Dave Grohl
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.
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Movies (168)

Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
2026 · Self

Other Voices Presents: Foo Fighters
2026 · Himself

The Best Summer
2026 · Self

Amazon Music Live: Foo Fighters
2025 · Himself

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025 · Self

FireAid Benefit Concert
2025 · Self

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 · Self

Warren Haynes Presents: The Benefit Concert Volume 20
2023 · Self

Foo Fighters - Austin City Limits
2023 · self

I Hate Myself and I Want to Die
2023 · Self (archive footage)

Foo Fighters - Live At The Town 2023
2023 · Self

Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story
2023 · Self

Foo Fighters - Live at Rock am Ring 2023
2023 · Self

The Teacher
2023 · Self

Foo Fighters: Preparing Music for Concerts
2023 · Self

WINO: The Documentary
2023

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022 · Self - Performer

Steve Vai - His First 30 Years: The Documentary
2022 · Self (archive footage)

Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
2022 · Self

Gary Numan: Resurrection
2022 · Self

ABBA V Queen
2022 · Self (archive footage)

Foo Fighters: One Less Hero
2022 · Self

Terror en el Estudio 666
2022 · Dave Grohl, Executive Producer, Story

Foo Fighters-Superbowl LVI Aftershow in Virtual Reality
2022 · Self

Foo Fighters Live at Madison Square Garden (June 20, 2021)
2021 · Self

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021 · Self

Grunge: A Story of Music and Rage
2021 · Self (archive footage)

When Nirvana Came to Britain
2021 · Self (archive footage)

Foo Fighters-Live From Lollapalooza 2021
2021 · Self

Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World
2021 · Self - Performer

What Drives Us
2021 · Director

Celebrating America
2021 · Self

I'm in the Band
2021
Amazon Music Holiday Plays: Foo Fighters
2020 · Self

Times Like Those: Foo Fighters 25th Anniversary
2020 · Director, Executive Producer

Bill y Ted 3: Salvando el Universo
2020 · Dave Grohl

Ringo Starr’s Big Birthday Show
2020 · Self - Performer

The Big Night In
2020 · Self

Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince
2020 · Self

FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America
2020 · Self - Performer

Foo Fighters: Rock In Rio
2019 · Self

Foo Fighters - Reading Festival
2019 · Self

Foo Fighters: Hurricane Festival 2019
2019 · Self

Foo Fighters: Southside Festival 2019
2019 · Self

Liam Gallagher: As It Was
2019 · Self

Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax! Records
2018 · Self

Play
2018 · Self, Director

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017
2018 · Self

Foo Fighters - Lollapalooza Berlin 2017
2018 · Dave Grohl

Foo Fighters – Landmarks Live in Concert: A Great Performances Special
2017 · Self

Foo Fighters - NOS Alive 2017
2017 · Self

Foo Fighters - Cheese and Grain, Frome, UK
2017 · Self

Desert Age: A Rock and Roll Scene History
2016 · Self

The Smart Studios Story
2016

The Road to ACL
2016 · Self

All Things Must Pass
2015 · Self
Foo Fighters - Rock am Ring
2015 · Self - Vocals, Guitar

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2015 · Self

Foo Fighters - BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend 2015
2015 · Self

Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)
2015 · Self

Cobain: Montage of Heck
2015 · Self (archive footage)

Cássia
2015 · Self (archive footage)

Foo Fighters - Rio De Janeiro
2015 · Self - Vocals, Guitars

Positive Force: More Than a Witness - 30 Years of Punk Politics in Action
2014 · self

The Concert for Valor
2014 · Self - Performer

Slash: Raised On the Sunset Strip
2014 · Self

Led Zeppelin Played Here
2014 · Self (archive footage)

Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years
2014 · Self - Performer

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2014 · Self
Making Of The Grohl Sessions Vol. 1
2014 · Himself

The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
2014 · Self

Great American Rock Anthems: Turn It Up to 11
2013 · Self - Nirvana

12-12-12
2013

Filmage: The Story of Descendents/All
2013 · Self

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2013 Induction Ceremony
2013 · Self

Sound City
2013 · Self, Director, Actor's Assistant, Producer

See a Little Light: A Celebration of the Music and Legacy of Bob Mould
2012 · Self

12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
2012 · Self

Foo Fighters - Global Citizen Festival
2012 · Self

Foo Fighters - Reading Festival
2012 · Self

Bad Brains: A Band in DC
2012 · Self

A MusiCares Tribute To Paul McCartney
2012 · Self
The Nation's Favourite Bee Gees Song
2011 · Self

Los Muppets
2011 · Animool

Nirvana: Live at the Paramount
2011 · Self - Drums, Backing Vocals, Author

Foo Fighters The Roundhouse Concert
2011 · Self - Lead vocal
Man With the Midas Touch
2011 · Self

Foo Fighters -T in The Park
2011 · Self
Foo Fighters: Live At Pinkpop Festival
2011 · Self - Vocals

Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses
2011 · Self

Foo Fighters: A Hard Day's Light
2011 · Self

Foo Fighters: Back and Forth
2011 · Self

Foo Fighters - Wasting Light Live From 606
2011 · Self

Foo Fighters - Garage Tour
2011 · Self

Foo Fighters - Live in London
2011 · Self
Tenacious D Live at BlizzCon 2010
2010 · Self
Them Crooked Vultures - Live at Rock am Ring 2010
2010 · Self

Nirvana: Live On Air
2010 · Self

Them Crooked Vultures: Teenage Cancer Trust
2010

Lemmy
2010 · Self
Them Crooked Vultures - Live at Canal+ Studio
2009 · Self

Nirvana: Live at Reading
2009 · Self - Drums

Foo Fighters - Greatest Hits
2009 · Self
Foo Fighters - Live Performance from Studio 606
2009 · Self

VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
2008 · Self

Foo Fighters: Live At Wembley Stadium
2008 · Self - Vocals, Guitars
Paul McCartney: The Liverpool Sound
2008 · Self

D Tour: A Tenacious Documentary
2008 · Self

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
2007 · Self

Foo Fighters: Hyde Park
2006 · Self

Foo Fighters: Skin and Bones
2006 · Self

Tenacious D: La Pua del Destino
2006 · Satan
Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review
2006 · Self (archive footage)

Nirvana The Path from Incesticide to In Utero
2006 · Self
Nirvana - the Definitive Critical Review
2006 · Self
VH1 Rock Honors
2006 · Self

All Apologies: Kurt Cobain 10 Years On
2006 · Self

Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
2005 · Self

The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen'
2005 · Self (archive footage)

Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind
2005 · Self
Ten Years Later
2005 · Himself
I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny Cash
2005 · Self

Nirvana: With the Lights Out
2004

Lit: All Access
2004 · Self

I've Been Twelve Forever: The Work of Director Michel Gondry
2004 · Self

The Other Side of AIDS
2004 · self - Foo Fighters

(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale
2004 · Self

Supergrass: A Home Movie
2004 · Self

El duende Maldito 6: De vuelta al vecindario
2003 · Thanks

Foo Fighters - Everywhere But Home
2003 · Self

Tenacious D: In the Studio
2003 · Self

The Work of Director Michel Gondry
2003 · Self

Queens Of The Stone Age – Songs For The Deaf (Real #1)
2002

VH1 News Special: Grunge
2001 · Self (archive footage)

25 Years of Punk
2001 · Self

Daria: ¿Ya llegó el otoño?
2000 · Daniel (voice)

Free Tibet
1998 · Self - Foo Fighters

Touch
1997 · Original Music Composer

David Bowie Birthday Celebration Live in NYC
1997 · Self

David Bowie: An Earthling at 50
1997 · Self

Hype!
1996
Foo Fighters - I'm OK, Eur OK - Live Brixton, UK 1995
1995 · Self - Guitar, Lead Vocals

Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
1994 · Self - Drums

Nirvana: Terminal 1, Munich
1994

RuPaul's Christmas Ball
1993 · Self

Nirvana: Unplugged In New York
1993 · Self - Drums, Bass, Backing Vocals, Songs

MTV Unplugged: Nirvana
1993 · Self

Nirvana: Live and Loud
1993 · Self - Drums

Nirvana: Unplugged in New York - Rehearsal
1993 · Self - Drums, Vocals

Nirvana: Veterans Memorial Coliseum Phoenix, Az
1993

Nirvana: Live at Hollywood Rock Festival
1993 · Self

1991: The Year Punk Broke
1992 · Self

Nirvana: Live in Amsterdam 1991
1991 · Self - Drums, Backing Vocals

Nirvana: Live at the Paradiso
1991 · Self

Nirvana: Teatro Castello, Rome, Italy
1991 · Self

Nirvana: Astoria Theater London
1991
Nirvana: Live in Dallas
1991 · Self

Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit
1991 · Dave Grohl

Sub Pop Video Network Program 1
1991 · Self (archive footage)

Nirvana - Live on Leeds Polytechnic, UK, 1990
1990 · Self - Drums, Backing Vocals

Are We Not Men?
· Self
Them Crooked Vultures (2010) Live at BBC Radio 1, London, UK on March 24, 2010

Foo Fighters Live at iTunes Festival London
· Self

Shouting Through The Letterhole
· Self (archive footage)

Foo Fighters - Music Video Collection

Foo Fighters: Tibetan Freedom Concert

Foo Fighters: Live at Pinkpop 2026
Nirvana: Teen Spirit Interviews
· Self
TV shows (53)

The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All
2027 · Theme Song Performance

Saturday Night Live UK
2026 · Self - Musical Guest

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025 · Self

Hot Ones Versus
2024 · Self

Paul McCartney at Glastonbury Festival
2022 · Self

El arte del sonido con Mark Ronson
2021 · Self

Biography: KISStory
2021 · Self

De la cuna al escenario
2021 · Self, Executive Producer, Director

Duncanville
2020 · Ronnie D (voice)

The Morning Show
2019 · Dave Grohl

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self

Ryan's Mystery Playdate
2019 · Self

Punk
2019 · Self

Reel Stories
2018 · Self - Guest Star

Soundbreaking
2016 · Self

Los Muppets
2015 · Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Guest/Musical Guest

Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll
2015 · Dave Grohl

The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Self, Self - Guest

Hot Ones
2015 · Self

Foo Fighters Sonic Highways
2014 · Self, Director, Executive Producer, Creator

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self

Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014 · Self

Drunk History
2013 · Memphis Mafia Member

Skavlan
2009 · Self - Guest

Lil' Bush
2007

Seven Ages of Rock
2007 · Self

El show de Graham Norton
2007 · Self, Self - Performer

Metalocalypse
2006

The Colbert Report
2005 · Self - Guest

Viva La Bam
2003 · Self

Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Musical Guest, Self - Guest, Self, Self - Guest/Musical Guest

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999 · Self

Leute heute
1997 · Self

Classic Albums
1997 · Self - Interviewee

The Daily Show
1996 · Self

TFI Friday
1996

MTV Europe Music Awards
1994 · Self

Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Guest

The X-Files
1993 · Lobby Passerby (uncredited)

Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · Self - Musical Guest, Self

Later... with Jools Holland
1992

The Word
1990

Rock in Rio
1985 · Self - Performer

MTV Video Music Awards
1984 · Self

Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Musical Guest, Self (uncredited)

Austin City Limits
1975 · Self

Sesame Street
1969 · Self

The Grammys
1959 · Self

Live Earth: A Concert for a Climate in Crisis
· Self

