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Nick Cave

Nick Cave

Actor · Born September 22, 1957 · Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia

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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.

Acted in 21

2020s

  1. 2024

    The Making of Wild God

    Nick Cave

  2. Memoir of a Snail

    Bill Clarke (voice)

    83

  3. But We Had Music

    (Voice)

  4. 2022

    Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Live in Montreux 2022

    Movie

  5. 2021

    The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

    H.G. Wells

    67
  6. 2020

    The Private Death of Lizzy Siddal

    Mr. Invisible

2010s

  1. 2018

    Fuse

    Truck Driver (voice)

2000s

  1. 2009

    On/Off: Mark Stewart

    Movie

  2. 2007

    The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

    Bowery Saloon Singer

    73
  3. 2005

    Seele Brennt

    Nick Cave

  4. 2004

    Hoping For Palestine

    Movie

  5. 2001

    Listen with Pain: 20 Years of Einstürzende Neubauten

    Movie

1990s

  1. 1997

    Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest

    Jerry

  2. 1996

    Baby Trouble Hole

    Singer

  3. 1992

    Later... with Jools Holland

    TV · 69 Seasons · Talk

  4. 1991

    Johnny Suede

    Freak Storm

  5. 1990

    IDn2

    Entry

1980s

  1. 1988

    Dandy

    Movie

  2. Ghosts... of the Civil Dead

    Maynard

No release date

  1. Before They Were Gods

    (voice)

Sound 34

2020s

  1. 2025

    The Death of Bunny Munro

    Original Music Composer

  2. Train Dreams

    Songs, Vocals

    81

  3. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Wild God Tour

    Original Music Composer

  4. 2024

    Back to Black

    Original Music Composer

    54
  5. 2023

    The New Boy

    Original Music Composer

    63
  6. 2022

    DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

    Original Music Composer

    80

  7. Blonde

    Original Music Composer

    52

  8. This Much I Know to Be True

    Original Music Composer

  9. 2021

    The Velvet Queen

    Original Music Composer

2010s

  1. 2017

    Kings

    Original Music Composer

    40

  2. Wind River

    Original Music Composer

    78

  3. War Machine

    Original Music Composer

    56
  4. 2016

    One More Time with Feeling

    Music, Original Music Composer

  5. Hell or High Water

    Original Music Composer

    82
  6. 2015

    Prophet's Prey

    Music

  7. Far from Men

    Original Music Composer

    74
  8. 2014

    20,000 Days on Earth

    Original Music Composer

    80

  9. Tender

    Original Music Composer

  10. 2012

    West of Memphis

    Original Music Composer

  11. A Few Hours of Spring

    Original Music Composer

  12. Lawless

    Original Music Composer

    68

  13. Days of Grace

    Music

    64

2000s

  1. 2009

    The Road

    Original Music Composer

    70
  2. 2008

    The Assassination of Jesse James: Death of an Outlaw

    Original Music Composer

  3. 2007

    The English Surgeon

    Original Music Composer

  4. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

    Original Music Composer

    73
  5. 2005

    The Proposition

    Original Music Composer, Vocals

    75
  6. 2004

    The Goddess: How I Fell in Love. Film about the film

    Music

  7. 2001

    Winged Migration

    Theme Song Performance

    82

1990s

  1. 1999

    Expelling the Demon

    Music

  2. 1998

    Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Videos

    Music

  3. 1996

    To Have and to Hold

    Original Music Composer

1980s

  1. 1988

    Ghosts... of the Civil Dead

    Original Music Composer

No release date

  1. Woyzeck

    Music

Wrote 7

2020s

  1. 2025

    The Death of Bunny Munro

    Novel

  2. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Wild God Tour

    Author

2010s

  1. 2014

    20,000 Days on Earth

    Writer

    80
  2. 2012

    Lawless

    Screenplay

    68
  3. 2011

    Millhaven

    Author

1980s

  1. 1988

    Ghosts... of the Civil Dead

    Writer

Other crew 1

2020s

  1. 2025

    Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Wild God Tour

    Compositor

Directed 1

2020s

  1. 2020

    Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace

    Director

Produced 1

2020s

  1. 2025

    The Death of Bunny Munro

    Executive Producer

Created 1

2020s

  1. 2025

    The Death of Bunny Munro

    Creator

Appearances80

2020s

  1. 2026

    Kylie

    Self · 2 episodes

    82

  2. Broken English

    Self

  3. 2025

    Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough

    Narrator

  4. Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende

    Self

  5. The Extraordinary Miss Flower

    Self

  6. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Wild God Tour

    Self

  7. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Accor Arena, Paris - ARTE Concert

    Self

  8. 2023

    Barry Humphries: The Last Laugh

    Self

  9. Kingdom in the Sky: Nick Cave & Warren Ellis Live at Hanging Rock

    Self

  10. Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party

    Self

  11. AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex

    Self

  12. 2022

    Kylie at the BBC

    Self

  13. This Much I Know to Be True

    Self

  14. 2021

    Karen Dalton: In My Own Time

    Self

  15. Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel

    Self

  16. 2020

    FeeLee. History of a Single Label

    Self

  17. Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace

    Self

  18. Stefanos Rokos: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' No More Shall We Part, 14 Paintings, 17 Years Later

    Self

2010s

  1. 2019

    Love Eats Up Life

    Self (archive footage)

  2. The Creative Brain

    Self

  3. 2018

    Why Are We Creative?

    Self

    70

  4. TAPE

    Self · 1 episode

  5. Distant Sky

    Self

    86
  6. 2017

    Popular Voices at the BBC

    Self (archive footage) · 3 episodes

  7. L7: Pretend We're Dead

    Self (archive footage)

  8. Lovely Creatures: The Best of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

    Self

  9. Boredom

    Self

  10. Do You Pray?

    Narrator

  11. Snowman

    Narrator

  12. 2016

    The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez

    Self

    39

  13. One More Time with Feeling

    Self

  14. 2015

    Stranded

    Self

  15. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    Self - Guest · 1 episode

    69

  16. Prophet's Prey

    Narrator

  17. B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989

    Self

    78

  18. Wilde Jahre West-Berlin

    Self

  19. 2014

    Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Austin City Limits

    Self

  20. Goth at the BBC

    Self

  21. 20,000 Days on Earth

    Self

    80
  22. 2013

    Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Live at The Fonda Theatre

    Self

  23. 2011

    Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard

    Self

2000s

  1. 2009

    All Tomorrow's Parties

    Self

  2. The Cat Piano

    Narrator

  3. 2008

    Blixa Bargeld

    Self

  4. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: BBC Appearances Collection 1989 - 2008

    Self

  5. Hardtimes Killin' Floor Blues

    Self

  6. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: BBC Four Sessions

    Self

  7. Mutiny! The Last Birthday Party

    Self

  8. 2007

    365 Day Project

    Self

  9. Pixote In Memoriam

    Self

  10. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds: God Is in the House

    Self

  11. The Dirty Three

    Self

  12. The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music

    Self

  13. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Abattoir Blues Tour

    Self - vocals, piano

  14. 2006

    Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man

    Self

  15. The Harry Smith Project Live

    Self

  16. 2005

    The Story of 'Fairytale of New York'

    Self

  17. The Work of Director Anton Corbijn

    Self (segment "Straight to You")

  18. 2003

    The Blues

    Self · 1 episode

  19. The Birthday Party: Pleasure Heads Must Burn

    Self

  20. 2001

    If I Should Fall from Grace: The Shane MacGowan Story

    Self

1990s

  1. 1998

    Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Videos

    Self

  2. 1997

    The Great Hunger: The Life and Songs of Shane MacGowan

    Self

  3. 1996

    Australian Story

    Self · 1 episode

  4. 1994

    Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos

    Self

  5. Die Haut - Sweat

    Self

  6. September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill

    Self

  7. Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait

    Self

  8. 1993

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Self - Musical Guest · 1 episode

    79
  9. 1992

    Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Live at The Paradiso

    Self

  10. 1991

    The Song

    Self

  11. IDn4

    Self

  12. 1990

    The Road to God Knows Where

    Self

  13. IDn3

    Self

1980s

  1. 1987

    Wings of Desire

    Self - Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds

    82

  2. Kings of Independence

    Self

  3. Nick Cave: Stranger in a Strange Land

    Self

No release date

  1. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Bizarre Festival 1996

    self

  2. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - A Short Film (1978-1998)

    Self

Thanked in the credits2

2010s

  1. 2016

    Nocturama

    Thanks

    69

1980s

  1. 1986

    Dogs in Space

    Thanks