Idris Elba first appeared in the Episode: "Fortuosity" of the BBC Television sitcom ‘2point4 Children’ in 1994. That same year, he also appeared in the British television series ‘Space Precinct.’ He continued to star in television series and shows like ‘The Bill’ (1994-1995), ‘Absolutely Fabulous’ (1995), ‘Bramwell’ (1995), ‘The Governor’ (1996), ‘The Ruth Rendell Mysteries’ (1996), ‘Insiders’ (1997), ‘Family Affairs’ (1997), and ‘Ultraviolet’ (1998). In 1999, he made his big-screen debut in the 1999 French film ‘Belle maman’ directed by Gabriel Aghion. After starring in films like ‘Sorted’ (2000) and ‘Buffalo Soldiers’ (2001), he joined the cast of the American crime drama television series ‘The Wire’ created by David Simon. He played the role of Russell "Stringer" Bell and remained a part of the show until 2004. He also starred in television series like ‘CSI: Miami’ (2003), ‘Soul Food’ (2003), ‘Girlfriends’ (2005), ‘Jonny Zero’ (2005), ‘The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency’ (2008), ‘The Office’ (2009), and ‘The Big C’ (2010). In 2010, he became a part of the British psychological crime thriller television series ‘Luther’ where he played the role of ‘DCI John Luther.’ The series ran for 5 seasons and aired its final episode in 2019.Â
In 2011, he portrayed Heimdall in the American superhero film ‘Thor’ directed by Kenneth Branagh. The film received positive reviews from critics and grossed over $449.3 million on a budget of $150 million. That same year, he also starred as ‘Moreau’ in yet another American superhero film ‘Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance’ directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor. The film was largely panned by critics and received an 18% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. He next starred in films like ‘Prometheus’ (2012), ‘Pacific Rim’ (2013), ‘Thor: The Dark World’ (2013), ‘Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom’ (2013), ‘No Good Deed’ (2014), ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ (2015), ‘Beasts of No Nation’ (2015), ‘Zootropolis’ (2016), ‘The Jungle Book’ (2016), ‘Star Trek Beyond’ (2016), ‘The Dark Tower’ (2017), ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ (2017), ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ (2018), ‘Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw’ (2019), ‘Cats’ (2019), ‘Concrete Cowboy’ (2020), and ‘The Suicide Squad’ (2021). He was last seen in the 2022 action-adventure comedy film ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 2’ directed by Jeff Fowler. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success.
The intergalactic warlord from Titan, Thanos, is on a quest to collect the six Infinity Stones that will empower him to destroy half of all life in the universe. The Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy must come together to stop Thanos and save the world.
Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok is a superhero movie that pits the Norse God Thor against his all-powerful sister Hela, who is freed after Odin’s death. He joins forces with the Hulk, Loki, Valkyrie and others to stop Hela and is forced to unleash Ragnarök, the destruction of Asgard, to save the rest of the universe.
A fictionalized account of the criminal career of gangster Frank Lucas who was notorious for smuggling heroin, American Gangster is a crime film produced by Ridley Scott. A critical and commercial success, the film was nominated for 21 awards.
Based on an eponymous memoir by Molly Bloom, the film goes on to chronicle how an Olympic aspirant and a world class mogul skier inadvertently becomes involved in underground poker game, eventually running the world’s most high-stakes poker game in New York. Then one night she is visited by 17 FBI agents carrying automatic weapons and arrested.
Based on the autobiography of former South African President Nelson Mandela, this film chronicles his life, his education and how he survived 27 years in jail, before he became the President of South Africa, from an ordinary man.
In a West African village, a young boy Agu is taken in by a rebel guerilla faction called the NDF. Agu rises through the ranks as a child soldier and is forced to commit horrible atrocities under the Commandant of his battalion. When their battalion is finally captured by UN forces, Agu struggles to reintegrate into society.
Russian businessman Uri Omovich stages a real estate scam involving millions of dollars with the help of London mob boss Lenny Cole. However, Omovich's corrupt accountant Stella leaks inside information attracting the attention of every schemer within the dark London underworld who double-crosses each other to get rich quick in the ensuing chaos.
After the Avengers retrieve Loki's scepter from a Hydra facility, Tony Stark and Bruce Banner use it to complete Stark's Ultron global defense program. However, Ultron turns against humans realizing their wrongdoings, and attacks the Avengers, eliminating Stark's A.I. J.A.R.V.I.S. The Avengers must stop a global extinction with mysterious superhuman twins, Pietro and Wanda Maximoff.
Crown prince Thor, son of Odin, King of Asgard, is stripped off of his powers and exiled to Earth to live amongst simple humans for a reckless attempt to punish the Frost Giants. He falls in love with scientist Jane Foster, but must prove himself worthy of his powers and save Asgard from his adoptive brother Loki.
A sequel to the horrifically brilliant 28 Days Later, the movie depicts the attempts being made by NATO forces to create a safe zone in London. The story also sees Don getting infected and reintroducing the rage virus in the safe zone creating catastrophic events, which endangers everyone including his children Tammy and Andy.
When a star map is discovered among the various ancient cultures of earth, it is deduced that it is a clue to the origin of humanity. Following the map a team of explorers, aboard spaceship Prometheus, embark on a journey to a distant planet. Soon, they get involved in a dangerous battle to save the human race from extinction.
Captain Kirk and his crew get stranded on a distant mysterious planet after the USS Enterprise is attacked by a massive swarm of small alien ships targeting the relic Abronath onboard the starship. Unable to contact the Federation or the separated crew members, they are assisted by alien scavenger Jaylah in their fight against swarm leader Krall.
This sci-fi monster film takes us to a time in the future when the Earth is at war with colossal sea monsters known as Kaiju. To combat them, humans create gigantic humanoid machines known as the Jaegers. The film revolves around the story of Raleigh Becket, former pilot, and Mako Mori, his co-pilot, in their final efforts to destroy the Kaiju.
Diplomatic security service agent, Luke Hobbs, and ex-British military operative, now an outcast, Deckard Shaw always walked the opposite paths. But now, Brixton Lorr, a cyber-genetically enhanced soldier possessing formidable strength, has gained control over a deadly pathogen that can permanently alter humanity. Hobbs and Shaw must keep their personal animosity aside to work together as only they can bring Lorr down.
In this sequel to the 2011 movie, Thor strives to safeguard the Nine Realms along with his allies. When his girlfriend, Jane, absorbs the fluid like weapon ‘Aether’, she unintentionally awakens Malekith, the vindictive leader of an ancient race who threatens to destroy the universe. To protect the universe, Thor has to join hands with his adversary Loki.
Although he has settled in Green Hills, Sonic the Hedgehog is looking forward to prove that he has the capability to be a true hero. He finds an opportunity to prove himself, when Dr Robotnik returns to Earth with a new ally, Knuckles. They are searching for a mystical emerald with destructive powers. Sonic teams up with Tails, and together they embark on a search to find the emerald before it falls into the hands of Dr Robotnik.
Monty is a mechanic who enlists the help of a successful attorney named Julia, in order win custody of his three daughters from his ex-wife. Monty and Julia eventually fall for each other, but things get complicated when his ex-wife tries to return to his life.
Takers is a 2010 action thriller film which tells the story of a group of skilled and successful bank robbers who are now planning their biggest heist. However, they must also face a Los Angeles detective who is willing to risk his life to see them behind bars.
This black comedy war film takes us to the time of the Second World War. It revolves around the lives of few US soldiers stationed in West Germany just before the fall of the Berlin Wall. A criminal subculture operates among the men as they steal, fight, drink as well as sell drugs.
An asset manager, Derek, who works in a finance company, is leading quite a happy and stress-free life with his wife. Things take a turn, and his life gets jeopardized, when a female colleague, Lisa, starts to stalk him, and threatens to ruin his career.
This Christmas is a comedy drama film which revolves around the Whitfield family, who are celebrating Christmas together, after their eldest son, a musician, returns home after four years. Things seem to be going smoothly, until arguments break out between the family members.
An elite black-ops team called the Losers, led by Clay and consisting of Roque, Pooch, Jensen, and Cougar are betrayed by their superior Max during a successful mission against a drug lord in Columbia. Presumed dead, the losers are approached by a mysterious woman named Aisha to take revenge on Max.
Concrete Cowboy is a western drama film which tells the story of Fletcher, a fifteen year old rebellious boy, who is sent to live with his estranged father in North Philadelphia. He soon befriends a group of cowboys, and begins to learn about their life and their culture.
After her family is killed in Sudan, Catholic missionary Katherine Winter loses her faith, and works to disprove religious phenomena. She is sent to small town of Haven, Louisiana, to investigate series of strange occurrences, seemingly representing biblical plagues. She is determined to find logical reasoning; but what confronts her defies scientific explanations. She must re-claim her faith to fight the evil forces.
The Gunman is an action drama film, which tells the story of an assassin, who is forced to go into hiding after he kills the minister of mines in Congo. Years later, when he returns to the country as a charity worker, he becomes the target of a hit squad himself.
The Dark Tower is an adventure action horror film, which tells the story of Jake, an eleven-year-old boy, who sees haunting visions of a dark tower. Eventually, he meets the tower’s guardian and they unite to stop an evil warlock from destroying the tower and opening the gates of Hell.
Colin Evans has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for manslaughter. However, after he is denied parole after five years, on the way back to prison, he kills the officers transporting him and escapes. He soon enters the house of Terri Granger, a woman who lives with her two children.
Teenager Casey Beldon is troubled by visions of a young boy. Her efforts to find the root-cause take her back to Nazi camps and she learns about curse of revengeful dybbuk. Seeking help of Sendak, a Rabbi, Casey tries to fight the malevolent spirit that is capable of taking over anyone’s body. Can they succeed in stopping the spirit of the unborn?
The plot of this American superhero film, based on the Marvel Comics antihero Ghost Rider, follows Johnny Blaze as he comes out of hiding to protect a young boy from the devil. This is perhaps his only chance to free himself from the curse of the devil. But Johnny is apprehensive about using the power of the Ghost Rider.
Prom Night is an American-Canadian horror mystery film, which revolves around Donna, who is expecting her senior prom to be the best night of her life. However, a sadistic killer from her past has different plans for her and her friends.
After the fearsome tiger Shere Khan learns about his existence, Mowgli—a young human child raised by a pack of wolves—is reluctantly convinced to leave the jungle escorted by his mentor Bagheera, a black panther, and Baloo, a high-spirited bear. Along the way, he learns about his past and meets several other animals, both benign and gruesome.
Set in a city inhabited by anthropomorphic mammals, Disney’s Zootopia tells the story of a rabbit police officer who collaborates with a red fox con artist to uncover a criminal conspiracy involving the disappearance of predators. It won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film.
Dory, a regal blue tang suffering from short-term memory loss, regains some memory of her parents during a field trip and embarks on a journey to reach Jewel of Morro Bay, California, across the ocean. She is accompanied by her new family, clownfish Marlin and his son Nemo, and makes more friends along the way.
Idris Elba Awards
| Luther | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | 2012 |
