Idris Elba

Idrissa Akuna "Idris" Elba, , is an English-Sierra Leonean actor, voice actor, writer, musician, singer, DJ, and rapper. He is best known for his roles as Russell "Stringer" Bell in the crime drama series (2002–2004) and John Luther in the psychological crime drama series (since 2010). He also played Stacker Pentecost in Guillermo del Toro's 2013 monster film , Commandant in the 2015 critically acclaimed Netflix war drama film , Krall/Balthazar Edison in the 2016 sci-fi adventure film , Brixton Lore in the 2019 spin-off , and Robert DuBois/Bloodsport in the 2021 film . Additionally, he voiced Knuckles the Echidna in the live-action franchise .
For Disney, he portrayed Heimdall in the 2011 Marvel action film and reprised this role in Thor: The Dark World, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Infinity War, and Thor: Love and Thunder. He also voiced Shere Khan in Jon Favreau's live-action adaptation of The Jungle Book, Chief Bogo in the Disney animated feature film Zootopia, and Fluke in the Disney/Pixar film Finding Dory (all released in 2016).
==Roles==
HeimdallDark.jpg|Heimdall(Marvel Cinematic Universe)
Profile - Chief Bogo.jpeg|Chief Bogo(Zootopia)
Screen Shot 2016-05-11 at 11.00.11 AM.png|Shere Khan(The Jungle Book; 2016 live-action adaptation)
Fluke.jpg|Fluke(Finding Dory)
==Gallery==
Idris Elba SDCC11.jpg|Idris Elba speaks at the 2011 San Diego Comic Con.
Idris Elba TIFF.jpg|Idris Elba attending the 2013 Toronto International Film Fest.
Idris Elba behind the scenes Zootopia.jpg|Idris Elba behind the scenes of Zootopia.
Idris Elba Zootopia premiere.jpg|Idris Elba at the premiere of Zootopia in February 2016.
Idris Elba behind the scens JB16.jpg|Idris Elba behind the scenes of the 2016 live-action adaptation of The Jungle Book.
The-Jungle-Book-Special-Shoot SHERE-KHAN.jpg|Idris Elba with Shere Khan for the 2016 live-action adaptation of The Jungle Book.
Idris Elba visits JKL.jpg|Idris Elba visiting in November 2016.
Idris Elba TIFF17.jpg|Idris Elba attending the 2017 Toronto International Film Fest.
Idris Elba Sundance18.jpg|Idris Elba attending the 2018 Sundance Film Fest.
==Trivia==
*Elba is the only actor in Disney history with the portfolio of directly contributing to most of Disney's feature film divisions. He has portrayed a character for Walt Disney Animation Studios, Disney live-action, Pixar, and Marvel.
*All of the movies that Elba is featured in for Disney's 2016 cinematic release date are all roles of talking animals.
*On March 16, 2020, Elba is the survivor of COVID-19.
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