Credits / 148
- The Real 2013 Guest
- The Queen Latifah Show 2013 Guest
- No Good Deed 2014 Actor
- No Good Deed 2014 Executive Producer
- etalk's 2013 Holiday Movie Guide 2013 Guest
- Idris Elba: King of Speed 2013 Host
- Late Night With Seth Meyers 2014 Guest
- Going for Gold 2014 Guest
- The Gunman 2015 Actor
- The Late Show With Stephen Colbert 2015 Guest
- The Ones To Watch 2014 Actor
- Avengers: Age of Ultron 2015 Actor
- K. Michelle: The Rebellious Soul Musical 2014 Director
- The Jungle Book 2016 Voice
- The Late Late Show With James Corden 2015 Guest
- Star Trek Beyond 2016 Actor
- Mandela, My Dad and Me 2015 Actor
- Mandela, My Dad and Me 2015 Executive Producer
- Enchanted Kingdom 2014 Narrator
- Second Coming 2014 Actor
- The Daily Show With Trevor Noah 2015 Guest
- Idris Elba: No Limits 2012 Host
- Playhouse Presents: Pavement Psychologist 2015 Director
- Playhouse Presents: Pavement Psychologist 2015 Writer
- Beasts of No Nation 2015 Actor
- Beasts of No Nation 2015 Producer
- Zootopia 2016 Voice
- Finding Dory 2016 Voice
- Mandela, My Dad And Me 2015 Actor
- Luther: The Journey So Far 2015 Actor
- Thor: Ragnarok 2017 Actor
- Bastille Day 2016 Actor
- The Dark Tower 2017 Actor
- Celebrity Page 2016 Guest
- Mandela, Me and My Dad 2016 Actor
- The Met: Fashion in an Age of Technology 2016 Host
- Syfy Presents: Live From Comic-Con 2016 Guest
- Avengers: Infinity War 2018 Actor
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Feat. Idris Elba: Dance Off 2016 Music Performer
- A Hundred Streets 2016 Actor
- A Hundred Streets 2016 Producer
- The Mountain Between Us 2017 Actor
- Idris Elba: Fighter 2017 Actor
- Guerrilla 2017 Actor
- Guerrilla 2017 Executive Producer
- Five by Five 2017 Actor
- FREE Show: About Guerrilla 2017 Actor
- FREE Show: About Guerrilla 2017 Executive Producer
- Live with Kelly and Ryan 2017 Guest
- Molly's Game 2017 Actor
- The Jess Cagle Interview 2018 Guest
- Access 2017 Guest
- In The Long Run 2018 Actor
- In The Long Run 2018 Producer
- Yardie 2018 Director
- Macklemore Feat. Idris Elba: Dance Off 2016 Music Performer
- Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw 2019 Actor
- Beyond Long Walk To Freedom 2018 Actor
- Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom 2018 Actor
- American Gangster 2007 Actor
- The Reaping 2007 Actor
- Daddy's Little Girls 2007 Actor
- Turn Up Charlie 2019 Actor
- Turn Up Charlie 2019 Creator
- Turn Up Charlie 2019 Executive Producer
- 28 Weeks Later 2007 Actor
- Strahan & Sara 2019 Guest
- Luther: Extras 2018 Actor
- Wiley Feat. Sean Paul, Idris Elba, Stefflon Don: Boasty 2019 Music Performer
- Afrobeats 2019 Music Performer
- Wiley Feat. Sean Paul, Idris Elba, Stefflon Don: Boasty (Alternate Version) 2019 Music Performer
- MC MAX MIX 2019 Music Performer
- Cats 2019 Actor
- Backyard BBQ 2019 Music Performer
- This Christmas 2007 Actor
- Jay Sean SummerFine 2019 Music Performer
- Prom Night 2008 Actor
- RocknRolla 2008 Actor
- Late Show With David Letterman 1993 Guest
- Saturday Night Live 1975 Host
- Law & Order 1990 Guest Star
- Extra 1994 Guest
- Good Morning America 1975 Guest
- Entertainment Tonight 1981 Guest
- The View 1997 Guest
- Girlfriends 2000 Guest Star
- The Wire 2002 Actor
- CSI: Miami 2002 Guest Star
- Hack 2002 Guest Star
- Jimmy Kimmel Live 2003 Guest
- Last Call With Carson Daly 2002 Guest
- The Office 2005 Guest Star
- Jonny Zero 2005 Guest Star
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2003 Guest
- The Insider 2004 Guest
- The Tyra Show 2005 Guest
- Chelsea Lately 2007 Actor
- Chelsea Lately 2007 Guest
- Entertainment Tonight Canada 2005 Guest
- The Graham Norton Show 2007 Guest
- The Unborn 2009 Actor
- Takers 2010 Actor
- Obsessed 2009 Actor
- etalk 2006 Guest
- The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency 2009 Actor
- Late Night With Jimmy Fallon 2009 Guest
- Made in Hollywood 2005 Guest
- Kickin' It: With Byron Allen 1998 Guest
- Ruth Rendell Mysteries: Heartstones 1996 Actor
- Belle Maman 1999 Actor
- Afropop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange 2008 Host
- Sometimes in April 2005 Actor
- The Human Contract 2008 Actor
- Ultravioleta 2000 Actor
- Dangerfield 1995 Actor
- Friday Night With Jonathan Ross 2001 Guest
- Bramwell 1995 Actor
- Silent Witness: Blood, Sweat and Tears 1997 Actor
- ES.TV 2009 Guest
- Lopez Tonight 2009 Guest
- The Losers 2010 Actor
- Thor 2011 Actor
- The One Show 2006 Guest
- The Big C 2010 Guest Star
- George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight 2010 Guest
- Legacy 2010 Actor
- Luther 2010 Actor
- Luther 2010 Associate Editor
- Luther 2010 Associate Producer
- Luther 2010 Producer
- One Love 2003 Actor
- Dish Nation 2011 Guest
- Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 2012 Actor
- Prometheus 2012 Actor
- LIVE with Kelly 2011 Guest
- Demons Never Die 2011 Executive Producer
- CBS This Morning 2012 Guest
- Ultraviolet 1998 Actor
- The Gospel 2005 Actor
- Sneak Preview 2000 Actor
- Prometheus: Extras 2012 Actor
- Pacific Rim 2013 Actor
- Entertainment Studios.TV 2012 Actor
- Live! With Kelly and Michael 2012 Guest
- CBS This Morning: Saturday 2012 Guest
- Thor: The Dark World 2013 Actor
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2014 Guest
- Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 2013 Actor
Awards / 16
- Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture 2008 Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama 2014 Golden Globe
- Supporting Actor 2016 British Academy of Film & Television Arts
- Best Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture 2016 Golden Globe
- Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role 2016 Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture 2016 Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Leading Actor 2016 British Academy of Film & Television Arts
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie 2016 Emmy (Primetime)
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television 2011 Golden Globe
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television 2012 Golden Globe
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television 2014 Golden Globe
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie 2014 Emmy (Primetime)
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie 2011 Emmy (Primetime)
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie 2012 Emmy (Primetime)
- Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries 2016 Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television 2016 Golden Globe