Idris Elba

Sir Idrissa Akuna Elba  (born 6 September 1972) is an English  actor, producer, DJ, rapper and singer.

He is known for his roles in American Gangster, Takers, The Losers, Thor, Prometheus, Pacific Rim and Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. 

He won a Golden Globe Award in 2011 and a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2016. He provided his voice as Aslan for Netflix's The Chronicles of Narnia film series.

On 16 March 2020, Elba announced that he had been diagnosed with COVID-19 during the 2019–2020 coronavirus pandemic.

In August 2024, Elba received approval from the Tanzanian government to establish a film studio in Zanzibar. Elba serves as major frontrunner for Both the role of James Bond and Aslan.

In December 2025, he was knighted for his charity work and activism for young people.

Select filmography
 One Love
 Obsessed
 Thor
 Prometheus
 Pacific Rim
 Thor: The Dark World
 Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
 Zootopia
 The Jungle Book
 The Dark Tower 
 The Mountain Between Us 
 Thor: Ragnarok
 Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw
 The Suicide Squad
 Sonic the Hedgehog 2
 Beast 
 Three Thousand Years of Longing

Discography
Albums
 2015: Murdah Loves John (The John Luther Character Album)

Extended plays
 2006: Big Man
 2009: Kings Among Kings
 2010: High Class Problems Vol. 1
 2014: Idris Elba Presents Mi Mandela
 2022: Cordi Elba (with Lime Cordiale)

Remixes
"Trust in Me"
"The Bare Necessities"

Mixtapes
 2011: Merry DriisMas Holiday Mixtape

References

Other websites





Category:1972 births
Category:Living people
Category:Actors from London
Category:Black British actors
Category:English musicians
Category:English movie actors
Category:English stage actors
Category:English television actors
Category:English television producers
Category:English voice actors
Category:Golden Globe Award winning actors
Category:Movie producers from London
Category:Musicians from London
Category:Officers of the Order of the British Empire
Category:People from the London Borough of Newham
Category:Screen Actors Guild Award winners