James Hetfield

Full filmography

• 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