Biography
Idris Elba, also credited as Idrissa Akuna Elba, is an English actor, DJ, rapper and producer. He was born on 6 September 1972 in Hackney, London.
He rose to prominence playing Tim in the soap opera Family Affairs and Stringer Bell in the HBO series The Wire (2002–2004). He later starred as DCI John Luther in the BBC series Luther (2010–2019).
His film credits include Janek in Prometheus (2012), Stacker Pentecost in Pacific Rim (2013), Heimdall in the Thor films, Chief Bogo in Zootopia (2016), Macavity in Cats (2019), Knuckles in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024), and Duncan in Masters of the Universe (2026). He has also appeared in A House of Dynamite (2025) and is set to voice Chief Bogo in Zootopia 2 (2025). Elba has received a Golden Globe Award and nominations for BAFTA and Primetime Emmy Awards.
