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