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

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

The Oscars

Australian Story

Memoir of a Snail

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

The Blues

Wings of Desire

All Movies (107)

• Broken English2026 · as Self
• Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough2025 · as Narrator
• Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende2025 · as Self
• The Extraordinary Miss Flower2025 · as Self
• Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Wild God Tour2025 · as Self
• Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Accor Arena, Paris - ARTE Concert2025 · as Self
• The Making of Wild God2024 · as Nick Cave
• Memoir of a Snail2024 · as Bill Clarke (voice)
• But We Had Music2024 · as (Voice)
• Barry Humphries: The Last Laugh2023 · as Self
• Kingdom in the Sky: Nick Cave & Warren Ellis Live at Hanging Rock2023 · as Self
• Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party2023 · as Self
• AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex2023 · as Self
• Kylie at the BBC2022 · as Self
• Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Live in Montreux 20222022
• This Much I Know to Be True2022 · as Self
• The Electrical Life of Louis Wain2021 · as H.G. Wells
• Karen Dalton: In My Own Time2021 · as Self
• Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel2021 · as Self
• FeeLee. History of a Single Label2020 · as Self
• Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace2020 · as Self
• Stefanos Rokos: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' No More Shall We Part, 14 Paintings, 17 Years Later2020 · as Self
• The Private Death of Lizzy Siddal2020 · as Mr. Invisible
• Love Eats Up Life2019 · as Self (archive footage)
• Kylie Minogue: Summer 2019 - Live At Glastonbury2019 · as Self
• The Creative Brain2019 · as Self
• Why Are We Creative?2018 · as Self
• Fuse2018 · as Truck Driver (voice)
• Distant Sky2018 · as Self
• L7: Pretend We're Dead2017 · as Self (archive footage)
• Lovely Creatures: The Best of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds2017 · as Self
• Boredom2017 · as Self
• Do You Pray?2017 · as Narrator
• Snowman2017 · as Narrator
• The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez2016 · as Self
• One More Time with Feeling2016 · as Self
• Stranded2015 · as Self
• Prophet's Prey2015 · as Narrator
• B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-19892015 · as Self
• Wilde Jahre West-Berlin2015 · as Self
• Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Austin City Limits2014 · as Self
• Goth at the BBC2014 · as Self
• 20,000 Days on Earth2014 · as Self
• Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Live at The Fonda Theatre2013 · as Self
• Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard2011 · as Self
• No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York2009 · as Self
• On/Off: Mark Stewart2009
• All Tomorrow's Parties2009 · as Self
• The Cat Piano2009 · as Narrator
• Blixa Bargeld2008 · as Self
• Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: BBC Appearances Collection 1989 - 20082008 · as Self
• Hardtimes Killin' Floor Blues2008 · as Self
• Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: BBC Four Sessions2008 · as Self
• Mutiny! The Last Birthday Party2008 · as Self
• Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!2008 · as Self
• 365 Day Project2007 · as Self
• Pixote In Memoriam2007 · as Self
• The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford2007 · as Bowery Saloon Singer
• Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds: God Is in the House2007 · as Self
• The Dirty Three2007 · as Self
• The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music2007 · as Self
• Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Abattoir Blues Tour2007 · as Self - vocals, piano
• Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man2006 · as Self
• The Harry Smith Project Live2006 · as Self
• The Story of 'Fairytale of New York'2005 · as Self
• Seele Brennt2005 · as Nick Cave
• The Work of Director Anton Corbijn2005 · as Self (segment "Straight to You")
• Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus2004 · as Self
• The Birthday Party: Pleasure Heads Must Burn2003 · as Self
• Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Nocturama2003 · as Self
• Listen With Pain2001 · as Self
• Listen with Pain: 20 Years of Einstürzende Neubauten2001
• Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: No More Shall We Part2001 · as Self
• If I Should Fall from Grace: The Shane MacGowan Story2001 · as Self
• Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Videos1998 · as Self
• The Great Hunger: The Life and Songs of Shane MacGowan1997 · as Self
• Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Boatman's Call1997 · as Self
• Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest1997 · as Jerry
• Baby Trouble Hole1996 · as Singer
• Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Murder Ballads1996 · as Self
• Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos1994 · as Self
• Die Haut - Sweat1994 · as Self
• Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Let Love In1994 · as Self
• September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill1994 · as Self
• Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait1994 · as Self
• Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Henry's Dream1992 · as Self
• Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Live at The Paradiso1992 · as Self
• The Song1991 · as Self
• IDn41991 · as Self
• Johnny Suede1991 · as Freak Storm
• The Road to God Knows Where1990 · as Self
• IDn31990 · as Self
• IDn21990 · as Entry
• Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Good Son1990 · as Self
• Dandy1988
• Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Tender Prey1988 · as Self
• Ghosts... of the Civil Dead1988 · as Maynard
• Wings of Desire1987 · as Self - Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
• Kings of Independence1987 · as Self
• Nick Cave: Stranger in a Strange Land1987 · as Self
• Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Your Funeral... My Trial1986 · as Self
• Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Kicking Against the Pricks1986 · as Self
• Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Firstborn Is Dead1985 · as Self
• Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: From Her to Eternity1984 · as Self
• Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Bizarre Festival 1996— · as self
• Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - A Short Film (1978-1998)— · as Self
• Before They Were Gods— · as (voice)

All TV Shows (10)

• Kylie2026 · as Self
• Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments2020 · as Self
• TAPE2018 · as Self
• Popular Voices at the BBC2017 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Guest
• Artsnight2015 · as Self
• The Blues2003 · as Self
• Australian Story1996 · as Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Musical Guest
• The Oscars1953 · as Self