Portrait of Idris Elba

Acting

Idris Elba

Titles
113movies72TV shows
Career

Active from 1995 to 2027, busiest in 2017 and 2025 with 6 main titles each.

Leading roles
62
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Zootopia
Zootopia
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 97 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Idris Elba Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.5, average 2.6
  • Melancholy
    3.9, average 4.7
  • Nostalgia
    3.0, average 3.6
  • Uncanny
    1.9, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 9
  • Family Drama 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Visually Stunning 4
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Complex Characters 3
  • Pop Culture References 3
  • Political Thriller 3
  • Fast-Paced Action 3
  • Family-Friendly Adventure 3
  • Dialogue-Driven 3
  • Fast-Paced Adventure 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

40
TypeAllMovies96TV shows40
RoleAnyActing40Appearances31
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1980s21990s132000s92010s82020s7Upcoming1
GenreAnyDrama25Comedy11Crime10Animation4Action & Adventure3Documentary3Mystery3Sci-Fi & Fantasy3Family2News1Talk1War & Politics1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

Upcoming

1 title
Poster for Things Fall Apart

TV show · as Okonkwo

2020s

7 titles · average score 68
GoodWatch66
Poster for Knuckles

TV show · as Knuckles the Echidna (voice)

GoodWatch67
Poster for Hijack

TV show · as Sam Nelson

GoodWatch83
Poster for Zootopia+

TV show · as Chief Bogo (voice)

GoodWatch73
Poster for What If...?

TV show · as Heimdall (voice)

GoodWatch49
Poster for A World of Calm

TV show · as Narrator

2010s

8 titles · average score 68
GoodWatch61
Poster for Turn Up Charlie

TV show · as Charlie

GoodWatch74
Poster for In the Long Run

TV show · as Walter Easmon

GoodWatch64
Poster for Guerrilla

TV show · as Kent

Poster for five by five

TV show · as Alpha Ash

Poster for The Frame

TV show · as Stacker Pentecost

GoodWatch64
Poster for Playhouse Presents

TV show · as Akuna's Father / Narrator

GoodWatch81
Poster for Luther

TV show · as John Luther

2000s

9 titles · average score 68
GoodWatch80
Poster for The Office

TV show · as Charles Miner

GoodWatch42
Poster for Jonny Zero

TV show · as Hodge

GoodWatch67
Poster for CSI: Miami

TV show · as Angelo Sedaris

GoodWatch92
Poster for The Wire

TV show · as Stringer Bell

GoodWatch81
Poster for The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

TV show · as Robert Gabriel

GoodWatch47
Poster for Hack

TV show · as Mac Boone

GoodWatch82
Poster for Aqua Teen Hunger Force

TV show · as Police Officer (voice)

GoodWatch49
Poster for Girlfriends

TV show · as Paul Raymond

GoodWatch73
Poster for Soul Food

TV show · as Smitty

1990s

13 titles · average score 69
GoodWatch75
Poster for Ultraviolet

TV show · as Vaughan Rice

Poster for Verdict

TV show · as PC Brian Rawlinson

GoodWatch75
Poster for Silent Witness

TV show · as Charlie

GoodWatch66
Poster for Dangerfield

TV show · as Matt Gregory

GoodWatch39
Poster for Bramwell

TV show · as Charlie Carter

GoodWatch73
Poster for The Governor

TV show · as Officer Donny Chiswick

Poster for Degrees of Error

TV show · as Walter Jones

GoodWatch63
Poster for Space Precinct

TV show · as Pizza Delivery Man

GoodWatch72
Poster for Crocodile Shoes

TV show · as Jo Jo

GoodWatch85
Poster for Absolutely Fabulous

TV show · as Hilton

GoodWatch72
Poster for 2Point4 Children

TV show · as Parachute Instructor

GoodWatch74
Poster for Law & Order

TV show · as Lonnie Liston

All 13 titles from the 1990s

1980s

2 titles · average score 64
GoodWatch83
Poster for The Simpsons

TV show · as Devil (voice)

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