James Hetfield
Acting Born Aug 3, 1963 Downey, California, USA 227 credits
Biography
James Hetfield works in acting. Born August 3, 1963 in Downey, California, USA. Archytele tracks 227 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.
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Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final BowMetallica Saved My LifeOzzy: No Escape from NowDi'Anno: Iron Maiden's Lost SingerMetallica: Polar Beach Party
On the Roam · Theme Song PerformanceThe ThicketMetallica: Helping Hands Concert & Auction
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 1Metallica: 72 Seasons - Global PremiereMetallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 2Metallica: M72 World Tour Live in Amsterdam - Night 2
Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-HeadEnnioMetallica Live Hellfest 2022Metallica: Campo Argentino de PoloMetallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert
Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark August 10, 1991 + Bonus ShitMetallica: Wherever We May RoamMetallica - The Black Album - Music Videos + Halfin’s Home MoviesMetallica - Live At Frankenhalle, Nuremberg, Germany - November 29th, 1992Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 2)
History 101Metallica: Live at Slane CastleMoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in ChainsPhil Lynott: Songs for While I'm AwayMetallica: Live in Lima, Peru - March 20, 2014
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and VileMetallica : Live in Moscow 2019Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal StoryLive Metallica: Barcelona, Spain - May 5, 2019
Sad Hill Unearthed
Carpool Karaoke: The SeriesMetallica: Live in Paris, France - Sept 8, 2017Metallica - Live at Rock on the Range, Columbus 2017Metallica: Lollapalooza Brazil 2017Who the Fuck Is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago
BillionsSkylanders AcademyMetallica - Hardwired... To Self-Destruct VideosMetallica: Live from The House of VansMetallica: The Night Before
The Late Show with Stephen ColbertMetallica: [2015] X GamesMission to LarsMetallica: Rock in Rio 2015Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2014The HuntMetallica Live at Blizzcon'Tallica Parking Lot'Tallica Parking Lot · Writer
Metallica: Through the NeverMetallica: Through the Never · WriterMetallica: Through the Never · Original Music ComposerMetallica: Freeze 'Em All - Live in AntarcticaSurfing Your Dreams
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2012Metallica: Rock in RioAnton Corbijn Inside OutMetallica: The Black AlbumMetallica: Quebec Magnetic
Metallica: Rock In Rio 2011AbsentThe Big 4Metallica: The 30th Anniversary Event
The Big Four: Live in SofiaMetallica: Live at SonisphereLemmyMetallica: Fan Can 6Metallica: Master of Puppets (Deluxe Box Set)
Metallica: Pride, Passion and Glory - Three Nights in Mexico CityMetallica: Français pour une nuitMetallica: Hall of Fame 2009Metallica: Fan Can Six CopenhagenMetallica: Live in Copenhagen, Denmark - July 22, 2009
Metallica - Rock AM RingMetallica Touring EuropeMetallica: Making MagneticMetallica: [2008] Rock en France FestivalMETALLICA the Complete Story
Seven Ages of RockThe Darwin AwardsMetallica: Up Close and PersonalMetallica - Live EarthRock Milestones: Metallica: Master of Puppets
MetalocalypseMetalocalypseMetalocalypseMetalocalypseMetallica: Rock AM Ring 2006
American Dad!The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonDe Wereld Draait DoorThe Work of Director Anton CorbijnHard Rock Treasures
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
Jimmy Kimmel Live!Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music Vol. 5Metallica: St. Anger RehearsalsMetallica: MTV Icon
Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica
Woodstock '99Metallica: Live in BaltimoreMetallica: [2000] Baltimore, Maryland
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut · MusicMetallica: [1999] Plovdiv, BulgariaMetallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&MMetallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M · WriterMetallica: Woodstock '99
Metallica: Cunning StuntsMetallica: Poor East Asian Me - Live at Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South KoreaMetallica: Live Covers
Classic Albums
Metallica: Fan Can 1
Metallica: [1995] Loud But Secret
Full Filmography
227 titles- Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow (2025) as Self
- Metallica Saved My Life (2025) as Self
- Ozzy: No Escape from Now (2025) as Self
- Di'Anno: Iron Maiden's Lost Singer (2025) as Self
- Metallica: Polar Beach Party (2025) as Self
- Metallica: Poor Swedish Me '96 (2025) as Self
- Metallica: On the Air (Music Videos + TV Appearances) (2025) as Self
- Metallica: Studio Shit + U.K. Shenanigans (2025) as Self
- On the Roam (2024) Theme Song Performance
- The Thicket (2024) as Simon Deasy
- Metallica: Helping Hands Concert & Auction (2024) as Self
- Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 1 (2023) as Self
- Metallica: 72 Seasons - Global Premiere (2023) as Self
- Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 2 (2023) as Self
- Metallica: M72 World Tour Live in Amsterdam - Night 2 (2023) as Self
- Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head (2022) as James Hetfield (voice)
- Ennio (2022) as Self
- Metallica Live Hellfest 2022 (2022) as Self
- Metallica: Campo Argentino de Polo (2022)
- Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert (2022) as Self
- Metallica at Lollapalooza 2022 (2022) as self
- Metallica - Global Citizen Festival 2022 (2022)
- Metallica Download Festival Germany (2022)
- Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark August 10, 1991 + Bonus Shit (2021) as Self
- Metallica: Wherever We May Roam (2021) as vocals, guitars
- Metallica - The Black Album - Music Videos + Halfin’s Home Movies (2021)
- Metallica - Live At Frankenhalle, Nuremberg, Germany - November 29th, 1992 (2021)
- Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 2) (2021) as vocals, guitars
- Metallica - Live At Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium - July 4th, 1993 (2021)
- Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark - August 10th, 1991 (2021) as Self
- Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 1) (2021) as vocals, guitars
- Metallica - Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Outtakes (2021)
- Metallica: Live in Lincoln, Nebraska - September 6, 2018 (2021) as Self
- History 101 (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- Metallica: Live at Slane Castle (2020) as lead vocals, guitar
- MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains (2020) as Self
- Phil Lynott: Songs for While I'm Away (2020) as Self
- Metallica: Live in Lima, Peru - March 20, 2014 (2020) as Self
- Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - June 13, 2004 (2020) as Self
- Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015 (2020) as vocals
- Metallica: WorldWired Tour - Live in Manchester, England - June 18, 2019 (2020) as Self - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
- Metallica: Live at Yankee Stadium - Bronx, New York - September 14, 2011 (2020) as Self
- Metallica: Live in Nickelsdorf, Austria - June 10, 2012 (2020) as Self
- Metallica: Live in Muskegon, Michigan (November 1, 1991) (2020) as Self
- Metallica: Live in Bogotá, Colombia - May 2, 1999 (2020) as Self
- Metallica: Live in Melbourne, Australia - March 1, 2013 (2020) as Self
- Metallica: Live in Madrid, Spain - May 31, 2008 (2020) as Self
- Metallica Helping Hands Concert & Auction: Live & Acoustic From HQ (2020) as Self
- Metallica: Live in Dallas, Texas - August 3, 2000 (2020) as Self
- Metallica: Live in Berlin, Germany - June 6, 2006 (2020) as Cast
- Metallica: Live in Lisbon, Portugal - June 28, 2007 (2020) as Self
- Metallica - The All Within My Hands Helping Hands Concert & Auction (2020)
- Metallica: Live in Mexico City, Mexico - March 3, 2017 (2020) as Self
- Metallica: Live in Salt Lake City, Utah - January 2, 1997 (2020) as Self
- Flying V (2020) as Self
- Hypnotizing Power: The Story of Master of Puppets (2020) as Self
- Metallica: Live in Chicago, Illinois - August 12, 1983 (2020) as Self
- Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019) as Officer Bob Hayward
- Metallica : Live in Moscow 2019 (2019)
- Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2 (2019) as Self
- Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story (2019) as Self
- Live Metallica: Barcelona, Spain - May 5, 2019 (2019)
- Live Metallica: Stade de France, Paris - mai 12, 2019 (2019) as Self
- Metallica - Live in Berlin 2019 (2019)
- Metallica - Live in Berlin 2019 (2019) Music
- Sad Hill Unearthed (2018) as Self - Musician
- Carpool Karaoke: The Series (2017) as Self
- Metallica: Live in Paris, France - Sept 8, 2017 (2017)
- Metallica - Live at Rock on the Range, Columbus 2017 (2017)
- Metallica: Lollapalooza Brazil 2017 (2017) as Vocals, Guitars
- Who the Fuck Is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago (2017) as Self
- Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington (2017) as Self (archive footage)
- Addicted to Porn: Chasing the Cardboard Butterfly (2017) as Narrator
- Cum On Feel The Noize (2017) as Self
- Metallica - Live from Edmonton, Canada - August 16, 2017 (2017) as vocals
- Metallica WorldWired North American Tour 2017 (2017) Writer
- Metallica - Live at Outside Lands (San Francisco, CA - August 12, 2017) (2017)
- Billions (2016) as Metallica
- Skylanders Academy (2016) as Wolfgang (voice)
- Metallica - Hardwired... To Self-Destruct Videos (2016) as Voice & Rithm Guitar
- Metallica: Live from The House of Vans (2016) as Self - vocals, guitars
- Metallica: The Night Before (2016)
- Metallica: [2016] Rasputin Music, Berkeley (2016) as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
- Metallica: Making of Hardwired... to Self-Destruct (2016)
- Orchestrating An Upset: The 1996 World Cup of Hockey (2016) as Self / Narrator
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Musical Guest
- Metallica: [2015] X Games (2015) as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
- Mission to Lars (2015) as Self
- Metallica: Rock in Rio 2015 (2015) as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
- Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015 (2015) as Self
- Randy Johnson: The Big Picture (2015)
- Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2014 (2014) as Vocals, Guitars
- The Hunt (2014) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Metallica Live at Blizzcon (2014) as Self
- 'Tallica Parking Lot (2014) as Self (voice)
- 'Tallica Parking Lot (2014) Writer
- Metallica: Masters of Metal (2014) as Self
- Metallica: This Monster Lives (2014) as Self
- Hit the Lights: The Making of Metallica "Through the Never" (2014) as Self
- Metallica: Beyond Thunder and Lightning (2014) as Self
- Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II (2014) as Self
- Metallica: Through the Never (2013) as Self
- Metallica: Through the Never (2013) Writer
- Metallica: Through the Never (2013) Original Music Composer
- Metallica: Freeze 'Em All - Live in Antarctica (2013) as Self - Vocals, Guitars
- Surfing Your Dreams (2013)
- Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2012 (2012) as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
- Metallica: Rock in Rio (2012) as Vox, Guitars
- Anton Corbijn Inside Out (2012) as Self
- Metallica: The Black Album (2012)
- Metallica: Quebec Magnetic (2012) as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
- Metallica: Quebec Magnetic (2012) Writer
- Metallica: Live in Orion Music Festival (2012) as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
- Metallica: Live at Orion Music And More 2012 (1st Night) (2012)
- Metallica: Live at Rock im Park 2012 (2012) as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
- Metallica: Rock In Rio 2011 (2011) as Vocal, Guitar
- Absent (2011) as Self
- The Big 4 (2011) as Self
- Metallica: The 30th Anniversary Event (2011) as Self
- The Big Four: Live in Sofia (2010) as Guitars
- Metallica: Live at Sonisphere (2010) as Self
- Lemmy (2010) as Self
- Metallica: Fan Can 6 (2010) as Vocals, Guitars
- Metallica: Master of Puppets (Deluxe Box Set) (2010) as Self
- Metallica: The Big 4 Live in Sofia (2010) as Vocals, guitars
- Metallica: Pride, Passion and Glory - Three Nights in Mexico City (2009) as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
- Metallica: Français pour une nuit (2009) as Self - Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
- Metallica: Hall of Fame 2009 (2009) as Vocals, Guitars
- Metallica: Fan Can Six Copenhagen (2009) as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
- Metallica: Live in Copenhagen, Denmark - July 22, 2009 (2009) as Self - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
- Metallica - Rock AM Ring (2008) as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
- Metallica Touring Europe (2008)
- Metallica: Making Magnetic (2008)
- Metallica: [2008] Rock en France Festival (2008) as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
- METALLICA the Complete Story (2008) as Self
- Aural Amphetamine: Metallica and the Dawn of Thrash (2008) as Self
- Seven Ages of Rock (2007) as Self
- The Darwin Awards (2007) as Self
- Metallica: Up Close and Personal (2007) as Self
- Metallica - Live Earth (2007) as Self
- Rock Milestones: Metallica: Master of Puppets (2007)
- Metallica - Sick of the Studio Tour - LIVE in Wien 2007 (2007) as Singer,Guitar
- Metalocalypse (2006) as Fan #1 (voice)
- Metalocalypse (2006) as Sniper (voice)
- Metalocalypse (2006) as Troll (voice)
- Metalocalypse (2006) as Lorkey (voice)
- Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2006 (2006) as Vocals, Guitars
- Metallica Korea (2006)
- Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004 (2006) as Vocalist, Guitarrist
- Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life (2006) as Self
- Metallica: Fan Can 5 (2006) as Vocals, Guitars
- American Dad! (2005) as James Hetfield (voice)
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005) as Self
- De Wereld Draait Door (2005) as Self
- The Work of Director Anton Corbijn (2005) as Self (segments "Hero of the Day" and "Mama Said")
- Hard Rock Treasures (2005) as Self
- Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004) as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self
- Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music Vol. 5 (2003) as Self
- Metallica: St. Anger Rehearsals (2003) as Self
- Metallica: MTV Icon (2003) as Self
- Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica (2001) as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
- Woodstock '99 (2000)
- Metallica: Live in Baltimore (2000) as Self - Vocals/Guitar
- Metallica: [2000] Baltimore, Maryland (2000) as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
- South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999) Music
- Metallica: [1999] Plovdiv, Bulgaria (1999) as Self
- Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M (1999) as Self
- Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M (1999) Writer
- Metallica: Woodstock '99 (1999) as Self
- Metallica: Making of S&M (1999) as Self - Guitar, Vocals
- Metallica With Michael Kamen Conducting The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra – S&M (1999) as Self - Guitar, Vocals
- Metallica: Cunning Stunts (1998) as Self
- Metallica: Poor East Asian Me - Live at Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea (1998) as Self
- Metallica: Live Covers (1998) as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
- Classic Albums (1997) as Self - Guitarist, Vocalist, Metallica
- Metallica: Fan Can 1 (1996) as Self
- Metallica: [1995] Loud But Secret (1995) as Self - Guitar, Vocals
- Space Ghost Coast to Coast (1994)
- Metallica: Woodstock '94 (1994)
- Metallica: Live in Mountain View, CA - July 22, 1994 (1994) as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
- Metallican Vid (1993) as Self - Rhythm/Lead Vocal
- Metallica: [1993] Santiago, Chile (1993) as Vox, Guitars
- Metallica: [1993] Basel, Switzerland (1993) as Vox, Guitars
- Metallica: Mexico City, Mexico (1993) as Vox, Guitars
- Later... with Jools Holland (1992) as Self
- Metallica: [1992] Den Bosch, Netherlands (1992) as Vox, Guitars
- The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert (1992) as Self
- Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica (1992) as Self
- Metallica: Live at San Diego (1992) as Self
- Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1992) as Self
- For Those About to Rock - Monsters In Moscow (1992)
- Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego 1992 (1992) as Self - Guitar, Vocals
- Metallica: Live Moscow - Monsters of Rock (1991)
- Metallica: [1990] Zwolle, Netherlands (1990)
- The Simpsons (1989) as William Rieflin (voice)
- MTV Rockumentary (1989)
- Heavy Metal Heaven Hosted by Elvira (1989) as Himself - Metalica
- Metallica: Newark, Delaware (1989) as Self
- Metallica: [1989] Middletown, NY (1989) as Vox, Guitars
- Metallica: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre (1989) as Self
- 2 of One (1989) as Self (Rhythm Guitar/Lead Vocal)
- Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle 1989 (1989) as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
- Metallica - Live in Irvine, California - September 23, 1989 (1989) as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
- Metallica - Live at Hammersmith Odeon (1988) as Self - Vocals, Guitars
- Metallica: Cliff 'Em All (1987) as Self - Guitarist / Vocalist
- Metallica: [1986] Toronto, Canada (1986) as Self - Vocals, Guitar
- Metallica: Detroit, Michigan (1986) as Vox, Guitars
- Metallica: Nagoya, Japan (1986) as Vox, Guitars
- Metallica: [1986] Uniondale, NY (1986) as Vox, Guitars
- Metallica - Roskilde Festival (1986) as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
- Metallica: Ride The Lightning (1985) as Self
- Metallica: Day on the Green (1985) as Vox, Guitars
- Metallica: Metal Hammer Festival (1985) as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
- MTV Video Music Awards (1984) as Self
- Metallica: [1983] Kiss the Stone (1983) as Vox, Guitars
- Metallica - Kill 'Em All in Chicago 1983 (1983) as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
- Deep Purple: Made In Japan (1972) as Self
- Live Earth: A Concert for a Climate in Crisis as Self
- Metallica: Sick Out Of Studio 2007 Oslo as Self
- Metal Massacre: The Story of the Legendary Album as Self - Metallica
- Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge
- Metallica: from the off as Self
- Metallica - The Big 4 Live in Gothenburg, Sweden
- Metallica at Raadi Airfield Estonia in Tartu as Self
- Metallica - Beyond Magnetic [Full EP LIVE at the Fillmore]
- Metallica: 40th Anniversary Shows Live at Chase Center 2021
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is James Hetfield best known for?
James Hetfield is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Thicket (2024), Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head (2022), Ennio (2022), Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019).
When and where was James Hetfield born?
James Hetfield was born on August 3, 1963 in Downey, California, USA.
How many credits does James Hetfield have?
James Hetfield has accumulated over 227 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1972 to 2025.
What is James Hetfield's background in cinema and television?
James Alan Hetfield is an American musician and songwriter best known for being the co-founder, lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist and main songwriter for the American heavy metal band Metallica. Hetfield is mainly known for his intricate rhythm playing, but occasionally performs lead guitar duties and solos, both live and...