David Byrne
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.
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Acting History
2025
The Twits as Gordon Sniffles (voice)
2025Monk in Pieces as Self
2025We Want the Funk! as Self
2025SNL50: The Homecoming Concert as Self
2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self
2023Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé as Self (archive footage)
2021Social! Distance Dance Club
2021Twyla Moves as Self
2020BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America as Self
2020David Byrne's American Utopia as Self - Lead Singer & Performer
2020FeeLee. History of a Single Label as Self
2020Stars in the House as Self - Winner
2019John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch as David Byrne
2019Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged as Self - Voice
2019Everything For All Reasons as Self
2019Triple-Chaser as Narrator
2019Hream as David Byrne
2019Museum Town as Self
2018The Making of True Stories as Self
2018Real Life as Narrator / Self
2018David Byrne: ACL Fest 2018 as Self
2017Well How Did We Get Here? A Brief History of Talking Heads as Self
2016Contemporary Color
2016Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall as Self
2016Temporary Color
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
2015We're Gonna Die as David Byrne
2015StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson as Self
2014Lennon or McCartney as Self
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
2013Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day as Self (archive footage)
2012Paul Simon: Under African Skies as Self
2012La Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisibles
2011Talking Heads - Chronology
2011This Must Be the Place as David Byrne
2011Ride, Rise, Roar as Self
2009Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut
2009Beyond Ipanema as Self
2009Wandering Heart as Self
2009Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB as Self
2008Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell as Self (archive footage)
2008The Man Who Bottled Clouds as Self
2008New York Rock at the BBC
2008Untitled Patton/Byrne Piece
2008Celia: The Queen as Self
2007David Byrne - Live from Austin Texas as Self
2007NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2006Fabricating Tom Zé as Self
2006By the Ways, a Journey with William Eggleston as Self
2005TV Party as Self
2004The Pogues Live at the Town and Country as Self
2004Dennis Cleveland
2003David Byrne: Live At Union Chapel
2003Lubbock Lights as Self
2003Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
2002Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s as Self
200125 Years of Punk as Self
2000The Art of Amália as Introduction (English version)
1998Tori Amos: Sessions at West 54th as Self
1998PJ Harvey: Sessions at West 54th
1998Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th as Self - Host/Interviewer
1998Lulu on the Bridge as "Laughing Man" Escort
1998Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart as Self
1997Sessions at West 54th as Self - Host
1995Dancing Barefoot as Self
1994Space Ghost Coast to Coast as Self
199310000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged as Self
1993Between the Teeth
1990Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter as Self
1990Summer of Love as Self
1990Beleza Tropical as Self
1989The Simpsons as David Byrne (voice)
1989Decade as Self
1989Heavy Petting as Self
1988Checking Out as Bartender
1988Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant as Self
1986True Stories as Narrator / Lip-Syncher
1986The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July
1986Report From L.A. as Himself
1986Dead End Kids as Minister
1985The Max Headroom Show as Self
1984Stop Making Sense as Self - Vocals, Guitar
1984Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime as Self
1982Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival
1981Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert
1980Talking Heads: Live in Rome as Self - Vocals, guitar
1980Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre as Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar
1976The Blank Generation as Self
1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest
1975Austin City Limits as Self
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
1953The Oscars as Self