Biography
Idris Elba
Acting
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. In total, there are 165 recognized credits in film and television. On Cinestia you can browse Idris Elba's complete filmography — 96 films and 69…
Career works
165
Movies
96
Series
69
Career average
6.5/10
Birth date
09/06/1972
Place of birth
Hackney, London, England, UK
Filmography highlights
Movies
High in the Clouds
2027
Sonic the Hedgehog 4
2027
Children of Blood and Bone
2027
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Above the Below
2026
Masters of the Universe
2026 · 7.3
Zootopia 2
2025 · 7.7
A House of Dynamite
2025 · 6.4
Fixed
2025 · 6.2
Heads of State
2025 · 6.8
Victory
2025
Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis
2025 · 3.0
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
2024 · 7.6
Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba
2023 · 10.0
Extraction 2
2023 · 7.4
Luther: The Fallen Sun
2023 · 6.6
Series
Road to Glory
2026 · 9.0
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025 · 3.6
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
2025
Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color
2024 · 7.2
Knuckles
2024 · 7.3
Hijack
2023 · 7.5
Zootopia+
2022 · 7.1
Human Playground
2022 · 6.9
The Evolution of Black British Music
2022 · 1.0
Idris Elba's Fight School
2022 · 4.5
What If...?
2021 · 8.0
A World of Calm
2020 · 6.7
Elba vs. Block
2020 · 4.0
Coronavirus, Explained
2020 · 7.0
Oprah Talks COVID-19
2020 · 6.0