David Byrne

Sound·May 14, 1952·Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK

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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.

Film	Credit
Changing Lanes2026 · Self	Self
Breakdown: 19752025 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
The Twits2025 · Gordon Sniffles (voice)	Gordon Sniffles (voice)
Monk in Pieces2025 · Self	Self
We Want the Funk!2025 · Self	Self
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert2025 · Self	Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music2025 · Self	Self
Eno2024 · Self	Self
Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé, o Tropicalista Visionário2023 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
SSocial! Distance Dance Club2021 · Actor	Actor
Twyla Moves2021 · Self	Self
David Byrne's American Utopia2020 · Self - Lead Singer & Performer, Writer, Producer	Self - Lead Singer & Performer, Writer, Producer
FeeLee. History of a Single Label2020 · Self	Self
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch2019 · David Byrne	David Byrne
Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged2019 · Self - Voice	Self - Voice
Everything For All Reasons2019 · Self	Self
Triple-Chaser2019 · Narrator	Narrator
Hream2019 · David Byrne	David Byrne
Museum Town2019 · Self	Self
TThe Making of True Stories2018 · Self	Self
RReal Life2018 · Narrator / Self	Narrator / Self
David Byrne: ACL Fest 20182018 · Self	Self
Well How Did We Get Here? A Brief History of Talking Heads2017 · Self	Self
Contemporary Color2016 · Actor, Producer	Actor, Producer
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall2016 · Self	Self
Temporary Color2016 · Actor	Actor
We're Gonna Die2015 · David Byrne	David Byrne
Lennon or McCartney2014 · Self	Self
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day2013 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Paul Simon: Under African Skies2012 · Self	Self
La Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisibles2012 · Actor	Actor
Talking Heads - Chronology2011 · Actor	Actor
This Must Be the Place2011 · David Byrne	David Byrne
Ride, Rise, Roar2011 · Self	Self
Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut2009 · Actor	Actor
Beyond Ipanema2009 · Self	Self
Wandering Heart2009 · Self	Self
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB2009 · Self	Self
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell2008 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
The Man Who Bottled Clouds2008 · Self	Self
New York Rock at the BBC2008 · Actor	Actor
UUntitled Patton/Byrne Piece2008 · Actor	Actor
Celia: The Queen2008 · Self	Self
David Byrne - Live from Austin Texas2007 · Self	Self
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell2007 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Fabricating Tom Zé2006 · Self	Self
By the Ways, a Journey with William Eggleston2006 · Self	Self
TV Party2005 · Self	Self