| 1 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/IdrisElba_5264.jpg]] |
| 2 | [[caption-width-right:300:[[Series/TheOfficeUS He's aware of the effect he has on women.]][[note]][[EvenTheGuysWantHim ...and on men, too.]][[/note]]]] |
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| 4 | ->''"To avoid crucifixion by ''Series/TheWire'' fans, we're obliged to point out that this guy played Stringer Bell."'' |
| 5 | -->-- '''Kevin Murphy''' on Heimdall in the Podcast/RiffTrax commentary of ''Film/{{Thor}}'' |
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| 7 | Idrissa Akuna Elba [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever OBE]] (born 6 September 1972 in London, England) is an English television, theatre, and film actor of Ghanaian and Sierra Leonean descent. |
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| 9 | A Golden Globe award winner for his role as ''Series/{{Luther}}'', he is also famous for having starred as the sophisticated druglord Stringer Bell in ''Series/TheWire'' and in several big budget Hollywood films such as ''Film/{{Thor}}'', ''Film/{{Prometheus}}'', and ''Film/PacificRim''. He also reprised his role as Heimdall in the ''Thor'' sequels ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'' and ''Film/ThorRagnarok'', and also had appearances in ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' and ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''. |
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| 11 | Elba is becoming Creator/{{Disney}}'s go-to guy when they need an intimidating voice. In 2016 alone, they released three animated movies featuring Elba--besides voicing the villain Shere Khan in ''Film/TheJungleBook2016'', he also voiced Police Chief Bogo in ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'' and a bullying sea lion in Creator/{{Pixar}}'s ''WesternAnimation/FindingDory''. Plus, the MCU is managed by Disney. |
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| 13 | As for voice acting outside of Disney, he plays Knuckles the Echidna in ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog22022'' and is set to play him again in a Creator/ParamountPlus exclusive spin-off of the ''Franchise/{{Sonic the Hedgehog|FilmSeries}}'' film universe. |
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| 15 | [[HeAlsoDid He's also a musician]], known as DJ Big Driis/Big Driis the Londoner, as well as kickboxer, starting out quite late in life (at age 44) but still good enough that he won his first (and as of yet only) fight, via [=KO=]. |
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| 17 | !!Filmography: |
| 18 | |
| 19 | [[AC:Film]] |
| 20 | |
| 21 | * ''Bellemaman'' (1999) |
| 22 | * ''Sorted Jam'' (2000) |
| 23 | * ''Film/BuffaloSoldiers'' (2001) |
| 24 | * ''One Love'' (2003) |
| 25 | * ''The Gospel'' (2005) |
| 26 | * ''Film/SometimesInApril'' (2005) |
| 27 | * ''Film/DaddysLittleGirls'' (2007) |
| 28 | * ''Film/TheReaping'' (2007) |
| 29 | * ''Film/TwentyEightWeeksLater'' (2007) |
| 30 | * ''Film/AmericanGangster'' (2007) |
| 31 | * ''This Christmas'' (2007) |
| 32 | * ''Film/{{Prom Night|2008}}'' (2008) |
| 33 | * ''Film/RocknRolla'' (2008) |
| 34 | * ''The Human Contract'' (2008) |
| 35 | * ''Film/TheUnborn'' (2009) |
| 36 | * ''Film/{{Obsessed}}'' (2009) |
| 37 | * ''Film/{{Takers}}'' (2010) |
| 38 | * ''Legacy'' (2010) |
| 39 | * ''Film/TheLosers'' (2010) |
| 40 | * Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse as [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Heimdall]]: |
| 41 | ** ''Film/{{Thor}}'' (2011) |
| 42 | ** ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'' (2013) |
| 43 | ** ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' (2015) |
| 44 | ** ''Film/ThorRagnarok'' (2017) |
| 45 | ** ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' (2018) |
| 46 | ** [[spoiler:''Film/ThorLoveAndThunder'' (2022)]] |
| 47 | * ''Film/GhostRiderSpiritOfVengeance'' (2012) |
| 48 | * ''Film/{{Prometheus}}'' (2012) |
| 49 | * ''Film/PacificRim'' (2013) as Marshall Stacker Pentecaust |
| 50 | * ''Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom'' (2013) as UsefulNotes/NelsonMandela |
| 51 | * ''Film/{{No Good Deed|2014}}'' (2014) |
| 52 | * ''Film/BeastsOfNoNation'' (2015) |
| 53 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'' (2016) as Chief Bogo |
| 54 | ** ''WesternAnimation/ZootopiaPlus'' (2022) |
| 55 | * ''Film/{{The Jungle Book|2016}}'' (2016) as Shere Khan |
| 56 | * ''WesternAnimation/FindingDory'' (2016) as Rudder |
| 57 | * ''Film/StarTrekBeyond'' (2016) as Krall/[[spoiler:Captain Balthazar Edison]] |
| 58 | * ''Bastille Day'' (2016) |
| 59 | * ''Film/{{The Dark Tower|2017}}'' (2017) as the Gunslinger |
| 60 | * ''Film/MollysGame'' (2017) as Charlie Jaffrey |
| 61 | * ''Film/HobbsAndShaw'' (2019) as Brixton Lore |
| 62 | * ''Film/{{Cats}}'' (2019) as Macavity |
| 63 | * ''Film/TheSuicideSquad'' (2021) as Robert [=DuBois=]/Bloodsport |
| 64 | * ''Film/{{The Harder They Fall|2021}}'' (2021) as Rufus Buck |
| 65 | * ''Film/{{Sonic the Hedgehog 2|2022}}'' (2022) as [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Knuckles the Echidna]] |
| 66 | * ''Film/{{Beast|2022}}'' (2022) as Dr. Nate Samuels |
| 67 | * ''Film/ThreeThousandYearsOfLonging'' (2022) as the Djinn |
| 68 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheBoyTheMoleTheFoxAndTheHorse'' (2022) as the Fox |
| 69 | * ''Film/Extraction2'' (2023) as TBA |
| 70 | |
| 71 | [[AC:Live Action TV]] |
| 72 | * ''Family Affairs'' (1997) |
| 73 | * ''Series/{{Ultraviolet|1998}}'' (1998) |
| 74 | * ''Dangerfield'' (1999) |
| 75 | * ''Series/LondonsBurning'' (2001) |
| 76 | * ''Series/TheWire'' (2002-2004) |
| 77 | * ''Series/TheOfficeUS'' (2009) |
| 78 | * ''Series/{{Luther}}'' (2009-2015, 2019) |
| 79 | * ''Series/TheBigC'' (2010) |
| 80 | * ''{{Series/Guerrilla}}'' (2017) |
| 81 | * ''Series/{{Hijack}}'' (2023) |
| 82 | * ''Series/{{Knuckles}}'' (2023) |
| 83 | |
| 84 | [[AC:Video Games]] |
| 85 | * ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyModernWarfare3'' (2011) |
| 86 | * ''Videogame/Cyberpunk2077 (Phantom Liberty DLC)'' (2023) |
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| 88 | !!Provides examples of |
| 89 | * AbilityOverAppearance: In the MCU, he plays Heimdall, who in the comics is Caucasian and in actual myths is among the palest of the gods. However, Elba's performance was so impressive that most audiences didn't care. |
| 90 | ** Similarly, his casting as Roland Deschain in ''Film/TheDarkTower'', who is described in the books as resembling a young Creator/ClintEastwood, raised a few eyebrows at first, but his performance is generally considered one of the stronger aspects of an otherwise mediocre film. |
| 91 | * BaritoneOfStrength: His deep, authoritative voice is one of his most notable characteristics. He plays it up in some roles but his natural voice more than qualifies on its own. |
| 92 | * ChronicallyKilledActor: A number of his roles involve [[http://cinemorgue.wikia.com/wiki/Idris_Elba his character dying by the end.]] [[spoiler:Ironically, his character is one of the [[AnyoneCanDie very]] [[CharactersDroppingLikeFlies few]] to survive the entirety of ''Film/TheSuicideSquad''.]] |
| 93 | * ScaryBlackMan: A common and recurring role for him. |
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