Idris Elba in numbers
The arc
Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.
Fi1m against the critics
67Fi1m
66Critics
We rate Idris’s work 1 point above the press, across 28 titles with a critics’ score.
The spread
Of 28 reviewed titles as actor.
In numbers
- Lead roles
- 7 of 25 billed first or second
- Reviewed
- 24 films, 4 series
- Screen time
- 49 hours of reviewed films
- Box office
- $14.2bn across 23 films with figures
- BAFTA Television Awards
- 1 BAFTA nomination
- Active
- 2002–present
Genres
- Adventure13
- Action12
- Comedy9
- Drama9
- Science Fiction9
- Family6
Best and worst on Fi1m
Credits by decade
Everything credited, reviewed or not.
21980s
151990s
262000s
402010s
352020s
Directors most worked with
Co-stars most worked with
Producers most worked with
Awards
BAFTA Television Awards1 nominated
- Nominated2016Best Actor · Luther
Other awards4 won · 1 nominated
- Won2026Knight Bachelor: Knight Bachelor
- Nominated2023The Game Awards − Best Performance: The Game Awards − Best Performance
- Won2022honorary doctorate: honorary doctorate
- Won2016Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Officer of the Order of the British Empire
- Won1988The King's Trust: The King's Trust
Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.