Brett Anderson
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- September 29, 1967 in Lindfield, Sussex, England, UK
- Active Years
- 1967–2022 (56 Years)
- Total Credits
- 34 credits in database
Biography
Brett Lewis Anderson is an English singer, actor, and composer born on September 29, 1967, in Lindfield, Sussex, England, UK. He is best known as the lead singer and primary lyricist of the band Suede, which he founded in 1989 with Mat Osman and his then girlfriend Justine Frischmann. After Suede disbanded in 2003, he fronted the Tears with former Suede guitarist Bernard Butler from 2004 to 2006. He also released four solo albums on which he played guitar and keyboards. As an actor and composer, his work includes appearances in films such as The World's End in 2013, So I Married an Axe Murderer in 1993, and The Chase in 1994.
Career overview
Brett Lewis Anderson is an English singer who is best known as the lead singer and primary lyricist of the band Suede. He founded the music band Suede in 1989 alongside Mat Osman and his then girlfriend Justine Frischmann. After Suede disbanded in 2003, Anderson fronted the Tears with former Suede guitarist Bernard Butler from 2004 to 2006. He also released four solo albums, on which he played guitar and keyboards.
As a performer, Anderson has credits listed in acting and composing. His work includes contributions to the films The World's End in 2013, So I Married an Axe Murderer in 1993, and The Chase in 1994.
Another individual named Brett Anderson is recognized in the film industry for work as a stunt coordinator, stunt double, actor, director of photography, and stunts. Some of the projects associated with this individual include Berlin Syndrome, Better Man, Jack Irish: Bad Debts, Macbeth, Jack Irish: Black Tide, Healing, Amy, and Three Dollars.
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Full Filmography
34 titles- Autofiction: A Short Film (2022) as Brett Anderson (uncredited)
- Autofiction: A Short Film (2022) Music
- Classic Albums: Suede - Coming Up (2021) as Self
- Death Songbook (2021)
- Suede - MAYA Music Festival 2020 (2020)
- Suede - Primavera Sound 2019, Barcelona (2019)
- Suede: The Insatiable Ones (2018) as Self
- Suede - Live at Summersonic Festival, Japan (2016)
- Suede - Night Thoughts (2015) Music
- Britpop at the BBC (2014) as Self [Suede]
- The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill (2014) as Self
- Suede - Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2010)
- Seven Ages of Rock (2007) as Self
- The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen' (2005) as Self (archive footage)
- Suede - Witness, Belfast (2002)
- Suede - Introducing The Band (2002) as Self
- Far from China (2001) Music
- Suede - Lost in TV (2001) as Self
- Suede: Live at Perivale (1999) as Self
- Suede - Head Music: Live in Tokyo 1999 (1999)
- Suede - Justin Herman Plaza, San Francisco, CA (1997)
- Suede - Live at Belfort Festival 1997 (1997)
- TFI Friday (1996)
- Suede - Live at the Roundhouse 1996 (1996) as Self
- Suede - The Phoenix 1995 (1995)
- Help! War Child (1995) as Self
- Suede: Love & Poison (1993)
- Suede - City Square, Milan 1993 (1993)
- Suede - Live at Leadmill Sheffield (1993)
- Later... with Jools Holland (1992) as Self - Performer
- Later... with Jools Holland (1992)
- Pancho Barnes (1988) as Danny
- The BRIT Awards (1977) as Self
- Omnibus (1967) as Self
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Brett Anderson best known for?
Brett Anderson is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Castle Impossible (2025), The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966), Later... with Jools Holland (1992), Later... with Jools Holland (1992).
When and where was Brett Anderson born?
Brett Anderson was born on September 29, 1967 in Lindfield, Sussex, England, UK.
How many credits does Brett Anderson have?
Brett Anderson has accumulated over 34 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1967 to 2022.
What is Brett Anderson's background in cinema and television?
Brett Lewis Anderson is an English singer, actor, and composer born on September 29, 1967, in Lindfield, Sussex, England, UK. He is best known as the lead singer and primary lyricist of the band Suede, which he founded in 1989 with Mat Osman and his then girlfriend Justine Frischmann. After Suede disbanded in 2003, he ...
Brett Anderson by the numbers
Age in their best-rated roles
- Omnibus (1967) as Self — aged about 0
- TFI Friday (1996) — aged about 28
- Later... with Jools Holland (1992) as Self - Performer — aged about 24
- Later... with Jools Holland (1992) — aged about 24
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