
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