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Nick Cave

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
117

Gender
Male

Birthday
September 22, 1957 (68 years old)

Place of Birth
Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia

Nick Cave

Biography

Nicholas Edward Cave is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter, author, screenwriter, composer and film actor, best known as the frontman of the rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. He has appeared in some 15 feature films and video shorts, plus a heap of documentaries. Nick Cave has also composed a large number of scores, some of them with his musical partner Warren Ellis.

Known For

Acting

2026Kylieas Self
2026Broken Englishas Self
2025Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enoughas Narrator
2025Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchendeas Self
2025The Extraordinary Miss Floweras Self
2025Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Accor Arena, Paris - ARTE Concertas Self
2025Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Wild God Touras Self
2024The Making of Wild Godas Nick Cave
2024Memoir of a Snailas Bill Clarke (voice)
2024But We Had Musicas (Voice)
2023Barry Humphries: The Last Laughas Self
2023Kingdom in the Sky: Nick Cave & Warren Ellis Live at Hanging Rockas Self
2023Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Partyas Self
2023AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rexas Self
2022Kylie at the BBCas Self
2022Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Live in Montreux 2022as
2022This Much I Know to Be Trueas Self
2021The Electrical Life of Louis Wainas H.G. Wells
2021Karen Dalton: In My Own Timeas Self
2021Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapelas Self
2020FeeLee. History of a Single Labelas Self
2020Gay Byrne's Late Late Momentsas Self
2020Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palaceas Self
2020Stefanos Rokos: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' No More Shall We Part, 14 Paintings, 17 Years Lateras Self
2020The Private Death of Lizzy Siddalas Mr. Invisible
2019Love Eats Up Lifeas Self (archive footage)
2019Kylie Minogue: Summer 2019 - Live At Glastonburyas Self
2019The Creative Brainas Self
2018Why Are We Creative?as Self
2018Fuseas Truck Driver (voice)
2018TAPEas Self
2018Distant Skyas Self
2017Popular Voices at the BBCas Self (archive footage)
2017L7: Pretend We're Deadas Self (archive footage)
2017Lovely Creatures: The Best of Nick Cave & The Bad Seedsas Self
2017Do You Pray?as Narrator
2017Snowmanas Narrator
2017Boredomas Self
2016The Beautiful Days of Aranjuezas Self
2016One More Time with Feelingas Self
2015Strandedas Self
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Self - Guest
2015Prophet's Preyas Narrator
2015Artsnightas Self
2015B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989as Self
2015Wilde Jahre West-Berlinas Self
2014Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Austin City Limitsas Self
2014Goth at the BBCas Self
201420,000 Days on Earthas Self
2013Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Live at The Fonda Theatreas Self
2011Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howardas Self
2009No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New Yorkas Self
2009On/Off: Mark Stewartas
2009All Tomorrow's Partiesas Self
2009The Cat Pianoas Narrator
2008Blixa Bargeldas Self
2008Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: BBC Appearances Collection 1989 - 2008as Self
2008Hardtimes Killin' Floor Bluesas Self
2008Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: BBC Four Sessionsas Self
2008Mutiny! The Last Birthday Partyas Self
2008Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!as Self
2007365 Day Projectas Self
2007Pixote In Memoriamas Self
2007The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Fordas Bowery Saloon Singer
2007Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds: God Is in the Houseas Self
2007The Dirty Threeas Self
2007The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Musicas Self
2007Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Abattoir Blues Touras Self - vocals, piano
2006Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Manas Self
2006The Harry Smith Project Liveas Self
2005The Story of 'Fairytale of New York'as Self
2005Seele Brenntas Nick Cave
2005The Work of Director Anton Corbijnas Self (segment "Straight to You")
2004Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheusas Self
2003The Bluesas Self
2003The Birthday Party: Pleasure Heads Must Burnas Self
2003Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Nocturamaas Self
2001Listen With Painas Self
2001Listen with Pain: 20 Years of Einstürzende Neubautenas
2001Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: No More Shall We Partas Self
2001If I Should Fall from Grace: The Shane MacGowan Storyas Self
1998Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Videosas Self
1997The Great Hunger: The Life and Songs of Shane MacGowanas Self
1997Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Boatman's Callas Self
1997Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapestas Jerry
1996Baby Trouble Holeas Singer
1996Australian Storyas Self
1996Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Murder Balladsas Self
1994Freaks, Nerds & Weirdosas Self
1994Die Haut - Sweatas Self
1994Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Let Love Inas Self
1994September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weillas Self
1994Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portraitas Self
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - Musical Guest
1992Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Henry's Dreamas Self
1992Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Live at The Paradisoas Self
1991The Songas Self
1991IDn4as Self
1991Johnny Suedeas Freak Storm
1990The Road to God Knows Whereas Self
1990IDn3as Self
1990IDn2as Entry
1990Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Good Sonas Self
1988Dandyas
1988Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Tender Preyas Self
1988Ghosts... of the Civil Deadas Maynard
1987Wings of Desireas Self - Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
1987Kings of Independenceas Self
1987Nick Cave: Stranger in a Strange Landas Self
1986Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Your Funeral... My Trialas Self
1986Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Kicking Against the Pricksas Self
1985Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Firstborn Is Deadas Self
1984Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: From Her to Eternityas Self
1953The Oscarsas Self
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - A Short Film (1978-1998)as Self
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Bizarre Festival 1996as self
Before They Were Godsas (voice)

Production

2025The Death of Bunny Munro...Creator
2025The Death of Bunny Munro...Novel
2025The Death of Bunny Munro...Executive Producer
2025The Death of Bunny Munro...Original Music Composer
2025Train Dreams...Songs
2025Train Dreams...Vocals
2025Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Wild God Tour...Author
2025Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Wild God Tour...Compositor
2025Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Wild God Tour...Original Music Composer
2024Back to Black...Original Music Composer
2023The New Boy...Original Music Composer
2022DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story...Original Music Composer
2022Blonde...Original Music Composer
2022This Much I Know to Be True...Original Music Composer
2021The Velvet Queen...Original Music Composer
2020Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace...Director
2017Kings...Original Music Composer
2017Wind River...Original Music Composer
2017War Machine...Original Music Composer
2016One More Time with Feeling...Music
2016One More Time with Feeling...Original Music Composer
2016Nocturama...Thanks
2016Hell or High Water...Original Music Composer
2015Prophet's Prey...Music
2015Far from Men...Original Music Composer
201420,000 Days on Earth...Writer
201420,000 Days on Earth...Original Music Composer
2014Tender...Original Music Composer
2012West of Memphis...Original Music Composer
2012A Few Hours of Spring...Original Music Composer
2012Lawless...Screenplay
2012Lawless...Original Music Composer
2011Submission...Music
2011Millhaven...Author
2009The Road...Original Music Composer
2008Angel of the Wind...Music
2008The Assassination of Jesse James: Death of an Outlaw...Original Music Composer
2007The English Surgeon...Original Music Composer
2007The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford...Original Music Composer
2005The Proposition...Screenplay
2005The Proposition...Original Music Composer
2005The Proposition...Vocals
2004The Goddess: How I Fell in Love. Film about the film...Music
2001Winged Migration...Theme Song Performance
1999Expelling the Demon...Music
1998Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Videos...Music
1996To Have and to Hold...Original Music Composer
1991Just Visiting This Planet...Music
1988Ghosts... of the Civil Dead...Writer
1988Ghosts... of the Civil Dead...Original Music Composer
1986Dogs in Space...Thanks
The Circumventing Mind...Music
Woyzeck...Music