Born 1952 (age 73) · Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
Appears in 119 titles

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

This Must Be the Place
7.0
This Must Be the Place
2011
as David Byrne
Stop Making Sense
8.3
Stop Making Sense
1984
as Self - Vocals, Guitar
True Stories
6.7
True Stories
1986
as Narrator / Lip-Syncher
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
7.0
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
2019
as David Byrne
The Twits
5.9
The Twits
2025
as Gordon Sniffles (voice)
David Byrne's American Utopia
7.6
David Byrne's American Utopia
2020
as Self - Lead Singer & Performer
Lulu on the Bridge
5.9
Lulu on the Bridge
1998
as "Laughing Man" Escort
Lennon or McCartney
5.3
Lennon or McCartney
2014
as Self
Checking Out
4.4
Checking Out
1988
as Bartender
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
6.1
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
2008
as Self (archive footage)
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
The Blank Generation
6.0
The Blank Generation
1976
as Self
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
7.5
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
2007
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Heavy Petting
5.7
Heavy Petting
1989
as Self
Contemporary Color
We Want the Funk!
6.8
We Want the Funk!
2025
as Self
Ride, Rise, Roar
7.7
Ride, Rise, Roar
2011
as Self