Dave Grohl
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest/Musical Guest
2015
Series
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Series
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Musical Guest
1993
Series
Late Show with David Letterman
Self
1993
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
1975
Series
The Colbert Report
Self - Guest
2005
Series
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self
2015
Series
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
2015
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Performer
2007
Series
Sesame Street
Self
1969
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Musical Guest
2003
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Series
The X-Files
Lobby Passerby (uncredited)
1993
Series
Leute heute
Self
1997
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
Hot Ones
Self
2015
Series
MTV Video Music Awards
Self
1984
Series
The Morning Show
Dave Grohl
2019
Series
Later... with Jools Holland
1992
Series
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self
1999
Series
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
2014
Series
Austin City Limits
Self
1975
Series
TFI Friday
1996
Series
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
Series
Drunk History
Memphis Mafia Member
2013
Series
Hot Ones Versus
Self
2024
Series
Metalocalypse
2006
Series
Skavlan
Self - Guest
2009
Series
Classic Albums
Self - Interviewee
1997
Series
The Word
1990
Series
Duncanville
Ronnie D (voice)
2020
Series
MTV Europe Music Awards
Self
1994
Series
The Muppets
Self
2015
Film
The Muppets
Animool
2011
Series
Ryan's Mystery Playdate
Self
2019
Series
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Self
2025
Series
Soundbreaking
Self
2016
Series
Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll
Dave Grohl
2015
Film
Bill & Ted Face the Music
Dave Grohl
2020
Series
Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson
Self
2021
Series
Saturday Night Live UK
Self - Musical Guest
2026
Film
Studio 666
Dave Grohl
2022
Series
Seven Ages of Rock
Self
2007
Series
Viva La Bam
Self
2003
Film
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Satan
2006
Series
Lil' Bush
2007
Series
Punk
Self
2019
Series
Rock in Rio
Self - Performer
1985
Series
Live Earth: A Concert for a Climate in Crisis
Self
Film
Cobain: Montage of Heck
Self (archive footage)
2015
Film
Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years
Self - Performer
2014
Series
Reel Stories
Self - Guest Star
2018
Film
The Concert for Valor
Self - Performer
2014
Film
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
2025
Series
Foo Fighters Sonic Highways
Self
2014
Series
From Cradle to Stage
Self
2021
Film
Liam Gallagher: As It Was
Self
2019
Film
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self
2025
Series
Biography: KISStory
Self
2021
Film
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
2021
Film
All Things Must Pass
Self
2015
Film
Daria in 'Is It Fall Yet?'
Daniel (voice)
2000
Film
Celebrating America
Self
2021
Film
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
Self
2026
Film
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
Self
2005
Film
12-12-12
2013
Series
Paul McCartney at Glastonbury Festival
Self
2022
Film
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
Self
2014
Film
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
Self - Drums
1994
Film
I've Been Twelve Forever: The Work of Director Michel Gondry
Self
2004
Film
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self - Performer
2022
Film
Filmage: The Story of Descendents/All
Self
2013
Series
The Grammys
Self
1959
Film
Nirvana: Live at the Paramount
Self - Drums, Backing Vocals
2011
Film
Cássia
Self (archive footage)
2015
Film
Slash: Raised On the Sunset Strip
Self
2014
Film
RuPaul's Christmas Ball
Self
1993
Film
Sound City
Self
2013
Film
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Self
2012
Film
Nirvana: Unplugged In New York
Self - Drums, Bass, Backing Vocals
1993
Film
1991: The Year Punk Broke
Self
1992
Film
Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story
Self
2023
Film
Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince
Self
2020
Film
Led Zeppelin Played Here
Self (archive footage)
2014
Film
Hype!
1996
Film
Foo Fighters - Rio De Janeiro
Self - Vocals, Guitars
2015
Film
MTV Unplugged: Nirvana
Self
1993
Film
VH1 News Special: Grunge
Self (archive footage)
2001
Film
See a Little Light: A Celebration of the Music and Legacy of Bob Mould
Self
2012
Film
Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
Self
2022
Film
Foo Fighters: Back and Forth
Self
2011
Film
The Big Night In
Self
2020
Film
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
Self
2007
Film
Foo Fighters: Hyde Park
Self
2006
Film
Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)
Self
2015
Film
The Best Summer
Self
2026
Film
25 Years of Punk
Self
2001
Film
Nirvana: Live and Loud
Self - Drums
1993
Film
Free Tibet
Self - Foo Fighters
1998
Film
Steve Vai - His First 30 Years: The Documentary
Self (archive footage)
2022
Film
Are We Not Men?
Self
Film
Lemmy
Self
2010
Film
FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America
Self - Performer
2020
Film
Foo Fighters - Everywhere But Home
Self
2003
Film
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
Self
2008
Film
Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind
Self
2005
Film
FireAid Benefit Concert
Self
2025
Film
Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World
Self - Performer
2021
I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny Cash
Self
2005
Film
Grunge: A Story of Music and Rage
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017
Self
2018
Film
Foo Fighters: Hurricane Festival 2019
Self
2019
Film
The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen'
Self (archive footage)
2005
Film
Nirvana: Live at Reading
Self - Drums
2009
Film
Tenacious D: In the Studio
Self
2003
Film
The Work of Director Michel Gondry
Self
2003
Film
All Apologies: Kurt Cobain 10 Years On
Self
2006
Film
Bad Brains: A Band in DC
Self
2012
Film
Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax! Records
Self
2018
Film
When Nirvana Came to Britain
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
The Smart Studios Story
2016
Film
Foo Fighters - BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend 2015
Self
2015
Film
Nirvana: Teatro Castello, Rome, Italy
Self
1991
Film
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
2014
Film
Nirvana: Live in Amsterdam 1991
Self - Drums, Backing Vocals
1991
Film
Foo Fighters - Reading Festival
Self
2019
Film
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
2015
Film
Nirvana: Live at the Paradiso
Self
1991
Film
Foo Fighters: Rock In Rio
Self
2019
Film
Foo Fighters – Landmarks Live in Concert: A Great Performances Special
Self
2017
Film
Foo Fighters: One Less Hero
Self
2022
Film
Supergrass: A Home Movie
Self
2004
Film
Foo Fighters: Live at Pinkpop 2026
Foo Fighters - Rock am Ring
Self - Vocals, Guitar
2015
Film
David Bowie: An Earthling at 50
Self
1997
Film
A MusiCares Tribute To Paul McCartney
Self
2012
Film
Foo Fighters: Preparing Music for Concerts
Self
2023
Film
D Tour: A Tenacious Documentary
Self
2008
Film
Foo Fighters - Garage Tour
Self
2011
Film
Foo Fighters - Greatest Hits
Self
2009
Film
Ringo Starr’s Big Birthday Show
Self - Performer
2020
Film
Foo Fighters Live at iTunes Festival London
Self
Film
Nirvana: Live at Hollywood Rock Festival
Self
1993
The Nation's Favourite Bee Gees Song
Self
2011
Nirvana: Live in Dallas
Self
1991
Film
Shouting Through The Letterhole
Self (archive footage)
Film
The Road to ACL
Self
2016
Film
Foo Fighters: Live At Wembley Stadium
Self - Vocals, Guitars
2008
Film
Times Like Those: Foo Fighters 25th Anniversary
2020
Film
Foo Fighters - Live in London
Self
2011
Film
Nirvana: Unplugged in New York - Rehearsal
Self - Drums, Vocals
1993
Film
Foo Fighters Live at Madison Square Garden (June 20, 2021)
Self
2021
Film
Other Voices Presents: Foo Fighters
Himself
2026
Film
Foo Fighters - Music Video Collection
Film
Foo Fighters The Roundhouse Concert
Self - Lead vocal
2011
Film
Foo Fighters: A Hard Day's Light
Self
2011
Film
ABBA V Queen
Self (archive footage)
2022
VH1 Rock Honors
Self
2006
Film
Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit
Dave Grohl
1991
Film
(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale
Self
2004
Film
Desert Age: A Rock and Roll Scene History
Self
2016
Film
Foo Fighters - Cheese and Grain, Frome, UK
Self
2017
Film
Nirvana: With the Lights Out
2004
Film
Nirvana: Live On Air
Self
2010
Film
WINO: The Documentary
2023
Film
Foo Fighters - NOS Alive 2017
Self
2017
Film
Foo Fighters - Live at Rock am Ring 2023
Self
2023
Film
Nirvana: Veterans Memorial Coliseum Phoenix, Az
1993
Film
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light Live From 606
Self
2011
Film
Foo Fighters - Live At The Town 2023
Self
2023
Film
I Hate Myself and I Want to Die
Self (archive footage)
2023
Film
Nirvana: Astoria Theater London
1991
Film
Great American Rock Anthems: Turn It Up to 11
Self - Nirvana
2013
Film
Foo Fighters: Southside Festival 2019
Self
2019
Film
Foo Fighters -T in The Park
Self
2011
Film
Foo Fighters: Skin and Bones
Self
2006
Film
Foo Fighters: Tibetan Freedom Concert
Film
Warren Haynes Presents: The Benefit Concert Volume 20
Self
2023
Film
Foo Fighters-Live From Lollapalooza 2021
Self
2021
Nirvana - the Definitive Critical Review
Self
2006
Film
Foo Fighters - Austin City Limits
self
2023
Film
Foo Fighters-Superbowl LVI Aftershow in Virtual Reality
Self
2022
Foo Fighters - Live Performance from Studio 606
Self
2009
Film
Amazon Music Live: Foo Fighters
Himself
2025
Foo Fighters: Live At Pinkpop Festival
Self - Vocals
2011
Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review
Self (archive footage)
2006
Film
Nirvana - Live on Leeds Polytechnic, UK, 1990
Self - Drums, Backing Vocals
1990
Film
Queens Of The Stone Age – Songs For The Deaf (Real #1)
2002
Film
The Other Side of AIDS
self - Foo Fighters
2004
Film
Positive Force: More Than a Witness - 30 Years of Punk Politics in Action
self
2014
Film
Lit: All Access
Self
2004
Film
Foo Fighters - Global Citizen Festival
Self
2012
Tenacious D Live at BlizzCon 2010
Self
2010
Film
Nirvana: Terminal 1, Munich
1994
Film
Them Crooked Vultures: Teenage Cancer Trust
2010
Film
I'm in the Band
2021
Film
Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses
Self
2011
Them Crooked Vultures (2010) Live at BBC Radio 1, London, UK on March 24, 2010
Ten Years Later
Himself
2005
Them Crooked Vultures - Live at Canal+ Studio
Self
2009
Film
Sub Pop Video Network Program 1
Self (archive footage)
1991
Them Crooked Vultures - Live at Rock am Ring 2010
Self
2010
Film
Gary Numan: Resurrection
Self
2022
Film
Nirvana The Path from Incesticide to In Utero
Self
2006
Film
David Bowie Birthday Celebration Live in NYC
Self
1997
Nirvana: Teen Spirit Interviews
Self
Film
Foo Fighters - Reading Festival
Self
2012
Paul McCartney: The Liverpool Sound
Self
2008
Man With the Midas Touch
Self
2011
Foo Fighters - I'm OK, Eur OK - Live Brixton, UK 1995
Self - Guitar, Lead Vocals
1995
Film
The Teacher
Self
2023
Amazon Music Holiday Plays: Foo Fighters
Self
2020
Film
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2013 Induction Ceremony
Self
2013
Making Of The Grohl Sessions Vol. 1
Himself
2014
Film
Play
Self
2018