How tall is Idris Elba?

Idris Elba's listed height is 189 cm (6'2"). He is taller than about 99% of men in Sierra Leone.

Where 189 cm sits among men in Sierra Leone

Taller than about 99% of men in Sierra Leone born in 1972 (average 167.6 cm).

Elba next to his co-stars

Chris Hemsworth is 1 cm taller than Idris Elba (190 cm), Avengers co-star.

Stan Lee is 9 cm shorter than Idris Elba (180 cm), Avengers co-star.

Tom Hiddleston is 1 cm shorter than Idris Elba (188 cm), Avengers: Infinity War co-star.

About Idris Elba

Idris Elba is an English actor, DJ, rapper and producer of Sierra Leonean and British background, born on 6 September 1972 in the London Borough of Hackney. He studied acting at the National Youth Music Theatre in London. He has received a Golden Globe Award, and was named in the Time 100 list in 2016.

Elba rose to prominence playing Tim in Family Affairs, then Stringer Bell in the HBO series The Wire from 2002 to 2004. He played DCI John Luther in the BBC series Luther from 2010 to 2019, which brought him a Golden Globe. On film he played a warlord in Beasts of No Nation in 2015, earning a Screen Actors Guild Award, and portrayed Nelson Mandela in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.

At a listed 189 cm (6'2"), Elba is 1 cm shorter than Chris Hemsworth, who is listed at 190 cm (6'3") and appeared with him in Avengers. Tom Hiddleston, listed at 188 cm (6'2"), is 1 cm shorter than Elba, and they appeared together in Avengers: Infinity War. Elba is married to Sabrina Dhowre.

Frequently asked

How tall is Idris Elba in feet and inches? Idris Elba is 6'2" tall, which is 189 cm, 74.4 inches or 1.89 m.

How tall is Idris Elba compared to Chris Hemsworth? Chris Hemsworth is 1 cm taller than Idris Elba: 190 cm (6'3") vs 189 cm (6'2").

How tall is Idris Elba compared to Stan Lee? Stan Lee is 9 cm shorter than Idris Elba: 180 cm (5'11") vs 189 cm (6'2").

How tall is Idris Elba compared to Tom Hiddleston? Tom Hiddleston is 1 cm shorter than Idris Elba: 188 cm (6'2") vs 189 cm (6'2").

Is Idris Elba tall for men in Sierra Leone? At 189 cm he is taller than about 99% of men in Sierra Leone born in 1972, whose average height is 167.6 cm.

Sources

• Idris Elba on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Idris Elba on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 189 cm.
• Idris Elba on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Celebrity heights are based on widely reported public figures and can vary slightly between sources.