High in the Clouds
as Barrel (voice)
Jul 7, 2027
Sonic the Hedgehog 4
as Knuckles (voice)
Mar 11, 2027
Children of Blood and Bone
as Lekan
Jan 14, 2027
Above the Below
as Jackson
Dec 3, 2026
Masters of the Universe
as Duncan / Man-At-Arms
Jun 3, 2026
Zootopia 2
as Chief Bogo (voice)
Nov 26, 2025
A House of Dynamite
as POTUS
Oct 2, 2025
Fixed
as Rocco (voice)
Aug 13, 2025
Heads of State
as Sam Clarke
Jun 24, 2025
Victory
as Idris Elba
Jun 6, 2025
Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis
as Self - Presenter
Jan 29, 2025
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
as Knuckles (voice)
Dec 19, 2024
Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba
Oct 5, 2023
Extraction 2
as Alcott
Jun 9, 2023
Luther: The Fallen Sun
as John Luther
Feb 24, 2023
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
as The Fox (voice)
Dec 25, 2022
Three Thousand Years of Longing
as The Djinn
Aug 24, 2022
Beast
as Dr. Nate Daniels
Aug 11, 2022
Thor: Love and Thunder
as Heimdall
Jul 6, 2022
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
as Knuckles (voice)
Mar 30, 2022
An Audience with Adele
as Self
Nov 21, 2021
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
Nov 20, 2021
The Harder They Fall
as Rufus Buck
Oct 22, 2021
Passion Project
as Self
Aug 31, 2021
The Suicide Squad
as Bloodsport
Jul 28, 2021
Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney
as Self
Dec 19, 2020
Concrete Cowboy
as Harp
Sep 13, 2020
Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort
as Self
Apr 22, 2020
One World: Together at Home
as Self
Apr 18, 2020
Cats
as Macavity
Dec 19, 2019
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
as Brixton
Jul 31, 2019
Kroos
as Self
Jul 4, 2019
Avengers: Infinity War
as Heimdall
Apr 25, 2018
Molly's Game
as Charlie Jaffey
Dec 7, 2017
The Mountain Between Us
as Dr. Ben Bass
Oct 5, 2017
Thor: Ragnarok
as Heimdall
Oct 2, 2017
The Dark Tower
as Roland Deschain
Aug 3, 2017
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
as Self
Dec 9, 2016
Marine Life Interviews
as Fluke (voice)
Nov 15, 2016
100 Streets
as Max
Nov 11, 2016
Star Trek Beyond
as Krall
Jul 7, 2016
Finding Dory
as Fluke (voice)
Jun 16, 2016
Bastille Day
as Sean Briar
Apr 22, 2016
The Jungle Book
as Shere Khan (voice)
Apr 7, 2016
Zootopia
as Chief Bogo (voice)
Feb 11, 2016
Mandela, My Dad and Me
as Self
Dec 7, 2015
Beasts of No Nation
as Commandant
Sep 11, 2015
King for a Term
as Akuna's father
Jul 9, 2015
Avengers: Age of Ultron
as Heimdall
Apr 22, 2015
The Gunman
as Barnes
Feb 16, 2015
Cut from a Different Cloth
Feb 3, 2015
No Good Deed
as Colin
Sep 10, 2014
Second Coming
as Mark
Sep 2, 2014
Enchanted Kingdom
as narrator
Mar 25, 2014
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
as Nelson Mandela
Nov 28, 2013
Thor: The Dark World
as Heimdall
Oct 30, 2013
Pacific Rim
as Stacker Pentecost
Jul 11, 2013
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
as Self
Oct 11, 2012
How Clubbing Changed the World
as Self
Aug 24, 2012
The Path to Vengeance: Making 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance'
as Self
Jun 12, 2012
Prometheus
as Janek
May 30, 2012
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
as Moreau
Dec 10, 2011
Executing the Heist: The Making of 'Takers'
as Self
Nov 6, 2011
How Hip Hop Changed the World
as Self
Aug 12, 2011
Thor
as Heimdall
Apr 21, 2011
Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC
as Self
Jan 1, 2011
Legacy
as Malcolm Gray
Oct 15, 2010
Takers
as Gordon Jennings
Aug 26, 2010
The Losers
as Roque
Apr 23, 2010
Obsessed
as Derek Charles
Feb 26, 2009
The Unborn
as Arthur Wyndham
Jan 9, 2009
The Human Contract
as Larry
Sep 12, 2008
RocknRolla
as Mumbles
Sep 4, 2008
Prom Night
as Detective Winn
Apr 10, 2008
This Christmas
as Quentin "Junior" Whitfield
Nov 27, 2007
American Gangster
as Tango
Nov 2, 2007
Tapping the Wire
as Self
Jul 1, 2007
28 Weeks Later
as General Stone
Apr 26, 2007
The Reaping
as Ben
Apr 4, 2007
Daddy's Little Girls
as Monty James
Feb 14, 2007
All In The Game
as Paul
May 11, 2006
The Gospel
as Reverend Charles Frank
Oct 7, 2005
Sometimes in April
as Augustin
Feb 17, 2005
One Love
as Aaron
May 18, 2003
Buffalo Soldiers
as Kimborough
Oct 31, 2002
Sorted
as Jam
Oct 6, 2000
Belle Maman
as Grégoire
Mar 10, 1999
Spiders and Flies
as Benton
Dec 7, 1996
Infernus
as Donovan Kamara
Bang!
Stay Frosty
Hammer Down
as Mac
This Is How It Goes
Untitled Luther Sequel
as John Luther
Extraction 3
as Alcott
The Peter Weyland Files: 'Prometheus' Transmission
as Janek
Road to Glory
as Self
Mar 20, 2026
Number One on the Call Sheet
as Self
Mar 27, 2025
Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color
as Self - Narrator (voice)
May 27, 2024
Knuckles
as Knuckles the Echidna (voice)
Apr 26, 2024
Hijack
as Sam Nelson
Jun 28, 2023
Zootopia+
as Chief Bogo (voice)
Nov 9, 2022
Human Playground
as Self - Host
Sep 30, 2022
The Evolution of Black British Music
as Self
Aug 11, 2022
Idris Elba's Fight School
as Self
Apr 17, 2022
What If...?
as Heimdall (voice)
Aug 11, 2021
A World of Calm
as Narrator
Oct 1, 2020
Elba vs. Block
as Self
May 13, 2020
Coronavirus, Explained
as Self - Narrator
Apr 26, 2020
Oprah Talks COVID-19
as Self
Mar 21, 2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Guest - Self, Self - Guest
Sep 9, 2019
Turn Up Charlie
as Charlie
Mar 15, 2019
The Shop
as Self
Aug 28, 2018
In the Long Run
as Walter Easmon
Mar 29, 2018
Guerrilla
as Kent
Apr 13, 2017
five by five
as Alpha Ash
Mar 27, 2017
Idris Elba: Fighter
as Self
Jan 17, 2017
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
Sep 8, 2015
Idris Elba: No Limits
as Self
Jul 6, 2015
Hot Ones
as Self
Mar 12, 2015
Chicken Shop Date
as Self - Guest, Self - Guest (archive footage)
Dec 3, 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self, Self - Guest
Feb 25, 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest, Self
Feb 17, 2014
Idris Elba: King of Speed
as Self
Dec 25, 2013
The Frame
as Stacker Pentecost
Apr 9, 2013
The Last Leg
as Self
Jan 25, 2013
Playhouse Presents
as Akuna's Father / Narrator
Apr 12, 2012
Luther
as John Luther
May 4, 2010
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
Feb 22, 2007
Made in Hollywood
as Self
Sep 30, 2005
The Tyra Banks Show
as Self
Sep 12, 2005
The Office
as Charles Miner
Mar 24, 2005
Jonny Zero
as Hodge
Jan 14, 2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self, Self - Guest
Jan 26, 2003
Hack
as Mac Boone
Sep 27, 2002
CSI: Miami
as Angelo Sedaris
Sep 23, 2002
The Wire
as Stringer Bell
Jun 2, 2002
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
as Robert Gabriel
Apr 8, 2002
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
as Police Officer (voice)
Dec 30, 2000
Girlfriends
as Paul Raymond
Sep 11, 2000
Soul Food
as Smitty
Jun 28, 2000
Ultraviolet
as Vaughan Rice
Sep 15, 1998
The View
as Self
Aug 11, 1997
The Daily Show
as Self
Jul 22, 1996
Silent Witness
as Charlie
Feb 21, 1996
The Governor
as Officer Donny Chiswick
May 14, 1995
Bramwell
as Charlie Carter
May 1, 1995
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
as Self - Host
Feb 25, 1995
Dangerfield
as Matt Gregory
Jan 27, 1995
MTV Europe Music Awards
as Self - Presenter
Nov 24, 1994
Crocodile Shoes
as Jo Jo
Nov 10, 1994
Space Precinct
as Pizza Delivery Man
Oct 3, 1994
Absolutely Fabulous
as Hilton
Nov 12, 1992
2Point4 Children
as Parachute Instructor
Sep 3, 1991
Law & Order
as Lonnie Liston
Sep 13, 1990
The Simpsons
as Devil (voice)
Dec 17, 1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
Sep 5, 1988
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
as Raffy
Aug 2, 1987
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
Oct 11, 1975
The Oscars
as Self
Mar 19, 1953
How To Hide It
Executive Producer
Feb 28, 2026
Dust to Dreams
Writer
Sep 8, 2025
Heads of State
Executive Producer
Jun 24, 2025
Victory
Executive Producer
Jun 6, 2025
The Brown Dog
Executive Producer
Jun 14, 2024
Luther: The Fallen Sun
Producer
Feb 24, 2023
A New Diva's Christmas Carol
Producer
Dec 14, 2022
Edicius
Executive Producer
Nov 21, 2021
Concrete Cowboy
Producer
Sep 13, 2020
Yardie
Executive Producer
Aug 31, 2018
100 Streets
Producer
Nov 11, 2016
Beasts of No Nation
Producer
Sep 11, 2015
King for a Term
Writer
Jul 9, 2015
No Good Deed
Executive Producer
Sep 10, 2014
How Clubbing Changed the World
Executive Producer
Aug 24, 2012
The Chelsea Cowboy
Executive Producer
Infernus
Producer
Hammer Down
Producer
This Is How It Goes
Executive Producer
Untitled Luther Sequel
Producer
The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full
Executive Producer
Sep 21, 2024
Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color
Executive Producer
May 27, 2024
Knuckles
Executive Producer
Apr 26, 2024
Hijack
Executive Producer
Jun 28, 2023
TBC
Thanks
Feb 7, 2022
Turn Up Charlie
Executive Producer, Creator
Mar 15, 2019
In the Long Run
Creator
Mar 29, 2018
Guerrilla
Executive Producer
Apr 13, 2017
five by five
Executive Producer
Mar 27, 2017
Playhouse Presents
Writer
Apr 12, 2012
Luther
Associate Producer
May 4, 2010
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