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Nick Cave

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Nick Cave

Born
(age 69)
Birthplace
Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia
Credits
153 titles

Biography

Nicholas Edward Cave is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter, author, screenwriter, composer and film actor, best known as the frontman of the rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. He has appeared in some 15 feature films and video shorts, plus a heap of documentaries. Nick Cave has also composed a large number of scores, some of them with his musical partner Warren Ellis.

Latest project Best work, ranked IMDb

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 120

YearTitleRole
TBA Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Bizarre Festival 1996 Film self
TBA Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - A Short Film (1978-1998) Film Self
TBA Before They Were Gods Film (voice)
2026 Kylie TV Self (2 ep)
2026 Broken English Film Self
2025 Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough Film Narrator
2025 Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende Film Self
2025 The Extraordinary Miss Flower Film Self
2025 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Wild God Tour Film Self
2025 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Accor Arena, Paris - ARTE Concert Film Self
2024 The Making of Wild God Film Nick Cave
2024 Memoir of a Snail Film Bill Clarke (voice)
2024 But We Had Music Film (Voice)
2023 Barry Humphries: The Last Laugh Film Self
2023 Kingdom in the Sky: Nick Cave & Warren Ellis Live at Hanging Rock Film Self
2023 Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party Film Self
2023 AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex Film Self
2022 Kylie at the BBC Film Self
2022 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Live in Montreux 2022 Film
2022 This Much I Know to Be True Film Self
2021 The Electrical Life of Louis Wain Film H.G. Wells
2021 Karen Dalton: In My Own Time Film Self
2021 Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel Film Self
2020 FeeLee. History of a Single Label Film Self
2020 Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments TV Self - Guest (archive footage) (1 ep)
2020 Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace Film Self
2020 Stefanos Rokos: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' No More Shall We Part, 14 Paintings, 17 Years Later Film Self
2020 The Private Death of Lizzy Siddal Film Mr. Invisible
2019 Love Eats Up Life Film Self (archive footage)
2019 The Creative Brain Film Self
2018 Why Are We Creative? Film Self
2018 Fuse Film Truck Driver (voice)
2018 TAPE TV Self (1 ep)
2018 Distant Sky Film Self
2017 Popular Voices at the BBC TV Self (archive footage) (3 ep)
2017 L7: Pretend We're Dead Film Self (archive footage)
2017 Lovely Creatures: The Best of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Film Self
2017 Snowman Film Narrator
2017 Boredom Film Self
2017 Do You Pray? Film Narrator
2016 The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez Film Self
2016 One More Time with Feeling Film Self
2015 Stranded Film Self
2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV Self - Guest (1 ep)
2015 Prophet's Prey Film Narrator
2015 Artsnight TV Self (1 ep)
2015 B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989 Film Self
2015 Wilde Jahre West-Berlin Film Self
2014 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Austin City Limits Film Self
2014 Goth at the BBC Film Self
2014 20,000 Days on Earth Film Self
2013 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Live at The Fonda Theatre Film Self
2011 Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard Film Self
2009 No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York Film Self
2009 On/Off: Mark Stewart Film
2009 All Tomorrow's Parties Film Self
2009 The Cat Piano Film Narrator
2008 Blixa Bargeld Film Self
2008 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: BBC Appearances Collection 1989 - 2008 Film Self
2008 Hardtimes Killin' Floor Blues Film Self

Crew credits 42

YearTitleJob
TBA The Circumventing Mind Film Music
TBA Woyzeck Film Music
2025 The Death of Bunny Munro TV Novel, Executive Producer, Original Music Composer, Creator (6 ep)
2025 Train Dreams Film Songs, Vocals
2025 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Wild God Tour Film Author, Compositor, Original Music Composer
2024 Back to Black Film Original Music Composer
2023 The New Boy Film Original Music Composer
2022 DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story TV Original Music Composer (10 ep)
2022 Blonde Film Original Music Composer
2022 This Much I Know to Be True Film Original Music Composer
2021 The Velvet Queen Film Original Music Composer
2020 Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace Film Director
2017 Kings Film Original Music Composer
2017 Wind River Film Original Music Composer
2017 War Machine Film Original Music Composer
2016 One More Time with Feeling Film Music, Original Music Composer
2016 Nocturama Film Thanks
2016 Hell or High Water Film Original Music Composer
2015 Prophet's Prey Film Music
2015 Far from Men Film Original Music Composer
2014 20,000 Days on Earth Film Writer, Original Music Composer
2014 Tender Film Original Music Composer
2012 West of Memphis Film Original Music Composer
2012 A Few Hours of Spring Film Original Music Composer
2012 Lawless Film Screenplay, Original Music Composer
2012 Days of Grace Film Music
2011 Submission Film Music
2011 Millhaven Film Author
2009 The Road Film Original Music Composer
2008 Angel of the Wind Film Music
2008 The Assassination of Jesse James: Death of an Outlaw Film Original Music Composer
2007 The English Surgeon Film Original Music Composer
2007 The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Film Original Music Composer
2005 The Proposition Film Screenplay, Original Music Composer, Vocals
2004 The Goddess: How I Fell in Love. Film about the film Film Music
2001 Winged Migration Film Theme Song Performance
1999 Expelling the Demon Film Music
1998 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Videos Film Music
1996 To Have and to Hold Film Original Music Composer
1991 Just Visiting This Planet Film Music
1988 Ghosts... of the Civil Dead Film Writer, Original Music Composer
1986 Dogs in Space Film Thanks
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