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Idris Elba

Idris Elba

Actor and producer, also director and writer · Born September 6, 1972 (54) · Hackney, London, England, UK

Golden Globe winner · 2 Screen Actors Guild Awards · Primetime Emmy nominee · 4 other major award bodies

Idris Elba (born September 6, 1972) is a British television, theatre, and film actor who has starred in both British and American productions. One of his first acting roles was in the soap opera Family Affairs. Since then he has worked in a variety of TV and movie projects including Ultraviolet, The Wire, No Good Deed and Zootopia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 6, 1972 (54)
From
Hackney, London, England, UK
Works as
Actor and producer, also director and writer
Titles
88 on MovieCove · 130 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 12% in 30 days

What are Idris Elba's films like?

Across their 70 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action23 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Animation6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Horror5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 9th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
29%
Morality
20%
Survival
17%
Self
14%
Society
9%
Ideas
6%
Power
5%
Family bonds25 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival15 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship9 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity11 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose8 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 60 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 22 · Serious 14 · Dark 24

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 25 · Stylized 17 · Heightened 18

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 7 · Charged 20 · Intense 33

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 16 · Shifting 33 · Whiplash 11

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 30 · Some laughs 18 · Funny 12

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 26 · Relentless 19

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 23 · Engaged 32 · Full focus 5

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 21 · Affecting 24 · Heavy 15

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 50 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

53 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 14 of 53 analyzed roles.

Hero
14 of 53
Mentor
11 of 53
Shadow
8 of 53
Threshold guardian
7 of 53
Ally
6 of 53
Shapeshifter
4 of 53
Herald
3 of 53
Show the 53 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
44
Thrilling
27
Dread
18
Hopeful
22
Melancholic
23
Other
62

How their films linger

Hopeful29 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 14 with a twist

  • Happy28
  • Bittersweet30
  • Ambiguous11
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Idris Elba's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 77 of their 88 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Idris Elba's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

130 credits, 88 with a MovieCove page; 47 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • High in the Clouds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as Barrel (voice)

  • Sonic the Hedgehog 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as Knuckles (voice)

  • Children of Blood and Bone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as Lekan

  • Above the Below (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · as Jackson

  • Masters of the Universe(2026)

    as Duncan

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • How To Hide It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer

  • Crocodile(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Zootopia 2(2025)

    as Chief Bogo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • A House of Dynamite(2025)

    as POTUS

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Dust to Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Writer

  • Fixed(2025)

    as Rocco (voice)

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Heads of State(2025)

    Executive Producer · as Sam Clarke

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Victory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer · as Idris Elba

  • Sonic the Hedgehog 3(2024)

    as Knuckles (voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

  • The Brown Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer · as Self - Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Knuckles(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer · as Knuckles the Echidna (voice)

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Hijack(2023)

    Show 15 episodes · Executive Producer · as Sam Nelson

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Extraction II(2023)

    as Alcott

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Luther: The Fallen Sun(2023)

    Producer · as John Luther

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse(2022)

    as The Fox (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • A New Diva's Christmas Carol(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Zootopia+(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Chief Bogo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Three Thousand Years of Longing(2022)

    as The Djinn

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Beast(2022)

    as Dr. Nate Daniels

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Thor: Love and Thunder(2022)

    as Heimdall

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Sonic the Hedgehog 2(2022)

    as Knuckles (voice)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • TBC (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Thanks

  • Edicius (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Executive Producer

  • The Harder They Fall(2021)

    as Rufus Buck

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • What If...?(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Heimdall (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • The Suicide Squad(2021)

    as Bloodsport

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • A World of Calm(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Concrete Cowboy(2020)

    Producer · as Harp

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Cats(2019)

    as Macavity

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Guest - Self

  • Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw(2019)

    as Brixton

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Turn Up Charlie(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer · as Charlie

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Yardie(2018)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Avengers: Infinity War(2018)

    as Heimdall

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • In the Long Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 19 episodes · Creator · as Walter Easmon

  • Molly's Game(2017)

    as Charlie Jaffey

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Mountain Between Us(2017)

    as Dr. Ben Bass

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Thor: Ragnarok(2017)

    as Heimdall

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Dark Tower(2017)

    as Roland Deschain

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Guerrilla(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer · as Kent

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • Five by Five(2017)

    Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer · as Alpha Ash

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Finding Dory: Marine Life Interviews(2016)

    as Fluke (voice)

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • 100 Streets(2016)

    Producer · as Max

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Star Trek Beyond(2016)

    as Krall

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Finding Dory(2016)

    as Fluke (voice)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Take(2016)

    as Sean Briar

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Jungle Book(2016)

    as Shere Khan (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Zootopia(2016)

    as Chief Bogo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Mandela, My Dad and Me(2015)

    Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Beasts of No Nation(2015)

    Producer · as Commandant

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • King for a Term (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Writer · as Akuna's father

  • Avengers: Age of Ultron(2015)

    as Heimdall

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Gunman(2015)

    as Barnes

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Cut from a Different Cloth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • No Good Deed(2014)

    Executive Producer · as Colin

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Second Coming(2014)

    as Mark

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • K. Michelle: The Rebellious Soul Musical (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Enchanted Kingdom(2014)

    as narrator

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom(2013)

    as Nelson Mandela

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Thor: The Dark World(2013)

    as Heimdall

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Pacific Rim(2013)

    as Stacker Pentecost

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Frame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Stacker Pentecost

  • How Clubbing Changed the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Executive Producer · as Self

  • Prometheus(2012)

    as Janek

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Playhouse Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Writer · as Akuna's Father / Narrator

  • Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance(2011)

    as Moreau

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Thor(2011)

    as Heimdall

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Demons Never Die(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Legacy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Malcolm Gray

  • Takers(2010)

    as Gordon Jennings

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Luther(2010)

    Show 20 episodes · Associate Producer · as John Luther

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Losers(2010)

    as Roque

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Obsessed(2009)

    as Derek Charles

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Unborn(2009)

    as Arthur Wyndham

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Human Contract(2008)

    as Larry

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • RocknRolla(2008)

    as Mumbles

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Prom Night(2008)

    as Detective Winn

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • This Christmas(2007)

    as Quentin "Junior" Whitfield

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • American Gangster(2007)

    as Tango

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • 28 Weeks Later(2007)

    as General Stone

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Reaping(2007)

    as Ben

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Daddy's Little Girls(2007)

    as Monty James

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • All In The Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Paul

  • The Gospel(2005)

    as Reverend Charles Frank

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Office(2005)

    Show 7 episodes · as Charles Miner

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Sometimes in April(2005)

    as Augustin

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Jonny Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Hodge

  • One Love(2003)

    as Aaron

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Buffalo Soldiers(2001)

    as Kimborough

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Hack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Mac Boone

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Angelo Sedaris

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • The Wire(2002)

    Show 37 episodes · as Stringer Bell

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • The Inspector Lynley Mysteries(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Robert Gabriel

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Aqua Teen Hunger Force(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Police Officer (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Sorted(2000)

    as Jam

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Girlfriends(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Paul Raymond

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Soul Food (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Smitty

  • Beautiful Mother(1999)

    as Grégoire

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Ultraviolet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 6 episodes · as Vaughan Rice

  • Verdict (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as PC Brian Rawlinson

  • Spiders and Flies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Benton

  • Crucial Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Benton

  • Silent Witness(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Charlie

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Degrees of Error (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 4 episodes · as Walter Jones

  • The Governor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 6 episodes · as Officer Donny Chiswick

  • Bramwell(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Charlie Carter

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Dangerfield (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 12 episodes · as Matt Gregory

  • Crocodile Shoes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Jo Jo

  • Space Precinct(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Pizza Delivery Man

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Absolutely Fabulous(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Hilton

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • 2Point4 Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Parachute Instructor

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Lonnie Liston

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Devil (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Ruth Rendell Mysteries(1987)

    Show 3 episodes · as Raffy

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Bang! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Extraction 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Alcott

  • Hammer Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · as Mac

  • Infernus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer · as Donovan Kamara

  • Stay Frosty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Chelsea Cowboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • This Is How It Goes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Executive Producer · Actor

  • Untitled Luther Sequel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · as John Luther

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 128 titles, 116 of them dated from 1987 to 2026; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

Finding Dory (2016)

$1B worldwide

Highest rated

Zootopia (2016)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Masters of the Universe (2026)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19872026

Peak 2016 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 40 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 3 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting116 of 128: 95 only acting, 21 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stDirecting8 of 128: 1 only directing, 7 with another roleWriting3 of 128: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing26 of 128: 8 only producing, 18 with another role · typical Midcredits score41stOther crew3 of 128: 1 only other crew, 2 with another role

128 titles, 23 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 17 of them.

By decade

1980s2 · acting1990s15 · acting2000s25 · acting2010s43 · 40 acting · 13 crew2020s31 · 23 acting · 14 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 23% of 57 roles
9909141924

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Golden Globe, 2 Screen Actors Guild Awards and 1 other major award from 25 major nominations, 2008–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Movie
  2. 2025
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Narrator
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series
  3. 2024
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
  4. 2018
    • Berlinale award, nominated · Panorama
    • Sundance award, nominated · World Cinema - Dramatic
  5. 2016
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actor
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 win and 1 nomination
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Supporting Male
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Feature
  6. 2014
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
  7. 2012
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
  8. 2011
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Show 1 earlier year
  1. 2008
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Idris Elba's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 65; across their 60 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 60

Approval · how many liked their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 60

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 60

Midcredits score across 88 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up32
  • 50th to 74th24
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th15

Shape of the crowd

38 of their 88 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved13
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser38
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed27

Most divisive · actor

The Gospel (2005)

96th percentile spread · 45% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 55 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Idris Elba's work okay for kids?

Across up to 50 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore44 titles37–89 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity50 titles9–53 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity45 titles26–76 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs44 titles5–56 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense44 titles37–80 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Idris Elba work with?

People who share at least 2 of Idris Elba's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Will Packer shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles