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Elba in 2024

Idris Elba is an English actor. He is known for portraying drug trafficker Stringer Bell on the HBO series The Wire, DCI John Luther on the BBC One series Luther and Nelson Mandela in the biographical film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013). He has been nominated four times for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film, winning one and was nominated five times for a Primetime Emmy Award.

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1999 Belle maman Grégoire
2000 Sorted Jam
2001 Buffalo Soldiers Kimborough
2003 One Love Aaron
2005 The Gospel Charles Frank
Sometimes in April Augustin
2007 Daddy's Little Girls Monty James
The Reaping Ben
28 Weeks Later General Stone
American Gangster Tango
This Christmas Quentin Whitfield Jr.
2008 Prom Night Detective Winn
RocknRolla Mumbles
The Human Contract Larry
2009 The Unborn Arthur Wyndham
Obsessed Derek Charles
2010 Legacy Malcolm Gray Executive producer
The Losers Roque
Takers Gordon Cozier
2011 Thor Heimdall
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance Moreau
2012 Prometheus Captain Janek
2013 Pacific Rim Stacker Pentecost
Thor: The Dark World Heimdall
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Nelson Mandela
2014 No Good Deed Colin Evans Executive producer
Second Coming Mark
2015 The Gunman DuPont
Avengers: Age of Ultron Heimdall
Beasts of No Nation Commandant
2016 Zootopia Chief Bogo Voice role
The Jungle Book Shere Khan
Bastille Day Sean Briar
Finding Dory Fluke Voice role
100 Streets Max
Star Trek Beyond Krall / Balthazar Edison
2017 The Dark Tower Roland Deschain
Molly's Game Charlie Jaffey
The Mountain Between Us Ben Bass
Thor: Ragnarok Heimdall
2018 Avengers: Infinity War
Yardie — Director
2019 Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw Brixton Lore
Cats Macavity
2020 Concrete Cowboy Harp Producer
2021 The Suicide Squad Robert DuBois / Bloodsport
The Harder They Fall Rufus Buck
2022 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Knuckles the Echidna Voice role
Thor: Love and Thunder Heimdall Cameo; post-credits scene
Beast Dr. Nate Samuels
Three Thousand Years of Longing Djinn
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox And The Horse The Fox Voice role; short film
2023 Luther: The Fallen Sun John Luther Producer
Extraction 2 Alcott Cameo role
Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba Himself (presenter) Documentary[1][2]
2024 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Knuckles the Echidna Voice role; Post-Production
TBA Heads of State TBA Executive producer; Post-production[3]
Fixed Rocco Voice role[4]
Above the Below Jackson

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1994 2point4 Children Parachute Instructor Episode: "Fortuosity"
Space Precinct Pizza Delivery Man Episode: "Double Duty"
1994, 1995 The Bill Earl Lee, Alex Mason 2 episodes
1995 Absolutely Fabulous Hilton Episode: "Sex"
Bramwell Charlie Carter Episode: "The Outcast's Baby"
1996 The Governor Officer Chiswick 6 episodes
Crocodile Shoes II Jo-Jo Episode: "Troubled Man"
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries Raffy, Pest Controller 4 episodes
Crucial Tales Benton Episode: "Spiders and Flies"
1997 Insiders Robinson Bennett 6 episodes
Family Affairs Tim Webster 7 episodes
Silent Witness Charlie Episode: "Blood, Sweat & Tears"
1998 Verdict PC Brian Rawlinson Episode: "Neighbours from Hell"
Ultraviolet Vaughan Rice 6 episodes
1999 Dangerfield Matt Gregory 12 episodes
2000 In Defence PC Paul Fraser Episode #1.3
2001 London's Burning Cpl. Richard Frost 2 episodes
Law & Order Lonnie Liston Episode: "3 Dawg Night"
2002 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries Robert Gabriel Episode: "Payment in Blood"
Hack Mac Boone Episode: "My Alibi"
2002–2004 The Wire Russell "Stringer" Bell 37 episodes
2003 CSI: Miami Angelo Sedaris Episode: "The Best Defense"
Queens Supreme Carla Episode: "Mad About You"
Soul Food Smitty Episode: "Sacrifice Fly"
2005 Girlfriends Paul Episode: "All in a Panic"
Sometimes in April Augustin Muganza Television film
Jonny Zero Hodge Episode: "To Serve and to Protect"
2006 All in the Game Paul Television film
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
Walk Like a Panther — Executive producer
2010–2019 Luther John Luther 20 episodes; also associate producer
2011 Aqua Teen Hunger Force Police Officer Voice role; episode: "Intervention"
How Hip Hop Changed the World — Executive producer
Demons Never Die —
2012 Idris Elba's How Clubbing Changed the World Himself (host) Television documentary
2013 Idris Elba: King of Speed 2 episodes
2013, 2015 Playhouse Presents Akuna's Father, Narrator Also wrote and directed "The Pavement Psychologist"
2015 Idris Elba: No Limits Himself (host) 4 episodes
2017 Guerrilla Kentoro "Kent" Abbasi 4 episodes; also executive producer
Five by Five Alpha Ash 2 episodes; also executive producer
Idris Elba: Fighter Himself (host) Miniseries; also executive producer
The Best FIFA Football Awards 2017 Television special
2018–2020 In the Long Run Walter Easmon 19 episodes; also creator
2018 The Best FIFA Football Awards 2018 Himself (host) Television special
2019 Saturday Night Live Episode: "Idris Elba/Khalid"
Turn Up Charlie Charlie Ayo 8 episodes; also creator and executive producer
2020 Coronavirus, Explained Narrator Episode: "How to Cope"
Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney Paul McCartney 60-minute BBC special
2022 Idris Elba's Fight School Himself (Presenter) Five-part series[5]
Zootopia+ Chief Bogo Voice role, episode: "So You Think You Can Prance?"
2023 Hijack Sam Nelson Miniseries
What If...? Heimdall Voice role, episode: "What if... Hela Found the Ten Rings?"
2024 Knuckles Knuckles the Echidna Voice role, miniseries; also executive producer
The Greatest of All Time TBA Filming
2025 Idris Elba: A Year of Knife Crime (w/t) Himself (Presenter) Filming[6]

Video games

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Year Title Voice role Notes
2011 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 SFC "Truck" [7]
2014 FIFA 15 Voice E3 trailer
2016 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege Team Leader Televised advertisements
2019 NBA 2K20 Coach Ernie Ames MyCareer mode
2023 Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Solomon Reed Also likeness

Music videos

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Year Artist Title Role Notes
2002 Fat Joe featuring Armageddon and Tony Sunshine "All I Need" —
2004 Angie Stone featuring Snoop Dogg "I Wanna Thank Ya"
2010 Giggs "Hustle On" Driver Also producer
2012 Mumford and Sons "Lover of the Light" Blind Man Also co-director and producer
2014 K Michelle "Damn" — Director
Various "Imagine" (UNICEF: World version) Himself Cameo
2016 Macklemore "Dance Off" Featured artist
2019 Wiley, Sean Paul, & Stefflon Don "Boasty"
Stormzy "Vossi Bop" Cameo

References

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  1. ^ "World Gold Council and Idris Elba Unveil Documentary Exploring the Human Relationship with Gold". Gold Industry Group. 24 October 2023. Archived from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  2. ^ Corcoran, Terence (15 March 2024). "Terence Corcoran: Did Idris Elba's 'Goldfather' video boost gold prices?". Financial Post. Postmedia Network. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Priyanka Chopra Jonas To Star Opposite John Cena & Idris Elba In Amazon Studios' Action Pic 'Heads Of State'". 5 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  4. ^ Bałaga, Marta (13 June 2023). "Adam Devine, Idris Elba, Kathryn Hahn Lead Voice Cast of Animation Wiz Genndy Tartakovsky's R-Rated 'Fixed' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Idris Elba's Fight School". bbc.com/mediacentre. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Idris Elba: A Year of Knife Crime (w/t)". bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  7. ^ Voice Over Soundbites - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 BTS. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2016 – via YouTube.
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