Dave Grohl

Acting•Born January 14, 1969 (age 57)•Warren, Ohio, USA

Biography

David Eric "Dave" Grohl (born January 14, 1969) is an American rock musician, multi-instrumentalist, and singer-songwriter who is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter for the Foo Fighters; the former drummer for Nirvana and Scream; the drummer for Them Crooked Vultures; and wrote all the music for his short-lived side projects Late! and Probot. He has also been involved with Queens of the Stone Age, and has performed session work for a variety of musicians, including Killing Joke, Tenacious D, Nine Inch Nails, The Prodigy, Slash and Juliette Lewis. Dave Grohl has performed in over 30 bands since becoming a musician.

Known For

Filmography

2026

Other Voices Presents: Foo Fighters

as Himself

Movie

2026

Saturday Night Live UK

as Self - Musical Guest

2026

The Best Summer

as Self

Movie

2025

Amazon Music Live: Foo Fighters

as Himself

Movie

2025

Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt

as Self

Movie

2025

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

as Self

Movie

2025

FireAid Benefit Concert

as Self

Movie

2025

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

as Self

Movie

2025

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

as Self

2024

Hot Ones Versus

as Self

2023

Warren Haynes Presents: The Benefit Concert Volume 20

as Self

Movie

2023

Foo Fighters - Austin City Limits

as self

Movie

2023

I Hate Myself and I Want to Die

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2023

Foo Fighters - Live At The Town 2023

as Self

Movie

2023

Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story

as Self

Movie

2023

Foo Fighters - Live at Rock am Ring 2023

as Self

Movie

2023

The Teacher

as Self

Movie

2023

Foo Fighters: Preparing Music for Concerts

as Self

Movie

2023

WINO: The Documentary

Movie

2022

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

as Self - Performer

Movie

2022

Steve Vai - His First 30 Years: The Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2022

Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

as Self

Movie

2022

Gary Numan: Resurrection

as Self

Movie

2022

ABBA V Queen

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2022

Paul McCartney at Glastonbury Festival

as Himself

Movie

2022

Paul McCartney at Glastonbury Festival

as Himself

2022

Foo Fighters: One Less Hero

as Self

Movie

2022

Studio 666

as Dave Grohl

Movie

2022

Foo Fighters-Superbowl LVI Aftershow in Virtual Reality

as Self

Movie

2021

Foo Fighters Live at Madison Square Garden (June 20, 2021)

as Self

Movie

2021

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

as Self

Movie

2021

Grunge: A Story of Music and Rage

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2021

When Nirvana Came to Britain

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2021

Foo Fighters-Live From Lollapalooza 2021

as Self

Movie

2021

Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson

as Self

2021

Biography: KISStory

as Self

2021

Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World

as Self - Performer

Movie

2021

From Cradle to Stage

as Self

2021

Celebrating America

as Self

Movie

2021

I'm in the Band

Movie

2020

Amazon Music Holiday Plays: Foo Fighters

as Self

Movie

2020

Times Like Those: Foo Fighters 25th Anniversary

Movie

2020

Bill & Ted Face the Music

as Dave Grohl

Movie

2020

Ringo Starr’s Big Birthday Show

as Self - Performer

Movie

2020

The Big Night In

as Self

Movie

2020

Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince

as Self

Movie

2020

FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America

as Self - Performer

Movie

2020

Duncanville

as Ronnie D (voice)

2019

The Morning Show

as Dave Grohl

2019

Foo Fighters: Rock In Rio

as Self

Movie

2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

2019

Foo Fighters - Reading Festival

as Self

Movie

2019

Foo Fighters: Hurricane Festival 2019

as Self

Movie

2019

Foo Fighters: Southside Festival 2019

as Self

Movie

2019

Liam Gallagher: As It Was

as Self

Movie

2019

Ryan's Mystery Playdate: Level Up

as Self

2019

Punk

as Self

2018

Reel Stories

as Self - Guest Star

2018

Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax! Records

as Self

Movie

2018

Play

as Self

Movie

2018

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017

as Self

Movie

2017

Foo Fighters – Landmarks Live in Concert: A Great Performances Special

as Self

Movie

2017

Foo Fighters - NOS Alive 2017

as Self

Movie

2017

Foo Fighters - Cheese and Grain, Frome, UK

as Self

Movie

2016

Soundbreaking

as Self

2016

Desert Age: A Rock and Roll Scene History

as Self

Movie

2016

The Smart Studios Story

Movie

2016

The Road to ACL

as Self

Movie

2015

All Things Must Pass

as Self

Movie

2015

The Muppets

as Self

2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self - Guest/Musical Guest

2015

Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll

as Dave Grohl

2015

Foo Fighters - Rock am Ring

as Self - Vocals, Guitar

Movie

2015

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

as Self

Movie

2015

Foo Fighters - BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend 2015

as Self

Movie

2015

Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)

as Self

Movie

2015

Cobain: Montage of Heck

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2015

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self

2015

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self - Guest

2015

Hot Ones

as Self

2015

Cássia

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2015

Foo Fighters - Rio De Janeiro

as Self - Vocals, Guitars

Movie

2014

Positive Force: More Than a Witness - 30 Years of Punk Politics in Action

as self

Movie

2014

The Concert for Valor

as Self - Performer

Movie

2014

Slash: Raised On the Sunset Strip

as Self

Movie

2014

Foo Fighters Sonic Highways

as Self

2014

Led Zeppelin Played Here

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2014

Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years

as Self - Performer

Movie

2014

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

as Self

Movie

2014

Making Of The Grohl Sessions Vol. 1

as Himself

Movie

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

2014

The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles

as Self

Movie

2014

Off Camera with Sam Jones

as Self

2013

Great American Rock Anthems: Turn It Up to 11

as Self - Nirvana

Movie

2013

Filmage: The Story of Descendents/All

as Self

Movie

2013

Drunk History

as Memphis Mafia Member

2013

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2013 Induction Ceremony

as Self

Movie

2013

Sound City

as Self

Movie

2012

See a Little Light: A Celebration of the Music and Legacy of Bob Mould

as Self

Movie

2012

12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief

as Self

Movie

2012

Foo Fighters - Global Citizen Festival

as Self

Movie

2012

Foo Fighters - Reading Festival

as Self

Movie

2012

Bad Brains: A Band in DC

as Self

Movie

2012

A MusiCares Tribute To Paul McCartney

as Self

Movie

2011

The Nation's Favourite Bee Gees Song

as Self

Movie

2011

The Muppets

as Animool

Movie

2011

Nirvana: Live at the Paramount

as Self - Drums, Backing Vocals

Movie

2011

Foo Fighters The Roundhouse Concert

as Self - Lead vocal

Movie

2011

Man With the Midas Touch

as Self

Movie

2011

Foo Fighters -T in The Park

as Self

Movie

2011

Foo Fighters: Live At Pinkpop Festival

as Self - Vocals

Movie

2011

Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses

as Self

Movie

2011

Foo Fighters: A Hard Day's Light

as Self

Movie

2011

Foo Fighters: Back and Forth

as Self

Movie

2011

Foo Fighters - Wasting Light Live From 606

as Self

Movie

2011

Foo Fighters - Garage Tour

as Self

Movie

2011

Foo Fighters - Live in London

as Self

Movie

2010

Tenacious D Live at BlizzCon 2010

as Self

Movie

2010

Them Crooked Vultures - Live at Rock am Ring 2010

as Self

Movie

2010

Nirvana: Live On Air

as Self

Movie

2010

Them Crooked Vultures: Teenage Cancer Trust

Movie

2010

Lemmy

as Self

Movie

2009

Them Crooked Vultures - Live at Canal+ Studio

as Self

Movie

2009

Them Crooked Vultures - Live at Rockpalast

as Self

Movie

2009

Nirvana: Live at Reading

as Self - Drums

Movie

2009

Foo Fighters - Greatest Hits

as Self

Movie

2009

Foo Fighters - Live Performance from Studio 606

as Self

Movie

2009

Skavlan

as Self - Guest

2008

VH1 Rock Honors: The Who

as Self

Movie

2008

Foo Fighters: Live At Wembley Stadium

as Self - Vocals, Guitars

Movie

2008

Paul McCartney: The Liverpool Sound

as Self

Movie

2008

D Tour: A Tenacious Documentary

as Self

Movie

2007

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream

as Self

Movie

2007

Lil' Bush

2007

Seven Ages of Rock

as Self

2007

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

2007

The Graham Norton Show

as Self - Performer

2006

Foo Fighters: Hyde Park

as Self

Movie

2006

Foo Fighters: Skin and Bones

as Self

Movie

2006

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

as Satan

Movie

2006

Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2006

Nirvana The Path from Incesticide to In Utero

as Self

Movie

2006

Nirvana - the Definitive Critical Review

as Self

Movie

2006

Juliette And The Licks - Four On The Floor

as Self - Drums

Movie

2006

Metalocalypse

2006

VH1 Rock Honors

as Self

Movie

2006

All Apologies: Kurt Cobain 10 Years On

as Self

Movie

2005

The Colbert Report

as Self - Guest

2005

Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast

as Self

Movie

2005

The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen'

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2005

Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind

as Self

Movie

2005

Ten Years Later

as Himself

Movie

2005

I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny Cash

as Self

Movie

2004

Nirvana: With the Lights Out

Movie

2004

Lit: All Access

as Self

Movie

2004

I've Been Twelve Forever: The Work of Director Michel Gondry

as Self

Movie

2004

The Other Side of AIDS

as self - Foo Fighters

Movie

2004

(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale

as Self

Movie

2004

Supergrass: A Home Movie

as Self

Movie

2003

Foo Fighters - Everywhere But Home

as Self

Movie

2003

Tenacious D: In the Studio

as Self

Movie

2003

Viva La Bam

as Self

2003

The Work of Director Michel Gondry

as Self

Movie

2003

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Musical Guest

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

2002

Queens Of The Stone Age – Songs For The Deaf (Real #1)

Movie

2001

VH1 News Special: Grunge

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2001

25 Years of Punk

as Self

Movie

2000

Daria in 'Is It Fall Yet?'

as Daniel (voice)

Movie

1999

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

as Self

1998

Free Tibet

as Self - Foo Fighters

Movie

1997

Leute heute

as Self

1997

Classic Albums

as Self - Interviewee

1997

David Bowie Birthday Celebration Live in NYC

as Self

Movie

1997

David Bowie: An Earthling at 50

as Self

Movie

1996

Hype!

Movie

1996

The Daily Show

as Self

1995

Foo Fighters - I'm OK, Eur OK - Live Brixton, UK 1995

as Self - Guitar, Lead Vocals

Movie

1994

MTV Europe Music Awards

as Self

1994

Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!

as Self - Drums

Movie

1994

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

1994

Nirvana: Terminal 1, Munich

Movie

1993

RuPaul's Christmas Ball

as Self

Movie

1993

Nirvana: Unplugged In New York

as Self - Drums, Bass, Backing Vocals

Movie

1993

MTV Unplugged: Nirvana

as Self

Movie

1993

Nirvana: Live And Loud

as Self - Drums

Movie

1993

Nirvana: Unplugged in New York - Rehearsal

as Self - Drums, Vocals

Movie

1993

Nirvana: Veterans Memorial Coliseum Phoenix, Az

Movie

1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

1993

The X-Files

as Lobby Passerby (uncredited)

1993

Late Show with David Letterman

as Self - Musical Guest

1993

Nirvana: Live at Hollywood Rock Festival

as Self

Movie

1992

1991: The Year Punk Broke

as Self

Movie

1991

Nirvana: Live in Amsterdam 1991

as Self - Drums, Backing Vocals

Movie

1991

Nirvana: Live at the Paradiso

as Self

Movie

1991

Nirvana: Teatro Castello, Rome, Italy

as Self

Movie

1991

Nirvana: Astoria Theater London

Movie

1991

Nirvana: Live in Dallas

as Self

Movie

1991

Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit

as Dave Grohl

Movie

1991

Sub Pop Video Network Program 1

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

1990

Nirvana - Live on Leeds Polytechnic, UK, 1990

as Self - Drums, Backing Vocals

Movie

1984

MTV Video Music Awards

as Self

1975

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Musical Guest

1975

Austin City Limits

as Self

1969

Sesame Street

as Self

1959

The Grammys

as Self

—

Are We Not Men?

as Self

Movie

—

Them Crooked Vultures (2010) Live at BBC Radio 1, London, UK on March 24, 2010

Movie

—

Foo Fighters Live at iTunes Festival London

as Self

Movie

—

Shouting Through The Letterhole

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

—

Foo Fighters - Music Video Collection

Movie

—

Foo Fighters: Tibetan Freedom Concert

Movie

—

Live Earth: A Concert for a Climate in Crisis

as Self

Personal Info

DepartmentActing

BirthdayJanuary 14, 1969

Place of BirthWarren, Ohio, USA

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