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Acting · Directing · age 54

Idris Elba

Best rated: Zootopia (8.0)

Films
48
Avg rating
6.22
Peak run
2016’17
7+ run
2 films
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Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Idris Elba, acting career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 2016 to 2017, 6.922345678200020052010201520202025Zootopia 8.0Cats 2.8Career avg 6.22

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Idris Elba's career barcodecoolhot
199948 films2026
Current formLast 5: 6.34 vs career 6.22 (+0.12)
  1. WHeads of State2025 · 6.4+0.2
  2. WZootopia 22025 · 7.3+1.1
  3. WA House of Dynamite2025 · 6.4+0.2
  4. LFixed2025 · 5.2−1.0
  5. WMasters of the Universe2026 · 6.4+0.2
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes

Idris by the numbers

Average
6.22
45 rated films
Vote weighted
6.31
bigger films count more
Median
6.4
half are better
Consistency
±0.99
rating spread
Career
28y
1999 to 2026
Total votes
8.66M
across every film
Best
8.0
Zootopia
Worst
2.8
Cats
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
2026Masters of the Universe posterMasters of the UniverseDuncan6.4127K
2025Heads of State posterHeads of StateSam Clarke6.472,887
2025Zootopia 2 posterZootopia 2Chief Bogo7.3157K
2025A House of Dynamite posterA House of DynamitePOTUS6.4124K
2025Fixed posterFixedRocco5.25,617
2024Sonic the Hedgehog 3 posterSonic the Hedgehog 3Knuckles6.985,286
2023Luther: The Fallen Sun posterLuther: The Fallen SunJohn Luther6.473,666
2022Thor: Love and Thunder posterThor: Love and ThunderHeimdall6.1476K
2022Sonic the Hedgehog 2 posterSonic the Hedgehog 2Knuckles6.5120K
2022Beast posterBeastDr. Nate Samuels5.649,423
2022Three Thousand Years of Longing posterThree Thousand Years of LongingThe Djinn6.774,097
2021The Suicide Squad posterThe Suicide SquadBloodsport7.2467K
2020Concrete Cowboy posterConcrete CowboyHarp6.310,637
2019Cats posterCatsMacavity2.859,713
2019Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw posterFast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & ShawBrixton6.4262K
2017The Dark Tower posterThe Dark TowerRoland5.6158K
2017The Mountain Between Us posterThe Mountain Between UsBen Bass6.489,090
2017Thor: Ragnarok posterThor: RagnarokHeimdall7.9916K
2017Molly's Game posterMolly's GameCharlie Jaffey7.4206K
2016Finding Dory posterFinding DoryFluke7.2341K
Better together?

Idris Elba's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Idris Elba

1 nominations, 1 wins

Awards record

  • Male Actor in a Supporting Role · Actor Awards (formerly SAG Awards) 2016
    Idris Elba
    Won

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