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Kirk Hammett
Kirk Hammett

Kirk Hammett

Acting•Born November 18, 1962 (age 63)•San Francisco, California, USA

Biography

Kirk Lee Hammett is an American musician who has been the lead guitarist and a contributing songwriter for heavy metal band Metallica since 1983. Before joining Metallica he formed and named the band Exodus. In 2003, Hammett was ranked 11th on Rolling Stone's list of The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.

Known For

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989•TV Series•
8.0
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015•TV Series•
6.1
Billions

Billions

2016•TV Series•
7.8
Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003•TV Series•
5.3
MTV Video Music Awards

MTV Video Music Awards

1984•TV Series•
7.8
Space Ghost Coast to Coast

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

1994•TV Series•
7.8
Carpool Karaoke: The Series

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

2017•TV Series•
6.1
Classic Albums

Classic Albums

1997•TV Series•
7.7

Filmography

2025
Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow

as Self

Movie
2025
Metallica: Studio Shit + U.K. Shenanigans

as Self

Movie
2025
Metallica: Polar Beach Party

as Self

Movie
2025
Metallica: Poor Swedish Me '96

as Self

Movie
2025
Metallica: On the Air (Music Videos + TV Appearances)

as Self

Movie
2025
Metallica Saved My Life

as Self

Movie
2024
Metallica: Helping Hands Concert & Auction

as Self

Movie
2024
Runt

as Runt

Movie
2023
Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar

as Fan (voice)

Movie
2023
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 2

as Self

Movie
2023
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 1

as Self

Movie
2023
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live in Amsterdam - Night 2

as Self

Movie
2023
Metallica: 72 Seasons - Global Premiere

as Self

Movie
2022
Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert

as Self

Movie
2022
Metallica - Global Citizen Festival 2022
Movie
2022
Metallica at Lollapalooza 2022

as self

Movie
2022
Metallica Live Hellfest 2022

as self

Movie
2022
Metallica Download Festival Germany
Movie
2022
Metallica: Campo Argentino de Polo
Movie
2022
Metal Lords

as Self

Movie
2021
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 2)

as guitars

Movie
2021
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 1)

as guitars

Movie
2021
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

as Self

Movie
2021
The History of Metal and Horror

as Self

Movie
2021
Metallica: Wherever We May Roam

as guitars

Movie
2021
Metallica - The Black Album - Music Videos + Halfin’s Home Movies
Movie
2021
Metallica - Live At Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium - July 4th, 1993
Movie
2021
Metallica - Live At Frankenhalle, Nuremberg, Germany - November 29th, 1992
Movie
2021
Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark - August 10th, 1991

as Self

Movie
2021
Metallica - Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Outtakes
Movie
2021
Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark August 10, 1991 + Bonus Shit

as Self

Movie
2021
Metallica: Live in Lincoln, Nebraska - September 6, 2018

as Self

Movie
2021
Mick Fleetwood and Friends: Celebrate the Music of Peter Green and the Early Years of Fleetwood Mac

as Self

Movie
2020
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains

as Self

Movie
2020
Metallica Helping Hands Concert & Auction: Live & Acoustic From HQ

as Self

Movie
2020
Metallica - The All Within My Hands Helping Hands Concert & Auction
Movie
2020
Metallica: Live in Mexico City, Mexico - March 3, 2017

as Self

Movie
2020
Metallica: Live at Yankee Stadium - Bronx, New York - September 14, 2011

as Self

Movie
2020
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - June 13, 2004

as Self

Movie
2020
Metallica: Live in Dallas, Texas - August 3, 2000

as Self

Movie
2020
Metallica: Live in Berlin, Germany - June 6, 2006

as Cast

Movie
2020
Metallica: Live in Lisbon, Portugal - June 28, 2007

as Self

Movie
2020
Metallica: Live in Bogotá, Colombia - May 2, 1999

as Self

Movie
2020
Metallica: Live in Madrid, Spain - May 31, 2008

as Self

Movie
2020
Metallica: Live in Melbourne, Australia - March 1, 2013

as Self

Movie
2020
Metallica: WorldWired Tour - Live in Manchester, England - June 18, 2019

as Self - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals

Movie
2020
Metallica: Live in Salt Lake City, Utah - January 2, 1997

as Self

Movie
2020
Metallica: Live in Lima, Peru - March 20, 2014

as Self

Movie
2020
Metallica: Live in Chicago, Illinois - August 12, 1983

as Self

Movie
2020
Metallica: Live in Nickelsdorf, Austria - June 10, 2012

as Self

Movie
2020
Metallica: Live in Muskegon, Michigan (November 1, 1991)

as Self

Movie
2020
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015

as guitars

Movie
2020
Metallica: Live at Slane Castle

as lead guitar

Movie
2020
Hypnotizing Power: The Story of Master of Puppets

as Self

Movie
2019
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2

as Self

Movie
2019
Metallica : Live in Moscow 2019
Movie
2019
Metallica - Live in Berlin 2019
Movie
2019
Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story

as Self

Movie
2019
Live Metallica: Stade de France, Paris - mai 12, 2019

as Self

Movie
2019
Live Metallica: Barcelona, Spain - May 5, 2019
Movie
2018
Making Fun: The Story of Funko

as Self

Movie
2017
Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2017
Metallica: Live in Paris, France - Sept 8, 2017
Movie
2017
Metallica - Live from Edmonton, Canada - August 16, 2017

as guitar

Movie
2017
Metallica - Live at Outside Lands (San Francisco, CA - August 12, 2017)
Movie
2017
Carpool Karaoke: The Series

as Self

TV
2017
Who the Fuck Is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago

as Self

Movie
2017
Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk

as Self

Movie
2017
The New York Hardcore Chronicles Film

as Self

Movie
2017
Metallica - Live at Rock on the Range, Columbus 2017
Movie
2017
Metallica: Lollapalooza Brazil 2017

as Guitars

Movie
2016
Metallica: Making of Hardwired... to Self-Destruct
Movie
2016
Metallica - Hardwired... To Self-Destruct Videos

as Guitar

Movie
2016
Metallica: Live from The House of Vans

as Self - guitars

Movie
2016
Metallica: [2016] Rasputin Music, Berkeley

as Self - Guitars

Movie
2016
Metallica: The Night Before
Movie
2016
Billions

as Metallica

TV
2015
Mission to Lars

as Self

Movie
2015
Metallica: Rock in Rio 2015

as Self - Guitar

Movie
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self - Musical Guest

TV
2015
Metallica: [2015] X Games

as Self - Guitar

Movie
2015
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015

as Self

Movie
2014
Lennon or McCartney

as Self

Movie
2014
Metallica: Masters of Metal

as Self

Movie
2014
Metallica Live at Blizzcon

as Self

Movie
2014
'Tallica Parking Lot

as Self (voice)

Movie
2014
How Metallica Raised Hell in De Westereen
Movie
2014
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2014

as Guitars

Movie
2014
Metallica: This Monster Lives

as Self

Movie
2014
Metallica: Beyond Thunder and Lightning

as Self

Movie
2014
Hit the Lights: The Making of Metallica "Through the Never"

as Self

Movie
2013
Metallica: Freeze 'Em All - Live in Antarctica

as Self - Guitars

Movie
2013
Metallica: Through the Never

as Self

Movie
2012
Metallica: Quebec Magnetic

as Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals

Movie
2012
Metallica: Live at Orion Music And More 2012 (1st Night)
Movie
2012
Metallica: Live in Orion Music Festival

as Self - Guitar

Movie
2012
Metallica: The Black Album
Movie
2012
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2012

as Self - Guitar

Movie
2012
Metallica: Live at Rock im Park 2012

as Self - Guitar

Movie
2012
Metallica: Rock in Rio

as Guitars

Movie
2011
Metallica: The 30th Anniversary Event

as Self

Movie
2011
An Evening with Lou Reed & Metallica - Live at Rockpalast
Movie
2011
Metallica: Rock In Rio 2011

as Guitar

Movie
2011
The Big 4

as Self

TV
2010
Metallica: Fan Can 6

as Guitars

Movie
2010
The Big Four: Live in Sofia

as Guitars

Movie
2010
Metallica: The Big 4 Live in Sofia

as Guitars

Movie
2010
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage

as Self

Movie
2010
Metallica: Live at Sonisphere

as Self

Movie
2010
Metallica: Master of Puppets (Deluxe Box Set)

as Self

Movie
2010
Lemmy

as Self

Movie
2009
VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments

as Self

Movie
2009
Metallica: Pride, Passion and Glory - Three Nights in Mexico City

as Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals

Movie
2009
Metallica: Hall of Fame 2009

as Guitars

Movie
2009
Metallica: Fan Can Six Copenhagen

as Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals

Movie
2009
Metallica: Live in Copenhagen, Denmark - July 22, 2009

as Self - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals

Movie
2009
Metallica: Français pour une nuit

as Self - Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals

Movie
2008
METALLICA the Complete Story

as Self

Movie
2008
Metallica: Making Magnetic
Movie
2008
Metallica: [2008] Rock en France Festival

as Self - Guitars

Movie
2008
Metallica - Rock AM Ring

as Self - Guitar

Movie
2008
Aural Amphetamine: Metallica and the Dawn of Thrash

as Self

Movie
2008
Metallica Touring Europe
Movie
2007
Metallica - Live Earth

as Self

Movie
2007
Metallica - Sick of the Studio Tour - LIVE in Wien 2007

as Lead Guitar

Movie
2007
The Darwin Awards

as Self

Movie
2007
Rock Milestones: Metallica: Master of Puppets
Movie
2006
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004

as Lead Guitarist

Movie
2006
Metallica Korea
Movie
2006
Metalocalypse

as Smoked Fingers fan (voice)

TV
2006
Metalocalypse

as Queen of Denmark (voice)

TV
2006
Metalocalypse

as Barkeep (voice)

TV
2006
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2006

as Guitars

Movie
2006
Metallica: Fan Can 5

as Guitars

Movie
2006
Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life

as Self

Movie
2005
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn

as Self (segments "Hero of the Day" and "Mama Said")

Movie
2004
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster

as Self

Movie
2003
Metallica: St. Anger Rehearsals

as Self

Movie
2003
Metallica: MTV Icon

as Self

Movie
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

TV
2001
Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica

as Self - Guitar

Movie
2000
Metallica: [2000] Baltimore, Maryland

as Self - Guitar

Movie
2000
Metallica: Live in Baltimore

as Self - Guitar

Movie
2000
Woodstock '99
Movie
1999
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M

as Self

Movie
1999
Metallica With Michael Kamen Conducting The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra ‎– S&M

as Self - Guitars

Movie
1999
Metallica: Making of S&M

as Self - Guitars

Movie
1999
Metallica: Woodstock '99

as Self

Movie
1999
Metallica: [1999] Plovdiv, Bulgaria

as Self - Guitar

Movie
1998
Metallica: Cunning Stunts

as Self

Movie
1998
Metallica: Live Covers

as Self - Guitar

Movie
1997
Classic Albums

as Self - Guitarist, Metallica

TV
1996
Metallica: Fan Can 1

as Self

Movie
1995
Metallica: [1995] Loud But Secret

as Self - Guitar

Movie
1995
The Music Biz

as Self

TV
1994
Metallica: Woodstock '94
Movie
1994
Metallica: Live in Mountain View, CA - July 22, 1994

as Self - Guitar

Movie
1994
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
TV
1993
Metallican Vid

as Self - Lead Guitar

Movie
1993
Metallica: [1993] Basel, Switzerland

as Guitars

Movie
1993
Metallica: [1993] Santiago, Chile

as Guitars

Movie
1993
Metallica: Mexico City, Mexico

as Guitars

Movie
1992
Metallica: [1992] Den Bosch, Netherlands

as Guitars

Movie
1992
For Those About to Rock - Monsters In Moscow
Movie
1992
Later... with Jools Holland

as Self

TV
1992
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica

as Self

Movie
1992
Metallica: Live at San Diego

as Self

Movie
1992
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego 1992

as Self - Guitar

Movie
1992
Metallica - ...And Justice For All

as Self

Movie
1991
Metallica: Live Moscow - Monsters of Rock
Movie
1990
Metallica: [1990] Zwolle, Netherlands
Movie
1989
The Simpsons

as Marv Albert (voice)

TV
1989
Metallica - Live in Irvine, California - September 23, 1989

as Lead Guitar

Movie
1989
Metallica: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre

as Self

Movie
1989
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle 1989

as Lead Guitar

Movie
1989
Metallica: Newark, Delaware

as Self

Movie
1989
Metallica: [1989] Middletown, NY

as Guitars

Movie
1989
2 of One

as Self (Lead Guitar)

Movie
1989
MTV Rockumentary
TV
1988
Metallica - Live at Hammersmith Odeon

as Self - Guitars

Movie
1987
Metallica: Cliff 'Em All

as Self - Guitarist

Movie
1986
Metallica: [1986] Toronto, Canada

as Self - Guitar

Movie
1986
Metallica: Nagoya, Japan

as Guitars

Movie
1986
Metallica - Roskilde Festival

as Lead Guitar

Movie
1986
Metallica: [1986] Uniondale, NY

as Guitars

Movie
1986
Metallica: Detroit, Michigan

as Guitars

Movie
1985
Metallica: Metal Hammer Festival

as Lead Guitar

Movie
1985
Metallica: Day on the Green

as Guitars

Movie
1985
Metallica: Ride The Lightning

as Self

Movie
1984
MTV Video Music Awards

as Self

TV
1983
Metallica - Kill 'Em All in Chicago 1983

as Lead Guitar

Movie
—
Metallica: Sick Out Of Studio 2007 Oslo

as Self

Movie
—
Metallica - The Big 4 Live in Gothenburg, Sweden
Movie
—
Metallica: from the off

as Self

Movie
—
Metallica at Raadi Airfield Estonia in Tartu

as Self

Movie
—
Metallica - Beyond Magnetic [Full EP LIVE at the Fillmore]
Movie
—
Metallica: 40th Anniversary Shows Live at Chase Center 2021
Movie
—
Cheesy Home Video
Movie
—
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge
Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayNovember 18, 1962
Place of BirthSan Francisco, California, USA
Popularity0.4