6.1Acting
Kirk Hammett
- Born
- 1962-11-18
- Birthplace
- San Francisco, California, USA
Biography
Kirk Lee Hammett is an American musician who has been the lead guitarist and a contributing songwriter for heavy metal band Metallica since 1983. Before joining Metallica he formed and named the band Exodus. In 2003, Hammett was ranked 11th on Rolling Stone's list of The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.
Known For
Filmography
202 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
2026 · Movie
Self
Metallica: M72 Tour - Budapest, Day 1
2026 · Movie
Lead Guitar
Metallica: M72 Tour - Budapest, Day 2
2026 · Movie
Lead Guitar
Metallica Saved My Life
2025 · Movie
Self
Metallica: On the Air (Music Videos + TV Appearances)
2025 · Movie
Self
Metallica: Polar Beach Party
2025 · Movie
Self
Metallica: Poor Swedish Me '96
2025 · Movie
Self
Metallica: Studio Shit + U.K. Shenanigans
2025 · Movie
Self
Metallica: Helping Hands Concert & Auction
2024 · Movie
Self
On the Roam
2024 · TV Show
Theme Song Performance
Runt
2024 · Movie
Runt
Metallica: 72 Seasons - Global Premiere
2023 · Movie
Self
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 1
2023 · Movie
Self
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 2
2023 · Movie
Self
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live in Amsterdam - Night 2
2023 · Movie
Self
Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar
2023 · Movie
Fan (voice)
Metal Lords
2022 · Movie
Self
Metallica - Global Citizen Festival 2022
2022 · Movie
Cast
Metallica at Lollapalooza 2022
2022 · Movie
self
Metallica Download Festival Germany
2022 · Movie
Cast
Metallica Live Hellfest 2022
2022 · Movie
self
Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert
2022 · Movie
Self
Metallica: Campo Argentino de Polo
2022 · Movie
Cast
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021 · Movie
Self
Metallica - Live At Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium - July 4th, 1993
2021 · Movie
Cast
Metallica - Live At Frankenhalle, Nuremberg, Germany - November 29th, 1992
2021 · Movie
Cast
Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark - August 10th, 1991
2021 · Movie
Self
Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark August 10, 1991 + Bonus Shit
2021 · Movie
Self
Metallica - The Black Album - Music Videos + Halfin’s Home Movies
2021 · Movie
Cast
Metallica - Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Outtakes
2021 · Movie
Cast
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 1)
2021 · Movie
guitars
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 2)
2021 · Movie
guitars
Metallica: 40th Anniversary Shows Live at Chase Center 2021
2021 · Movie
Cast
Metallica: Live in Lincoln, Nebraska - September 6, 2018
2021 · Movie
Self
Metallica: Wherever We May Roam
2021 · Movie
guitars
Mick Fleetwood and Friends: Celebrate the Music of Peter Green and the Early Years of Fleetwood Mac
2021 · Movie
Self
The History of Metal and Horror
2021 · Movie
Self
Hypnotizing Power: The Story of Master of Puppets
2020 · Movie
Self
Metallica - The All Within My Hands Helping Hands Concert & Auction
2020 · Movie
Cast
Metallica Helping Hands Concert & Auction: Live & Acoustic From HQ
2020 · Movie
Self
Metallica: Live at Slane Castle
2020 · Movie
lead guitar
Metallica: Live at Yankee Stadium - Bronx, New York - September 14, 2011
2020 · Movie
Self
Metallica: Live in Berlin, Germany - June 6, 2006
2020 · Movie
Cast
Metallica: Live in Bogotá, Colombia - May 2, 1999
2020 · Movie
Self
Metallica: Live in Chicago, Illinois - August 12, 1983
2020 · Movie
Self
Metallica: Live in Dallas, Texas - August 3, 2000
2020 · Movie
Self
Metallica: Live in Lima, Peru - March 20, 2014
2020 · Movie
Self
Metallica: Live in Lisbon, Portugal - June 28, 2007
2020 · Movie
Self
Metallica: Live in Madrid, Spain - May 31, 2008
2020 · Movie
Self
Metallica: Live in Melbourne, Australia - March 1, 2013
2020 · Movie
Self
Metallica: Live in Mexico City, Mexico - March 3, 2017
2020 · Movie
Self
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - June 13, 2004
2020 · Movie
Self
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015
2020 · Movie
guitars
Metallica: Live in Muskegon, Michigan (November 1, 1991)
2020 · Movie
Self
Metallica: Live in Nickelsdorf, Austria - June 10, 2012
2020 · Movie
Self
Metallica: Live in Salt Lake City, Utah - January 2, 1997
2020 · Movie
Self
Metallica: WorldWired Tour - Live in Manchester, England - June 18, 2019
2020 · Movie
Self - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains
2020 · Movie
Self
Live Metallica: Barcelona, Spain - May 5, 2019
2019 · Movie
Cast
Live Metallica: Stade de France, Paris - mai 12, 2019
2019 · Movie
Self
Metallica - Live in Berlin 2019
2019 · Movie
Cast
Metallica : Live in Moscow 2019
2019 · Movie
Cast
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
2019 · Movie
Self
Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story
2019 · Movie
Self
Making Fun: The Story of Funko
2018 · Movie
Self
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017 · TV Show
Self
Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington
2017 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Metallica - Live at Outside Lands (San Francisco, CA - August 12, 2017)
2017 · Movie
Cast
Metallica - Live at Rock on the Range, Columbus 2017
2017 · Movie
Cast
Metallica - Live from Edmonton, Canada - August 16, 2017
2017 · Movie
guitar
Metallica WorldWired North American Tour 2017
2017 · Movie
Writer
Metallica: Live in Paris, France - Sept 8, 2017
2017 · Movie
Cast
Metallica: Lollapalooza Brazil 2017
2017 · Movie
Guitars
The New York Hardcore Chronicles Film
2017 · Movie
Self
Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk
2017 · Movie
Self
Who the Fuck Is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago
2017 · Movie
Self
Billions
2016 · TV Show
Metallica
Metallica - Hardwired... To Self-Destruct Videos
2016 · Movie
Guitar
Metallica: [2016] Rasputin Music, Berkeley
2016 · Movie
Self - Guitars
Metallica: Live from The House of Vans
2016 · Movie
Self - guitars
Metallica: Making of Hardwired... to Self-Destruct
2016 · Movie
Cast
Metallica: The Night Before
2016 · Movie
Cast
Metallica: [2015] X Games
2015 · Movie
Self - Guitar
Metallica: Freeze 'Em All
2015 · Movie
Self
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015
2015 · Movie
Self
Metallica: Rock in Rio 2015
2015 · Movie
Self - Guitar
Mission to Lars
2015 · Movie
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · TV Show
Self - Musical Guest
Hit the Lights: The Making of Metallica "Through the Never"
2014 · Movie
Self
How Metallica Raised Hell in De Westereen
2014 · Movie
Cast
Lennon or McCartney
2014 · Movie
Self
Metallica Live at Blizzcon
2014 · Movie
Self
Metallica: Beyond Thunder and Lightning
2014 · Movie
Self
Metallica: Masters of Metal
2014 · Movie
Self
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2014
2014 · Movie
Guitars
Metallica: This Monster Lives
2014 · Movie
Self
'Tallica Parking Lot
2013 · Movie
Kirk Hammett (voice)
Metallica: Freeze 'Em All - Live in Antarctica
2013 · Movie
Self - Guitars
Metallica: Through the Never
2013 · Movie
Self · Writer · Original Music Composer
Metallica: Live at Orion Music And More 2012 (1st Night)
2012 · Movie
Cast
Metallica: Live at Rock im Park 2012
2012 · Movie
Self - Guitar
Metallica: Live in Orion Music Festival
2012 · Movie
Self - Guitar
Metallica: Quebec Magnetic
2012 · Movie
Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals · Writer
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2012
2012 · Movie
Self - Guitar
Metallica: Rock in Rio
2012 · Movie
Guitars
Metallica: The Black Album
2012 · Movie
Cast
Metallica: Rock In Rio 2011
2011 · Movie
Guitar
Metallica: The 30th Anniversary Event
2011 · Movie
Self
The Big 4
2011 · TV Show
Self
Lemmy
2010 · Movie
Self
Metallica: Fan Can 6
2010 · Movie
Guitars
Metallica: Live at Sonisphere
2010 · Movie
Self
Metallica: Master of Puppets (Deluxe Box Set)
2010 · Movie
Self
Metallica: The Big 4 Live in Sofia
2010 · Movie
Guitars
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
2010 · Movie
Self
The Big Four: Live in Sofia
2010 · Movie
Guitars
Metallica: Fan Can Six Copenhagen
2009 · Movie
Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals
Metallica: Français pour une nuit
2009 · Movie
Self - Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals
Metallica: Hall of Fame 2009
2009 · Movie
Guitars
Metallica: Live in Copenhagen, Denmark - July 22, 2009
2009 · Movie
Self - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
Metallica: Pride, Passion and Glory - Three Nights in Mexico City
2009 · Movie
Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals
VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments
2009 · Movie
Self
Aural Amphetamine: Metallica and the Dawn of Thrash
2008 · Movie
Self
Metallica - Rock AM Ring
2008 · Movie
Self - Guitar
METALLICA the Complete Story
2008 · Movie
Self
Metallica Touring Europe
2008 · Movie
Cast
Metallica: [2008] Rock en France Festival
2008 · Movie
Self - Guitars
Metallica: Making Magnetic
2008 · Movie
Cast
Metallica - Live Earth
2007 · Movie
Self
Metallica - Sick of the Studio Tour - LIVE in Wien 2007
2007 · Movie
Lead Guitar
Rock Milestones: Metallica: Master of Puppets
2007 · Movie
Cast
The Darwin Awards
2007 · Movie
Self
Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life
2006 · Movie
Self
Metallica Korea
2006 · Movie
Cast
Metallica: Fan Can 5
2006 · Movie
Guitars
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2006
2006 · Movie
Guitars
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004
2006 · Movie
Lead Guitarist
Metalocalypse
2006 · TV Show
Smoked Fingers fan (voice) · Queen of Denmark (voice) · Barkeep (voice)
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
2005 · Movie
Self (segments "Hero of the Day" and "Mama Said")
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
2004 · Movie
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · TV Show
Self
Metallica: MTV Icon
2003 · Movie
Self
Metallica: St. Anger Rehearsals
2003 · Movie
Self
Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica
2001 · Movie
Self - Guitar
Metallica: [2000] Baltimore, Maryland
2000 · Movie
Self - Guitar
Metallica: Live in Baltimore
2000 · Movie
Self - Guitar
Woodstock '99
2000 · Movie
Cast
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M
1999 · Movie
Self · Writer
Metallica With Michael Kamen Conducting The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra – S&M
1999 · Movie
Self - Guitars
Metallica: [1999] Plovdiv, Bulgaria
1999 · Movie
Self
Metallica: Making of S&M
1999 · Movie
Self - Guitars
Metallica: Woodstock '99
1999 · Movie
Self
Metallica: Cunning Stunts
1998 · Movie
Self
Metallica: Live Covers
1998 · Movie
Self - Guitar
Metallica: Poor East Asian Me - Live at Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea
1998 · Movie
Self
Classic Albums
1997 · TV Show
Self - Guitarist, Metallica
Metallica: Fan Can 1
1996 · Movie
Self
Metallica: [1995] Loud But Secret
1995 · Movie
Self - Guitar
The Music Biz
1995 · TV Show
Self
Metallica: Live in Mountain View, CA - July 22, 1994
1994 · Movie
Self - Guitar
Metallica: Woodstock '94
1994 · Movie
Cast
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994 · TV Show
Cast
Metallica: [1993] Basel, Switzerland
1993 · Movie
Guitars
Metallica: [1993] Santiago, Chile
1993 · Movie
Guitars
Metallica: Mexico City, Mexico
1993 · Movie
Guitars
Metallican Vid
1993 · Movie
Self - Lead Guitar
For Those About to Rock - Monsters In Moscow
1992 · Movie
Cast
Later... with Jools Holland
1992 · TV Show
Self
Metallica - ...And Justice For All
1992 · Movie
Self
Metallica: [1992] Den Bosch, Netherlands
1992 · Movie
Guitars
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
1992 · Movie
Self
Metallica: Live at San Diego
1992 · Movie
Self
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego 1992
1992 · Movie
Self - Guitar
Metallica: Live Moscow - Monsters of Rock
1991 · Movie
Cast
Metallica: [1990] Zwolle, Netherlands
1990 · Movie
Cast
2 of One
1989 · Movie
Self (Lead Guitar)
Metallica - Live in Irvine, California - September 23, 1989
1989 · Movie
Lead Guitar
Metallica: [1989] Middletown, NY
1989 · Movie
Guitars
Metallica: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre
1989 · Movie
Self
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle 1989
1989 · Movie
Lead Guitar
Metallica: Newark, Delaware
1989 · Movie
Self
MTV Rockumentary
1989 · TV Show
Cast
The Simpsons
1989 · TV Show
Marv Albert (voice)
Metallica - Live at Hammersmith Odeon
1988 · Movie
Self - Guitars
Metallica: Cliff 'Em All
1987 · Movie
Self - Guitarist
Metallica - Roskilde Festival
1986 · Movie
Lead Guitar
Metallica: [1986] Toronto, Canada
1986 · Movie
Self - Guitar
Metallica: [1986] Uniondale, NY
1986 · Movie
Guitars
Metallica: Detroit, Michigan
1986 · Movie
Guitars
Metallica: Nagoya, Japan
1986 · Movie
Guitars
Metallica: Day on the Green
1985 · Movie
Guitars
Metallica: Metal Hammer Festival
1985 · Movie
Lead Guitar
Metallica: Ride The Lightning
1985 · Movie
Self
MTV Video Music Awards
1984 · TV Show
Self
Metallica: Kill 'Em All in Chicago 1983
1983 · Movie
Lead Guitar
Cheesy Home Video
Date unknown · Movie
Cast
Metallica - Beyond Magnetic [Full EP LIVE at the Fillmore]
Date unknown · Movie
Cast
Metallica - The Big 4 Live in Gothenburg, Sweden
Date unknown · Movie
Cast
Metallica at Raadi Airfield Estonia in Tartu
Date unknown · Movie
Self
Metallica: from the off
Date unknown · Movie
Self
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge
Date unknown · Movie
Cast
Metallica: Sick Out Of Studio 2007 Oslo
Date unknown · Movie
Self