David Byrne
Composer · Actor · DirectorDavid 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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KNOWN FOR
FILMOGRAPHY
ACTOR83
Changing Lanes
2026
Self
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
Self
Monk in Pieces
2025
Self
We Want the Funk!
2025
Self
The Twits
2025
Gordon Sniffles (voice)
Eno
2024
Self
Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé, o Tropicalista Visionário
2023
Self (archive footage)
- Social! Distance Dance Club
Social! Distance Dance Club
2021
Twyla Moves
2021
Self
David Byrne's American Utopia
2020
Self - Lead Singer & Performer
FeeLee. History of a Single Label
2020
Self
Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged
2019
Self - Voice
Museum Town
2019
Self
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
2019
David Byrne
Everything For All Reasons
2019
Self
Hream
2019
David Byrne
Triple-Chaser
2019
Narrator
- The Making of True Stories
The Making of True Stories
2018
Self
David Byrne: ACL Fest 2018
2018
Self
- Real Life
Real Life
2018
Narrator / Self
Well How Did We Get Here? A Brief History of Talking Heads
2017
Self
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
2016
Self
Contemporary Color
2016
Temporary Color
2016
We're Gonna Die
2015
David Byrne
Lennon or McCartney
2014
Self
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
2013
Self (archive footage)
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
2012
Self
La Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisibles
2012
This Must Be the Place
2011
David Byrne
Ride, Rise, Roar
2011
Self
Talking Heads - Chronology
2011
Beyond Ipanema
2009
Self
Wandering Heart
2009
Self
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
2009
Self
Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut
2009
The Man Who Bottled Clouds
2008
Self
Celia: The Queen
2008
Self
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
2008
Self (archive footage)
New York Rock at the BBC
2008
- Untitled Patton/Byrne Piece
Untitled Patton/Byrne Piece
2008
David Byrne - Live from Austin Texas
2007
Self
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
2007
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Fabricating Tom Zé
2006
Self
By the Ways, a Journey with William Eggleston
2006
Self
TV Party
2005
Self
Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth
2005
Self
The Pogues Live at the Town and Country
2004
Self
Dennis Cleveland
2004
Lubbock Lights
2003
Self
David Byrne: Live At Union Chapel
2003
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
2002
Self
25 Years of Punk
2001
Self
The Art of Amália
2000
Introduction (English version)
- Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th
Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th
1998
Self - Host/Interviewer
Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart
1998
Self
Lulu on the Bridge
1998
"Laughing Man" Escort
Tori Amos: Sessions at West 54th
1998
Self
PJ Harvey: Sessions at West 54th
1998
David Byrne - Live From Teatro Gran Rex
1998
Self
- Dancing Barefoot
Dancing Barefoot
1995
Self
Between the Teeth
1993
10000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged
1993
Self
Until the End of the World
1991
Self
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
1990
Self
- Beleza Tropical
Beleza Tropical
1990
Self
Heavy Petting
1989
Self
Decade
1989
Self
Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant
1988
Self
Checking Out
1988
Bartender
True Stories
1986
Narrator / Lip-Syncher
- Dead End Kids
Dead End Kids
1986
Minister
- The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July
The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July
1986
Report From L.A.
1986
Himself
Stop Making Sense
1984
Self - Vocals, Guitar
Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime
1984
Self
Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival
1982
Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert
1981
Talking Heads: Live in Rome
1980
Self - Vocals, guitar
Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre
1980
Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar
The Blank Generation
1976
Self
Talking Heads: 77
DIRECTOR6
WRITER4
PRODUCER3
SOUND17
The Twits
2025
Songs
John Mulaney: Baby J
2023
Original Music Composer, Musician
Everything Everywhere All at Once
2022
Songs
David Byrne's American Utopia
2020
Music
Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World
2016
Musician
This Must Be the Place
2011
Original Music Composer
The Vanguard
2008
Original Music Composer
Young Adam
2003
Original Music Composer
In Spite of Wishing and Wanting
2002
Music
Married to the Mob
1988
Original Music Composer
The Last Emperor
1987
Original Music Composer
Something Wild
1986
Main Title Theme Composer
True Stories
1986
Songs, Original Music Composer
Stop Making Sense
1984
Original Music Composer, Sound Supervisor
The Catherine Wheel
1982
Music
Mea Culpa
1981
Music
America Is Waiting
1981
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