Directed credits
4
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Dave Grohl
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 2All crew credits: 11
TMDB ID: 533061
IMDb ID: nm0342970
Known for: Acting
Born: January 14, 1969
Age: 57
Place of birth: Warren, Ohio, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1959 - 2025
Years active: 67
Average TMDB rating: 7.06
Wikidata: Q12006
Also known as
David Grohl • Foo Fighters • Nirvana • Them Crooked Vultures
Frequent jobs
Director (4)Author (1)Executive Producer (1)Musician (1)Original Music Composer (1)Producer (1)Songs (1)Thanks (1)
Biography
David Eric "Dave" Grohl (born January 14, 1969) is a European-American rock musician, multi-instrumentalist, and singer-songwriter who is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter for the Foo Fighters; the former drummer for Nirvana and Scream; the drummer for Them Crooked Vultures; and wrote all the music for his short-lived side projects Late! and Probot. He has also been involved with Queens of the Stone Age, and has performed session work for a variety of musicians, including Killing Joke, Tenacious D, Nine Inch Nails, The Prodigy, Slash and Juliette Lewis. Dave Grohl has performed in over 30 bands since becoming a musician. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dave Grohl, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Dave Grohl.
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Dave Grohl.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Dave Grohl.
8.6
Nirvana: Unplugged In New York
Songs
1993 Movie
7.6
Cobain: Montage of Heck
as Self (archive footage)
2015 Movie
7.6
Foo Fighters: Back and Forth
as Self
2011 Movie
7.5
Lemmy
as Self
2010 Movie
7.4
Sound City
Producer
2013 Movie
7.2
All Things Must Pass
as Self
2015 Movie
6.8
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
as Satan
2006 Movie
6.7
The Muppets
as Animool
2011 Movie
6.1
Backbeat
Musician
1994 Movie
5.9
Bill & Ted Face the Music
as Dave Grohl
2020 Movie
5.9
Studio 666
Executive Producer
2022 Movie
4.8
Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood
Thanks
2003 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Dave Grohl.
8.4
The X-Files
as Lobby Passerby (uncredited) • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.8
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1 eps
1994 Series
7.7
The Morning Show
as Dave Grohl • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.7
Duncanville
as Ronnie D (voice) • 1 eps
2020 Series
7.6
Metalocalypse
1 eps
2006 Series
7.2
The Graham Norton Show
as Self • 2 eps
2007 Series
7.1
Sesame Street
as Self • 1 eps
1969 Series
7.0
The Muppets
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest • 13 eps
1975 Series
6.9
Drunk History
as Memphis Mafia Member • 1 eps
2013 Series
6.4
The Daily Show
as Self • 1 eps
1996 Series
5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 2 eps
2014 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Dave Grohl.
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Dave Grohl.
8.4
The X-Files
as Lobby Passerby (uncredited) • 1 eps
1993 Series
5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 2 eps
2014 Series
6.4
The Daily Show
as Self • 1 eps
1996 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest • 13 eps
1975 Series
7.1
Sesame Street
as Self • 1 eps
1969 Series
7.2
The Graham Norton Show
as Self • 2 eps
2007 Series
6.4
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.2
Hot Ones
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
5.3
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.7
The Morning Show
as Dave Grohl • 1 eps
2019 Series
5.5
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self • 1 eps
2003 Series
5.6
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self • 1 eps
2003 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Dave Grohl.
5.9
Studio 666
Executive Producer
2022 Movie
7.4
Sound City
Producer
2013 Movie
8.1
Nirvana: Live at the Paramount
Author
2011 Movie
4.8
Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood
Thanks
2003 Movie
5.6
Touch
Original Music Composer
1997 Movie
6.1
Backbeat
Musician
1994 Movie
8.6
Nirvana: Unplugged In New York
Songs
1993 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Dave Grohl.
Amazon Music Live: Foo Fighters
as Himself
2025 Movie
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
as Self
2025 Movie
6.9
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self
2025 Movie
8.7
FireAid Benefit Concert
as Self
2025 Movie
7.8
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self
2025 Movie
Warren Haynes Presents: The Benefit Concert Volume 20
as Self
2023 Movie
8.0
Foo Fighters - Austin City Limits
as self
2023 Movie
I Hate Myself and I Want to Die
as Self (archive footage)
2023 Movie
Foo Fighters - Live At The Town 2023
as Self
2023 Movie
8.0
Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story
as Self
2023 Movie
Foo Fighters - Live at Rock am Ring 2023
as Self
2023 Movie
The Teacher
as Self
2023 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Dave Grohl.
7.8
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
as Self • 1 eps
2025 Series
7.4
Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson
as Self • 2 eps
2021 Series
7.9
Biography: KISStory
as Self • 2 eps
2021 Series
5.8
From Cradle to Stage
as Self • 6 eps
2021 Series
7.7
Duncanville
as Ronnie D (voice) • 1 eps
2020 Series
7.7
The Morning Show
as Dave Grohl • 1 eps
2019 Series
6.4
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
6.0
Ryan's Mystery Playdate: Level Up
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.8
Punk
as Self • 2 eps
2019 Series
7.0
Reel Stories
as Self - Guest Star • 1 eps
2018 Series
7.0
The Muppets
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
5.8
Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll
as Dave Grohl • 1 eps
2015 Series