Sir 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

+ 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 "G" 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 Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba Himself (presenter) Documentary 2024 A Very Sonic Christmas Knuckles Voice role; short film Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Voice role 2025 Heads of State Sam Clarke Executive producer Fixed Rocco Voice role A House of Dynamite President of the United States Zootopia 2 Chief Bogo Voice role 2026 Masters of the Universe Man-At-Arms Jackson Co-director; post-production 2027 Lekan Post-production Knuckles Voice role TBA Director; post-production John Luther Post-production; Producer Alcott Filming

Television

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 2010–2011, 2013,2015, 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 Himself 60-minute BBC special 2022 Idris Elba's Fight School Himself (presenter) Five-part series Zootopia+ Chief Bogo Voice role, episode: "So You Think You Can Prance?" 2023 What If...? Heimdall Voice role, episode: "What if... Hela Found the Ten Rings?" 2023–present Hijack Sam Nelson Main role 2024 Knuckles Knuckles the Echidna Voice role, miniseries; also executive producer 2025 Our Knife Crime Crisis Himself (presenter) Television special The Simpsons The Devil Voice role, episode: "Treehouse of Horror XXXVI" TBA Filming

Video games Year Title Voice role Notes 2011 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 SFC "Truck" 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 Year Artist Title RoleNotes 2002 Fat Joe featuring Armageddon and Tony Sunshine "All I Need" rowspan="2" 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" Himself Cameo 2016 Macklemore "Dance Off" Featured artist 2019 Wiley, Sean Paul, & Stefflon Don "Boasty" Stormzy "Vossi Bop" Cameo

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