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Idris Elba

1972-09-06 (51 years old) in Hackney, London, England, UK

Idris Elba (born 6 September 1972) is a British television, theatre, and film actor who has starred in both British and American productions. One of his first acting roles was in the soap opera Family Affairs. Since then he has worked in a variety of TV and movie projects including Ultraviolet, The Wire, No Good Deed and Zootopia.

Movies

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Zootopia 2
0 %|Nov 26, 2025
Animation, Comedy, Family
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Sonic the Hedgehog 3
0 %|Dec 19, 2024
Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Family
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Knuckles
100 %|Apr 26, 2024
Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, TV Movie
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Gold: A Journey With Idris Elba
0 %|Oct 5, 2023
Documentary
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Extraction 2
74.68 %|Jun 9, 2023
Action, Thriller
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Luther: The Fallen Sun
66.92999999999999 %|Feb 24, 2023
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
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The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
82.88 %|Dec 25, 2022
Animation, Family, Adventure, Fantasy
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Food 2050
0 %|Nov 7, 2022
Documentary
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Three Thousand Years of Longing
68.89999999999999 %|Aug 24, 2022
Drama, Fantasy, Romance
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Beast
66.69 %|Aug 11, 2022
Thriller, Action, Horror
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Thor: Love and Thunder
64.71000000000001 %|Jul 6, 2022
Fantasy, Action, Comedy
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Sonic the Hedgehog 2
75.19 %|Mar 30, 2022
Action, Adventure, Family, Comedy
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An Audience with Adele
82.08 %|Nov 21, 2021
Music, Documentary
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2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
0 %|Nov 20, 2021
Music, Documentary
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The Harder They Fall
66.44 %|Oct 22, 2021
Western
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Passion Project
0 %|Aug 31, 2021
Documentary
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The Suicide Squad
75.28 %|Jul 28, 2021
Action, Comedy, Adventure
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Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney
0 %|Dec 19, 2020
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Concrete Cowboy
61.06 %|Sep 13, 2020
Drama, Western
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One World: Together at Home
74 %|Apr 18, 2020
Music, Documentary
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Cats
41.2 %|Dec 19, 2019
Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
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Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
68.61 %|Aug 1, 2019
Action, Adventure, Comedy
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Kroos
61 %|Jul 4, 2019
Documentary
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Avengers: Infinity War
82.47 %|Apr 25, 2018
Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
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Molly's Game
71 %|Dec 7, 2017
Drama, Crime
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Marine Life Interviews
62 %|Nov 15, 2017
Animation, Family, Comedy
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The Mountain Between Us
66.47999999999999 %|Oct 5, 2017
Drama, Adventure, Romance
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Thor: Ragnarok
75.93 %|Oct 2, 2017
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
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The Dark Tower
57.15 %|Aug 3, 2017
Fantasy, Action, Science Fiction
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Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
71 %|Dec 9, 2016
Documentary, Music
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100 Streets
62 %|Nov 11, 2016
Drama
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Star Trek Beyond
67.84 %|Jul 7, 2016
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
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Finding Dory
70.41 %|Jun 16, 2016
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
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Bastille Day
63.07000000000001 %|Apr 22, 2016
Action
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The Jungle Book
68.61 %|Apr 7, 2016
Family, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
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Zootopia
77.47 %|Feb 11, 2016
Animation, Adventure, Family, Comedy
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Mandela, My Dad and Me
60 %|Dec 7, 2015
Documentary
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Beasts of No Nation
75.94 %|Sep 11, 2015
Drama, War
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King for a Term
10 %|Jul 9, 2015
Comedy, Drama
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Avengers: Age of Ultron
72.74 %|Apr 22, 2015
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
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The Gunman
57.41 %|Feb 16, 2015
Action, Drama, Crime
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Cut from a Different Cloth
78 %|Feb 3, 2015
Documentary
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No Good Deed
60 %|Sep 10, 2014
Crime, Thriller
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Second Coming
55 %|Sep 2, 2014
Drama
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Enchanted Kingdom
63 %|Mar 25, 2014
Documentary
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Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
68.52000000000001 %|Nov 28, 2013
Drama, History
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Thor: The Dark World
65.3 %|Oct 30, 2013
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
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Pacific Rim
68.89999999999999 %|Jul 11, 2013
Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
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The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
68.85 %|Oct 11, 2012
Documentary
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How Clubbing Changed the World
60 %|Aug 24, 2012
TV Movie, Documentary
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Prometheus
65.48 %|May 30, 2012
Science Fiction, Adventure, Mystery
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Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
50.099999999999994 %|Dec 10, 2011
Action, Fantasy, Thriller
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How Hip Hop Changed the World
70 %|Aug 12, 2011
Documentary, Music
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Thor
67.67999999999999 %|Apr 21, 2011
Adventure, Fantasy, Action
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Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC
0 %|Jan 1, 2011
Documentary, Adventure
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Legacy
46 %|Oct 15, 2010
Drama, Thriller
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Takers
62.07 %|Aug 26, 2010
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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The Losers
62.75 %|Apr 23, 2010
Action, Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
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Obsessed
57.68 %|Feb 26, 2009
Drama, Thriller
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The Unborn
51.83 %|Jan 9, 2009
Horror, Thriller, Mystery
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The Human Contract
45 %|Sep 12, 2008
Drama
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RocknRolla
69.6 %|Sep 4, 2008
Action, Crime, Thriller
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Prom Night
50.37 %|Apr 10, 2008
Horror, Drama, Mystery
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This Christmas
65.31 %|Nov 27, 2007
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Code Red: The Making of '28 Weeks Later'
70 %|Nov 9, 2007
Documentary, Horror
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American Gangster
75.89 %|Nov 2, 2007
Drama, Crime
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Tapping the Wire
70 %|Jul 1, 2007
Documentary
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28 Weeks Later
65.88 %|Apr 26, 2007
Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction
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The Reaping
57.370000000000005 %|Apr 5, 2007
Horror
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Daddy's Little Girls
69.26 %|Feb 14, 2007
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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All In The Game
71 %|May 11, 2006
Drama, TV Movie
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The Gospel
53 %|Oct 7, 2005
Drama, Music
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Sometimes in April
71 %|Feb 17, 2005
Drama, History, War
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One Love
56 %|May 18, 2003
Drama, Romance
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Buffalo Soldiers
62.43000000000001 %|Oct 31, 2002
Drama, Comedy, War, Crime, Thriller
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Sorted
57 %|Oct 6, 2000
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Spiders and Flies
0 %|Dec 7, 1996
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Heads of State
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Action, Thriller
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Stay Frosty
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Action
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Netflix/Idris Elba The Hunchback of Notre Dame project
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We All Die Young
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Drama, Crime
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Bang!
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Street Dogs
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Untitled Idris Elba/Simon Kinberg Spy Romance Film
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Action, Romance
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Infernus
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Action, Thriller
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Fixed
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Animation, Comedy
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Extraction 3
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Action
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Above the Below
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Action, Thriller
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The Path to Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
0 %|Jun 12, 2012
Documentary
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Belle Maman
52 %|Mar 10, 1999
Comedy, Romance

Series

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Knuckles
81.97 %|Apr 26, 2024
Action & Adventure, Family, Comedy
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Hijack
79 %|Jun 28, 2023
Drama
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Zootopia+
72 %|Nov 9, 2022
Animation, Family, Action & Adventure
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Human Playground
71 %|Sep 30, 2022
Documentary
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Idris Elba's Fight School
45 %|Apr 17, 2022
Documentary, Reality
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What If...?
81.66 %|Aug 11, 2021
Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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A World of Calm
68 %|Oct 1, 2020
Documentary
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Elba vs. Block
0 %|May 13, 2020
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Coronavirus, Explained
69 %|Apr 26, 2020
Documentary
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Oprah Talks COVID-19
60 %|Mar 20, 2020
Talk, News
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
62.74 %|Sep 9, 2019
Talk
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Turn Up Charlie
66 %|Mar 15, 2019
Comedy, Drama
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The Shop
56 %|Aug 28, 2018
Talk
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In the Long Run
77 %|Mar 29, 2018
Comedy
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Guerrilla
48 %|Apr 13, 2017
Drama
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five by five
0 %|Mar 27, 2017
Drama
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Idris Elba: Fighter
73 %|Jan 17, 2017
Documentary
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
65.41 %|Sep 8, 2015
Comedy, Talk
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Idris Elba: No Limits
0 %|Jul 6, 2015
Reality
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Hot Ones
71.59 %|Mar 12, 2015
Talk, Comedy
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
56 %|Feb 25, 2014
Talk, Comedy
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
58.48 %|Feb 17, 2014
Comedy, Talk
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
58.48 %|Feb 17, 2014
Comedy, Talk
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Idris Elba: King of Speed
70 %|Dec 25, 2013
Documentary
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The Frame
100 %|Apr 9, 2013
News, Documentary
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Luther
78 %|May 4, 2010
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
70 %|Mar 15, 2009
Drama, Crime, Comedy
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The Graham Norton Show
71.25 %|Feb 22, 2007
Comedy, Talk
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The Graham Norton Show
71.25 %|Feb 22, 2007
Comedy, Talk
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The One Show
48 %|Aug 14, 2006
News, Talk
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Made in Hollywood
39 %|Sep 30, 2005
Talk
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The Tyra Banks Show
39 %|Sep 12, 2005
Talk
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The Office
85.67999999999999 %|Mar 24, 2005
Comedy
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Hack
79 %|Sep 27, 2002
Crime, Drama
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CSI: Miami
77.37 %|Sep 23, 2002
Drama, Mystery, Crime
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The Wire
85.54 %|Jun 2, 2002
Crime, Drama
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The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
71 %|Apr 8, 2002
Crime, Drama
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Girlfriends
76 %|Sep 11, 2000
Drama, Comedy
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Soul Food
58 %|Jun 28, 2000
Drama
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Ultraviolet
72 %|Sep 15, 1998
Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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The View
45 %|Aug 11, 1997
Talk
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The Daily Show
63 %|Jul 22, 1996
News, Comedy
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Silent Witness
75 %|Feb 21, 1996
Crime, Drama
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The Governor
0 %|May 14, 1995
Drama, Crime
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Bramwell
42 %|May 1, 1995
Drama
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Dangerfield
60 %|Jan 27, 1995
Crime, Drama
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MTV Europe Music Awards
0 %|Nov 24, 1994
Reality
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Crocodile Shoes
71.67 %|Nov 10, 1994
Drama
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Space Precinct
56 %|Oct 3, 1994
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
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Absolutely Fabulous
74.36 %|Nov 12, 1992
Comedy
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2Point4 Children
72.19 %|Sep 3, 1991
Comedy
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Law & Order
74.02 %|Sep 13, 1990
Crime, Drama
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
54 %|Sep 5, 1988
Talk
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The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
62 %|Aug 2, 1987
Drama, Mystery
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Saturday Night Live
69.19 %|Oct 11, 1975
Comedy, News
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The Oscars
70 %|Mar 19, 1953