Filmography
James Hetfield
The Simpsons
1989 · William Rieflin (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Musical Guest
American Dad!
2005 · James Hetfield (voice)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005 · Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self
Billions
2016 · Metallica
De Wereld Draait Door
2005 · Self
Later... with Jools Holland
1992 · Self
MTV Video Music Awards
1984 · Self
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994 · Actor
Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head
2022 · James Hetfield (voice)
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017 · Self
Metalocalypse
2006 · Fan #1 (voice), Sniper (voice)
Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
2026 · Self
Classic Albums
1997 · Self - Guitarist, Vocalist, Metallica
Skylanders Academy
2016 · Wolfgang (voice)
History 101
2020 · Self (archive footage)
Ennio
2022 · Self
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
2019 · Officer Bob Hayward
Seven Ages of Rock
2007 · Self
Number One!
2009 · Self
Live Earth: A Concert for a Climate in Crisis
TBA · Self
The Thicket
2024 · Simon Deasy
Heavy Metal Heaven Hosted by Elvira
1989 · Himself - Metalica
Metallica: Through the Never
2013 · Self, Writer
MTV Rockumentary
1989 · Actor
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
2004 · Self
Ozzy: No Escape from Now
2025 · Self
Metallica: 40th Anniversary Shows (Night 1&2) - Live at Chase Center
2021 · Actor
The Darwin Awards
2007 · Self
1999 Metallica With Michael Kamen Conducting The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra – S&M
1999 · Self - Guitar, Vocals
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
2019 · Self
Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington
2017 · Self (archive footage)
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
1992 · Self
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M
1999 · Self, Writer
Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica
2001 · Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: Ride The Lightning
1985 · Self
Lemmy
2010 · Self
The Big 4
2011 · Self
Metallica: Live in Paris, France - Sept 8, 2017
2017 · Actor
Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music Vol. 5
2003 · Self
Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story
2019 · Self
Anton Corbijn Inside Out
2012 · Self
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2014
2014 · Vocals, Guitars
The Hunt
2014 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
1992 · Self
Metallica: Live in Mountain View, CA - July 22, 1994
1994 · Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Woodstock '99
2000 · Actor
Metallica: Rock In Rio 2011
2011 · Vocal, Guitar
Metallica Live Hellfest 2022
2022 · Self
Who the Fuck Is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago
2017 · Self
Metallica: M72 Tour - Budapest, Day 2
2026 · Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Metallica Korea
2006 · Actor
Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark August 10, 1991 + Bonus Shit
2021 · Self
Di'Anno: Iron Maiden's Lost Singer
2025 · Self
Metallica: Rock in Rio 2015
2015 · Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: Pride, Passion and Glory - Three Nights in Mexico City
2009 · Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 1)
2021 · vocals, guitars
Absent
2011 · Self
Metallica: Nagoya, Japan
1986 · Vox, Guitars
Metallica: Français pour une nuit
2009 · Self - Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: Live in Lisbon, Portugal - June 28, 2007
2020 · Self
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2006
2006 · Vocals, Guitars
For Those About to Rock - Monsters In Moscow
1992 · Actor
Sad Hill Unearthed
2018 · Self - Musician
Metallica: Live Moscow - Monsters of Rock
1991 · Actor
Metallica: Lollapalooza Brazil 2017
2017 · Vocals, Guitars
Metallica : Live in Moscow 2019
2019 · Actor
Metallica: [1993] Basel, Switzerland
1993 · Vox, Guitars
Phil Lynott: Songs for While I'm Away
2020 · Self
Metallica: Wherever We May Roam
2021 · vocals, guitars
Metallica: WorldWired Tour - Live in Manchester, England - June 18, 2019
2020 · Self - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Metallica: Live in Salt Lake City, Utah - January 2, 1997
2020 · Self
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2012
2012 · Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Metal Massacre: The Story of the Legendary Album
TBA · Self - Metallica
Metallica: Helping Hands Concert & Auction
2024 · Self
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 1
2023 · Self
Metallica - The Black Album - Music Videos + Halfin’s Home Movies
2021 · Actor
Metallica: Making of S&M
1999 · Self - Guitar, Vocals
Metallica: Day on the Green
1985 · Vox, Guitars
Metallica: Freeze 'Em All
2015 · Self
Hit the Lights: The Making of Metallica "Through the Never"
2014 · Self
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains
2020 · Self
Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life
2006 · Self
Metallica: Live at San Diego
1992 · Self
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 2)
2021 · vocals, guitars
Metallica: Live at Yankee Stadium - Bronx, New York - September 14, 2011
2020 · Self
Metallica: Studio Shit + U.K. Shenanigans
2025 · Self
Metallica: The Big 4 Live in Sofia
2010 · Vocals, guitars
Metallica: St. Anger Rehearsals
2003 · Self
Metallica: Poor East Asian Me - Live at Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea
1998 · Self
Metallica Saved My Life
2025 · Self
Metallica - ...And Justice For All
1992 · Self
Metallica: Live in Melbourne, Australia - March 1, 2013
2020 · Self
Metallica - Rock AM Ring
2008 · Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: Rock in Rio
2012 · Vox, Guitars
Metallica: Live at Sonisphere
2010 · Self
Metallica: [1989] Middletown, NY
1989 · Vox, Guitars
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle 1989
1993 · Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: [1986] Toronto, Canada
1986 · Self - Vocals, Guitar
Metallica - Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Outtakes
2021 · Actor
Metallica: Mexico City, Mexico
1993 · Vox, Guitars
Metallica: [1992] Den Bosch, Netherlands
1992 · Vox, Guitars
The Big Four: Live in Sofia
2010 · Guitars
Metallica: 72 Seasons - Global Premiere
2023 · Self
Metallica: Cliff 'Em All
1987 · Self - Guitarist / Vocalist
Metallica: M72 Tour - Budapest, Day 1
2026 · Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: Poor Swedish Me '96
2025 · Self
Metallica: Masters of Metal
2014 · Self
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
2005 · Self (segments "Hero of the Day" and "Mama Said")
Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert
2022 · Self
Metallica - Live at Outside Lands (San Francisco, CA - August 12, 2017)
2017 · Actor
Metallica: Live in Chicago, Illinois - August 12, 1983
2020 · Self
Metallica - Global Citizen Festival 2022
2022 · Actor
Metallica: Polar Beach Party
2025 · Self
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 2
2023 · Self
Metallica: Live in Orion Music Festival
2012 · Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Live Metallica: Barcelona, Spain - May 5, 2019
2019 · Actor
Metallica at Raadi Airfield Estonia in Tartu
TBA · Self
Metallica - Live At Frankenhalle, Nuremberg, Germany - November 29th, 1992
2021 · Actor
Metallica: Quebec Magnetic
2012 · Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar, Writer
Metallica: [2016] Rasputin Music, Berkeley
2016 · Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: Fan Can 5
2006 · Vocals, Guitars
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Metallica - Beyond Magnetic [Full EP LIVE at the Fillmore]
TBA · Actor
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004
2006 · Vocalist, Guitarrist
Metallica: Campo Argentino de Polo
2022 · Actor
Metallica: Newark, Delaware
1989 · Self
Deep Purple: Made In Japan
1972 · Self
Metallica: Live in Nickelsdorf, Austria - June 10, 2012
2020 · Self
Metallica - Live At Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium - July 4th, 1993
2021 · Actor
Metallica: Master of Puppets (Deluxe Box Set)
2010 · Self
Metallica: Cunning Stunts
1998 · Self
Metallica: On the Air (Music Videos + TV Appearances)
2025 · Self
Metallica: [1983] Kiss the Stone
1983 · Vox, Guitars
Metallica: Live in Muskegon, Michigan (November 1, 1991)
2020 · Self
Cum On Feel The Noize
2017 · Self
2 of One
1989 · Self (Rhythm Guitar/Lead Vocal)
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge
1993 · Actor
Metallica: [1999] Plovdiv, Bulgaria
1999 · Self
Orchestrating An Upset: The 1996 World Cup of Hockey
2016 · Self / Narrator
Metallica: [2015] X Games
2015 · Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: [1993] Santiago, Chile
1993 · Vox, Guitars
Metallica: Fan Can 1
1996 · Self
Metallica - Live in Berlin 2019
2019 · Actor, Music
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego 1992
1993 · Self - Guitar, Vocals
Metallica: Woodstock '99
1999 · Self
Metallica: Metal Hammer Festival
1985 · Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Metallica - The Big 4 Live in Gothenburg, Sweden
TBA · Actor
Metallica: Fan Can 6
2010 · Vocals, Guitars
Metallica - Live at Rock on the Range, Columbus 2017
2017 · Actor
Metallica: Beyond Thunder and Lightning
2014 · Self
Metallica: Detroit, Michigan
1986 · Vox, Guitars
Hypnotizing Power: The Story of Master of Puppets
2020 · Self
Metallica: Live in Copenhagen, Denmark - July 22, 2009
2009 · Self - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Metallica: Fan Can Six Copenhagen
2009 · Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Metallica Live at Blizzcon
2014 · Self
Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II
2014 · Self
Rock Milestones: Metallica: Master of Puppets
2007 · Actor
Metallican Vid
1993 · Self - Rhythm/Lead Vocal
Mission to Lars
2015 · Self
Metallica - Live in Irvine, California - September 23, 1989
1989 · Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Metallica - Live at Hammersmith Odeon
1988 · Self - Vocals, Guitars
Metallica - Hardwired... To Self-Destruct Videos
2016 · Voice & Rithm Guitar
Metallica: Live at Slane Castle
2020 · lead vocals, guitar
Metallica: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre
1989 · Self
Metallica - Live from Edmonton, Canada - August 16, 2017
2017 · vocals
Metallica: Live in Berlin, Germany - June 6, 2006
2020 · Cast
Metallica: Kill 'Em All in Chicago 1983
1983 · Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: Live at Rock im Park 2012
2012 · Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark - August 10th, 1991
2021 · Self
Metallica: Up Close and Personal
2007 · Self
Metallica: Live in Dallas, Texas - August 3, 2000
2020 · Self
Metallica: [1990] Zwolle, Netherlands
1990 · Actor
Metallica: [1986] Uniondale, NY
1986 · Vox, Guitars
Metallica: Live in Lincoln, Nebraska - September 6, 2018
2021 · Self
Metallica: Live Covers
1998 · Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: Live in Bogotá, Colombia - May 2, 1999
2020 · Self
Metallica: Freeze 'Em All - Live in Antarctica
2013 · Self - Vocals, Guitars
Metallica: [1995] Loud But Secret
1995 · Self - Guitar, Vocals
Metallica: Live in Lima, Peru - March 20, 2014
2020 · Self
Metallica: This Monster Lives
2014 · Self
Metallica - Sick of the Studio Tour - LIVE in Wien 2007
2007 · Singer,Guitar
Metallica Download Festival Germany
2022 · Actor
Aural Amphetamine: Metallica and the Dawn of Thrash
2008 · Self
Metallica: Live from The House of Vans
2016 · Self - vocals, guitars
Hard Rock Treasures
2005 · Self
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015
2020 · vocals
Metallica: MTV Icon
2003 · Self
Metallica - The All Within My Hands Helping Hands Concert & Auction
2020 · Actor
Metallica: The Night Before
2016 · Actor
Metallica: Hall of Fame 2009
2009 · Vocals, Guitars
Metallica: Making of Hardwired... to Self-Destruct
2016 · Actor
Metallica: Woodstock '94
1994 · Actor
Metallica at Lollapalooza 2022
2022 · self
Metallica: Live in Mexico City, Mexico - March 3, 2017
2020 · Self
Metallica: Live in Madrid, Spain - May 31, 2008
2020 · Self
Live Metallica: Stade de France, Paris - mai 12, 2019
2019 · Self
Metallica: Live at Orion Music And More 2012 (1st Night)
2012 · Actor
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - June 13, 2004
2020 · Self
Addicted to Porn: Chasing the Cardboard Butterfly
2017 · Narrator
Metallica - Live Earth
2007 · Self
Metallica: Sick Out Of Studio 2007 Oslo
TBA · Self
Metallica: The 30th Anniversary Event
2011 · Self
Metallica: from the off
TBA · Self
Flying V
2020 · Self
Metallica Helping Hands Concert & Auction: Live & Acoustic From HQ
2020 · Self
'Tallica Parking Lot
2013 · James Hetfield (voice), Writer
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live in Amsterdam - Night 2
2023 · Self
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015
2015 · Self
METALLICA the Complete Story
2008 · Self
Surfing Your Dreams
2013 · Actor
Randy Johnson: The Big Picture
2015 · Actor
Metallica: [2000] Baltimore, Maryland
2000 · Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: Live in Baltimore
2000 · Self - Vocals/Guitar
Metallica - Metallica (Deluxe Box Set DVDs)
2021 · Self
Metallica Touring Europe
2008 · Actor
Metallica: Making Magnetic
2008 · Actor
Metallica: [2008] Rock en France Festival
2008 · Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Metallica - Roskilde Festival
1986 · Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar