Double SAG and Golden Globe winning, 3 x BAFTA and 6 x Emmy Nominated IDRIS ELBA (OBE) is a billion dollar box office name known to audiences across the globe, as an Actor, Producer, Director, Musician and Entrepreneur. Idris’ career skyrocketed after he landed the role of Stringer Bell in HBO’s critically acclaimed series The Wire (NAACP Image Award nomination). After landing the lead role of LUTHER, BBC/Netflix , which earned him a Golden Globe, SAG Award and four Emmy nominations. Idris’ esteemed film career credits include; American Gangster (Golden Globe nomination), Mandela: The Long Walk to Freedom (Golden Globe nomination), Beasts of No Nation (SAG award, Golden Globe nomination) and the Oscar-nominated Molly’s Game. Behind the camera, Elba made his feature film directorial debut at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival with YARDIE, and in 2024 directed ABOVE THE BELOW for LIONSGATE.
| Title | Role | Director | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heads Of State | Ilya Naishuller | The Safran Company / Amazon Studios | |
| Luther: The Fallen Sun | John Luther | Jamie Payne | Netflix |
| Extraction 2 | Alcott | Sam Hargrave | Netflix |
| Thor: Love and Thunder | Heimdall | Taika Waititi | Marvel Studios |
| Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | Knuckles | Jeff Fowler | Sega Sammy Group |
| Beast | Dr Nate Samuels | Baltasar Kormákur | RVK Studios |
| Three Thousand Years of Longing | Djinn | George Miller | Elevate Production |
| The Harder They Fall | The Man | Jeymes Samuel | Netflix |
| The Suicide Squad | Bloodsport | James Gunn | Atlas Entertainment/HBO |
| Concrete Cowboy | Harp | Ricky Staub | Green Door Pictures/Netflix |
| Cats | Mcavity | Tom Hooper | Working Title Films |
| Avengers: Infinity War | Heimdall | Anthony Russo/ Joe Russo | Marvel Studios |
| Molly's Game | Charlie Jaffey | Aaron Sorkin | STX Entertainment |
| Thor: Rangkok | Heimdall | Taika Waititi | Walt Disney Pictures |
| The Mountain Between Us | Ben Bass | Hany Abu-Assad | Twentieth Century Fox |
| The Dark Tower | Roland | Nikolaj Arcel | Sony Pictures/ Columbia Pictures |
| 100 Streets | Max | Jim O'Hanlon | CrossDay Productions |
| The Take | Sean Briar | James Watkins | Studio Canal |
| Finding Dory | Fluke | Andrew stanton | Pixar for Walt Disney Studios |
| A Hundred Streets | Max | Jim O'Hanlon | CrossDay Productions |
| Bastille Day | Sean Briar | james watkins | Back Pack Productions |
| Zootopia | Chief Bogo (voice) | Byron Howard | Disney |
| The Jungle Book | Shere Khan (voice) | John Favreau | Disney |
| Star Trek Beyond | Krall | Justin Lin | Paramount |
| Beasts Of No Nation | Commandant | Cary Fukunaga | Red Crown Productions |
| The Gunman | Dupont | Pierre Morel | Nostromo Pictures |
| Second Coming | Mark | Debbie Tucker Green | BFI |
| No Good Deed | Colin Evans | Sam Miller | Screen Games |
| Pacific Rim | Stacker Pentecost | Guillermo del Toro | Warner Brothers |
| Thor II: The Dark World | Heimdall | alan Taylor | Marvel |
| Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom | Nelson Mandela | Justin Chadwick | Audiovision |
| Prometheus | Janek | Ridley Scott | Scott Free |
| Thor | Heimdall | Kenneth Branagh | Marvel |
| Ghost Rider | Moreau | Mark Neveldine | Columbia |
| Legacy: Black Ops | Malcolm Gray | Thomas Ikimi | Black Camel |
| The Losers | Roque | Sylvain White | DC/Warner Brothers |
| Takers | Gordon Jennings | John Luessenhop | Screen Gems |
| The Unborn | Arthur Wyndham | David S Goyer | Platinum Dunes |
| Obsessed | Derek Charles | Steve Shill | Screen Gems |
| Prom Night | Detective Winn | J.S. Cardone | Original Film |
| Rocknrolla | Mumbles | Guy Ritchie | Warner Brothers |
| The Human Contract | Larry | jada Pinkett-Smith | Tycoon Enterprises |
| The Reaping | Ben | Stephen Hopkins | Warner Brothers |
| Daddy's Little Girl | Monty | Tyler Perry | Lions Gate Film |
| 28 Weeks Later | General Stone | Juan C. Fresnadillo | Fox |
| American Ganster | Tango | Ridley Scott | Universal |
| This Christmas | Quentin Whitfield | William Packer | Rainforest Films |
| Jonny Zero | Hodge | Lesli Linka Glatter | Warner Brothers |
| Sometimes In April | Augustin | Raol Peck | HBO |
| The Gospel | Charles Frank | Rob Hardy | Rainforest Films |
| Buffalo Soldiers | Kimborough | Gregor Jordan | Miramax |
| Sorted | Jam | Alex Jovy | Jovy Junior Enterprises |
| Belle Maman | Gregoirs | Gabriel Aghion | Arena Films |
| Title | Role | Director | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hijack | Sam Nelson | Jim Field Smith / Mo Ali | 60 Forty Films / Apple TV |
| Turn Up Charlie | Charlie | Matt Lipsey / Tristram Shapeero | Brown Eyed Boy / Green Door Pictures / Netflix |
| In The Long Run | Walter | Various | Green Door Pictures/ Sky |
| Guerilla | Kent | Sam Miller / John Ridley | Sky Atlantic / Showtime |
| The Big C | Lenny | Various | Original |
| Luther (series 1 -5) | John Luther | Brian Kirk & Sam Miller | BBC |
| The Office | Charles Miner | Various | Reveille/NBC |
| The No.1 Ladies Detective Club | Charlie Gotso | Anthony Minghella | Weinstein Co. |
| Girlfriends | Paul Raymond | Keith Truesdell | UPN |
| World Of Trouble | Series Regular | Stephen Hopkins | NBC |
| Soul Food | Smitty | Salim Akil | Showtime |
| CSI: Miami | Angelo Sedaris | Lautanen | CBS |
| Queen's Supreme | Carla | Various | CBS |
| Throw Away The Key | Bishop | Robyn Shephers | Hat Trick Productions |
| The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | Robert Gabriel | Kim Flitcrof | BBC |
| Hack | Mac Boone | Various | CBS |
| The Wire | Stringer Bell | Various | HBO |
| London's Burning | Cpl. Frost | Tim Leando | LWT |
| Law & Order | Lonnie Liston | Steve Wertimer | NBC |
| In Defence | Paul Fraser | Simon Massey | Granada |
| All In The Game | Paul | Jim O'Hanlon | Channel 4 |
| Dangerfield | Matt Gregory | Jim Shields | BBC |
| Verdict | PC Rawlinson | Michael Kerrigan | YTV |
| Ultraviolet | D.S. Vaughan Rice | Joe Aherne | World Productions / Channel 4 |
| Silent Witness | Charlie | Julian Jarrold | BBC |
| Insiders | Robinson Bennett | Danny Hiller | BBC |
| Family Affairs | Tim Webster | S. Goldie / A. Morgan | Grundy TV / Channel 5 |
| Simisola | Raffy | Jim Goddard | Blue Heaven |
| The Governor | Chiswick | Bob Mahoney | Le Plante Productions |
| Spiders & Lies | Benton | Danny Thompson | BBC/ Crucial |
| Crocodile Shoes | Jojo | Roger Bamford | BBC |
| Heartstones | pest Controller | Piers Haggard | Blue Heaven |
| Bramwell | Charlie Carter | Laura Sims | Whitby Davison |
| Absolutely Fabulous | Hilton | Bob Spiers | BBC 2 |
| The Bill | Alex Mason | Carol Wilkes | Thames |
| 2 Point 4 Children | Instructor | Richard Boden | BBC |
| Space Precincts | Pizza Man | C. Bucksey | Space Productions |
| Degrees Of Error | Walter Jones | Mary McMurrie | BBC |
| The Bill | Earl Lee | Derek Lister | Thames |
| Boot Street Band | Spike | Angela Beaching | BBC |
| Souls Appearance | Owen | Trix Worrell | Chrysalis |
