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David Byrne
- Born
- 1952-05-14
- Birthplace
- Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
Biography
David Byrne (/bɜːrn/; born 14 May 1952) is a Scottish-American musician, writer, visual artist, and filmmaker. He was a founding member, principal songwriter, lead singer, and guitarist of the American new wave band Talking Heads. Byrne has released solo recordings and worked with various media, including film, photography, opera, fiction, and non-fiction. He has received an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, a Special Tony Award, and a Golden Globe Award, and he is an inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as part of Talking Heads. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Byrne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
129 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Changing Lanes
2026 · Movie
Self
Each Day in a Moment: 2025
2026 · Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Musk
2026 · Movie
Songs
Breakdown: 1975
2025 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 · Movie
Self
Monk in Pieces
2025 · Movie
Self
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025 · Movie
Self
The Twits
2025 · Movie
Gordon Sniffles (voice) · Songs
We Want the Funk!
2025 · Movie
Self
Eno
2024 · Movie
Self
Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé, o Tropicalista Visionário
2023 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
John Mulaney: Baby J
2023 · Movie
Musician · Original Music Composer
Everything Everywhere All at Once
2022 · Movie
Songs
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
2022 · Movie
Self
Social! Distance Dance Club
2021 · Movie
Cast
Twyla Moves
2021 · Movie
Self
BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America
2020 · TV Show
Self
David Byrne's American Utopia
2020 · Movie
Self - Lead Singer & Performer · Music · Executive Producer · Writer · Producer
FeeLee. History of a Single Label
2020 · Movie
Self
Stars in the House
2020 · TV Show
Self - Winner
Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged
2019 · Movie
Self - Voice
Everything For All Reasons
2019 · Movie
Self
Hream
2019 · Movie
David Byrne
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
2019 · Movie
David Byrne
Museum Town
2019 · Movie
Self
Triple-Chaser
2019 · Movie
Narrator
David Byrne: ACL Fest 2018
2018 · Movie
Self
Real Life
2018 · Movie
Narrator / Self
The Making of True Stories
2018 · Movie
Self
Well How Did We Get Here? A Brief History of Talking Heads
2017 · Movie
Self
Contemporary Color
2016 · Movie
Cast · Producer
Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World
2016 · Movie
Musician
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
2016 · Movie
Self
Temporary Color
2016 · Movie
Cast
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
2015 · TV Show
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · TV Show
Self - Musical Guest · Self - Guest/Musical Guest
We're Gonna Die
2015 · Movie
David Byrne
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · TV Show
Self - Guest
Lennon or McCartney
2014 · Movie
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · TV Show
Self
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
2013 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
La Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisibles
2012 · Movie
Cast
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
2012 · Movie
Self
Ride, Rise, Roar
2011 · Movie
Self
Talking Heads - Chronology
2011 · Movie
Cast
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011 · TV Show
Self - Guest
This Must Be the Place
2011 · Movie
David Byrne · Original Music Composer
Beyond Ipanema
2009 · Movie
Self
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
2009 · Movie
Self
Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut
2009 · Movie
Cast
Wandering Heart
2009 · Movie
Self
Celia: The Queen
2008 · Movie
Self
New York Rock at the BBC
2008 · Movie
Cast
The Man Who Bottled Clouds
2008 · Movie
Self
The Vanguard
2008 · Movie
Original Music Composer
Untitled Patton/Byrne Piece
2008 · Movie
Cast
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
2008 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
David Byrne - Live from Austin, Texas
2007 · Movie
Self - Vocals, guitar · Songs
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
2007 · Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
By the Ways, a Journey with William Eggleston
2006 · Movie
Self
Fabricating Tom Zé
2006 · Movie
Self
Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth
2005 · Movie
Self
TV Party
2005 · Movie
Self
Dennis Cleveland
2004 · Movie
Cast
She Hate Me
2004 · Movie
Thanks
The Pogues Live at the Town and Country
2004 · Movie
Self
David Byrne: Live At Union Chapel
2003 · Movie
Cast
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · TV Show
Self - Musical Guest
Lubbock Lights
2003 · Movie
Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003 · TV Show
Self
Young Adam
2003 · Movie
Original Music Composer
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
2002 · Movie
Self
In Spite of Wishing and Wanting
2002 · Movie
Music · Lyricist
The Truth About Charlie
2002 · Movie
Thanks
25 Years of Punk
2001 · Movie
Self
The Art of Amália
2000 · Movie
Introduction (English version)
David Byrne - Live From Teatro Gran Rex
1998 · Movie
Self
Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th
1998 · Movie
Self - Host/Interviewer
Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart
1998 · Movie
Self
Lulu on the Bridge
1998 · Movie
"Laughing Man" Escort
PJ Harvey: Sessions at West 54th
1998 · Movie
Cast
Tori Amos: Sessions at West 54th
1998 · Movie
Self
Sessions at West 54th
1997 · TV Show
Self - Host
Dancing Barefoot
1995 · Movie
Self
After 68
1994 · Movie
Second Assistant Director
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994 · TV Show
Self
10000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged
1993 · Movie
Self
Between the Teeth
1993 · Movie
Cast · Director
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · TV Show
Self - Musical Guest
Later... with Jools Holland
1992 · TV Show
Cast
Until the End of the World
1991 · Movie
Self
Beleza Tropical
1990 · Movie
Self
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
1990 · Movie
Self · Director
Decade
1989 · Movie
Self
Heavy Petting
1989 · Movie
Self
Îlé Aiyé
1989 · Movie
Director
Plymptoons: The Complete Early Works of Bill Plympton
1989 · TV Show
Music
The Simpsons
1989 · TV Show
David Byrne (voice)
Umbabarauma
1989 · Movie
Producer
Checking Out
1988 · Movie
Bartender
Married to the Mob
1988 · Movie
Original Music Composer
Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant
1988 · Movie
Self · Director · Writer
Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars
1987 · Movie
Cast
The Last Emperor
1987 · Movie
Original Music Composer
Dead End Kids
1986 · Movie
Minister
Report From L.A.
1986 · Movie
Himself
Something Wild
1986 · Movie
Main Title Theme Composer
The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July
1986 · Movie
Cast
True Stories
1986 · Movie
Narrator / Lip-Syncher · Director · Writer · Songs · Original Music Composer
Alive from Off Center
1985 · TV Show
Theme Song Performance
The Max Headroom Show
1985 · TV Show
Self
Stop Making Sense
1984 · Movie
Self - Vocals, Guitar · Original Music Composer · Sound Supervisor
Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime
1984 · Movie
Self · Creative Consultant
Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival
1982 · Movie
Cast
The Catherine Wheel
1982 · Movie
Music
America Is Waiting
1981 · Movie
Music
Mea Culpa
1981 · Movie
Music
Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert
1981 · Movie
Cast
Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre
1980 · Movie
Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar
Talking Heads: Live in Rome
1980 · Movie
Self - Vocals, guitar
The South Bank Show
1978 · TV Show
Cast
The Blank Generation
1976 · Movie
Self
Austin City Limits
1975 · TV Show
Self
Saturday Night Live
1975 · TV Show
Self - Musical Guest
60 Minutes
1968 · TV Show
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · TV Show
Self
The Oscars
1953 · TV Show
Self
David Byrne: Who Is The Sky?
Date unknown · Movie
Self · Producer · Music
Talking Heads: 77
Date unknown · Movie
Cast