Brian May: movies and TV shows
Brian May has 199 credits in the archive: 172 films and 27 TV series, from 1951 to 2025. Highest rated: Bohemian Rhapsody (8.0/10).
Career timeline
1951 – 2025 · busiest year: 2024 (12 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration：30th Anniversary | Film | 9.7 | 77 | |
| 2025 | Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World | Self | TV | 6.9 | 77 |
| 2024 | Jean-Michel Jarre - Starmus: Bridge from the Future | Film | 9.0 | 76 | |
| 2024 | Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration | Self | Film | 5.8 | 76 |
| 2024 | Queen Rock Montreal | Brian May (self) | Film | 8.1 | 76 |
| 2024 | 60 Songs: BBC Two at 60 | Self (archive footage) | Film | 9.0 | 76 |
| 2024 | Katy Perry: Night of a Lifetime | Self | Film | — | 76 |
| 2024 | The Rory Gallagher Story | Self | Film | — | 76 |
| 2024 | Jean-Michel Jarre - Bridge from the Future | Film | 8.0 | 76 | |
| 2024 | Queen: We Are the Champions – The Story of the Greatest Sports Anthem of All Time | Self | Film | 7.0 | 76 |
| 2024 | Adam Lambert: Out, Loud and Proud | Film | — | 76 | |
| 2024 | Rory Gallagher: Calling Card | Self | Film | 8.5 | 76 |
| 2024 | The Yardbirds: In Their Own Words | Film | 9.0 | 76 | |
| 2024 | Brian May: The Badgers, the Farmers and Me | Self | Film | 7.5 | 76 |
| 2023 | Zucchero | Sugar Fornaciari | Self | Film | 7.6 | 75 |
| 2023 | Rock: the origin | Self (archive footage) | Film | 10.0 | 75 |
| 2022 | Freddie Mercury: The Final Act | Self | Film | 6.7 | 74 |
| 2022 | Rhapsody Over London | Self | Film | — | 74 |
| 2022 | Rhapsody Over London | Film | — | 74 | |
| 2022 | Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life | Self | Film | — | 74 |
| 2022 | Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert | Self | Film | 7.9 | 74 |
| 2022 | Platinum Party at the Palace | Self | Film | 6.0 | 74 |
| 2022 | ABBA V Queen | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 74 |
| 2021 | Queen at the BBC | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 73 |
| 2021 | Der Echte Freddie Mercury - Die Münchner Jahre | Self | Film | 8.0 | 73 |
| 2020 | Newscast | Self | TV | 6.0 | 72 |
| 2020 | Reunited Apart | Self | TV | 5.5 | 72 |
| 2020 | The Shadows At Sixty | Self | Film | — | 72 |
| 2020 | Queen + Adam Lambert: Tour Watch Party | Self | Film | — | 72 |
| 2020 | Queen + Adam Lambert: Fire Fight Australia | Self | Film | — | 72 |
| 2020 | Queen + Adam Lambert: Live Around The World | Self - Guitar | Film | 8.6 | 72 |
| 2020 | We are the Champions - 50 Jahre Queen | Self | Film | 8.0 | 72 |
| 2020 | Queen: The Band that Rocked the World | Self | Film | — | 72 |
| 2020 | Die Helene Fischer Show - Meine schönsten Momente | Self (archive footage) | Film | 10.0 | 72 |
| 2019 | The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story | Self - Guitar Player Queen | Film | 7.5 | 71 |
| 2019 | The Day We Walked on the Moon | Self | Film | 5.6 | 71 |
| 2019 | Liam Gallagher: As It Was | Self | Film | 6.7 | 71 |
| 2019 | Bohemian Rhapsody: Recreating Live Aid | Self | Film | 8.9 | 71 |
| 2019 | The Look and Sound of Queen | Self | Film | — | 71 |
| 2019 | Queen + Adam Lambert - Great Lawn in Central Park | Self | Film | — | 71 |
| 2019 | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2019 Induction Ceremony | Self | Film | 7.0 | 71 |
| 2019 | 13 Moments That Made Freddie Mercury and Queen | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 71 |
| 2018 | Bohemian Rhapsody | Film | 8.0 | 70 | |
| 2018 | Bohemian Rhapsody | Film | 8.0 | 70 | |
| 2018 | Bohemian Rhapsody | Film | 8.0 | 70 | |
| 2018 | Freddie Mercury: The King of Queen | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 70 |
| 2017 | Life After Flash | Self | Film | 5.6 | 69 |
| 2017 | Queen: Rock the World | Self - Member Queen | Film | 7.7 | 69 |
| 2017 | Queen: Rock the World | Film | 7.7 | 69 | |
| 2017 | Queen : The American Dream | Self (archive footage) | Film | 10.0 | 69 |
| 2017 | Buddy Holly: Rave On | Self | Film | 7.5 | 69 |
| 2017 | QUEEN - News Of The World [40th Anniversary] | Self | Film | — | 69 |
| 2016 | Queen: A Night in Bohemia | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.2 | 68 |
| 2016 | Queen & Adam Lambert: Rock in Rio (Lisboa) | Self | Film | 7.0 | 68 |
| 2016 | Freedom : La Story de George Michael | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 68 |
| 2016 | Tangerine Dream: Sound from Another World | Self | Film | — | 68 |
| 2015 | 51 Degrees North | Film | 3.8 | 67 | |
| 2015 | The Ritchie Blackmore Story | Self | Film | 7.5 | 67 |
| 2015 | Queen: From Rags to Rhapsody | Self - Queen | Film | 7.5 | 67 |
| 2015 | Queen and Adam Lambert: Rock in Rio 2015 | Self - Guitars | Film | 7.1 | 67 |
| 2014 | Queen + Adam Lambert: Rock Big Ben Live | Self - Guitars | Film | 9.5 | 66 |
| 2014 | The Joy of the Guitar Riff | Self | Film | 7.7 | 66 |
| 2014 | Queen: Will Rock You | Self | Film | — | 66 |
| 2014 | Brian May & Kerry Ellis - The Candlelight Concerts Live at Montreux | Self | Film | 5.5 | 66 |
| 2014 | One Night in Hell | Film | — | 66 | |
| 2014 | Die Helene Fischer Show 2014 | Self | Film | 9.0 | 66 |
| 2014 | The Nation's Favourite Queen Song | Self | Film | — | 66 |
| 2014 | Bad Company | The Official Authorized 40th Anniversary Documentary | Self | Film | 5.0 | 66 |
| 2013 | Queen + Adam Lambert: iHeart Radio Music Festival | Self | Film | 8.7 | 65 |
| 2013 | The Sunflower Superjam 2012 | Self | Film | — | 65 |
| 2013 | Queen: Live at the Prince's Trust Rock Gala 2010 | Self | Film | — | 65 |
| 2012 | Evening Urgant | Self | TV | 7.1 | 64 |
| 2012 | The Story of Musicals | Self | TV | — | 64 |
| 2012 | London 2012 Olympic Games | Self | TV | — | 64 |
| 2012 | Foxes Live: Wild in the City | Self | TV | — | 64 |
| 2012 | Queen + Adam Lambert: Live in Kyiv, Ukraine | Self | Film | 6.0 | 64 |
| 2012 | London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music | Self | Film | 6.9 | 64 |
| 2012 | Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender | Self | Film | 7.3 | 64 |
| 2012 | Queen: Hungarian Rhapsody - Live in Budapest '86 | Self | Film | 8.1 | 64 |
| 2012 | Angry Birds join Freddie For A Day! | Film | — | 64 | |
| 2012 | Queen: A Magic Year | Self (archive footage) | Film | 5.7 | 64 |
| 2011 | My Chemical Romance: Reading Festival 2011 | Film | — | 63 | |
| 2011 | Queen: Days of Our Lives | Self | Film | 8.1 | 63 |
| 2011 | Brian May's Brief History of 3D | Self - Host | Film | 7.0 | 63 |
| 2011 | Story Of Queen: Mercury Rising | Self - Queen (uncredited) | Film | 7.2 | 63 |
| 2011 | I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern | Self | Film | 5.0 | 63 |
| 2011 | Top of the Pops, 1964 to 1975 - Big Hits | Self | Film | 7.8 | 63 |
| 2011 | Foo Fighters The Roundhouse Concert | Self - Guest Guitar | Film | — | 63 |
| 2011 | Vox Pop: How Dartford Powered the British Beat Boom | Self | Film | — | 63 |
| 2010 | BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge | Self | TV | — | 62 |
| 2010 | The Michael Ball Show | Self | TV | — | 62 |
| 2009 | Queen + Paul Rodgers: Live in Ukraine | Self | Film | 9.0 | 61 |
| 2008 | The Story of the Yardbirds | Self | Film | 8.0 | 60 |
| 2007 | The Alan Titchmarsh Show | Self | TV | 4.5 | 59 |
| 2007 | Seven Ages of Rock | Self | TV | 9.2 | 59 |
| 2007 | Queen: Rock Montreal & Live Aid | Film | 7.8 | 59 | |
| 2007 | Queen: Rock Case Studies | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 59 |
| 2007 | Queen Under Review: 1973-1980 | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 59 |
| 2007 | Queen: We Are The Champions - Live In Europe | Film | — | 59 | |
| 2006 | VH1 Rock Honors | Self | Film | — | 58 |
| 2006 | Foo Fighters: Hyde Park | Self - Guest | Film | 7.3 | 58 |
| 2006 | Queen: On the Rock Trail | Self | Film | — | 58 |
| 2006 | Queen: Music Video Box Documentary | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 58 |
| 2006 | Queen: Bohemian Champions - Interviews | Self | Film | — | 58 |
| 2006 | The Very Best of Freddie Mercury and Queen | Self | Film | 7.0 | 58 |
| 2006 | Freddie Mercury: A Kind of Magic | Self | Film | 7.0 | 58 |
| 2006 | Classic Albums: Queen - The Making of A Night at the Opera | Self | Film | 6.5 | 58 |
| 2006 | Queen + Paul Rodgers: Super Live In Japan | Self | Film | 6.0 | 58 |
| 2005 | Dancing with the Stars | TV | 6.1 | 57 | |
| 2005 | Live Aid Against All Odds | Self | Film | — | 57 |
| 2005 | Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today | Self | Film | — | 57 |
| 2005 | The Strat Pack: Live in Concert | Self | Film | 8.0 | 57 |
| 2005 | Queen + Paul Rodgers: Return of the Champions | Self - Guitar, Vocals | Film | 6.1 | 57 |
| 2004 | Live Aid | Self | Film | 9.2 | 56 |
| 2004 | The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody | Self | Film | 8.1 | 56 |
| 2004 | Zucchero | Zu and co.: Live at Royal Albert Hall | Self | Film | 6.4 | 56 |
| 2004 | Queen on Fire: Live at the Bowl | Self (Vocals / Guitar) | Film | 8.1 | 56 |
| 2004 | Queen on Fire: Live at the Bowl | Film | 8.1 | 56 | |
| 2003 | Queen: Greatest Video Hits 2 | Self - Queen | Film | 8.5 | 55 |
| 2003 | Pavarotti & Friends for SOS Iraq | Self - Performer | Film | — | 55 |
| 2002 | American Idol | Self | TV | 5.0 | 54 |
| 2002 | Killer Queen! | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 54 |
| 2002 | Queen: Live at the Museum Square Amsterdam | Self | Film | — | 54 |
| 2002 | Jerry Lee Lewis and Friends | Self | Film | — | 54 |
| 2002 | Queen - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary Documentary | Self | Film | 9.0 | 54 |
| 2002 | Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace | Self - Performer | Film | 6.4 | 54 |
| 2002 | Inside the Rhapsody | Self | Film | — | 54 |
| 2002 | Queen: Greatest Video Hits | Self (archive footage) | Film | 9.0 | 54 |
| 2001 | Queen - Heaven | Self | Film | — | 53 |
| 2001 | Queen - Heaven | Film | — | 53 | |
| 2001 | Motörhead: 25 & Alive Boneshaker | Self | Film | 5.8 | 53 |
| 2000 | Freddie Mercury: The Untold Story | Self | Film | 7.7 | 52 |
| 1999 | Furia | Film | 5.4 | 51 | |
| 1999 | Queen: Is This The Real Life? | Self | Film | 8.0 | 51 |
| 1998 | Parkinson | Self | TV | — | 50 |
| 1997 | Classic Albums | Self | TV | 7.7 | 49 |
| 1997 | Queen: Made in Heaven | Film | 8.0 | 49 | |
| 1995 | Queen: Champions of the World | Self | Film | 8.3 | 47 |
| 1995 | The Queen Phenomenon | Self | Film | 8.0 | 47 |
| 1994 | The Brian May Band - Live at the Brixton Academy | Self | Film | — | 46 |
| 1994 | Paul Rodgers And Friends - Live At Montreux | Film | — | 46 | |
| 1993 | Brian May - Live in Barcelona 1993 | Self | Film | — | 45 |
| 1993 | A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa | Self | Film | 9.0 | 45 |
| 1992 | ECHO-Verleihung | Self | TV | — | 44 |
| 1992 | The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert | Self | Film | 8.4 | 44 |
| 1992 | Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica | Self | Film | 7.8 | 44 |
| 1992 | Queen - We Are The Champions - Final Live In Japan 1985 | Self | Film | 8.0 | 44 |
| 1992 | Pavarotti & Friends | Self | Film | 7.8 | 44 |
| 1991 | Queen: Days of Our Lives | Self | Film | 6.7 | 43 |
| 1991 | Queen: Greatest Flix II | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.9 | 43 |
| 1991 | Queen: Greatest Flix I and II | Self (archive footage) | Film | 10.0 | 43 |
| 1991 | Guitar | Self | Film | — | 43 |
| 1991 | Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Hard Rock Night | Self - Guitar | Film | — | 43 |
| 1990 | Bon Jovi | Access All Areas: A Rock & Roll Odyssey | Self | Film | 8.0 | 42 |
| 1989 | Hard 'N Heavy Volume 3 | Self | Film | — | 41 |
| 1989 | Queen : Rare Live – A Concert Through Time and Space | Self (archive footage) | Film | 10.0 | 41 |
| 1988 | This Morning | Self | TV | 5.2 | 40 |
| 1987 | Daytime Live | Self | TV | 3.5 | 39 |
| 1987 | Téléthon | Self | TV | 5.0 | 39 |
| 1987 | Queen: Magic Years - A Visual Anthology | Self | Film | 6.5 | 39 |
| 1987 | Queen: The Magic Years vol. 2 | Self | Film | 9.0 | 39 |
| 1987 | Queen: The Magic Years vol. 1 | Self | Film | 8.5 | 39 |
| 1987 | Queen: The Magic Years vol. 3 | Self | Film | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1986 | Highlander | Film | 6.9 | 38 | |
| 1986 | Queen: Live at Wembley Stadium | Guitars | Film | 8.5 | 38 |
| 1986 | Queen: Live in Japan 1982 | Self | Film | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1986 | Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 1 | Self - Performer | Film | 8.0 | 38 |
| 1985 | Live Aid | Self | Film | 7.9 | 37 |
| 1985 | Queen: Live Aid | Guitar, Vocals | Film | 8.8 | 37 |
| 1985 | Queen: Live In Rio | Self - Vocal, Guitar | Film | 8.6 | 37 |
| 1984 | MTV Video Music Awards | Self | TV | 7.8 | 36 |
| 1984 | Red Hot Rock | Self - Queen Guitarist | Film | 4.3 | 36 |
| 1982 | The Man Who Saved the World | Film | 4.8 | 34 | |
| 1982 | We Will Rock You | Self | Film | 8.1 | 34 |
| 1982 | We Will Rock You | Film | 8.1 | 34 | |
| 1982 | QUEEN - The Hot Space Box | Self | Film | — | 34 |
| 1981 | Queen: Live in Argentina | Self | Film | — | 33 |
| 1981 | Concerts for the People of Kampuchea | Self | Film | 8.0 | 33 |
| 1981 | Queen: Greatest Flix | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.7 | 33 |
| 1980 | Flash Gordon | Film | 6.3 | 32 | |
| 1980 | The Queen Special | Self | Film | — | 32 |
| 1979 | Question Time | Self - Panellist | TV | 5.9 | 31 |
| 1979 | Queen: Live At Budokan | Self | Film | — | 31 |
| 1979 | Queen: Live in Tokyo | Self | Film | — | 31 |
| 1979 | Live Killers | Self | Film | 7.0 | 31 |
| 1978 | Young Music Show | TV | — | 30 | |
| 1977 | The BRIT Awards | Self | TV | 10.0 | 29 |
| 1977 | Queen: Live at Earl's Court Arena | Self | Film | 6.8 | 29 |
| 1977 | Queen: Definitive Houston | Self | Film | 9.0 | 29 |
| 1977 | Queen: An Evening At The Concert Hall | Self | Film | — | 29 |
| 1976 | Domenica In | Self | TV | — | 28 |
| 1976 | Queen: Live in Hyde Park | Self | Film | — | 28 |
| 1975 | Numéro un | Self - Queen | TV | 7.5 | 27 |
| 1975 | Queen: A Night at the Odeon | Self - Guitar | Film | 7.7 | 27 |
| 1974 | Queen: Live at the Rainbow '74 | Self | Film | 7.9 | 26 |
| 1973 | Queen: Queen I | Film | — | 25 | |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Self | TV | 6.1 | 23 |
| 1951 | NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen | Queem + Adam Lambert | TV | 8.0 | 3 |
| Midnight Dreamers | Film | — | — |