David Byrne
Known for: Sound
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.
Filmography
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Musical Guest
2015
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest/Musical Guest
2015
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Simpsons
David Byrne (voice)
1989
Series
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Musical Guest
1993
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
1975
Series
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
2003
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Musical Guest
2003
Series
60 Minutes
Self
1968
Series
Later... with Jools Holland
1992
Series
The South Bank Show
1978
Series
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self - Guest
2011
Series
Stars in the House
Self - Winner
2020
Series
Austin City Limits
Self
1975
Series
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Self
1994
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Self
2015
Film
The Twits
Gordon Sniffles (voice)
2025
Film
Stop Making Sense
Self - Vocals, Guitar
1984
Series
The Max Headroom Show
Self
1985
Film
This Must Be the Place
David Byrne
2011
Sessions at West 54th
Self - Host
1997
Film
Until the End of the World
Self
1991
Film
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
2025
Film
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self
2025
Film
Lulu on the Bridge
"Laughing Man" Escort
1998
Film
Breakdown: 1975
Self (archive footage)
2025
Series
BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America
Self
2020
Film
David Byrne's American Utopia
Self - Lead Singer & Performer
2020
Film
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
Self
2016
Film
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
David Byrne
2019
Film
We Want the Funk!
Self
2025
Film
True Stories
Narrator / Lip-Syncher
1986
Film
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
Self
2012
Film
David Byrne: Who Is The Sky?
Self
Film
Eno
Self
2024
Film
Lennon or McCartney
Self
2014
Film
25 Years of Punk
Self
2001
Film
TV Party
Self
2005
Film
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
Self
2022
Film
Wandering Heart
Self
2009
Film
Twyla Moves
Self
2021
Film
Changing Lanes
Self
2026
Film
The Art of Amália
Introduction (English version)
2000
Film
Checking Out
Bartender
1988
Film
10000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged
Self
1993
Film
Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth
Self
2005
Film
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
Self
1990
Film
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
Self
2002
Film
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2007
Film
New York Rock at the BBC
2008
Film
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
Self
2009
Film
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
Self (archive footage)
2008
Film
Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut
2009
Film
Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant
Self
1988
Film
Monk in Pieces
Self
2025
Film
Lubbock Lights
Self
2003
Film
The Man Who Bottled Clouds
Self
2008
Film
Heavy Petting
Self
1989
Film
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
Self (archive footage)
2013
Film
The Pogues Live at the Town and Country
Self
2004
The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July
1986
Film
By the Ways, a Journey with William Eggleston
Self
2006
Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th
Self - Host/Interviewer
1998
Film
Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars
1987
Film
Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart
Self
1998
Film
Talking Heads: Live in Rome
Self - Vocals, guitar
1980
Film
Fabricating Tom Zé
Self
2006
Film
Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival
1982
Film
Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged
Self - Voice
2019
Film
David Byrne - Live from Austin, Texas
Self - Vocals, guitar
2007
Film
The Blank Generation
Self
1976
Untitled Patton/Byrne Piece
2008
Film
Decade
Self
1989
Film
Ride, Rise, Roar
Self
2011
Film
Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé, o Tropicalista Visionário
Self (archive footage)
2023
Film
Everything For All Reasons
Self
2019
Film
Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre
Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar
1980
Film
Museum Town
Self
2019
Film
Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime
Self
1984
Dancing Barefoot
Self
1995
Film
We're Gonna Die
David Byrne
2015
Film
Contemporary Color
2016
Film
Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert
1981
Film
Talking Heads - Chronology
2011
Film
Celia: The Queen
Self
2008
Film
La Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisibles
2012
Film
PJ Harvey: Sessions at West 54th
1998
The Making of True Stories
Self
2018
Beleza Tropical
Self
1990
Film
Tori Amos: Sessions at West 54th
Self
1998
Film
FeeLee. History of a Single Label
Self
2020
Film
Report From L.A.
Himself
1986
Real Life
Narrator / Self
2018
Dead End Kids
Minister
1986
Film
Triple-Chaser
Narrator
2019
Film
Talking Heads: 77
Social! Distance Dance Club
2021
Film
Well How Did We Get Here? A Brief History of Talking Heads
Self
2017
Film
Temporary Color
2016
Film
Dennis Cleveland
2004
Film
Between the Teeth
1993
Film
David Byrne: Live At Union Chapel
2003
Film
David Byrne - Live From Teatro Gran Rex
Self
1998
Film
David Byrne: ACL Fest 2018
Self
2018
Film
Hream
David Byrne
2019
Film
Beyond Ipanema
Self
2009