James Dean Bradfield: movies and TV shows

James Dean Bradfield has 27 credits in the archive: 22 films and 5 TV series, from 1977 to 2025. Highest rated: TFI Friday (7.1/10).

Career timeline

1977 – 2025 · busiest year: 2015 (5 credits)

Year	Title	Role	Type	Rating	Age then
2025	Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible	Self	Film	8.3	56
2020	Rockfield : The Studio on the Farm		Film	7.0	51
2020	Pieces Of Sleep: The 1993 Japan Tour Re-Imagined		Film	—	51
2019	Be Pure. Be Vigilant. Behave.		Film	—	50
2019	Truth & Memory	Himself	Film	—	50
2017	Manic Street Preachers: Escape from History	Self	Film	8.0	48
2016	The Chamber		Film	5.3	47
2016	Freed From Memories	Self	Film	—	47
2015	Mr. Calzaghe	Self	Film	6.5	46
2015	Music for Misfits: The Story of Indie		TV	7.0	46
2015	Michael Sheen's Valleys Rebellion	Self	Film	—	46
2015	No Manifesto: A Film About Manic Street Preachers	Himself	Film	7.5	46
2015	Manic Street Preachers: Live from Cardiff Castle	Himself	Film	7.0	46
2012	The Gospel of Us	Self	Film	9.0	43
2012	Culture, Alienation, Boredom and Despair: A Film About 'Generation Terrorists'	Himself	Film	10.0	43
2011	Acoustic at the BBC	Self (archive footage)	Film	4.8	42
2011	Manic Street Preachers - National Treasures - The Complete Singles		Film	—	42
2011	The Manics: Back to Blackwood	Self	Film	—	42
2001	Louder Than War	Himself	Film	—	32
2000	Beautiful Mistake		Film	10.0	31
2000	Leaving the 20th Century	Himself	Film	8.0	31
1998	Manic Street Preachers: From There to Here	himself	Film	—	29
1997	Manic Street Preachers - Everything Live	Himself	Film	—	28
1996	TFI Friday		TV	7.1	27
1990	The Word		TV	6.0	21
1988	Smash Hits Poll Winners Party	Self	TV	—	19
1977	The BRIT Awards	Self	TV	10.0	8