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Dave Grohl

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birth DateJan 14, 1969 (57 years old)
Zodiac Sign♑Capricorn
Place of BirthWarren, Ohio, USA
Career Span1959 – Present (68 yrs)
Known Credits203 Titles
Official Links
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ActingPopularity Score 1.2

Dave Grohl

Also known as:David GrohlFoo FightersNirvanaThem Crooked Vultures
Total Works

203

150 movies • 52 shows

Avg Rating

7 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

The X-Files
8.4
The X-Files
1993•series
as Lobby Passerby (uncredited)
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
6.8
as Satan
The Muppets
6.7
The Muppets
2011•movie
as Animool
The Morning Show
7.7
The Morning Show
2019•series
as Dave Grohl

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 203 titles featuring Dave Grohl

The X-Files
8.4
1 eps
The X-Files
1993•series

as Lobby Passerby (uncredited)

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
6.8

as Satan

The Muppets
6.7
The Muppets
2011•movie

as Animool

Bill & Ted Face the Music
5.9

as Dave Grohl

The Morning Show
7.7
1 eps
The Morning Show
2019•series

as Dave Grohl

Cobain: Montage of Heck
7.6

as Self (archive footage)

The Daily Show
6.4
1 eps
The Daily Show
1996•series

as Self

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

as Self - Musical Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.8
2 eps

as Self

Studio 666
5.8
Studio 666
2022•movie

as Dave Grohl

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.1
1 eps

as Self - Guest/Musical Guest

The Colbert Report
7.0
1 eps
The Colbert Report
2005•series

as Self - Guest

Sesame Street
7.1
1 eps
Sesame Street
1969•series

as Self

The Graham Norton Show
7.2
2 eps

as Self

Duncanville
7.7
1 eps
Duncanville
2020•series

as Ronnie D (voice)

Sound City
7.4
Sound City
2013•movie

as Self

Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood
4.8

Role: Thanks

Metalocalypse
7.6
1 eps
Metalocalypse
2006•series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.3
6 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003•series

as Self - Musical Guest

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
5.6
1 eps

as Self

Late Show with David Letterman
6.5
3 eps

as Self - Musical Guest

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
7.3
1 eps

as Self - Guest

Lemmy
7.6
Lemmy
2010•movie

as Self

Nirvana: Unplugged In New York
8.7

as Self - Drums, Bass, Backing Vocals

The Late Late Show with James Corden
5.1
1 eps

as Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.1
1 eps

as Self - Guest/Musical Guest

Foo Fighters: Back and Forth
7.6

as Self

Space Ghost Coast to Coast
7.8
1 eps
The Muppets
7.0
1 eps
The Muppets
2015•series

as Self

Drunk History
6.9
1 eps
Drunk History
2013•series

as Memphis Mafia Member

All Things Must Pass
7.2

as Self

Daria in 'Is It Fall Yet?'
7.3

as Daniel (voice)

Viva La Bam
6.6
1 eps
Viva La Bam
2003•series

as Self

Hot Ones
7.1
1 eps
Hot Ones
2015•series

as Self

The Kelly Clarkson Show
6.2
1 eps

as Self

Hype!
7.4
Hype!
1996•movie
Touch
5.6
Touch
1997•movie

Role: Original Music Composer

Nirvana: Live at the Paramount
8.1

as Self - Drums, Backing Vocals

The Grammys
8.6
1 eps
The Grammys
1959•series

as Self

Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll
5.9
1 eps
Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll
2015•series

as Dave Grohl

The Work of Director Michel Gondry
8.5

as Self

Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
7.6

as Self - Drums

1991: The Year Punk Broke
6.8

as Self

Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit
7.7

as Dave Grohl

Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind
7.0

as Self

Foo Fighters: Live At Wembley Stadium
8.2

as Self - Vocals, Guitars

Liam Gallagher: As It Was
6.7

as Self

Foo Fighters Sonic Highways
8.0
8 eps

as Self

Nirvana: Live at Reading
7.3

as Self - Drums

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
7.7

as Self

Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)
6.9

as Self

MTV Video Music Awards
7.8
4 eps

as Self

Filmage: The Story of Descendents/All
8.0

as Self

What Drives Us
6.8
What Drives Us
2021•movie

Role: Director

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

as Self

Cássia
7.4
Cássia
2015•movie

as Self (archive footage)

Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson
7.3
2 eps

as Self

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

as Self

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
6.7

as Self

Saturday Night Live UK
4.7
1 eps

as Self - Musical Guest

MTV Unplugged: Nirvana
8.8

as Self

12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
6.9

as Self

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
5.3
3 eps

as Self

The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
7.1

as Self

Punk
7.9
2 eps
Punk
2019•series

as Self

Soundbreaking
7.8
3 eps
Soundbreaking
2016•series

as Self

Nirvana: With the Lights Out
7.5
Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax! Records
7.9

as Self

Nirvana: Live at the Paradiso
8.5

as Self

Nirvana: Live and Loud
8.9

as Self - Drums

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
8.2

as Self - Performer

Foo Fighters: Skin and Bones
8.0

as Self

I've Been Twelve Forever: The Work of Director Michel Gondry
6.8

as Self

Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
7.9

as Self

Skavlan
5.0
1 eps
Skavlan
2009•series

as Self - Guest

Seven Ages of Rock
9.2
7 eps
Seven Ages of Rock
2007•series

as Self

TFI Friday
7.1
1 eps
TFI Friday
1996•series
Foo Fighters - Everywhere But Home
7.4

as Self

Biography: KISStory
7.8
2 eps
Biography: KISStory
2021•series

as Self

Later... with Jools Holland
5.9
7 eps
When Nirvana Came to Britain
7.4

as Self (archive footage)

Foo Fighters: Hyde Park
7.3

as Self

Classic Albums
7.7
1 eps
Classic Albums
1997•series

as Self - Interviewee

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
8.0
1 eps

as Self

The Concert for Valor
8.6

as Self - Performer

Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince
7.9

as Self

Play
6.0
Play
2018•movie

as Self

D Tour: A Tenacious Documentary
7.2

as Self

From Cradle to Stage
5.8
6 eps

as Self

Ryan's Mystery Playdate
6.0
1 eps

as Self

The Word
6.0
1 eps
The Word
1990•series
Bad Brains: A Band in DC
6.6

as Self

All Apologies: Kurt Cobain 10 Years On
6.4

as Self

Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World
7.6

as Self - Performer

FireAid Benefit Concert
8.4

as Self

Leute heute
5.2
1 eps
Leute heute
1997•series

as Self

Off Camera with Sam Jones
5.0
1 eps

as Self

Hot Ones Versus
8.8
1 eps
Hot Ones Versus
2024•series

as Self

Nirvana: Live in Amsterdam 1991
7.8

as Self - Drums, Backing Vocals

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
7.0

as Self

The Smart Studios Story
8.0
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
5.9

as Self

Slash: Raised On the Sunset Strip
6.2

as Self

Grunge: A Story of Music and Rage
7.2

as Self (archive footage)

Lil' Bush
5.5
1 eps
Lil' Bush
2007•series
Gary Numan: Resurrection
7.3

as Self

Steve Vai - His First 30 Years: The Documentary
8.5

as Self (archive footage)

Foo Fighters -T in The Park
7.0

as Self

FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America
4.0

as Self - Performer

Celebrating America
6.7

as Self

The Other Side of AIDS
3.0

as self - Foo Fighters

David Bowie: An Earthling at 50
8.5

as Self

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
4.0

as Self

8.5

as Self - Vocals, Guitar

Desert Age: A Rock and Roll Scene History
6.0

as Self

Tenacious D: In the Studio
10.0

as Self

Sub Pop Video Network Program 1
9.0

as Self (archive footage)

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

as Self

I'm in the Band
7.5
I'm in the Band
2021•movie
Nirvana: Live at Hollywood Rock Festival
8.0

as Self

The Big Night In
9.0
The Big Night In
2020•movie

as Self

MTV Europe Music Awards
10.0
1 eps

as Self

Live Earth: A Concert for a Climate in Crisis
5.5
12 eps

as Self

Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
2.0

as Self

Foo Fighters - Wasting Light Live From 606
7.0

as Self

Foo Fighters Live at Madison Square Garden (June 20, 2021)
10.0

as Self

Led Zeppelin Played Here
8.0

as Self (archive footage)

Foo Fighters: One Less Hero
9.0

as Self

Foo Fighters: Preparing Music for Concerts
10.0

as Self

Foo Fighters - Reading Festival
10.0

as Self

8.0

as Self (archive footage)

Nirvana The Path from Incesticide to In Utero
8.0

as Self

Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story
8.0

as Self

Foo Fighters - Garage Tour
7.0

as Self

Foo Fighters - Austin City Limits
8.0

as self

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2013 Induction Ceremony
8.5

as Self

Nirvana: Teatro Castello, Rome, Italy
7.0

as Self

Shouting Through The Letterhole
8.0

as Self (archive footage)

(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale
7.0

as Self

Nirvana: Unplugged in New York - Rehearsal
10.0

as Self - Drums, Vocals

Lit: All Access
10.0
Lit: All Access
2004•movie

as Self

Great American Rock Anthems: Turn It Up to 11
5.0

as Self - Nirvana

RuPaul's Christmas Ball
10.0

as Self

Times Like Those: Foo Fighters 25th Anniversary
7.5
Foo Fighters - Greatest Hits
6.0

as Self

Free Tibet
8.0
Free Tibet
1998•movie

as Self - Foo Fighters

Other Voices Presents: Foo Fighters
8.0

as Himself

A MusiCares Tribute To Paul McCartney
8.0

as Self

12-12-12
5.0
12-12-12
2013•movie
Reel Stories
7.0
1 eps
Reel Stories
2018•series

as Self - Guest Star

The Road to ACL
The Road to ACL
2016•movie

as Self

Foo Fighters-Live From Lollapalooza 2021

as Self

Them Crooked Vultures: Teenage Cancer Trust
Foo Fighters The Roundhouse Concert

as Self - Lead vocal

Foo Fighters - Live at Rock am Ring 2023

as Self

The Teacher
The Teacher
2023•movie

as Self

Foo Fighters-Superbowl LVI Aftershow in Virtual Reality

as Self

David Bowie Birthday Celebration Live in NYC

as Self

See a Little Light: A Celebration of the Music and Legacy of Bob Mould

as Self

Foo Fighters - Global Citizen Festival

as Self

ABBA V Queen
ABBA V Queen
2022•movie

as Self (archive footage)

Warren Haynes Presents: The Benefit Concert Volume 20

as Self

Are We Not Men?

as Self

The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen'

as Self (archive footage)

Foo Fighters Live at iTunes Festival London

as Self

Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt

as Self

Nirvana: Live On Air

as Self

Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses

as Self

Foo Fighters - NOS Alive 2017

as Self

Foo Fighters - Live At The Town 2023

as Self

Foo Fighters - BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend 2015

as Self

as Self

Foo Fighters - Cheese and Grain, Frome, UK

as Self

Foo Fighters - Rio De Janeiro

as Self - Vocals, Guitars

Foo Fighters: Hurricane Festival 2019

as Self

Foo Fighters: Southside Festival 2019

as Self

Foo Fighters - Reading Festival

as Self

Foo Fighters: Rock In Rio

as Self

Foo Fighters – Landmarks Live in Concert: A Great Performances Special

as Self

Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years

as Self - Performer

Foo Fighters: A Hard Day's Light

as Self

Ringo Starr’s Big Birthday Show

as Self - Performer

Foo Fighters - Music Video Collection
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who

as Self

Foo Fighters - Live in London

as Self

Nirvana - Live on Leeds Polytechnic, UK, 1990

as Self - Drums, Backing Vocals

I Hate Myself and I Want to Die

as Self (archive footage)

Supergrass: A Home Movie

as Self

WINO: The Documentary
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017

as Self

Nirvana: Astoria Theater London
Nirvana: Veterans Memorial Coliseum Phoenix, Az
Nirvana: Terminal 1, Munich
Foo Fighters: Tibetan Freedom Concert
Amazon Music Live: Foo Fighters

as Himself

VH1 News Special: Grunge

as Self (archive footage)

Queens Of The Stone Age – Songs For The Deaf (Real #1)
The Best Summer
The Best Summer
2026•movie

as Self

Positive Force: More Than a Witness - 30 Years of Punk Politics in Action

as self

Foo Fighters: Live at Pinkpop 2026
Paul McCartney at Glastonbury Festival
1 eps

as Self

Rock in Rio
1 eps
Rock in Rio
1985•series

as Self - Performer

The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All

Role: Theme Song Performance