Directed credits
2
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Dave Grohl
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.5
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 1All 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 - 2026
Years active: 68
Average TMDB rating: 7.06
Wikidata: Q12006
Also known as
David Grohl • Foo Fighters • Nirvana • Them Crooked Vultures
Frequent jobs
Director (2)Executive Producer (3)Actor's Assistant (1)Author (1)Original Music Composer (1)Songs (1)Thanks (1)Theme Song Performance (1)
Biography
David Eric "Dave" Grohl (born January 14, 1969) is an 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.
Photos
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.
Songs
Nirvana: Unplugged In New York
1993 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Cobain: Montage of Heck
2015 • Movie
as Self
Foo Fighters: Back and Forth
2011 • Movie
as Self
Lemmy
2010 • Movie
Actor's Assistant
Sound City
2013 • Movie
as Self
All Things Must Pass
2015 • Movie
as Satan
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
2006 • Movie
as Animool
The Muppets
2011 • Movie
as Dave Grohl
Bill & Ted Face the Music
2020 • Movie
Executive Producer
Studio 666
2022 • Movie
Thanks
Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood
2003 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Dave Grohl.
as Lobby Passerby (uncredited) • 1 eps
The X-Files
1993 • Series
1 eps
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994 • Series
as Dave Grohl • 1 eps
The Morning Show
2019 • Series
as Ronnie D (voice) • 1 eps
Duncanville
2020 • Series
1 eps
Metalocalypse
2006 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The Graham Norton Show
2007 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Sesame Street
1969 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Muppets
2015 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
The Colbert Report
2005 • Series
as Self - Musical Guest • 8 eps
Saturday Night Live
1975 • Series
as Memphis Mafia Member • 1 eps
Drunk History
2013 • Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Dave Grohl.
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Dave Grohl.
as Self - Musical Guest • 3 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Sesame Street
1969 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Daily Show
1996 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
The Colbert Report
2005 • Series
as Lobby Passerby (uncredited) • 1 eps
The X-Files
1993 • Series
as Self - Musical Guest • 8 eps
Saturday Night Live
1975 • Series
as Self - Guest/Musical Guest • 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The Graham Norton Show
2007 • Series
as Self - Musical Guest • 5 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Dave Grohl.
Executive Producer
Studio 666
2022 • Movie
Executive Producer
Times Like Those: Foo Fighters 25th Anniversary
2020 • Movie
Actor's Assistant
Sound City
2013 • Movie
Author
Nirvana: Live at the Paramount
2011 • Movie
Thanks
Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood
2003 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Touch
1997 • Movie
Songs
Nirvana: Unplugged In New York
1993 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Dave Grohl.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Dave Grohl.
as Himself
Other Voices Presents: Foo Fighters
2026 • Movie
as Self
The Best Summer
2026 • Movie
as Himself
Amazon Music Live: Foo Fighters
2025 • Movie
as Self
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
2025 • Movie
as Self
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025 • Movie
as Self
FireAid Benefit Concert
2025 • Movie
as Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 • Movie
as Self
Warren Haynes Presents: The Benefit Concert Volume 20
2023 • Movie
as self
Foo Fighters - Austin City Limits
2023 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
I Hate Myself and I Want to Die
2023 • Movie
as Self
Foo Fighters - Live At The Town 2023
2023 • Movie
as Self
Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story
2023 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Dave Grohl.
as Self - Musical Guest • 1 eps
Saturday Night Live UK
2026 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Hot Ones Versus
2024 • Series
as Himself • 1 eps
Paul McCartney at Glastonbury Festival
2022 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson
2021 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
Biography: KISStory
2021 • Series
as Self • 6 eps
From Cradle to Stage
2021 • Series
as Ronnie D (voice) • 1 eps
Duncanville
2020 • Series
as Dave Grohl • 1 eps
The Morning Show
2019 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Ryan's Mystery Playdate: Level Up
2019 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
Punk
2019 • Series