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