Acting credits
95
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
David Byrne
Sound
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 91Series: 21Crew credits: 27
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: 6.45
Wikidata: Q336640
Also known as
Talking Heads
Other jobs
Music (6)Original Music Composer (6)Director (4)Musician (2)Producer (2)Songs (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
Movies
Movie credits linked with David Byrne.
as Self
Changing Lanes
2026 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Breakdown: 1975
2025 • Movie
as Gordon Sniffles (voice)
The Twits
2025 • Movie
as Self
Monk in Pieces
2025 • Movie
as Self
We Want the Funk!
2025 • Movie
as Self
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025 • Movie
as Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 • Movie
as Self
Eno
2024 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé, o Tropicalista Visionário
2023 • Movie
Musician
John Mulaney: Baby J
2023 • Movie
Songs
Everything Everywhere All at Once
2022 • Movie
as Self
Twyla Moves
2021 • Movie
as Self - Lead Singer & Performer
David Byrne's American Utopia
2020 • Movie
as Self
FeeLee. History of a Single Label
2020 • Movie
as David Byrne
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
2019 • Movie
as Self - Voice
Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged
2019 • Movie
as Self
Everything For All Reasons
2019 • Movie
as Narrator
Triple-Chaser
2019 • Movie
as David Byrne
Hream
2019 • Movie
as Self
Museum Town
2019 • Movie
as Self
David Byrne: ACL Fest 2018
2018 • Movie
as Self
Well How Did We Get Here? A Brief History of Talking Heads
2017 • Movie
Contemporary Color
2016 • Movie
Musician
Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World
2016 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with David Byrne.
as Self • 6 eps
BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America
2020 • Series
as Self - Winner • 1 eps
Stars in the House
2020 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
2016 • Series
as Self - Musical Guest • 3 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
2015 • Series
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003 • Series
as Self - Musical Guest • 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994 • Series
as Self - Musical Guest • 1 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 • Series
as David Byrne (voice) • 1 eps
The Simpsons
1989 • Series
Music • 1 eps
Plymptoons: The Complete Early Works of Bill Plympton
1989 • Series
Theme Song Performance • 26 eps
Alive from Off Center
1985 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Max Headroom Show
1985 • Series
as Self - Musical Guest • 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
1975 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Austin City Limits
1975 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
60 Minutes
1968 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Oscars
1953 • Series