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