Does Idris Elba play Heimdall?

Does Idris Elba play Heimdall?

Among them is English actor Idris Elba. Popularly known for playing the role of suave drug dealer Stringer Bell in David Simon's landmark HBO crime drama The Wire, he did not enjoy portraying the role of Heimdall in Thor movies and was quite vocal about it.

Is Heimdall black in the comics?

We didn't know that, but thanks to the prodigious efforts of the Council of Conservative Citizens and their friends at Boycott-Thor.com, the truth has been revealed: Heimdall, Sentry of Asgard, was white and Idris Elba, the English actor hired to portray Heimdall in Marvel Studios' Thor, is black! BLACK!

How did Heimdall come back to life?

He destroys the Bifrost and kills Heimdall. Or so we thought. After Thor finally ends the cycle of Ragnarok, Heimdall is reborn on Earth in the body of a mortal being named Ezra, a New Orleans native. Thor finds him there and returns him to Asgardian form.

Is Heimdall blind?

Part of theory was that Heimdall's ability to 'see' and 'sense' souls, as well as his orange eyes meant he was connected to the Soul Stone, and when he was blind in Thor's Age of Ultron dream, it was because his eyes were the Soul Stone and now that Thanos had it, Heimdall appeared to be blind.

Who is Thor's BFF?

Thor's allies include Odin Borson, his father and King of the Asgardians; his mother and Earth Goddess Gaea; and his stepmother Frigga. His best friends include Sif (whom he has intermittent romances with), Balder, and the Warriors Three: Fandral the Dashing, Hogun the Grim, and Volstagg the Enormous.