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.
TV credits
Rated 9.0 out of 10
Road to Glory
2026
Rated 3.9 out of 10
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025
Rated 0.0 out of 10
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
2025
Rated 7.2 out of 10
Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color
2024
Rated 7.3 out of 10
Knuckles
2024
Rated 7.5 out of 10
Hijack
2023
Rated 7.1 out of 10
Zootopia+
2022
Rated 6.9 out of 10
Human Playground
2022
Rated 1.0 out of 10
The Evolution of Black British Music
2022
Rated 4.5 out of 10
Idris Elba's Fight School
2022
Rated 8.0 out of 10
What If...?
2021
Rated 6.7 out of 10
A World of Calm
2020
Rated 4.0 out of 10
Elba vs. Block
2020
Rated 7.0 out of 10
Coronavirus, Explained
2020
Rated 6.0 out of 10
Oprah Talks COVID-19
2020
Rated 6.3 out of 10
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Rated 6.5 out of 10
Turn Up Charlie
2019
Rated 5.3 out of 10
The Shop
2018
Rated 7.4 out of 10
In the Long Run
2018
Rated 4.6 out of 10
Guerrilla
2017
Rated 0.0 out of 10
five by five
2017
Rated 7.5 out of 10
Idris Elba: Fighter
2017
Rated 1.0 out of 10
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
2016
Rated 6.1 out of 10
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015