Directed credits
4
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
David Byrne
Sound
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 4Directed series: 0All crew credits: 27
TMDB ID: 3078
IMDb ID: nm0126154
Known for: Sound
Born: May 14, 1952
Age: 73
Place of birth: Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 2025
Years active: 73
Average TMDB rating: 6.46
Wikidata: Q336640
Also known as
Talking Heads
Frequent jobs
Director (4)Music (6)Original Music Composer (6)Musician (2)Producer (2)Songs (2)Thanks (2)Creative Consultant (1)Main Title Theme Composer (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. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Byrne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Photos
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by David Byrne.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with David Byrne.
8.3
Stop Making Sense
Original Music Composer
1984 Movie
7.7
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Songs
2022 Movie
7.6
David Byrne's American Utopia
Music
2020 Movie
7.6
The Last Emperor
Original Music Composer
1987 Movie
7.2
John Mulaney: Baby J
Musician
2023 Movie
7.0
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
as David Byrne
2019 Movie
7.0
This Must Be the Place
Original Music Composer
2011 Movie
6.7
True Stories
Director
1986 Movie
6.6
Something Wild
Main Title Theme Composer
1986 Movie
6.6
Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World
Musician
2016 Movie
6.1
The Twits
Songs
2025 Movie
6.0
Married to the Mob
Original Music Composer
1988 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with David Byrne.
8.0
The Simpsons
as David Byrne (voice) • 1 eps
1989 Series
7.8
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
as Self • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 1 eps
1962 Series
7.1
The Oscars
as Self • 1 eps
1953 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest • 2 eps
1975 Series
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self • 2 eps
2015 Series
6.0
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self • 1 eps
2003 Series
5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 2 eps
2014 Series
5.5
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Musical Guest • 1 eps
2003 Series
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self • 2 eps
2014 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with David Byrne.
7.7
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Songs
2022 Movie
6.1
The Twits
Songs
2025 Movie
7.6
The Last Emperor
Original Music Composer
1987 Movie
6.0
Married to the Mob
Original Music Composer
1988 Movie
7.0
Decade
as Self
1989 Movie
8.3
Stop Making Sense
Original Music Composer
1984 Movie
5.2
Lennon or McCartney
as Self
2014 Movie
4.8
The Truth About Charlie
Thanks
2002 Movie
7.0
TV Party
as Self
2005 Movie
4.5
Wandering Heart
as Self
2009 Movie
5.1
She Hate Me
Thanks
2004 Movie
6.6
Something Wild
Main Title Theme Composer
1986 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with David Byrne.
8.0
The Simpsons
as David Byrne (voice) • 1 eps
1989 Series
5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 2 eps
2014 Series
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self • 2 eps
2014 Series
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self • 2 eps
2015 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest • 2 eps
1975 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 1 eps
1962 Series
6.0
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self • 1 eps
2003 Series
5.5
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Musical Guest • 1 eps
2003 Series
6.6
60 Minutes
as Self • 1 eps
1968 Series
7.1
The Oscars
as Self • 1 eps
1953 Series
6.2
Austin City Limits
as Self • 1 eps
1975 Series
Stars in the House
as Self - Winner • 1 eps
2020 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for David Byrne.
6.1
The Twits
Songs
2025 Movie
7.2
John Mulaney: Baby J
Musician
2023 Movie
7.7
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Songs
2022 Movie
7.6
David Byrne's American Utopia
Music
2020 Movie
6.7
Contemporary Color
Producer
2016 Movie
6.6
Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World
Musician
2016 Movie
7.0
This Must Be the Place
Original Music Composer
2011 Movie
3.8
The Vanguard
Original Music Composer
2008 Movie
5.1
She Hate Me
Thanks
2004 Movie
5.8
Young Adam
Original Music Composer
2003 Movie
4.8
The Truth About Charlie
Thanks
2002 Movie
In Spite of Wishing and Wanting
Music
2002 Movie
Umbabarauma
Producer
1989 Movie
6.0
Married to the Mob
Original Music Composer
1988 Movie
7.6
The Last Emperor
Original Music Composer
1987 Movie
6.6
Something Wild
Main Title Theme Composer
1986 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for David Byrne.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for David Byrne.
6.1
The Twits
as Gordon Sniffles (voice)
2025 Movie
Monk in Pieces
as Self
2025 Movie
8.0
We Want the Funk!
as Self
2025 Movie
6.9
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self
2025 Movie
7.8
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self
2025 Movie
Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé, o Tropicalista Visionário
as Self (archive footage)
2023 Movie
Twyla Moves
as Self
2021 Movie
7.6
David Byrne's American Utopia
as Self - Lead Singer & Performer
2020 Movie
FeeLee. History of a Single Label
as Self
2020 Movie
7.0
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
as David Byrne
2019 Movie
9.0
Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged
as Self - Voice
2019 Movie
5.8
Everything For All Reasons
as Self
2019 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for David Byrne.
7.6
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
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self • 2 eps
2015 Series
6.6
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self • 2 eps
2014 Series
5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 2 eps
2014 Series
6.0
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self • 1 eps
2003 Series
5.5
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Musical Guest • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.8
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
as Self • 1 eps
1994 Series
8.0
The Simpsons
as David Byrne (voice) • 1 eps
1989 Series
7.5
The Max Headroom Show
as Self • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest • 2 eps
1975 Series