Sound · Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK · Born May 14, 1952
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.
MovieChanging Lanes
2026
as Self
MovieThe Twits
2025
as Gordon Sniffles (voice)
MovieMonk in Pieces
2025
as Self
MovieWe Want the Funk!
2025
as Self
MovieSNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
as Self
MovieLadies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
as Self
MovieEno
2024
as Self
MovieHomo Brasilis: Tom Zé, o Tropicalista Visionário
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Social! Distance Dance Club
2021
MovieTwyla Moves
2021
as Self
TVBREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America
2020
as Self
MovieDavid Byrne's American Utopia
2020
as Self - Lead Singer & Performer
MovieFeeLee. History of a Single Label
2020
as Self
TVStars in the House
2020
as Self - Winner
MovieJohn Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
2019
as David Byrne
MovieCafé Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged
2019
as Self - Voice
MovieEverything For All Reasons
2019
as Self
MovieTriple-Chaser
2019
as Narrator
MovieHream
2019
as David Byrne
MovieMuseum Town
2019
as Self
The Making of True Stories
2018
as Self
Real Life
2018
as Narrator / Self
MovieDavid Byrne: ACL Fest 2018
2018
as Self
MovieWell How Did We Get Here? A Brief History of Talking Heads
2017
as Self
MovieContemporary Color
2016
MovieMichael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
2016
as Self
MovieTemporary Color
2016
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Musical Guest
MovieWe're Gonna Die
2015
as David Byrne
TVStarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
2015
as Self
MovieLennon or McCartney
2014
as Self
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
MovieFathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
2013
as Self (archive footage)
MoviePaul Simon: Under African Skies
2012
as Self
MovieLa Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisibles
2012
MovieTalking Heads - Chronology
2011
TVThe Jonathan Ross Show
2011
as Self - Guest
MovieThis Must Be the Place
2011
as David Byrne
MovieRide, Rise, Roar
2011
as Self
MovieTom Zé: Liberated Astronaut
2009
MovieBeyond Ipanema
2009
as Self
MovieWandering Heart
2009
as Self
MovieBurning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
2009
as Self
MovieWild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
2008
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Man Who Bottled Clouds
2008
as Self
MovieNew York Rock at the BBC
2008
Untitled Patton/Byrne Piece
2008
MovieCelia: The Queen
2008
as Self
MovieDavid Byrne - Live from Austin Texas
2007
as Self
MovieNY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
2007
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieFabricating Tom Zé
2006
as Self
MovieBy the Ways, a Journey with William Eggleston
2006
as Self
MovieTV Party
2005
as Self
MovieStranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth
2005
as Self
MovieThe Pogues Live at the Town and Country
2004
as Self
MovieDennis Cleveland
2004
MovieDavid Byrne: Live At Union Chapel
2003
MovieLubbock Lights
2003
as Self
TVReal Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Musical Guest
MovieHollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
2002
as Self
Movie25 Years of Punk
2001
as Self
MovieThe Art of Amália
2000
as Introduction (English version)
MovieTori Amos: Sessions at West 54th
1998
as Self
MoviePJ Harvey: Sessions at West 54th
1998
Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th
1998
as Self - Host/Interviewer
MovieLulu on the Bridge
1998
as "Laughing Man" Escort
MovieLou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart
1998
as Self
MovieDavid Byrne - Live From Teatro Gran Rex
1998
as Self
Sessions at West 54th
1997
as Self - Host
Dancing Barefoot
1995
as Self
TVSpace Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
as Self
TVLate Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Musical Guest
Movie10000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged
1993
as Self
MovieBetween the Teeth
1993
MovieUntil the End of the World
1991
as Self
MovieRed Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
1990
as Self
Beleza Tropical
1990
as Self
TVThe Simpsons
1989
as David Byrne (voice)
MovieDecade
1989
as Self
MovieHeavy Petting
1989
as Self
MovieChecking Out
1988
as Bartender
MovieTalking Heads: Storytelling Giant
1988
as Self
MovieTrue Stories
1986
as Narrator / Lip-Syncher
The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July
1986
MovieReport From L.A.
1986
as Himself
Dead End Kids
1986
as Minister
TVThe Max Headroom Show
1985
as Self
MovieStop Making Sense
1984
as Self - Vocals, Guitar
MovieTalking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime
1984
as Self
MovieTalking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival
1982
MovieTalking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert
1981
MovieTalking Heads: Live in Rome
1980
as Self - Vocals, guitar
MovieTalking Heads: Capitol Theatre
1980
as Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar
MovieThe Blank Generation
1976
as Self
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Musical Guest
TVAustin City Limits
1975
as Self
TV60 Minutes
1968
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
MovieTalking Heads: 77
