---
name: "Damson Idris"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/damson-idris"
fi1m_id: "damson-idris"
imdb_id: "nm5072010"
tmdb_id: 1837297
wikidata_id: "Q30218855"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "2 September 1991"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 68
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-05T14:48:38.263289+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Damson Idris

## Identity

Damson Idris

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/damson-idris
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** damson-idris
- **IMDb ID:** nm5072010
- **TMDB ID:** 1837297
- **Wikidata ID:** Q30218855
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damson_Idris, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30218855, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5072010/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1837297

Actor. Born 2 September 1991 in Peckham, London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 2 September 1991, Peckham, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 2018–present
- **Also known as:** دمنون ادریس, Damson Alade-Bo Idris, Adamson Alade-Bo Idris
- **Average Fi1m score:** 68, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 71 (1), 2020s 66 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damson_Idris, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30218855, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5072010/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1837297

## Coming up

- *Children of Blood and Bone* (2027-01-13), as Prince Inan

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*F1*](https://film.one/film/f1.md) (66)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Damson Idris is a British actor. Born on 2 September 1991 in Peckham, London, he is the youngest of six children in a Nigerian family of Yoruba descent. He studied drama at Brunel University London, earning a BA Honours degree in Theatre, Film and Television studies, and trained at the Identity School of Acting.

Idris began his career in theatre, performing at the Royal National Theatre and appearing in British television series such as *Miranda* (2013), *Doctors* (2015) and *Casualty* (2015). He gained international recognition for his leading role as Franklin Saint in the FX crime drama *Snowfall* (2017–2023). His film credits include *Megan Leavey* (2017), *Farming* (2018), *The Commuter* (2018) and *Outside the Wire* (2021). He played Joshua Pearce in the 2025 sports drama *F1*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, formula1.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *F1* (2025), Fi1m 66, as Joshua Pearce — [page](https://film.one/film/f1.md)
- *The Commuter* (2018), Fi1m 71, as Agent Denys — [page](https://film.one/film/the-commuter.md)

## Complete filmography (14)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Children of Blood and Bone* (2027), as Prince Inan
- *F1* (2025), as Joshua Pearce — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/f1.md)
- *Swarm* (2023), series, as Khalid
- *Outside the Wire* (2021), as Harp
- *The Twilight Zone* (2019), series, as Dorian Harrison
- *Farming* (2018), as Enitan
- *The Commuter* (2018), as Agent Denys — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/the-commuter.md)
- *Snowfall* (2017), series, as Franklin Saint
- *Megan Leavey* (2017), as Lt. Michael Forman
- *City of Tiny Lights* (2016), as Hakim
- *Babylon* (2014), series, as Jeremy
- *Black Mirror* (2011), series, as Jaden Tommins — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/black-mirror.md)
- *The Lords' Day*, series, as Harry Jones · Executive Producer
- *Miles & Juliette*, as Miles Davis

## Gallery

- ![Sheila Atim, with Damson Idris, in Ghost Town, 2014](https://film.one/media/person/8301/gallery-df6e75493220.jpg) Sheila Atim, with Damson Idris, in Ghost Town, 2014 — Pilot Theatre, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Damson_Idris_%28Joe%29%2C_Sheila_Atim_%28Keira%29_%2812497877163%29.jpg/1280px-Damson_Idris_%28Joe%29%2C_Sheila_Atim_%28Keira%29_%2812497877163%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Damson Idris](https://film.one/media/person/8301/gallery-53feeba169f2.jpg) Damson Idris — Celebrity Myxer, LLC., CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Damson_Idris_Attends_Snowfall_Screening_In_Chicago_On_Alexus_Renee%27s_Celebrity_Myxer.jpg/1280px-Damson_Idris_Attends_Snowfall_Screening_In_Chicago_On_Alexus_Renee%27s_Celebrity_Myxer.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Damson Idris and a woman at the 2026 Met Gala, wearing fashion in theme of "Costume Art"](https://film.one/media/person/8301/gallery-af657dcf599b.jpg) Damson Idris and a woman at the 2026 Met Gala, wearing fashion in theme of "Costume Art" — SWinxy, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Guests_at_the_2026_Met_Gala_001.jpg/1280px-Guests_at_the_2026_Met_Gala_001.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Damson Idris and a woman at the 2026 Met Gala, wearing fashion in theme of "Costume Art"](https://film.one/media/person/8301/gallery-7a65a53bd63a.jpg) Damson Idris and a woman at the 2026 Met Gala, wearing fashion in theme of "Costume Art" — SWinxy, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Guests_at_the_2026_Met_Gala_002.jpg/1280px-Guests_at_the_2026_Met_Gala_002.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Damson Idris](https://film.one/media/person/8301/gallery-6af585279307.jpg) Damson Idris — Image via TMDB
- ![Damson Idris](https://film.one/media/person/8301/gallery-24811f9c549a.jpg) Damson Idris — Image via TMDB
- ![Damson Idris and a woman at the 2026 Met Gala, wearing fashion in theme of "Costume Art"](https://film.one/media/person/8301/gallery-30490af70064.jpg) Damson Idris and a woman at the 2026 Met Gala, wearing fashion in theme of "Costume Art" — SWinxy, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Guests_at_the_2026_Met_Gala_003.jpg/1280px-Guests_at_the_2026_Met_Gala_003.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 2 won

- Male Performance in Film 2020: Male Performance in Film (won), for *Farming*
- Male Performance in TV 2020: Male Performance in TV (won), for *Snowfall*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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