

Idris Elba
English actor, producer and musician
Idris Elba is an English actor, producer, and musician. He appeared in American Gangster, Prometheus, Pacific Rim, Star Trek Beyond, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, The Wire, Luther, which earned him the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film, The Office, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Heimdall, beginning with Thor.
Elba made his directorial debut in Yardie and directed K. Michelle: The Rebellious Soul Musical in 2013. He starred in and produced the Apple TV+ series Hijack and provided the voice in the Apple TV+ film The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse.
Offscreen, Elba, also a musician, has released albums Idris Elba Presents mi Mandela and Murdah Loves John and appears on popular songs including the singles Jangrova featuring ODUMODUBLVCK and Skepta, The Phantom Files (From Cyberpunk 2077), and Ballie with Kah-Lo.
Newest Release

- Heads of State Action · 2025
The UK Prime Minister (Idris Elba) and US President (John Cena) have a public rivalry that risks their countries’ alliance. But when they become targets of a powerful enemy, they’re forced to rely on each other as they go on a wild, multinational run. Allied with Noel, a brilliant MI6 agent (Priyanka Chopra Jonas), they must find a way to thwart a conspiracy that threatens the free world.
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About
- FROM
- Hackney, London, England
- BORN
- September 6, 1972