The Office
The Wire
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Avengers: Infinity War
What If...?
The Simpsons
Luther
Cut from a Different Cloth
Zootopia
Zootopia 2
CSI: Miami
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Thor: Ragnarok
Beasts of No Nation
American Gangster
Hijack
The Suicide Squad
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Silent Witness
Absolutely Fabulous
Extraction II
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Knuckles
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Girlfriends
2point4 Children
Law & Order
Molly's Game
The Graham Norton Show
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color
Zootopia+
Hot Ones
Sometimes in April
Ultraviolet
Finding Dory
RocknRolla
Human Playground
Three Thousand Years of Longing
Coronavirus, Explained
The Jungle Book
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Pacific Rim
Daddy's Little Girls
Saturday Night Live
Heads of State
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
Star Trek Beyond
Thor