Dave Grohl
Known for acting · Born 14 January 1969 · 57 · Warren, Ohio, USA
227 credits
David Eric "Dave" Grohl (born January 14, 1969) is an American rock musician, multi-instrumentalist, and singer-songwriter who is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter for the Foo Fighters; the former drummer for Nirvana and Scream; the drummer for Them Crooked Vultures; and wrote all the music for his short-lived side projects Late! and Probot. He has also been involved with Queens of the Stone Age, and has performed session work for a variety of musicians, including Killing Joke, Tenacious D, Nine Inch Nails, The Prodigy, Slash and Juliette Lewis. Dave Grohl has performed in over 30 bands since becoming a musician.
Known for
Studio 666
2022
Sound City
2013
Cobain: Montage of Heck
2015
Nirvana: Unplugged In New York
1993
Foo Fighters: Back and Forth
2011
Foo Fighters Sonic Highways
2014
All Things Must Pass
2015
Nirvana: Live at the Paramount
2011
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
1994
Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit
1991
Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind
2005
Foo Fighters: Live At Wembley Stadium
2008
Acting (215)
2026Saturday Night Live UKSelf - Musical GuestSeries
2026Other Voices Presents: Foo FightersHimselfFilm
2026Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing ButtSelfFilm
2026The Best SummerSelfFilm
2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicSelfFilm
2025SNL50: The Homecoming ConcertSelfFilm
2025SNL50: Beyond Saturday NightSelfSeries
2025FireAid Benefit ConcertSelfFilm
2025Amazon Music Live: Foo FightersHimselfFilm
2024Hot Ones VersusSelfSeries
2023Foo Fighters: Preparing Music for ConcertsSelfFilm
2023Ego: The Michael Gudinski StorySelfFilm
2023Foo Fighters - Austin City LimitsselfFilm
2023Foo Fighters - Live at Rock am Ring 2023SelfFilm
2023The TeacherSelfFilm
2023Warren Haynes Presents: The Benefit Concert Volume 20SelfFilm
2023Foo Fighters - Live At The Town 2023SelfFilm
2023I Hate Myself and I Want to DieSelf (archive footage)Film
2023WINO: The DocumentaryFilm
2022Studio 666Dave GrohlFilm
20222022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonySelf - PerformerFilm
2022Taylor Hawkins Tribute ConcertSelfFilm
2022Gary Numan: ResurrectionSelfFilm
2022Steve Vai - His First 30 Years: The DocumentarySelf (archive footage)Film
2022Foo Fighters: One Less HeroSelfFilm
2022Foo Fighters-Superbowl LVI Aftershow in Virtual RealitySelfFilm
2022ABBA V QueenSelf (archive footage)Film
2022Paul McCartney at Glastonbury FestivalSelfSeries
2021Watch the Sound with Mark RonsonSelf · 2 episodesSeries
2021Biography: KISStorySelf · 2 episodesSeries
2021When Nirvana Came to BritainSelf (archive footage)Film
2021From Cradle to StageSelf · 6 episodesSeries
2021Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the WorldSelf - PerformerFilm
2021Grunge: A Story of Music and RageSelf (archive footage)Film
2021Celebrating AmericaSelfFilm
20212021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonySelfFilm
2021I'm in the BandFilm
2021Foo Fighters Live at Madison Square Garden (June 20, 2021)SelfFilm
2021Foo Fighters-Live From Lollapalooza 2021SelfFilm
2020Bill & Ted Face the MusicDave GrohlFilm
2020DuncanvilleRonnie D (voice)Series
2020Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to PrinceSelfFilm
2020FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for AmericaSelf - PerformerFilm
2020The Big Night InSelfFilm
2020Times Like Those: Foo Fighters 25th AnniversaryFilm
2020Amazon Music Holiday Plays: Foo FightersSelfFilm
2020Ringo Starr’s Big Birthday ShowSelf - PerformerFilm
2019The Morning ShowDave GrohlSeries
2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelfSeries
2019Liam Gallagher: As It WasSelfFilm
2019PunkSelf · 2 episodesSeries
2019Ryan's Mystery PlaydateSelfSeries
2019Foo Fighters: Hurricane Festival 2019SelfFilm
2019Foo Fighters: Southside Festival 2019SelfFilm
2019Foo Fighters - Reading FestivalSelfFilm
2019Foo Fighters: Rock In RioSelfFilm
2018Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax! RecordsSelfFilm
2018PlaySelfFilm
2018Reel StoriesSelf - Guest StarSeries
2018Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017SelfFilm
2017Foo Fighters - NOS Alive 2017SelfFilm
2017Foo Fighters - Cheese and Grain, Frome, UKSelfFilm
2017Foo Fighters – Landmarks Live in Concert: A Great Performances SpecialSelfFilm
2016SoundbreakingSelf · 3 episodesSeries
2016The Smart Studios StoryFilm
2016Desert Age: A Rock and Roll Scene HistorySelfFilm
2016The Road to ACLSelfFilm
2015Cobain: Montage of HeckSelf (archive footage)Film
2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest/Musical GuestSeries
2015The Late Late Show with James CordenSelf, Self - GuestSeries
2015The MuppetsSelfSeries
2015All Things Must PassSelfFilm
2015Hot OnesSelfSeries
2015Sex&Drugs&Rock&RollDave GrohlSeries
2015Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)SelfFilm
2015CássiaSelf (archive footage)Film
2015Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonySelfFilm
2015Foo Fighters - Rock am RingSelf - Vocals, GuitarFilm
2015Foo Fighters - BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend 2015SelfFilm
2015Foo Fighters - Rio De JaneiroSelf - Vocals, GuitarsFilm
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf · 2 episodesSeries
2014Foo Fighters Sonic HighwaysSelf · 8 episodesSeries
2014The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the BeatlesSelfFilm
2014The Concert for ValorSelf - PerformerFilm
2014Off Camera with Sam JonesSelfSeries
2014Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonySelfFilm
2014Slash: Raised On the Sunset StripSelfFilm
2014Led Zeppelin Played HereSelf (archive footage)Film
2014Making Of The Grohl Sessions Vol. 1HimselfFilm
2014Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 YearsSelf - PerformerFilm
2014Positive Force: More Than a Witness - 30 Years of Punk Politics in ActionselfFilm
2013Sound CitySelfFilm
2013Drunk HistoryMemphis Mafia MemberSeries
2013Filmage: The Story of Descendents/AllSelfFilm
2013Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2013 Induction CeremonySelfFilm
2013Great American Rock Anthems: Turn It Up to 11Self - NirvanaFilm
201312-12-12Film
201212-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy ReliefSelfFilm
2012Bad Brains: A Band in DCSelfFilm
2012Foo Fighters - Reading FestivalSelfFilm
2012A MusiCares Tribute To Paul McCartneySelfFilm
2012See a Little Light: A Celebration of the Music and Legacy of Bob MouldSelfFilm
2012Foo Fighters - Global Citizen FestivalSelfFilm
2011The MuppetsAnimoolFilm
2011Foo Fighters: Back and ForthSelfFilm
2011Nirvana: Live at the ParamountSelf - Drums, Backing VocalsFilm
2011Foo Fighters -T in The ParkSelfFilm
2011Foo Fighters - Wasting Light Live From 606SelfFilm
2011Foo Fighters - Garage TourSelfFilm
2011The Nation's Favourite Bee Gees SongSelfFilm
2011Foo Fighters The Roundhouse ConcertSelf - Lead vocalFilm
2011Man With the Midas TouchSelfFilm
2011Foo Fighters: Live At Pinkpop FestivalSelf - VocalsFilm
2011Nirvana: Taking Punk to the MassesSelfFilm
2011Foo Fighters: A Hard Day's LightSelfFilm
2011Foo Fighters - Live in LondonSelfFilm
2010LemmySelfFilm
2010Tenacious D Live at BlizzCon 2010SelfFilm
2010Them Crooked Vultures: Teenage Cancer TrustFilm
2010Them Crooked Vultures - Live at Rock am Ring 2010SelfFilm
2010Nirvana: Live On AirSelfFilm
2009Nirvana: Live at ReadingSelf - DrumsFilm
2009SkavlanSelf - GuestSeries
2009Them Crooked Vultures - Live at Canal+ StudioSelfFilm
2009Foo Fighters - Greatest HitsSelfFilm
2009Foo Fighters - Live Performance from Studio 606SelfFilm
2008Foo Fighters: Live At Wembley StadiumSelf - Vocals, GuitarsFilm
2008D Tour: A Tenacious DocumentarySelfFilm
2008Paul McCartney: The Liverpool SoundSelfFilm
2008VH1 Rock Honors: The WhoSelfFilm
2007The Graham Norton ShowSelf · 2 episodes, Self - PerformerSeries
2007Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a DreamSelfFilm
2007Seven Ages of RockSelf · 7 episodesSeries
2007Lil' BushSeries
2006Tenacious D in The Pick of DestinySatanFilm
2006MetalocalypseSeries
2006Foo Fighters: Skin and BonesSelfFilm
2006Foo Fighters: Hyde ParkSelfFilm
2006All Apologies: Kurt Cobain 10 Years OnSelfFilm
2006Nirvana - In Utero: Under ReviewSelf (archive footage)Film
2006Nirvana The Path from Incesticide to In UteroSelfFilm
2006Nirvana - the Definitive Critical ReviewSelfFilm
2006VH1 Rock HonorsSelfFilm
2005The Colbert ReportSelf - GuestSeries
2005Classic Albums: Nirvana - NevermindSelfFilm
2005Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf CoastSelfFilm
2005The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen'Self (archive footage)Film
2005I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny CashSelfFilm
2005Ten Years LaterHimselfFilm
2004Nirvana: With the Lights OutFilm
2004I've Been Twelve Forever: The Work of Director Michel GondrySelfFilm
2004The Other Side of AIDSself - Foo FightersFilm
2004(This Is Known as) The Blues ScaleSelfFilm
2004Lit: All AccessSelfFilm
2004Supergrass: A Home MovieSelfFilm
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Musical Guest · 5 episodes, Self - Guest · 2 episodesSeries
2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelfSeries
2003Viva La BamSelfSeries
2003The Work of Director Michel GondrySelfFilm
2003Foo Fighters - Everywhere But HomeSelfFilm
2003Tenacious D: In the StudioSelfFilm
2002Queens Of The Stone Age – Songs For The Deaf (Real #1)Film
200125 Years of PunkSelfFilm
2001VH1 News Special: GrungeSelf (archive footage)Film
2000Daria in 'Is It Fall Yet?'Daniel (voice)Film
1999The Late Late Show with Craig KilbornSelf · 3 episodesSeries
1998Free TibetSelf - Foo FightersFilm
1997Classic AlbumsSelf - IntervieweeSeries
1997Leute heuteSelfSeries
1997David Bowie: An Earthling at 50SelfFilm
1997David Bowie Birthday Celebration Live in NYCSelfFilm
1996The Daily ShowSelfSeries
1996Hype!Film
1996TFI FridaySeries
1995Foo Fighters - I'm OK, Eur OK - Live Brixton, UK 1995Self - Guitar, Lead VocalsFilm
1994Space Ghost Coast to CoastSeries
1994Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!Self - DrumsFilm
1994MTV Europe Music AwardsSelfSeries
1994Nirvana: Terminal 1, MunichFilm
1993The X-FilesLobby Passerby (uncredited)Series
1993Late Show with David LettermanSelf - Musical Guest · 3 episodesSeries
1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - GuestSeries
1993Nirvana: Unplugged In New YorkSelf - Drums, Bass, Backing VocalsFilm
1993MTV Unplugged: NirvanaSelfFilm
1993Nirvana: Live and LoudSelf - DrumsFilm
1993Nirvana: Live at Hollywood Rock FestivalSelfFilm
1993Nirvana: Unplugged in New York - RehearsalSelf - Drums, VocalsFilm
1993RuPaul's Christmas BallSelfFilm
1993Nirvana: Veterans Memorial Coliseum Phoenix, AzFilm
19921991: The Year Punk BrokeSelfFilm
1992Later... with Jools HollandSeries
1991Nirvana: Smells Like Teen SpiritDave GrohlFilm
1991Nirvana: Live at the ParadisoSelfFilm
1991Nirvana: Live in Amsterdam 1991Self - Drums, Backing VocalsFilm
1991Sub Pop Video Network Program 1Self (archive footage)Film
1991Nirvana: Teatro Castello, Rome, ItalySelfFilm
1991Nirvana: Live in DallasSelfFilm
1991Nirvana: Astoria Theater LondonFilm
1990The WordSeries
1990Nirvana - Live on Leeds Polytechnic, UK, 1990Self - Drums, Backing VocalsFilm
1985Rock in RioSelf - PerformerSeries
1984MTV Video Music AwardsSelf · 4 episodesSeries
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Musical Guest · 5 episodesSeries
1975Austin City LimitsSelfSeries
1969Sesame StreetSelfSeries
1959The GrammysSelfSeries
—Live Earth: A Concert for a Climate in CrisisSelf · 12 episodesSeries
—Shouting Through The LetterholeSelf (archive footage)Film
—Are We Not Men?SelfFilm
—Them Crooked Vultures (2010) Live at BBC Radio 1, London, UK on March 24, 2010Film
—Foo Fighters Live at iTunes Festival LondonSelfFilm
—Foo Fighters - Music Video CollectionFilm
—Foo Fighters: Tibetan Freedom ConcertFilm
—Foo Fighters: Live at Pinkpop 2026Film
—Nirvana: Teen Spirit InterviewsSelfFilm
Crew (1)
2003Leprechaun: Back 2 tha HoodThanksFilm
Directing (5)
2021What Drives UsDirectorFilm
2021From Cradle to StageDirector, Executive ProducerSeries
2020Times Like Those: Foo Fighters 25th AnniversaryDirector, Executive ProducerFilm
2018PlayDirectorFilm
2014Foo Fighters Sonic HighwaysDirector, Executive Producer, CreatorSeries
Production (2)
2022Studio 666Executive Producer, StoryFilm
2013Sound CityProducer, Actor's Assistant, DirectorFilm
Sound (3)
1997TouchOriginal Music ComposerFilm
1993Nirvana: Unplugged In New YorkSongsFilm
—The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at AllTheme Song PerformanceSeries
Writing (1)
2011Nirvana: Live at the ParamountAuthorFilm