David Byrne
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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.
Known for
Credits
Stop Making Sense (1984)
as Self - Vocals, Guitar
The Twits (2025)
as Gordon Sniffles (voice)
Changing Lanes (2026)
as Self
Eno (2024)
as Self
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (2025)
as Self
Until the End of the World (1991)
as Self
True Stories (1986)
as Narrator / Lip-Syncher
This Must Be the Place (2011)
as David Byrne
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall (2016)
as Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025)
as Self
Lennon or McCartney (2014)
as Self
TV Party (2005)
as Self
Lulu on the Bridge (1998)
as "Laughing Man" Escort
David Byrne's American Utopia (2020)
as Self - Lead Singer & Performer
We Want the Funk! (2025)
as Self
Checking Out (1988)
as Bartender
Real Life (2018)
as Narrator / Self
Museum Town (2019)
as Self
Wandering Heart (2009)
as Self
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter (1990)
as Self
Heavy Petting (1989)
as Self
Paul Simon: Under African Skies (2012)
as Self
25 Years of Punk (2001)
as Self
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch (2019)
as David Byrne
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB (2009)
as Self
Decade (1989)
as Self
Talking Heads: Live in Rome (1980)
as Self - Vocals, guitar
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell (2007)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
La Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisibles (2012)
Actor
Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut (2009)
Actor
Contemporary Color (2016)
Actor
Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth (2005)
as Self
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day (2013)
as Self (archive footage)
The Blank Generation (1976)
as Self
The Art of Amália (2000)
as Introduction (English version)
Monk in Pieces (2025)
as Self
Temporary Color (2016)
Actor
The Man Who Bottled Clouds (2008)
as Self
Twyla Moves (2021)
as Self
Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre (1980)
as Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar
Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart (1998)
as Self
Celia: The Queen (2008)
as Self
The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July (1986)
Actor
New York Rock at the BBC (2008)
Actor
Fabricating Tom Zé (2006)
as Self
Talking Heads - Chronology (2011)
Actor
David Byrne - Live from Austin Texas (2007)
as Self
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell (2008)
as Self (archive footage)
The Pogues Live at the Town and Country (2004)
as Self
Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged (2019)
as Self - Voice
Dancing Barefoot (1995)
as Self
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s (2002)
as Self
Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant (1988)
as Self
10000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged (1993)
as Self
Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert (1981)
Actor
Ride, Rise, Roar (2011)
as Self
FeeLee. History of a Single Label (2020)
as Self
PJ Harvey: Sessions at West 54th (1998)
Actor
Dead End Kids (1986)
as Minister
Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé, o Tropicalista Visionário (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
Beyond Ipanema (2009)
as Self
Untitled Patton/Byrne Piece (2008)
Actor
Triple-Chaser (2019)
as Narrator
Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime (1984)
as Self
Dennis Cleveland (2004)
Actor
Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival (1982)
Actor
Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th (1998)
as Self - Host/Interviewer
We're Gonna Die (2015)
as David Byrne
By the Ways, a Journey with William Eggleston (2006)
as Self
Well How Did We Get Here? A Brief History of Talking Heads (2017)
as Self
Between the Teeth (1993)
Actor
Everything For All Reasons (2019)
as Self
Talking Heads: 77 (—)
Actor
Beleza Tropical (1990)
as Self
Report From L.A. (1986)
as Himself
Social! Distance Dance Club (2021)
Actor
Lubbock Lights (2003)
as Self
Tori Amos: Sessions at West 54th (1998)
as Self
David Byrne: ACL Fest 2018 (2018)
as Self
The Making of True Stories (2018)
as Self
Hream (2019)
as David Byrne
David Byrne - Live From Teatro Gran Rex (1998)
as Self
David Byrne: Live At Union Chapel (2003)
Actor