Dave Grohl
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David Eric "Dave" Grohl (born January 14, 1969) is an American rock musician, multi-instrumentalist, and singer-songwriter who is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter for the Foo Fighters; the former drummer for Nirvana and Scream; the drummer for Them Crooked Vultures; and wrote all the music for his short-lived side projects Late! and Probot. He has also been involved with Queens of the Stone Age, and has performed session work for a variety of musicians, including Killing Joke, Tenacious D, Nine Inch Nails, The Prodigy, Slash and Juliette Lewis. Dave Grohl has performed in over 30 bands since becoming a musician.
Known for
Credits
The Muppets (2011)
as Animool
Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020)
as Dave Grohl
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006)
as Satan
The Best Summer (2026)
as Self
Cobain: Montage of Heck (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
Celebrating America (2021)
as Self
Cássia (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
I've Been Twelve Forever: The Work of Director Michel Gondry (2004)
as Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025)
as Self
The Big Night In (2020)
as Self
Foo Fighters: Hyde Park (2006)
as Self
Foo Fighters - Rio De Janeiro (2015)
as Self - Vocals, Guitars
Nirvana: Live and Loud (1993)
as Self - Drums
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief (2012)
as Self
Studio 666 (2022)
as Dave Grohl
Foo Fighters - Rock am Ring (2015)
as Self - Vocals, Guitar
Other Voices Presents: Foo Fighters (2026)
as Himself
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (2025)
as Self
I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny Cash (2005)
as Self
All Things Must Pass (2015)
as Self
Paul McCartney: The Liverpool Sound (2008)
as Self
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2021)
as Self
FireAid Benefit Concert (2025)
as Self
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! (1994)
as Self - Drums
Queens Of The Stone Age – Songs For The Deaf (Real #1) (2002)
Actor
RuPaul's Christmas Ball (1993)
as Self
VH1 Rock Honors (2006)
as Self
Supergrass: A Home Movie (2004)
as Self
VH1 News Special: Grunge (2001)
as Self (archive footage)
1991: The Year Punk Broke (1992)
as Self
MTV Unplugged: Nirvana (1993)
as Self
Slash: Raised On the Sunset Strip (2014)
as Self
Led Zeppelin Played Here (2014)
as Self (archive footage)
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2022)
as Self - Performer
Tenacious D: In the Studio (2003)
as Self
Foo Fighters - Everywhere But Home (2003)
as Self
Paul McCartney at Glastonbury Festival (2022)
as Himself
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast (2005)
as Self
Gary Numan: Resurrection (2022)
as Self
WINO: The Documentary (2023)
Actor
Bad Brains: A Band in DC (2012)
as Self
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream (2007)
as Self
Foo Fighters: Back and Forth (2011)
as Self
Foo Fighters: Live At Wembley Stadium (2008)
as Self - Vocals, Guitars
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt (2025)
as Self
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who (2008)
as Self
Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit (1991)
as Dave Grohl
D Tour: A Tenacious Documentary (2008)
as Self
Nirvana: Unplugged in New York - Rehearsal (1993)
as Self - Drums, Vocals
Nirvana: Live at the Paramount (2011)
as Self - Drums, Backing Vocals
Ringo Starr’s Big Birthday Show (2020)
as Self - Performer
Tenacious D Live at BlizzCon 2010 (2010)
as Self
Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert (2022)
as Self
The Concert for Valor (2014)
as Self - Performer
Sound City (2013)
as Self
Foo Fighters The Roundhouse Concert (2011)
as Self - Lead vocal
Foo Fighters - Music Video Collection (—)
Actor
Lemmy (2010)
as Self
Nirvana: Live On Air (2010)
as Self
Nirvana: Teatro Castello, Rome, Italy (1991)
as Self
Filmage: The Story of Descendents/All (2013)
as Self
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles (2014)
as Self
Liam Gallagher: As It Was (2019)
as Self
Daria in 'Is It Fall Yet?' (2000)
as Daniel (voice)
Nirvana: Unplugged In New York (1993)
as Self - Drums, Bass, Backing Vocals
Ten Years Later (2005)
as Himself
Nirvana: Live in Amsterdam 1991 (1991)
as Self - Drums, Backing Vocals
Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince (2020)
as Self
FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America (2020)
as Self - Performer
Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax! Records (2018)
as Self
Nirvana: Live at Reading (2009)
as Self - Drums
Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind (2005)
as Self
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017 (2018)
as Self
Nirvana: Live at the Paradiso (1991)
as Self
I Hate Myself and I Want to Die (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World (2021)
as Self - Performer
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light Live From 606 (2011)
as Self
Free Tibet (1998)
as Self - Foo Fighters
Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90) (2015)
as Self
Are We Not Men? (—)
as Self
Foo Fighters - Garage Tour (2011)
as Self
Nirvana: Terminal 1, Munich (1994)
Actor
25 Years of Punk (2001)
as Self
Lit: All Access (2004)
as Self
Foo Fighters - Global Citizen Festival (2012)
as Self
Nirvana: Live at Hollywood Rock Festival (1993)
as Self
The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen' (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
Nirvana: Astoria Theater London (1991)
Actor
Foo Fighters Live at iTunes Festival London (—)
as Self
Foo Fighters - Live At The Town 2023 (2023)
as Self
The Nation's Favourite Bee Gees Song (2011)
as Self
Foo Fighters -T in The Park (2011)
as Self
Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years (2014)
as Self - Performer
Nirvana: Live in Dallas (1991)
as Self
A MusiCares Tribute To Paul McCartney (2012)
as Self
Hype! (1996)
Actor
Foo Fighters: Tibetan Freedom Concert (—)
Actor
Foo Fighters - Greatest Hits (2009)
as Self
Foo Fighters: A Hard Day's Light (2011)
as Self
The Work of Director Michel Gondry (2003)
as Self
David Bowie Birthday Celebration Live in NYC (1997)
as Self
Nirvana: With the Lights Out (2004)
Actor
Foo Fighters Live at Madison Square Garden (June 20, 2021) (2021)
as Self
Nirvana: Veterans Memorial Coliseum Phoenix, Az (1993)
Actor
The Smart Studios Story (2016)
Actor
Foo Fighters-Superbowl LVI Aftershow in Virtual Reality (2022)
as Self
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2014)
as Self
Foo Fighters - Reading Festival (2019)
as Self
Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses (2011)
as Self
Nirvana - Live on Leeds Polytechnic, UK, 1990 (1990)
as Self - Drums, Backing Vocals
Desert Age: A Rock and Roll Scene History (2016)
as Self
The Road to ACL (2016)
as Self
Foo Fighters - I'm OK, Eur OK - Live Brixton, UK 1995 (1995)
as Self - Guitar, Lead Vocals
Play (2018)
as Self
Foo Fighters - NOS Alive 2017 (2017)
as Self
ABBA V Queen (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale (2004)
as Self
Shouting Through The Letterhole (—)
as Self (archive footage)
Juliette And The Licks - Four On The Floor (2006)
as Self - Drums
Steve Vai - His First 30 Years: The Documentary (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
Foo Fighters: Skin and Bones (2006)
as Self
Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story (2023)
as Self
All Apologies: Kurt Cobain 10 Years On (2006)
as Self
Amazon Music Live: Foo Fighters (2025)
as Himself
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2015)
as Self
Making Of The Grohl Sessions Vol. 1 (2014)
as Himself
When Nirvana Came to Britain (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Foo Fighters - Live in London (2011)
as Self
Them Crooked Vultures: Teenage Cancer Trust (2010)
Actor
Foo Fighters - Austin City Limits (2023)
as self
Foo Fighters: Live At Pinkpop Festival (2011)
as Self - Vocals
Foo Fighters – Landmarks Live in Concert: A Great Performances Special (2017)
as Self
Foo Fighters - BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend 2015 (2015)
as Self
Foo Fighters - Reading Festival (2012)
as Self
Them Crooked Vultures - Live at Canal+ Studio (2009)
as Self
See a Little Light: A Celebration of the Music and Legacy of Bob Mould (2012)
as Self
Times Like Those: Foo Fighters 25th Anniversary (2020)
Actor
Foo Fighters: Rock In Rio (2019)
as Self
Nirvana - the Definitive Critical Review (2006)
as Self
Foo Fighters: Southside Festival 2019 (2019)
as Self
Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review (2006)
as Self (archive footage)
Foo Fighters-Live From Lollapalooza 2021 (2021)
as Self
Foo Fighters: One Less Hero (2022)
as Self
Foo Fighters: Preparing Music for Concerts (2023)
as Self
David Bowie: An Earthling at 50 (1997)
as Self
The Other Side of AIDS (2004)
as self - Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters - Cheese and Grain, Frome, UK (2017)
as Self
Amazon Music Holiday Plays: Foo Fighters (2020)
as Self
Positive Force: More Than a Witness - 30 Years of Punk Politics in Action (2014)
as self
Grunge: A Story of Music and Rage (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Foo Fighters: Hurricane Festival 2019 (2019)
as Self
Foo Fighters - Live Performance from Studio 606 (2009)
as Self
Foo Fighters - Live at Rock am Ring 2023 (2023)
as Self
Great American Rock Anthems: Turn It Up to 11 (2013)
as Self - Nirvana
Them Crooked Vultures (2010) Live at BBC Radio 1, London, UK on March 24, 2010 (—)
Actor
Sub Pop Video Network Program 1 (1991)
as Self (archive footage)
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2013 Induction Ceremony (2013)
as Self
I'm in the Band (2021)
Actor
Warren Haynes Presents: The Benefit Concert Volume 20 (2023)
as Self
Them Crooked Vultures - Live at Rock am Ring 2010 (2010)
as Self
Nirvana The Path from Incesticide to In Utero (2006)
as Self
Man With the Midas Touch (2011)
as Self
The Teacher (2023)
as Self