<Li> Idris Elba as Heimdall : The all - seeing , all - hearing Asgardian sentry of the bifröst bridge , based on the mythological deity of the same name . Elba said Branagh 's involvement was a major incentive to take the role : `` ( Branagh ) called me up personally and said , ' I know this is n't a big role , but I would really love to see you play it . ' It 's Kenneth Branagh . I was like , ' Definitely ' '' . About the role Elba remarked , `` I did green screen for the first time ! I would n't like to do a whole movie of green screen , though . You kind of forget the plot a little -- like being in a Broadway play and doing it over and over and forgetting your line halfway through '' . Elba stated he has made a four - picture commitment with Marvel Studios . Elba 's casting prompted a proposed boycott by the Council of Conservative Citizens and a debate amongst comic book fans , some insisting it was wrong for a black man to play a Nordic god . In response Elba called the debate `` ridiculous '' . </Li>
<Li> Idris Elba as Heimdall : The all - seeing , all - hearing Asgardian sentry of the bifröst bridge , based on the mythological deity of the same name . Elba said Branagh 's involvement was a major incentive to take the role : `` ( Branagh ) called me up personally and said , ' I know this is n't a big role , but I would really love to see you play it . ' It 's Kenneth Branagh . I was like , ' Definitely ' '' . About the role Elba remarked , `` I did green screen for the first time ! I would n't like to do a whole movie of green screen , though . You kind of forget the plot a little -- like being in a Broadway play and doing it over and over and forgetting your line halfway through '' . Elba stated he has made a four - picture commitment with Marvel Studios . Elba 's casting prompted a proposed boycott by the Council of Conservative Citizens and a debate amongst comic book fans , some insisting it was wrong for a black man to play a Nordic god . In response Elba called the debate `` ridiculous '' . </Li>
actor starring as heimdall in the thor film series
actor starring as heimdall in the thor film series
Idris Elba
Idris Elba