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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
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
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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
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What If...?
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The Shop
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Girlfriends
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The Tyra Banks Show
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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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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1xPdtgnM3hDSkHrfFy7Uh3odSzA.jpg)
The Governor
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sK6Nr6KNUA4WlAHyNBTioz9FK87.jpg)
Knuckles
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/y1BB7YxUOAapRYqPzo70gK22TLU.jpg)
Oprah Talks COVID-19
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2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
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Thor: Love and Thunder
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Avengers: Infinity War
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Avengers: Age of Ultron
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American Gangster
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wp6OxE4poJ4G7c0U2ZIXasTSMR7.jpg)
Thor: The Dark World
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yFjVlsJmEMacU0BNUwdGZlo2ixq.jpg)
Finding Dory
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pKSeyN02R5khphImEIpAdBjQgEP.jpg)
Prom Night
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/prSfAi1xGrhLQNxVSUFh61xQ4Qy.jpg)
Thor
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7gKI9hpEMcZUQpNgKrkDzJpbnNS.jpg)
Extraction 2
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ftk2oSKJ8q1IvDPpaZE6RtNAyfz.jpg)
Tapping the Wire
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Star Trek Beyond
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28 Weeks Later
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A World of Calm
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The Wire
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The Gunman
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Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
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Thor: Ragnarok
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RocknRolla
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Sonic the Hedgehog 2
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Takers
![](https://images.rivr.app/posters/1000/27685.jpg)
Thor 5
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Prometheus
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Law & Order
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The Jungle Book
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/e5oD3fuQpjZ8Po6WNW0VkUJmW52.jpg)
The Losers
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Sonic the Hedgehog 3
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Zootopia 2
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Zootopia
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The Reaping
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Pacific Rim
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The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
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Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
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Marine Life Interviews
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Extraction 3
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Guerrilla
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Cats
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Molly's Game
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The Suicide Squad
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Three Thousand Years of Longing
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The Harder They Fall
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Beasts of No Nation
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Idris Elba: Fighter
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Luther
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Luther: The Fallen Sun
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The Dark Tower
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Human Playground
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Zootopia+
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Hijack
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The Mountain Between Us
![](https://images.rivr.app/posters/1000/20050.jpg)
Heads of State
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Concrete Cowboy
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Knuckles
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Bastille Day
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Obsessed
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Beast
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Turn Up Charlie
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