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)
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (2025)
as Self
Until the End of the World (1991)
as Self
This Must Be the Place (2011)
as David Byrne
TV Party (2005)
as Self
Paul Simon: Under African Skies (2012)
as Self
Eno (2024)
as Self
David Byrne's American Utopia (2020)
as Self - Lead Singer & Performer
Wandering Heart (2009)
as Self
Breakdown: 1975 (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
Each Day in a Moment: 2025 (2026)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lulu on the Bridge (1998)
as "Laughing Man" Escort
David Byrne - Live from Austin, Texas (2007)
as Self - Vocals, guitar
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025)
as Self
We Want the Funk! (2025)
as Self
True Stories (1986)
as Narrator / Lip-Syncher
Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth (2005)
as Self
Lennon or McCartney (2014)
as Self
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall (2016)
as Self
The Art of Amália (2000)
as Introduction (English version)
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch (2019)
as David Byrne
David Byrne: Who Is The Sky? (—)
as Self
Ride, Rise, Roar (2011)
as Self
Twyla Moves (2021)
as Self
Monk in Pieces (2025)
as Self
10000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged (1993)
as Self
Checking Out (1988)
as Bartender
25 Years of Punk (2001)
as Self
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter (1990)
as Self
Talking Heads: Live in Rome (1980)
as Self - Vocals, guitar
Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé, o Tropicalista Visionário (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
Untitled Patton/Byrne Piece (2008)
Actor
Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant (1988)
as Self
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB (2009)
as Self
Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut (2009)
Actor
Talking Heads - Chronology (2011)
Actor
Fabricating Tom Zé (2006)
as Self
Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars (1987)
Actor
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell (2008)
as Self (archive footage)
The Man Who Bottled Clouds (2008)
as Self
Miley's New Year's Eve Party (2022)
as Self
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day (2013)
as Self (archive footage)
The Blank Generation (1976)
as Self
Changing Lanes (2026)
as Self
Tori Amos: Sessions at West 54th (1998)
as Self
Everything For All Reasons (2019)
as Self
Talking Heads: 77 (—)
Actor
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell (2007)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Museum Town (2019)
as Self
The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July (1986)
Actor
Lubbock Lights (2003)
as Self
Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged (2019)
as Self - Voice
We're Gonna Die (2015)
as David Byrne
Contemporary Color (2016)
Actor
Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart (1998)
as Self
Heavy Petting (1989)
as Self
Real Life (2018)
as Narrator / Self
By the Ways, a Journey with William Eggleston (2006)
as Self
La Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisibles (2012)
Actor
Decade (1989)
as Self
Temporary Color (2016)
Actor
New York Rock at the BBC (2008)
Actor
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s (2002)
as Self
Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert (1981)
Actor
PJ Harvey: Sessions at West 54th (1998)
Actor
Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th (1998)
as Self - Host/Interviewer
Triple-Chaser (2019)
as Narrator
Dead End Kids (1986)
as Minister
Report From L.A. (1986)
as Himself
Celia: The Queen (2008)
as Self
The Pogues Live at the Town and Country (2004)
as Self
FeeLee. History of a Single Label (2020)
as Self
Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime (1984)
as Self
Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre (1980)
as Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar
Well How Did We Get Here? A Brief History of Talking Heads (2017)
as Self
David Byrne - Live From Teatro Gran Rex (1998)
as Self
The Making of True Stories (2018)
as Self
Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival (1982)
Actor
Beleza Tropical (1990)
as Self
Beyond Ipanema (2009)
as Self
Dancing Barefoot (1995)
as Self
David Byrne: ACL Fest 2018 (2018)
as Self
Social! Distance Dance Club (2021)
Actor
David Byrne: Live At Union Chapel (2003)
Actor
Hream (2019)
as David Byrne
Dennis Cleveland (2004)
Actor
Between the Teeth (1993)
Actor