IDRIS ELBA
September 6, 1972
Hackney, London, England
Actor
FILMOGRAPHY
| 1997 | Behind the Mask (Short) | Ovronramwen |  |
| 1999 | Beautiful Mother | Grégoire |  |
| 2000 | Sorted | Jam | |
| 2001 | Buffalo Soldiers | Kimborough | |
| 2003 | One Love | Aaron | |
| 2005 | The Gospel | Charles Frank | |
| 2007 | Daddy’s Little Girls | Monty James | |
| 2007 | The Reaping | Ben | |
| 2007 | 28 Weeks Later | General Stone |  |
| 2007 | American Gangster | Tango |  |
| 2007 | This Christmas | Quentin Whitfield | |
| 2008 | Prom Night | Detective Winn | |
| 2008 | RocknRolla | Mumbles |  |
| 2008 | The Human Contract | Larry | |
| 2009 | The Unborn | Arthur Wyndham |  |
| 2009 | Obsessed | Derek Charles |  |
| 2010 | Takers | Gordon Cozier | |
| 2010 | Legacy | Malcolm Gray | |
| 2010 | The Losers | Roque |  |
| 2011 | Thor | Heimdall |  |
| 2012 | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | Moreau | |
| 2012 | Prometheus | Captain Janek |  |
| 2013 | Pacific Rim | Stacker Pentecost |  |
| 2013 | Thor: The Dark World | Heimdall |  |
| 2013 | Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom | Nelson Mandela |  |
| 2014 | No Good Deed | Colin Evans |  |
| 2014 | Second Coming | Mark | |
| 2015 | The Gunman | DuPont | |
| 2015 | Avengers: Age Of Ultron | Heimdall | |
| 2015 | Beasts of No Nation | Commandment | |
| 2016 | Zootopia | Chief Bogo (voice) | |
| 2016 | The Jungle Book | Shere Khan (voice) | |
| 2016 | The Take (aka Bastille Day) | Sean Briar | |
| 2016 | Finding Dory | Fluke (voice) | |
| 2016 | 100 Streets | Max | |
| 2016 | Star Trek Beyond | Krall | |
| 2017 | The Dark Tower | Roland Deschain | |
| 2017 | The Mountain Between Us | Dr. Ben Payne | |
| 2017 | Thor: Ragnarok | Heimdall | |
| 2017 | Molly’s Game | Charlie Jaffey | |
| 2018 | Avengers: Infinity War | Heimdall |  |
| 2019 | Hobbs And Shaw | Dr. Ben Payne | |
| 2019 | Cats | Macavity |  |
| 2020 | Concrete Cowboy | Harp | |
| 2021 | The Suicide Squad | Robert DuBois / Bloodsport | |
| 2021 | The Harder They Fall | Rufus Buck | |
| 2022 | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | Knuckles (voice) | |
| 2022 | Three Thousand Years Of Longing | The Djinn | |
| 2022 | Thor: Love and Thunder | Heimdall | |
| 2022 | Beast | Dr. Nate Samuels | |
| 2023 | Luther: The Fallen Sun | John Luther | |
TELEVISION | SHORT FILMS
| 1994 | 2point4 Children | Parachute Instructor | Episode: “Fortuosity” |
| 1994 | Space Precinct | Pizza Delivery Man | Episode: “Double Duty” |
| 1994-1995 | The Bill | Earl Lee / Alex Mason | 2 Episodes |
| 1995 | Absolutely Fabulous | Hilton | Episode: “Sex” |
| 1995 | Bramwell | Hilton | Episode: “The Outcast’s Baby” |
| 1996 | The Governor | Officer Chiswick | 6 Episodes |
| 1996 | Crocodile Shoes II | Jo-Jo | Episode: “Troubled Man” |
| 1996 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Raffy / Pest Controller | 4 Episodes |
| 1996 | Crucial Tales | Benton | Episode: “Spiders and Flies” |
| 1997 | Insiders | Robinson Bennett | 6 Episodes |
| 1997 | Family Affairs | Tim Webster | 7 Episodes |
| 1997 | Silent Witness | Charlie | Episode: “Blood, Sweat & Tears” |
| 1998 | Verdict | PC Brian Rawlinson | Episode: “Neighbours from Hell” |
| 1999 | Ultraviolet | Vaughan Rice | Television mini-series (6 Episodes) |
| 1999 | Dangerfield | Matt Gregory | 12 Episodes |
| 2000 | In Defence | PC Paul Fraser | Television movie |
| 2001 | London’s Burning | L/Cpl Richard Frost | 2 Episodes |
| 2001 | Law & Order | Lonnie Liston | Episode: “3 Dawg Night” |
| 2002 | The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | Robert Gabriel | Episode: “Payment in Blood” |
| 2002 | Hack | Mac Boone | Episode: “My Alibi” |
| 2002-2004 | The Wire | Russell “Stringer” Bell | 37 Episodes |
| 2003 | CSI: Miami | Angelo Sedaris | Episode: “The Best Defense” |
| 2003 | Queens Supreme | Carla | Episode: “Mad About You” |
| 2003 | Soul Food | Smitty | Episode: “Sacrifice Fly” |
| 2005 | Girlfriends | Paul | Episode: “All in a Panic” |
| 2005 | Sometimes in April | Augustin Muganza | Television movie |
| 2005 | Jonny Zero | Hodge | Episode: “To Serve and to Protect” |
| 2005 | World of Trouble | n/a | Television movie |
| 2006 | All in the Game | Paul | Television movie |
| 2008 | The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency | Charles Gotso | Episode: “The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency” |
| 2009 | The Office | Charles Miner | 7 Episodes |
| 2010 | The Big C | Lenny | 4 Episodes |
| 2010-2019 | Luther | DCI John Luther | 21 Episodes |
| 2011 | Aqua Teen Hunger Force | Police Officer (voice) | Episode: “Intervention” |
| 2013-2015 | Playhouse Presents | Akuna’s Father / Narrator | Episode: “The Pavement Psychologist” |
| 2017 | Five by Five | Alpha Ash | Television mini-series (2 Episodes) |
| 2017 | Guerrilla | Kent | Television mini-series (4 Episodes) |
| 2018-2019 | In the Long Run | Walter | 13 Episodes |
| 2019 | Turn Up Charlie | Charlie | 8 Episodes |
| 2022 | The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse | The Fox (voice) | Short film |
| 2022 | Zootopia+ | Chief Bogo (voice) | Episode: “S1.E5 – So You Think You Can Prance” |
SUPERHERO ROLE
HEIMDALL
Species: Asgardian
From: Asgard
Superpowers:
- Superhuman strength, endurance, and longevity
- Superhuman hearing and vision
- Teleportation
RANKING
- “Avengers: Infinity War”
- “Prometheus”
- “Avengers: Age Of Ultron”
- “Star Trek Beyond”
- “Three Thousand Years of Longing”
- “Pacific Rim”
- “Thor: The Dark World”
- “Hobbs And Shaw”
- “Thor: Ragnarok”
- “The Suicide Squad”
- “Molly’s Game”
- “The Jungle Book”
- “The Harder They Fall”
- “Thor: Love and Thunder”
- “Finding Dory”
- “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse”
- “Zootopia”
- “RocknRolla”
- “Thor”
- “Beast”
- “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom”
- “Sonic the Hedgehog 2”
- “28 Weeks Later”
- “The Dark Tower”
- “The Losers”
- “American Gangster”
- “No Good Deed”
- “Obsessed”
- “The Unborn”
- “Cats”
