Idris Elba

Acting · Born 1972-09-06 in Hackney, London, England, UK

Biography

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.

Filmography

• 28 Weeks Later as General Stone
• Thor as Heimdall
• The Reaping as Ben
• Luther: The Fallen Sun as John Luther
• Kroos as Self
• American Gangster as Tango
• Takers as Gordon Jennings
• The Human Contract as Larry
• Prom Night as Detective Winn
• The Gospel as Reverend Charles Frank