Sound
David Byrne
EN, PT, RU, ES cinema · 106 credits
Born
14 May 1952 (age 74)
Birthplace
Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
Also known as Talking Heads
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.
Known for
Filmography
David Byrne: Who Is The Sky?
as Self, Producer, Music
Changing Lanes
as Self
Each Day in a Moment: 2025
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Musk
Songs
Monk in Pieces
as Self
The Twits
as Gordon Sniffles (voice), Songs
Breakdown: 1975
as (archive footage)
Eno
as Self
Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé, o Tropicalista Visionário
as Self (archive footage)
John Mulaney: Baby J
Musician, Original Music Composer
David Byrne's American Utopia
as Self - Lead Singer & Performer, Music, Executive Producer, Writer, Producer
Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged
as Self - Voice
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
as David Byrne
Hream
as David Byrne
Triple-Chaser
as Narrator
Real Life
2018
Real Life
as Narrator / Self
Contemporary Color
Actor, Producer
We're Gonna Die
as David Byrne
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
as Self (archive footage)
This Must Be the Place
as David Byrne, Original Music Composer
Ride, Rise, Roar
as Self
Wandering Heart
as Self
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
as Self (archive footage)
The Vanguard
Original Music Composer
David Byrne - Live from Austin, Texas
as Self - Vocals, guitar, Songs
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
TV Party
as Self
She Hate Me
Thanks
Lubbock Lights
as Self
Young Adam
Original Music Composer
In Spite of Wishing and Wanting
Music, Lyricist
25 Years of Punk
as Self
The Art of Amália
as Introduction (English version)
Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th
1998
Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th
as Self - Host/Interviewer
Lulu on the Bridge
as "Laughing Man" Escort
After 68
1994
After 68
Second Assistant Director
Between the Teeth
Actor, Director
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
as Self, Director
Heavy Petting
as Self
Decade
as Self
Îlé Aiyé
1989
Îlé Aiyé
Director
Umbabarauma
Producer
Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant
as Self, Director, Writer
Checking Out
as Bartender
Married to the Mob
Original Music Composer
The Last Emperor
Original Music Composer
True Stories
as Narrator / Lip-Syncher, Director, Writer, Songs, Original Music Composer
Dead End Kids
1986
Dead End Kids
as Minister
Report From L.A.
as Himself
Something Wild
Main Title Theme Composer
Stop Making Sense
as Self - Vocals, Guitar, Original Music Composer, Sound Supervisor
Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime
as Self, Creative Consultant
Talking Heads: Live in Rome
as Self - Vocals, guitar
Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre
as Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar
