Elon Musk
Biography
Elon Musk, born June 28, 1971 in Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa (now Gauteng), is a male figure listed on TMDB with 85 acting credits. He is also known as Elon R. Although primarily recognized as an entrepreneur, engineer, inventor, and investor, TMDB categorizes him under acting. He holds the positions of chief executive officer and chief technology officer of SpaceX, chief executive officer and product architect of Tesla Motors, and chairman of SolarCity. He founded SpaceX and co‑founded PayPal, Inc., Tesla Motors, and Zip2, and has proposed the Hyperloop high‑speed transportation concept. His profile reflects a blend of business leadership and a substantial acting credit record.
Career overview
Elon Musk, born on June 28 1971 in Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa (now Gauteng), is a South African‑born Canadian‑American entrepreneur, engineer, inventor and investor. He has held senior leadership positions as chief executive officer and chief technology officer of SpaceX, chief executive officer and product architect of Tesla Motors, and chairman of SolarCity. Musk founded SpaceX and co‑founded PayPal, Inc., Tesla Motors and Zip2, and he has also outlined a conceptual high‑speed transportation system known as the Hyperloop. In addition to his business pursuits, he is listed on The Movie Database as an actor, with a profile that records 85 known acting credits.
The TMDB entry identifies Musk as “known for acting” and records his gender as male and an alternative name of Elon R. While specific titles are not enumerated in the available source, the database attributes a substantial number of appearances to him, indicating a notable presence in film or television productions. His acting record, alongside his extensive entrepreneurial career, reflects a public persona that extends into the entertainment domain, as documented by the TMDB profile.
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86 titles- America Who Are You? A History of the American Mindset (2026) as Self (archive footage)
- Elon Musk Unveiled: The Tesla Experiment (2026) as Self (archive footage)
- Deepfaking Sam Altman (2026) as Self (archive footage)
- 2025: The Year from Space (2026) as Self (archive footage)
- Musk (2026) as Self
- My View with Lara Trump (2025) as Self - Guest
- In Whose Name? (2025) as Self
- The Donald Trump Show (2025) as Self (archive footage)
- Trump and the Tech Titans (2025) as Self
- Orwell: 2+2=5 (2025) as Self (archive footage)
- Can Elon Musk Rule the World? (2025) as Self (archive)
- America at War (2025) as Self (archive footage)
- Trump v the Truth (2025) as Self (archive footage)
- Die Akte Trump (2025) as Self
- Cam Gaze - À la recherche des premières "camgirls" (2025) as Self (archive) - PayPal boss
- Transition to Night (2025) as Elon Musk (Archive Footage)
- Die Elon-Musk-Story (2025) as Self (archive footage)
- The Rise of Germany’s New Right (2025) as Self (archive footage)
- The TikTok-Army of the AfD (2025) as Self (archive footage)
- What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates (2024) as Self (archive footage)
- Tesla: The Secrets of It’s Electric Card (2024) as Self (archive footage)
- It Musk Be Love: Trump & Elon (2024) as Self (archive footage)
- The New Norm (2024) as Self
- VICE News Presents: Cult of Elon (2023) as Self (archive footage)
- Dumb Money (2023) as Self (archive footage)
- Broken System (2023) as Self (archive footage)
- Minds in Fur (2023) as Self (archive footage)
- Beyond Humanity: The Perils and Promises of Transhumanism (2023) as Self (archival footage)
- Elon Musk: Visionary Genius or Crazy Scientist? (2023) as Self
- Birthgap - Childless World (2023) as Self (archive footage)
- This Is Not Financial Advice (2023)
- Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover (2023) as Self (archive footage)
- VM-krönika 2022 (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- The Elon Musk Show (2022) as Self
- Return to Space (2022) as Self
- Rise of the Billionaires (2022) as Elon Musk
- From Tesla to SpaceX, the World According to Elon Musk (2022)
- Elon Musk's Crash Course (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- The Wild and Wonderful World of Elon Musk (2022)
- Elon Musk: Aiming for the Stars (2021)
- Jovanka Jolić: Black Nobility and Secret Knowledge (2021) as Ilon Mask
- Space Titans: Musk, Bezos, Branson (2021) as Self
- Ariane: A Space Epic (2021) as Self (archive footage)
- Tech Billionaires: Elon Musk (2021) as Self
- Space Race to SpaceX (2021) as Self
- The New York Times Presents (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- How To with John Wilson (2020) as Self (uncredited)
- NASA & SpaceX: Journey to the Future (2020)
- The UnXplained (2019) as Self
- Men in Black: International (2019) as Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
- Cybergeist the Movie - Game Over (2019) as Self
- Axios (2018) as Self
- Elon Musk: The Real Life Iron Man (2018) as Self
- MARS: Inside SpaceX (2018) as Self
- Do You Trust this Computer? (2018) as Self
- Young Sheldon (2017) as Elon Musk
- Velshi (2017) as Self (archive footage)
- The True Story of... (2017) as Self (archive footage)
- The Mars Generation (2017) as Self
- Why Him? (2016) as Elon Musk
- Before the Flood (2016) as Self
- Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World (2016) as Self
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Guest
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self (archive footage)
- Racing Extinction (2015) as Self
- Transcendence (2014) as Elon Musk (uncredited)
- HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt (2014) as Self
- The Science of Interstellar (2014) as Self
- Rick and Morty (2013) as Elon Tusk (voice)
- Machete Kills (2013) as Elon Musk
- Revenge of the Electric Car (2011) as Self (CEO, Tesla Motors)
- Epic Rap Battles of History (2010) Characters
- Iron Man 2 (2010) as Elon Musk
- The Rachel Maddow Show (2008) as Self (archive footage)
- The Big Bang Theory (2007) as Elon Musk
- Thank You for Smoking (2005) as Valet (uncredited)
- Thank You for Smoking (2005) Executive Producer
- Real Time with Bill Maher (2003) as Self
- Puzzled (2001) Executive Producer
- South Park (1997) as Elon Musk (voice)
- Late Show with David Letterman (1993) as Self - Guest
- The Simpsons (1989) as Elon Musk (voice)
- Frontline (1983) as Self (archive footage)
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
- 60 Minutes (1968) as Self
- Meet the Press (1947) as Self (archive footage)
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Elon Musk best known for?
Elon Musk is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including America Who Are You? A History of the American Mindset (2026), In Whose Name? (2025), Dumb Money (2023), The UnXplained (2019).
When and where was Elon Musk born?
Elon Musk was born on June 28, 1971 in Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa [now Gauteng, South Africa].
How many credits does Elon Musk have?
Elon Musk has accumulated over 86 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1947 to 2026.
What is Elon Musk's background in cinema and television?
Elon Musk, born June 28, 1971 in Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa (now Gauteng), is a male figure listed on TMDB with 85 acting credits. He is also known as Elon R. Although primarily recognized as an entrepreneur, engineer, inventor, and investor, TMDB categorizes him under acting. He holds the positions of chief exe...