Acting credits
101
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
David Byrne
Sound
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 96Series: 23Crew credits: 30
TMDB ID: 3078
IMDb ID: nm0126154
Known for: Sound
Born: May 14, 1952
Age: 74
Place of birth: Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 2026
Years active: 74
Average TMDB rating: 6.47
Wikidata: Q336640
Also known as
Talking Heads
Other jobs
Music (6)Original Music Composer (6)Director (4)Songs (4)Producer (3)Musician (2)Thanks (2)Creative Consultant (1)
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.
Photos
Movies
Movie credits linked with David Byrne.
Musk
Songs
2026 Movie
Changing Lanes
as Self
2026 Movie
Each Day in a Moment: 2025
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2026 Movie
Breakdown: 1975
as (archive footage)
2025 Movie
The Twits
as Gordon Sniffles (voice)
2025 Movie
Monk in Pieces
as Self
2025 Movie
We Want the Funk!
as Self
2025 Movie
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self
2025 Movie
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self
2025 Movie
Eno
as Self
2024 Movie
Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé, o Tropicalista Visionário
as Self (archive footage)
2023 Movie
John Mulaney: Baby J
Musician
2023 Movie
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
as Self
2022 Movie
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Songs
2022 Movie
Twyla Moves
as Self
2021 Movie
David Byrne's American Utopia
as Self - Lead Singer & Performer
2020 Movie
FeeLee. History of a Single Label
as Self
2020 Movie
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
as David Byrne
2019 Movie
Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged
as Self - Voice
2019 Movie
Everything For All Reasons
as Self
2019 Movie
Triple-Chaser
as Narrator
2019 Movie
Hream
as David Byrne
2019 Movie
Museum Town
as Self
2019 Movie
David Byrne: ACL Fest 2018
as Self
2018 Movie
Series
Series credits linked with David Byrne.
BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America
as Self • 6 eps
2020 Series
Stars in the House
as Self - Winner • 1 eps
2020 Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Musical Guest • 3 eps
2015 Series
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest • 3 eps
2014 Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 2 eps
2014 Series
The Jonathan Ross Show
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2011 Series
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self • 1 eps
2003 Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Musical Guest • 1 eps
2003 Series
The Daily Show
as Self • 1 eps
1996 Series
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
as Self • 1 eps
1994 Series
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Musical Guest • 1 eps
1993 Series
Later... with Jools Holland
3 eps
1992 Series
The Simpsons
as David Byrne (voice) • 1 eps
1989 Series
Plymptoons: The Complete Early Works of Bill Plympton
Music • 1 eps
1989 Series
Alive from Off Center
Theme Song Performance • 26 eps
1985 Series
The Max Headroom Show
as Self • 1 eps
1985 Series
The South Bank Show
1 eps
1978 Series
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest • 2 eps
1975 Series
Austin City Limits
as Self • 1 eps
1975 Series
60 Minutes
as Self • 1 eps
1968 Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 1 eps
1962 Series
The Oscars
as Self • 1 eps
1953 Series