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Idris Elba
12 FOLLOWERS • 92 CREDITS • SEP 6, 1972 • 51
Biography
Idris Elba (born 6 September 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.
Known For
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The Oscars
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/b90Z7Nlw1EzPz38oL3utlvFjmFR.jpg)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9jkThAGYj2yp8jsS6Nriy5mzKFT.jpg)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Saturday Night Live
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The Daily Show
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The Graham Norton Show
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CSI: Miami
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MTV Europe Music Awards
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rWg4Jk7NwVEz2BtU1aKKDoDJPeB.jpg)
What If...?
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The Shop
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Girlfriends
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The Tyra Banks Show
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zdfIl0Nddmo9G5BWG5L0UoW1WMy.jpg)
Hack
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pHfIP0C5F0Vh5th9ru3mxhC0Zqc.jpg)
Soul Food
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9JHIvbCsGTO4KzozHcMxYxGmAZ1.jpg)
Silent Witness
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7DJKHzAi83BmQrWLrYYOqcoKfhR.jpg)
The Office
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Coronavirus, Explained
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The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
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A World of Calm
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uVPAP1fS5k8nFRtIE8TgSgdL9bb.jpg)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1xPdtgnM3hDSkHrfFy7Uh3odSzA.jpg)
The Governor
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/y1BB7YxUOAapRYqPzo70gK22TLU.jpg)
Oprah Talks COVID-19
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sK6Nr6KNUA4WlAHyNBTioz9FK87.jpg)
Knuckles
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4lbclFySvugI51fwsyxBTOm4DqK.jpg)
The Wire
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gZE5UoBaHoOarvgIylblfJ3QZ8U.jpg)
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
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Avengers: Infinity War
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Avengers: Age of Ultron
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pIkRyD18kl4FhoCNQuWxWu5cBLM.jpg)
Thor: Love and Thunder
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sX9idXDqRUxE5ffww3n3RV5gL55.jpg)
American Gangster
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wp6OxE4poJ4G7c0U2ZIXasTSMR7.jpg)
Thor: The Dark World
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/prSfAi1xGrhLQNxVSUFh61xQ4Qy.jpg)
Thor
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pKSeyN02R5khphImEIpAdBjQgEP.jpg)
Prom Night
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7gKI9hpEMcZUQpNgKrkDzJpbnNS.jpg)
Extraction 2
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Finding Dory
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Sonic the Hedgehog 3
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28 Weeks Later
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Tapping the Wire
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Star Trek Beyond
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Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
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The Gunman
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Thor: Ragnarok
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6DrHO1jr3qVrViUO6s6kFiAGM7.jpg)
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/i7eyngqjdvKB7NvrWtCjjTNNq8N.jpg)
RocknRolla
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2It3pUKN9EdG1bIzfvKJccd0gW8.jpg)
Takers
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fc7THOunWR5fKOn65cXrLrrv7s9.jpg)
The Jungle Book
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/m9zTQr4TYS98UFSiA1k0mMfECPe.jpg)
Law & Order
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/m7nZCtHJyDLncBUarfM5h5mrppx.jpg)
Prometheus
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/e5oD3fuQpjZ8Po6WNW0VkUJmW52.jpg)
The Losers
![](https://images.rivr.app/posters/1000/27685.jpg)
Thor 5
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Pacific Rim
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Cats
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Guerrilla
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Zootopia 2
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Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
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Marine Life Interviews
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The Reaping
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Extraction 3
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Zootopia
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The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
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The Suicide Squad
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Beasts of No Nation
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Molly's Game
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The Harder They Fall
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Three Thousand Years of Longing
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Beast
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Knuckles
![](https://images.rivr.app/posters/1000/20050.jpg)
Heads of State
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Turn Up Charlie
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The Dark Tower
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Bastille Day
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Luther: The Fallen Sun
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Luther
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Human Playground
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Hijack
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Obsessed
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Concrete Cowboy
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The Mountain Between Us
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Zootopia+
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/c9gNG2YabuYh8wLzjtfa06EBXIT.jpg)
Idris Elba: Fighter
Production Credits
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