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

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2023
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1990
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2020
The Simpsons
2003
Late Show with David Letterman
1995
Saturday Night Live
1989
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2019
Real Time with Bill Maher
2023
The South Bank Show
1979
60 Minutes
2023
Later... with Jools Holland
1994

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
109
Directing
6
Writing
4
Producing
5
Sound
25
Crew
3
2026
Changing Lanes
as Self
2026
The Jonathan Ross Show
as Self - Guest
2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self
2025
Monk in Pieces
as Self
2025
We Want the Funk!
as Self
2025
The Twits
as Gordon Sniffles (voice)
2025
Breakdown: 1975
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Eno
as Self
2023
Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé, o Tropicalista Visionário
as Self (archive footage)
2023
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Musical Guest
2023
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
2023
The Oscars
as Self
2023
60 Minutes
as Self
2022
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
as Self
2021
Social! Distance Dance Club
2021
Twyla Moves
as Self
2021
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest/Musical Guest
2020
David Byrne's American Utopia
as Self - Lead Singer & Performer
2020
FeeLee. History of a Single Label
as Self
2020
BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America
as Self
2020
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
2020
Stars in the House
as Self - Winner
2019
Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged
as Self - Voice
2019
Museum Town
as Self
2019
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
as David Byrne
2019
Everything For All Reasons
as Self
2019
Hream
as David Byrne
2019
Triple-Chaser
as Narrator
2019
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Musical Guest
2018
The Making of True Stories
as Self
2018
David Byrne: ACL Fest 2018
as Self
2018
Real Life
as Narrator / Self
2017
Well How Did We Get Here? A Brief History of Talking Heads
as Self
2016
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
as Self
2016
Contemporary Color
2016
Temporary Color
2015
We're Gonna Die
as David Byrne
2015
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
as Self
2014
Lennon or McCartney
as Self
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2013
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
as Self (archive footage)
2012
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
as Self
2012
La Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisibles
2011
This Must Be the Place
as David Byrne
2011
Ride, Rise, Roar
as Self
2011
Talking Heads - Chronology
2009
Beyond Ipanema
as Self
2009
Wandering Heart
as Self
2009
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
as Self
2009
Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut
2008
The Man Who Bottled Clouds
as Self
2008
Celia: The Queen
as Self
2008
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
as Self (archive footage)
2008
New York Rock at the BBC
2008
Untitled Patton/Byrne Piece
2007
David Byrne - Live from Austin, Texas
as Self - Vocals, guitar
2007
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2006
Fabricating Tom Zé
as Self
2006
By the Ways, a Journey with William Eggleston
as Self
2005
TV Party
as Self
2005
Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth
as Self
2004
The Pogues Live at the Town and Country
as Self
2004
Dennis Cleveland
2003
Lubbock Lights
as Self
2003
David Byrne: Live At Union Chapel
2003
The Simpsons
as David Byrne (voice)
2002
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
as Self
2002
Austin City Limits
as Self
2001
25 Years of Punk
as Self
2000
The Art of Amália
as Introduction (English version)
1998
Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th
as Self - Host/Interviewer
1998
Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart
as Self
1998
Lulu on the Bridge
as "Laughing Man" Escort
1998
Tori Amos: Sessions at West 54th
as Self
1998
PJ Harvey: Sessions at West 54th
1998
David Byrne - Live From Teatro Gran Rex
as Self
1997
Sessions at West 54th
as Self - Host
1995
Dancing Barefoot
as Self
1995
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
as Self
1995
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Musical Guest
1994
Later... with Jools Holland
1993
Between the Teeth
1993
10000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged
as Self
1991
Until the End of the World
as Self
1990
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
as Self
1990
Beleza Tropical
as Self
1990
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1989
Heavy Petting
as Self
1989
Decade
as Self
1989
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
1988
Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant
as Self
1988
Checking Out
as Bartender
1987
Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars
1986
True Stories
as Narrator / Lip-Syncher
1986
Dead End Kids
as Minister
1986
The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July
1986
Report From L.A.
as Himself
1986
The Max Headroom Show
as Self
1984
Stop Making Sense
as Self - Vocals, Guitar
1984
Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime
as Self
1982
Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival
1981
Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert
1980
Talking Heads: Live in Rome
as Self - Vocals, guitar
1980
Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre
as Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar
1979
The South Bank Show
1976
The Blank Generation
as Self
Talking Heads: 77
David Byrne: Who Is The Sky?
as Self