Idris Elba Filmography

Born:: September 6, 1972 in London, England
Occupation:: Actor
Biography:: As the child of a Syrian father and a Ghanian mother, the Afro-British cinema and television actor Idris Elba built his reputation as a performer in sitcoms and cable dramas during the 1990s and early 2000s before segueing into Hollywood movies in 2005. Born in London on September 6, 1972, and...Read More

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Bone Deep

Actors: Matt Dillon, Idris Elba, T.I., Chris Brown

Synopsis: A Los Angeles detective races to bust a group of hip thieves before they can carry out a 20-million-dollar heist in this crime thriller from director/co-screenwriter John Luessenhop and writing partner Avery Duff. Matt Dillon, Idris Elba, as well as entertainers T.I. and Chris Brown star in the Read More

1/1/09
Unborn

Actors: Odette Yustman, Gary Oldman, Cam Gigandet, Meagan Good, Carla Gugino

Synopsis: Blade II and Batman Begins scribe David S. Goyer writes and directs this supernatural thriller about a 19-year-old girl (Odette Yustman) haunted by a "dybbuk" (a malevolent wandering soul of Jewish folklore) that was once a young boy ruthlessly slaughtered in Auschwitz. Though her sympathetic Read More

1/1/09
Obsessed

Actors: Idris Elba, Beyoncé Knowles, Ali Larter

Synopsis: A married couple's (Idris Elba and Beyoncé Knowles) life is thrown into disarray when a temporary office worker (Ali Larter) develops an obsessive crush on the man in this Screen Gems thriller. Cable veteran Steve Shill (Big Love, The Wire) directs from a script by David Loughery, with Beyoncé and Read More

1/1/09
RocknRolla

Actors: Gerard Butler, Thandie Newton, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Jeremy Piven, Idris Elba, Tom Wilkinson

Synopsis: Guy Ritchie returns to his roots with RocknRolla, a crime comedy in the spirit of his early films Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide Read More

10/3/08
Prom Night

Actors: Brittany Snow, Scott Porter, Jessica Stroup, Dana Davis, Collins Pennie

Synopsis: One of the most notorious slasher films of the 1980s returns to terrorize filmgoers with this blood-soaked remake that proves just how horrifying high school dances can truly be. Donna Keppel (Brittany Snow) has survived a terrible tragedy, but now the time has come to leave the past behind and Read More

4/11/08
The Human Contract

Actors: Jason Clarke, Paz Vega, Ted Danson, Idris Elba

Synopsis: Actress Jada Pinkett-Smith makes her feature directorial debut with this drama about a tormented businessman (Jason Clarke) whose life crumbles to ruins when he meets a free spirited temptress (Paz Vega) who lures him towards a dangerous existence of reckless abandon. Ted Danson and Idris Elba Read More

2008
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

Actors: Jill Scott, Anika Noni Rose, Lucian Msamati, David Oyelowo, Idris Elba

Synopsis: Academy Award-winning filmmaker Anthony Minghella teams with Oscar-nominated screenwriter Richard Curtis to adapt author Alexander McCall Smith's best-selling series of novels in this film concerning Botswana's only female-owned detective agency. The first feature film shot entirely in the Read More

2008
This Christmas

Actors: Delroy Lindo, Idris Elba, Loretta Devine, Chris Brown, Keith Robinson

Synopsis: Upon gathering together under one roof for the first time in seven years, an estranged family celebrating Christmas rediscovers long forgotten bonds in this holiday family reuniondrama starring Delroy Lindo, Regina King, and Mekhi Phifer. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide Read More

11/21/07
American Gangster

Actors: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Josh Brolin

Synopsis: Director Ridley Scott spins this yarn concerning a Harlem drug kingpin (Denzel Washington) who smuggles heroin into the country by hiding it in the bodies of U.S. soldiers killed during battle in Vietnam. There was a time when no one noticed reserved driver Frank Lucas (Washington), but when the Read More

11/2/07
28 Weeks Later

Actors: Robert Carlyle, Rose Byrne, Jeremy Renner, Harold Perrineau, Jr., Catherine McCormack

Synopsis: The devastating rage virus that annihilated the British Isles mysteriously resurfaces in Goya Award-winning director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo's sequel to the Danny Boyle-directed horror hit that terrified audiences worldwide by offering a breathless new take on the familiar zombie mythos. Six Read More

5/11/07
The Reaping

Actors: Hilary Swank, David Morrissey, Idris Elba, AnnaSophia Robb, Stephen Rea

Synopsis: Her faith shaken by a family tragedy from which she was never quite able to fully recover, a professor of theology from Louisiana State University moonlighting as a debunker of unexplained religious phenomena finds herself faced with an apocalyptic series of events that seem to reflect the ten Read More

4/5/07
Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls

Actors: Gabrielle Union, Idris Elba, Louis Gossett, Jr., Tasha Smith, Tracee Ellis Ross

Synopsis: Diary of a Mad Black Woman mastermind Tyler Perry turns the familiar Cinderella tale on its head with this story concerning a successful female attorney who falls in love with a financially strapped mechanic. Monty (Idris Elba) is struggling mechanic and single father of three from a poor Read More

2/14/07
The Wire: Season 04

Actors: Dominic West, Clarke Peters, Sonja Sohn

2006
The Gospel

Actors: Boris Kodjoe, Clifton Powell, Idris Elba, Nona Gaye

Synopsis: Close friends become unexpected rivals as they struggle to keep their spiritual home alive in this musical drama from writer and director Rob Hardy. David (Michael J. Pagan) and Frank (Sean Nelson) are two close friends who are members of the same Baptist church in Atlanta. The teenagers have Read More

10/7/05
Sometimes in April

Actors: Idris Elba, Debra Winger, Carole Karemara, Pamela Nomvete, Michelle Rugema

Synopsis: When the Hutu nationalists raised arms against their Tutsi countrymen in the African nation of Rwanda in April of 1994, the violent uprising marked the beginning of one of the darkest times in African history. Over the course of the next 100 days, brother would turn against brother, tearing Read More

2005
The Wire: Season 03

Actors: Dominic West, Wood Harris, Sonja Sohn, Lance Reddick

Synopsis: Season three of The Wire continues the series' even-handed dissection of the Baltimore "drug wars," as seen through the eyes of both the police investigators and the drug lords. With charismatic hoodlum Stringer Bell (Idris Elba) emerging as the unofficial leader of the Barksdale drug empire, and Read More

2004
One Love

Actors: Ky-mani Marley, Cherine Anderson, Idris Elba, Vas Blackwood, Winston Bell

2003
The Wire: Season 02

Actors: Dominic West, Larry Gilliard, Jr., Wood Harris, Sonja Sohn, Lance Reddick

Synopsis: The Baltimore "drug wars" enter a new phase (with a few diversions along the way) as The Wire launches its second season of 12 hour-long episodes. Although he was instrumental in weakening the Barksdale drug empire during the previous season, narcotics-division detective James McNulty (Dominic West Read More

2003
The Wire: Season 01

Actors: Dominic West, Larry Gilliard, Jr., Wood Harris, Sonja Sohn, Lance Reddick, Clarke Peters

Synopsis: Setting the tone for all seasons to come, season one of HBO's The Wire divides its attention equally between cops and dealers, offering a fascinatingly objective overview of the Baltimore drug scene. The weekly, hour-long series also pays homage to its spiritual predecessor, Homicide: Life on the Street Read More

2002
Law & Order: 3 Dawg Night

Synopsis: It is extremely likely that this episode was inspired by the real-life romance between a prominent rap singer and a famous Hollywood film star. A fatal shooting at an exclusive Manhattan nightclub involves a number of celebrities, including popular hip-hop artist G-Train (Cyrus Farmer). The Read More

2001
Belle-maman

Actors: Catherine Deneuve, Vincent Lindon, Mathilde Seigner, Line Renaud, Stéphane Audran, Danièle Lebrun, Jean Yanne

Synopsis: Who is the worst person you could fall in love with, and what would be the worst moment to fall for them? One possible scenario is presented in the comedy of errors Belle Maman. Antoine (Vincent Lindon) has decided to make an honest woman of his girlfriend, pregnant Severine (Mathilde Seigner) Read More

1999
Ultraviolet

Actors: Jack Davenport, Susannah Harker

Synopsis: This futuristic British miniseries began when the best friend of Det. Sgt. Michael Colefield (Jack Davenport) suddenly vanished from the altar at his own wedding. Though told not to investigate, Michael unearthed evidence that his pal had transformed into a vampire. This led the hero to a secret Read More

1998
Absolutely Fabulous: Sex

Synopsis: Distraught over the size of her actually quite spacious wardrobe, Edina (Jennifer Saunders) attempts to annex Saffy's bedroom. Saffy (Julia Sawalha) refuses, suggesting that her mother take over long-lost son Serge's room instead. Saf, Eddy, and Patsy (Joanna Lumley) break into the room, which is Read More

1995