Dave Grohl
Acting
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.
TV Shows(45)
Saturday Night Live UK
Self - Musical Guest
2026
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Self
2025
Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson
Self
2021
Biography: KISStory
Self
2021
From Cradle to Stage
Self
2021
Duncanville
Ronnie D (voice)
2020
The Morning Show
Dave Grohl
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Ryan's Mystery Playdate: Level Up
Self
2019
Punk
Self
2019
Reel Stories
Self - Guest Star
2018
Soundbreaking
Self
2016
The Muppets
Self
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll
Dave Grohl
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self
2015
Hot Ones
Self
2015
Foo Fighters Sonic Highways
Self
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
2014
Drunk History
Memphis Mafia Member
2013
Skavlan
Self - Guest
2009
Lil' Bush
2007
Seven Ages of Rock
Self
2007
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Metalocalypse
2006
The Colbert Report
Self - Guest
2005
Viva La Bam
Self
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Musical Guest
2003
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self
1999
Leute heute
Self
1997
Classic Albums
Self - Interviewee
1997
The Daily Show
Self
1996
MTV Europe Music Awards
Self
1994
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
The X-Files
Lobby Passerby (uncredited)
1993
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Musical Guest
1993
MTV Video Music Awards
Self
1984
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
1975
Austin City Limits
Self
1975
Sesame Street
Self
1969
The Grammys
Self
1959
Live Earth: A Concert for a Climate in Crisis
Self
Movies(162)
Other Voices Presents: Foo Fighters
Himself
2026
Amazon Music Live: Foo Fighters
Himself
2025
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
Self
2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
2025
FireAid Benefit Concert
Self
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self
2025
Warren Haynes Presents: The Benefit Concert Volume 20
Self
2023
Foo Fighters - Austin City Limits
self
2023
I Hate Myself and I Want to Die
Self (archive footage)
2023
Foo Fighters - Live At The Town 2023
Self
2023
Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story
Self
2023
Foo Fighters - Live at Rock am Ring 2023
Self
2023
The Teacher
Self
2023
Foo Fighters: Preparing Music for Concerts
Self
2023
WINO: The Documentary
2023
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self - Performer
2022
Steve Vai - His First 30 Years: The Documentary
Self (archive footage)
2022
Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
Self
2022
Gary Numan: Resurrection
Self
2022
ABBA V Queen
Self (archive footage)
2022
Foo Fighters: One Less Hero
Self
2022
Studio 666
Dave Grohl
2022
Foo Fighters-Superbowl LVI Aftershow in Virtual Reality
Self
2022
Foo Fighters Live at Madison Square Garden (June 20, 2021)
Self
2021
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
2021
Grunge: A Story of Music and Rage
Self (archive footage)
2021
When Nirvana Came to Britain
Self (archive footage)
2021
Foo Fighters-Live From Lollapalooza 2021
Self
2021
Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World
Self - Performer
2021
Celebrating America
Self
2021
I'm in the Band
2021
Amazon Music Holiday Plays: Foo Fighters
Self
2020
Times Like Those: Foo Fighters 25th Anniversary
2020
Bill & Ted Face the Music
Dave Grohl
2020
Ringo Starr’s Big Birthday Show
Self - Performer
2020
The Big Night In
Self
2020
Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince
Self
2020
FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America
Self - Performer
2020
Foo Fighters: Rock In Rio
Self
2019
Foo Fighters - Reading Festival
Self
2019
Foo Fighters: Hurricane Festival 2019
Self
2019
Foo Fighters: Southside Festival 2019
Self
2019
Liam Gallagher: As It Was
Self
2019
Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax! Records
Self
2018
Play
Self
2018
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017
Self
2018
Foo Fighters – Landmarks Live in Concert: A Great Performances Special
Self
2017
Foo Fighters - NOS Alive 2017
Self
2017
Foo Fighters - Cheese and Grain, Frome, UK
Self
2017
Desert Age: A Rock and Roll Scene History
Self
2016
The Smart Studios Story
2016
The Road to ACL
Self
2016
All Things Must Pass
Self
2015
Foo Fighters - Rock am Ring
Self - Vocals, Guitar
2015
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
2015
Foo Fighters - BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend 2015
Self
2015
Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)
Self
2015
Cobain: Montage of Heck
Self (archive footage)
2015
Cássia
Self (archive footage)
2015
Foo Fighters - Rio De Janeiro
Self - Vocals, Guitars
2015
The Concert for Valor
Self - Performer
2014
Slash: Raised On the Sunset Strip
Self
2014
Led Zeppelin Played Here
Self (archive footage)
2014
Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years
Self - Performer
2014
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
2014
Making Of The Grohl Sessions Vol. 1
Himself
2014
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
Self
2014
Great American Rock Anthems: Turn It Up to 11
Self - Nirvana
2013
Filmage: The Story of Descendents/All
Self
2013
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2013 Induction Ceremony
Self
2013
Sound City
Self
2013
See a Little Light: A Celebration of the Music and Legacy of Bob Mould
Self
2012
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Self
2012
Foo Fighters - Global Citizen Festival
Self
2012
Foo Fighters - Reading Festival
Self
2012
Bad Brains: A Band in DC
Self
2012
A MusiCares Tribute To Paul McCartney
Self
2012
The Nation's Favourite Bee Gees Song
Self
2011
The Muppets
Animool
2011
Nirvana: Live at the Paramount
Self - Drums, Backing Vocals
2011
Foo Fighters The Roundhouse Concert
Self - Lead vocal
2011
Man With the Midas Touch
Self
2011
Foo Fighters -T in The Park
Self
2011
Foo Fighters: Live At Pinkpop Festival
Self - Vocals
2011
Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses
Self
2011
Foo Fighters: A Hard Day's Light
Self
2011
Foo Fighters: Back and Forth
Self
2011
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light Live From 606
Self
2011
Foo Fighters - Garage Tour
Self
2011
Foo Fighters - Live in London
Self
2011
Tenacious D Live at BlizzCon 2010
Self
2010
Them Crooked Vultures - Live at Rock am Ring 2010
Self
2010
Nirvana: Live On Air
Self
2010
Them Crooked Vultures: Teenage Cancer Trust
2010
Lemmy
Self
2010
Them Crooked Vultures - Live at Canal+ Studio
Self
2009
Them Crooked Vultures - Live at Rockpalast
Self
2009
Nirvana: Live at Reading
Self - Drums
2009
Foo Fighters - Greatest Hits
Self
2009
Foo Fighters - Live Performance from Studio 606
Self
2009
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
Self
2008
Foo Fighters: Live At Wembley Stadium
Self - Vocals, Guitars
2008
Paul McCartney: The Liverpool Sound
Self
2008
D Tour: A Tenacious Documentary
Self
2008
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
Self
2007
Foo Fighters: Hyde Park
Self
2006
Foo Fighters: Skin and Bones
Self
2006
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Satan
2006
Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review
Self (archive footage)
2006
Nirvana The Path from Incesticide to In Utero
Self
2006
Nirvana - the Definitive Critical Review
Self
2006
Juliette And The Licks - Four On The Floor
Self - Drums
2006
VH1 Rock Honors
Self
2006
All Apologies: Kurt Cobain 10 Years On
Self
2006
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
Self
2005
The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen'
Self (archive footage)
2005
Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind
Self
2005
Ten Years Later
Himself
2005
I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny Cash
Self
2005
Nirvana: With the Lights Out
2004
Lit: All Access
Self
2004
I've Been Twelve Forever
Self
2004
The Other Side of AIDS
self - Foo Fighters
2004
(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale
Self
2004
Supergrass: A Home Movie
Self
2004
Foo Fighters - Everywhere But Home
Self
2003
Tenacious D: In the Studio
Self
2003
The Work of Director Michel Gondry
Self
2003
Queens Of The Stone Age – Songs For The Deaf (Real #1)
2002
VH1 News Special: Grunge
Self (archive footage)
2001
25 Years of Punk
Self
2001
Daria in 'Is It Fall Yet?'
Daniel (voice)
2000
Free Tibet
Self - Foo Fighters
1998
David Bowie Birthday Celebration Live in NYC
Self
1997
David Bowie: An Earthling at 50
Self
1997
Hype!
1996
Foo Fighters - I'm OK, Eur OK - Live Brixton, UK 1995
Self - Guitar, Lead Vocals
1995
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
Self - Drums
1994
Nirvana: Terminal 1, Munich
1994
RuPaul's Christmas Ball
Self
1993
Nirvana: Unplugged In New York
Self - Drums, Bass, Backing Vocals
1993
Nirvana - Unplugged In New York (MTV Version)
Self
1993
Nirvana: Live And Loud
Self - Drums
1993
Nirvana: Unplugged in New York - Rehearsal
Self - Drums, Vocals
1993
Nirvana: Veterans Memorial Coliseum Phoenix, Az
1993
Nirvana: Live at Hollywood Rock Festival
Self
1993
1991: The Year Punk Broke
Self
1992
Nirvana: Live in Amsterdam 1991
Self - Drums, Backing Vocals
1991
Nirvana: Live at the Paradiso
Self
1991
Nirvana: Teatro Castello, Rome, Italy
Self
1991
Nirvana: Astoria Theater London
1991
Nirvana: Live in Dallas
Self
1991
Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit
Dave Grohl
1991
Sub Pop Video Network Program 1
Self (archive footage)
1991
Nirvana - Live on Leeds Polytechnic, UK, 1990
Self - Drums, Backing Vocals
1990
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 Glastonbury 2023