Idris Elba
English actor
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| 2025 | Idris Elba set to voice a character named Rocco in an upcoming animated project, currently in post-production. |
| 2025 | Idris Elba set to appear as himself as a presenter, with projects currently in filming |
| 2025 | Proposed potential solutions to knife crime, including banning 'ninja swords' and removing points from kitchen knives through his Elba Hope Foundation. |
| 2025 | Proposed solutions to reduce knife crime, including suggestions to ban 'ninja swords' and remove points from kitchen knives. |
| February 11 2025 | Idris Elba invested in Kiro Race Co, a team competing in the FIA Formula E World Championship, demonstrating his involvement in motorsport as an investor. |
| January 2025 | Premiered a documentary investigating knife and gang-related crimes in the United Kingdom. |
| January 2025 | Revealed that he had stopped eating meat approximately six months earlier. |
| 2024 | Idris Elba voices Knuckles the Echidna in 'A Very Sonic Christmas', a short film |
| 2024 | He is set to voice Knuckles the Echidna in Sonic the Hedgehog 3, following his role in Sonic the Hedgehog 2. |
| 2024 | Idris Elba was cast opposite Rebecca Ferguson in an untitled Netflix film directed by Kathryn Bigelow. |
| 2024 | Idris Elba attended the UK government's inaugural knife crime summit, advocating for action and inclusion of diverse perspectives to address knife crime. |
| 2024 | Reprised voice role as Knuckles in a self-titled solo series for Paramount+ and in Sonic the Hedgehog 3. |
| 2024 | Elba is set to voice Knuckles the Echidna in a miniseries and is involved in The Greatest of All Time film |
| November 22 2024 | Added to the cast of Amazon MGM's movie "Masters Of The Universe", playing the role of Duncan, Man-At-Arms, as announced by Deadline. |
| September 2024 | Joined Things Fall Apart (upcoming TV series) as an actor and executive producer. |
| August 2024 | Idris Elba received approval from the Tanzanian government to establish a film studio in Zanzibar. |
| June 2024 | Idris Elba launched a new production company called 22Summers in collaboration with former Pulse & BBC executive Diene Petterle. |
| January 24 2024 | Movement Electronic Music Festival in Detroit announced that Elba would be performing a back-to-back DJ set with Kevin Saunderson. |
| January 8 2024 | Elba released the song 'Knives Down' featuring UK rapper DB Maz as part of a campaign against knife crime in the UK. |
| 2023 | He portrayed Solomon Reed in Phantom Liberty, a downloadable expansion for the video game Cyberpunk 2077. |
| 2023 | Elba released the extended play 'The Phantom Files' from Cyberpunk 2077. |
| 2023 | Elba stars in the miniseries Hijack and provides voice acting for Marvel's What If...? series |
| 2023 | Returns to his iconic role as John Luther in 'Luther: The Fallen Sun', which he also produces |
| 2022 | Elba voiced Knuckles the Echidna in Sonic the Hedgehog 2. |
| 2022 | Idris Elba released the extended play 'Cordi Elba' in collaboration with Lime Cordiale. |
| 2022 | Idris Elba worked with Lime Cordiale on the songs 'Holy Moley' and 'Unnecessary Things', and featured in 'Vroom' by The FaNaTIX. |
| 2022 | Completed term on the Board of Governors of the British Film Institute. |
| 2022 | Elba hosts Idris Elba's Fight School, a five-part series, and provides voice acting for Zootopia+ |
| 2021 | Idris Elba collaborated with Lime Cordiale on the songs 'Apple Crumble' and 'What's Not to Like'. |
| 2021 | Idris Elba was again listed in the top 100 most influential people in the UK of African/Afro-Caribbean descent in the 2021 edition of the Powerlist. |
| 2021 | Idris Elba portrayed the character Bloodsport in the DC Extended Universe film The Suicide Squad. |
| September 22 2021 | Elba announced the release of a collaborative EP with Lime Cordiale, titled 'Cordi Elba', set for release on 14 January 2022. |
| April 2021 | In an interview, Idris Elba revealed that the upcoming Afrofuturist adult animated sci-fi series, Dantai, was mainly the brainchild of his wife, Sabrina Dhowre. |
| February 2021 | Idris Elba signed a deal with Apple to produce original content through his Green Door Pictures production company. |
| February 13 2021 | Elba performed a guest DJ mix for Mix Up on Australian national youth broadcaster Triple J. |
| 2020 | He reached out to Canadian R&B singer Emanuel to create a music video idea during the COVID-19 pandemic, credited as creative director. |
| 2020 | Elba was listed in the top 100 most influential people in the UK of African/Afro-Caribbean descent in the 2020 edition of the Powerlist. |
| 2020 | Elba appears in a BBC special meeting Paul McCartney and narrates an episode of Coronavirus, Explained |
| April 2020 | Elba collaborated with producer Jay Robinson on the track 'Know Yourself', released on Mau5trap. |
| 2019 | Elba featured on Wiley's track 'Boasty' and appeared in the music video. |
| 2019 | Elba starred as the villain in Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw and played Macavity in the film adaptation of Cats. |
| 2019 | He appeared on Taylor Swift's song 'London Boy', providing a snippet used in the intro. |
| 2019 | Elba launched his record label, 7Wallace Music. |
| 2019 | Makes a cameo appearance in Stormzy's 'Vossi Bop' music video |
| 2019 | Voiced Coach Ernie Ames in the MyCareer mode of NBA 2K20 video game |
| 2019 | Elba hosts Saturday Night Live and creates the TV series Turn Up Charlie, where he stars in 8 episodes |
| April 2019 | He performed at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. |
| April 2019 | Performed at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. |
| April 26 2019 | Idris Elba married Sabrina Dhowre in Marrakesh. |
| March 15 2019 | Turn Up Charlie premiered on Netflix and was subsequently cancelled after one season. |
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