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Starring:

Idris Elba

Idris Elba
  • First Movie - Belle Maman 1999
  • Last Movie - Sonic the Hedgehog 3 2024
  • Total Movies - 53
  • Future Movies -
    • Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (20th December 2024)
  • Highest Grossing Movies
    • UK: Avengers: Infinity War (2018) - £70,813,294
    • US: Avengers: Infinity War (2018) - $678,681,680
    • World: Avengers: Infinity War (2018) - $2,048,359,754
  • Combined grosses
    • UK - £507.7 Million
    • US - $5 Billion
    • Global - $13.1 Billion
  • Highest Rated Movie - Sometimes In April (2005) - 100%
  • Lowest rated movie - Cats (2019) - 30%

Acting credits By Year of release

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Director(s):
Starring:

2024

Luther

(Idris Elba plays John Luther)

Director(s):
Jamie Payne

Starring:
Idris Elba • Cynthia Erivo • Andy Serkis • Dermot Crowley • Thomas Coombes

2023

Extraction 2

(Idris Elba plays Alcott)

Director(s):
Sam Hargrave

Starring:
Chris Hemsworth • Golshifteh Farahani • Adam Bessa • Tornike Gogrichiani • Demetre Kavelashvili

2023

Three Thousand Years of Longing

(Idris Elba plays The Djinn)

Director(s):

2022

Beast

(Idris Elba plays Dr. Nate Samuels)

Director(s):
Starring:
Idris ElbaLeah JeffriesIyana Halley • Liyabuya Gongo • Martin Munro

2022

Thor: Love and Thunder

(Idris Elba plays Heimdall)

Director(s):
2022

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

(Idris Elba plays Knuckles)

Director(s):
Starring:
James Marsden • Jim CarreyBen Schwartz • Tika Sumpter • Idris Elba
2022

The Harder They Fall

(Idris Elba plays Rufus Buck)

Director(s):
Jeymes Samuel

Starring:
Chase Dillon • DeWanda Wise • Julio Cesar Cedillo • Jonathan Majors • Manny Rubio

2021

The Suicide Squad

(Idris Elba plays Bloodsport)

Director(s):
Starring:
Michael Rooker • Viola Davis • John Ostrander • Joel Kinnaman • Nathan Fillion
2021

Cats

(Idris Elba plays Macavity)

Director(s):
2019

Fast and Furious Presents Hobbs and Shaw

(Idris Elba plays Brixton)

Director(s):
2019

Avengers: Infinity War

(Idris Elba plays Heimdall)

Director(s):
2018

Mollys Game

Director(s):
Starring:
Jessica ChastainIdris ElbaKevin Costner • Michael Cera • Jeremy Strong

2018

Thor: Ragnarok

(Idris Elba plays Heimdall)

Director(s):
2017

The Mountain Between Us

Director(s):
Hany Abu-Assad

Starring:
Idris ElbaKate Winslet • Beau Bridges • Dermot Mulroney • Linda Sorensen

2017

The Dark Tower

(Idris Elba plays Roland)

Director(s):
Nikolaj Arcel

Starring:
Matthew McConaugheyIdris Elba • Tom Taylor • Dennis Haysbert • Ben Gavin

2017

100 Streets

(Idris Elba plays Max)

Director(s):
Jim O'Hanlon

Starring:
Gemma ArtertonIdris Elba • Tom Cullen • Ken Stott • Ashley Thomas

2016

Finding Dory

(Idris Elba plays Fluke)

Starring:
Ellen DeGeneres • Albert Brooks • Ed O'Neill • Kaitlin Olson • Hayden Rolence
2016

Star Trek: Beyond

(Idris Elba plays Krall)

Director(s):
Starring:
Chris PineZachary Quinto • Karl Urban • Zoe SaldanaSimon Pegg
2016

Bastille Day

(Idris Elba plays Sean Briar)

Director(s):
Starring:
Idris ElbaRichard Madden • Charlotte Le Bon • Kelly Reilly • Jose Garcia
2016

The Jungle Book

Director(s):
2016

Zootopia

Director(s):
Byron HowardRich MooreJared Bush

Starring:
Ginnifer Goodwin • Jason BatemanIdris Elba • Jenny Slate • Nate Torrence
2016

Beasts of No Nation

(Idris Elba plays Commandant)

Director(s):
Starring:
Abraham Attah • Emmanuel Affadzi • Ricky Adelayitor • Andrew Adote • Vera Nyarkoah Antwi

2015

Second Coming

Director(s):
Debbie Tucker Green

Starring:
Nadine Marshall • Idris Elba • Kai Francis Lewis • Sharlene Whyte • Seroca Davis

2015

Avengers: Age of Ultron

(Idris Elba plays Heimdall)

Director(s):
2015

The Gunman

(Idris Elba plays Barnes)

Director(s):
Starring:
Sean Penn • Jasmine Trinca • Javier BardemRay WinstoneMark Rylance

2015

No Good Deed

Director(s):
Sam Miller

Starring:
Idris Elba • Taraji P. Henson • Leslie Bibb • Kate del Castillo • Henry Simmons

2014

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Director(s):
Starring:
Idris ElbaNaomie Harris • Tony Kgoroge • Riaad Moosa • Zolani Mkiva

2014

Thor: The Dark World

(Idris Elba plays Heimdall)

Director(s):
Starring:
Chris HemsworthNatalie PortmanTom HiddlestonAnthony Hopkins • Christopher Eccleston
2013

Pacific Rim

Director(s):
Starring:
Charlie Hunnam • Diego Klattenhoff • Idris Elba • Rinko Kikuchi • Charlie Day

2013

Prometheus

Director(s):
2012

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

Director(s):
Mark NeveldineBrian Taylor

Starring:
Nicolas CageViolante PlacidoCiarán HindsIdris Elba • Johnny Whitworth

2012

Thor

(Idris Elba plays Heimdall)

Director(s):
Starring:
2011

Takers

Director(s):
John Luessenhop

Starring:
Chris Brown • Hayden Christensen • Matt Dillon • Michael Ealy • Idris Elba

2010

The Losers

Director(s):
Sylvain White

Starring:
Zoe SaldanaJeffrey Dean MorganChris EvansIdris Elba • Columbus Short

2010

Legacy

Director(s):
Thomas Ikimi

Starring:
Idris Elba • William Hope • Monique Gabriela Curnen • Richard Brake • Clarke Peters

2010

Obsessed

(Idris Elba plays Derek)

Director(s):
Steve Shill

Starring:
Idris ElbaBeyoncé KnowlesAli Larter • Jerry O'Connell • Bonnie Perlman
2009

The Unborn

Director(s):
Starring:
Odette Yustman • Gary Oldman • Meagan Good • Cam Gigandet • Idris Elba

2009

Rocknrolla

(Idris Elba plays Mumbles)

Director(s):

2008

Prom Night

Director(s):
Nelson McCormick

Starring:
Brittany Snow • Scott Porter • Jessica Stroup • Dana Davis • Collins Pennie

2008

The Human Contract

Director(s):
Jada Pinkett Smith

Starring:
Jason Clarke • Paz Vega • Idris Elba • T.J. Thyne • Joanna Cassidy

2008

This Christmas

Starring:
Delroy Lindo • Idris Elba • Loretta Devine • Chris Brown • Keith Robinson

2007

American Gangster

Director(s):
Starring:
2007

28 Weeks Later

(Idris Elba plays Stone)

Starring:
Robert CarlyleRose ByrneJeremy Renner • Harold Perrineau • Catherine McCormack
2007

The Reaping

(Idris Elba plays Ben)

Director(s):
Stephen Hopkins

Starring:
Hilary Swank • David Morrissey • Idris Elba • AnnaSophia Robb • Stephen Rea

2007

Daddy's Little Girls

Director(s):
Starring:
Gabrielle Union • Idris Elba • Louis Gossett Jr. • Tasha Smith • Tracee Ellis Ross

2007

All In the Game

(Idris Elba plays Paul)

Director(s):
Jim O'Hanlon

Starring:
Danny DyerRay Winstone • Ike Hamilton • Gerald Kyd • Clare Perkins

2006

The Gospel

Director(s):
Rob Hardy

Starring:
Boris Kodjoe • Idris Elba • Nona Gaye • Clifton Powell • Aloma Wright

2005

Sometimes In April

(Idris Elba plays Augustin)

Director(s):
Raoul Peck

Starring:
Idris Elba • Carole Karemera • Pamela Nomvete • Oris Erhuero • Fraser James
2005

Buffalo Soldiers

Director(s):
Gregor Jordan

Starring:
Joaquin Phoenix • Ed Harris • Scott Glenn • Anna Paquin • Elizabeth McGovern

2003

One Love

Director(s):
Rick ElgoodDon Letts

Starring:
Cherine Anderson • Winston Bello Bell • Vas Blackwood • Carl Bradshaw • Idris Elba

2003

Sorted

Director(s):
Alexander Jovy

Starring:
Matthew Rhys • Sienna Guillory • Ben Moor • Claire Harman • Mark Crowdy

2000

Belle Maman

Director(s):
Gabriel Aghion

Starring:
Catherine Deneuve • Vincent Lindon • Mathilde Seigner • Line Renaud • Stphane Audran

1999