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David Byrne

Personal Information

Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birth DateMay 14, 1952 (74 years old)
Zodiac Sign♉Taurus
Place of BirthDumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
Career Span1953 – Present (74 yrs)
Known Credits119 Titles
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SoundPopularity Score 1.4

David Byrne

Also known as:Talking Heads
Total Works

119

97 movies • 22 shows

Avg Rating

6.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Simpsons
8.0
The Simpsons
1989•series
as David Byrne (voice)
Everything Everywhere All at Once
7.7
Role: Songs
The Last Emperor
7.6
The Last Emperor
1987•movie
Role: Original Music Composer
This Must Be the Place
7.0
as David Byrne

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 119 titles featuring David Byrne

The Simpsons
8.0
1 eps
The Simpsons
1989•series

as David Byrne (voice)

Everything Everywhere All at Once
7.7

Role: Songs

The Last Emperor
7.6
The Last Emperor
1987•movie

Role: Original Music Composer

This Must Be the Place
7.0

as David Byrne

Saturday Night Live
6.9
2 eps
Saturday Night Live
1975•series

as Self - Musical Guest

Something Wild
6.6
Something Wild
1986•movie

Role: Main Title Theme Composer

Stop Making Sense
8.4
Stop Making Sense
1984•movie

as Self - Vocals, Guitar

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.8
2 eps

as Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.1
3 eps

as Self - Musical Guest

Married to the Mob
6.0
Married to the Mob
1988•movie

Role: Original Music Composer

Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World
6.6

Role: Musician

Until the End of the World
6.7

as Self

Real Time with Bill Maher
6.0
1 eps

as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.3
1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003•series

as Self - Musical Guest

Young Adam
5.9
Young Adam
2003•movie

Role: Original Music Composer

The Truth About Charlie
4.9

Role: Thanks

Late Show with David Letterman
6.5
1 eps

as Self - Musical Guest

True Stories
6.7
True Stories
1986•movie

as Narrator / Lip-Syncher

Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.1
3 eps

as Self - Guest

The Twits
5.9
The Twits
2025•movie

as Gordon Sniffles (voice)

She Hate Me
5.1
She Hate Me
2004•movie

Role: Thanks

John Mulaney: Baby J
7.2

Role: Original Music Composer

Space Ghost Coast to Coast
7.8
1 eps

as Self

John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
7.0

as David Byrne

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.6
1 eps

as Self

David Byrne's American Utopia
7.5

as Self - Lead Singer & Performer

The Oscars
7.1
1 eps
The Oscars
1953•series

as Self

60 Minutes
6.5
1 eps
60 Minutes
1968•series

as Self

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
7.0

as Self

BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America
7.6
6 eps

as Self

Lulu on the Bridge
5.9
Lulu on the Bridge
1998•movie

as "Laughing Man" Escort

Breakdown: 1975
6.9
Breakdown: 1975
2025•movie

as Self (archive footage)

Lennon or McCartney
5.3

as Self

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
6.7
1 eps

as Self

The Jonathan Ross Show
5.2
1 eps

as Self - Guest

The Vanguard
3.8
The Vanguard
2008•movie

Role: Original Music Composer

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
7.7

as Self

Checking Out
4.4
Checking Out
1988•movie

as Bartender

Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
6.2

as Self (archive footage)

Austin City Limits
6.3
1 eps
Austin City Limits
1975•series

as Self

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
6.7

as Self

We Want the Funk!
6.3
We Want the Funk!
2025•movie

as Self

Paul Simon: Under African Skies
7.1

as Self

The Blank Generation
6.0

as Self

NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
7.5

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Max Headroom Show
7.5
1 eps

as Self

America Is Waiting
6.3
America Is Waiting
1981•movie

Role: Music

Heavy Petting
5.7
Heavy Petting
1989•movie

as Self

Contemporary Color
6.7
Contemporary Color
2016•movie
Later... with Jools Holland
5.9
3 eps
Ride, Rise, Roar
7.7
Ride, Rise, Roar
2011•movie

as Self

Wandering Heart
5.1
Wandering Heart
2009•movie

as Self

The South Bank Show
5.6
1 eps
The South Bank Show
1978•series
Mea Culpa
5.2
Mea Culpa
1981•movie

Role: Music

The Pogues Live at the Town and Country
8.3

as Self

Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged
9.2

as Self - Voice

Everything For All Reasons
5.8

as Self

Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart
7.7

as Self

Between the Teeth
6.0
Between the Teeth
1993•movie
Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant
7.8

as Self

Talking Heads: Live in Rome
6.3

as Self - Vocals, guitar

TV Party
8.0
TV Party
2005•movie

as Self

Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth
6.0

as Self

Fabricating Tom Zé
5.5

as Self

Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre
9.0

as Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar

10000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged
8.5

as Self

25 Years of Punk
7.0
25 Years of Punk
2001•movie

as Self

Lubbock Lights
9.0
Lubbock Lights
2003•movie

as Self

Decade
8.5
Decade
1989•movie

as Self

The Art of Amália
8.0
The Art of Amália
2000•movie

as Introduction (English version)

New York Rock at the BBC
6.5
Eno
7.0
Eno
2024•movie

as Self

Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars
9.0
The Catherine Wheel
8.0

Role: Music

Musk
8.0
Musk
2026•movie

Role: Songs

Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
10.0

as Self

Talking Heads - Chronology
5.0
We're Gonna Die
6.0
We're Gonna Die
2015•movie

as David Byrne

Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
8.0

as Self

Well How Did We Get Here? A Brief History of Talking Heads
10.0

as Self

By the Ways, a Journey with William Eggleston
8.0

as Self

La Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisibles
5.0
Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut
8.0
Monk in Pieces
8.0
Monk in Pieces
2025•movie

as Self

Changing Lanes
2.0
Changing Lanes
2026•movie

as Self

In Spite of Wishing and Wanting
9.0

Role: Music

Alive from Off Center
8.0

Role: Theme Song Performance

Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert
9.0

as Self - Host/Interviewer

Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day

as Self (archive footage)

Twyla Moves
Twyla Moves
2021•movie

as Self

Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival
The Man Who Bottled Clouds

as Self

Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime

as Self

Beyond Ipanema
Beyond Ipanema
2009•movie

as Self

Celia: The Queen
Celia: The Queen
2008•movie

as Self

Tori Amos: Sessions at West 54th

as Self

David Byrne - Live from Austin, Texas

as Self - Vocals, guitar

Museum Town
Museum Town
2019•movie

as Self

David Byrne: ACL Fest 2018

as Self

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

as Self

FeeLee. History of a Single Label

as Self

Hream
Hream
2019•movie

as David Byrne

David Byrne: Live At Union Chapel
Temporary Color
Temporary Color
2016•movie
Triple-Chaser
Triple-Chaser
2019•movie

as Narrator

Dennis Cleveland
Dennis Cleveland
2004•movie
Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé, o Tropicalista Visionário

as Self (archive footage)

Report From L.A.
Report From L.A.
1986•movie

as Himself

PJ Harvey: Sessions at West 54th
David Byrne - Live From Teatro Gran Rex

as Self

Talking Heads: 77
David Byrne: Who Is The Sky?

as Self

Miley's New Year's Eve Party

as Self

Each Day in a Moment: 2025

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Expectations feat. Chappell Roan

as Johnny Johnson

Stars in the House
1 eps
Stars in the House
2020•series

as Self - Winner

Umbabarauma
Umbabarauma
1989•movie

Role: Producer

Plymptoons: The Complete Early Works of Bill Plympton

Role: Music